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• deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Incorrect. I have three NAD 6300s and a Nakamichi Dragon, and with metal tapes it’s transparent to digital. Shit even good type II nearly transparent. Tapes do not sound “dogshit”. Unlike vinyl, you can easily experiment with the many varieties of tape out there and master your own cassette recordings. It’s like rolling tubes in an analog amplifier. Yes, it’s not perfectly transparent to digital on a cheap type I tape, but the warmth of a high end type I rounds off some of the harshness of modern tracks. YMMV, it’s not for everyone, but I think it’s pretty fucking cool.

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  • bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I mean reel tape kills vinyl and cassette. It surpasses or equals digital in high $$ situations.

    *its mostly about the mastering

    Yes, its clunky huge and expensive and has a limited catalog. But once you’ve heard one you’ll want more.

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    • deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Oh, no doubt. Reel to reel is the ultimate analog media.

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      • bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I love showing it to people who havent heard great audio.

        But yeah, its so expensive. The best part tho is unlike records, tapes are very robust if you keep them in normal temperatures and away from magnets. No surface noise, and most tapes the hiss is hardly noticeable especially on anything 15 IPS.

        The good part about the limited catalog is you’re going to always get super high quality from it because its so limited and expensive to do

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• harmbugler@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Can’t walk around listening to vinyl.

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  • P1nkman@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    www.amazon.com/…/B0DJQXZNZY

    Well… But you’d have to really steady on the hands. Maybe some jig would work?

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