Can we finally put Reel to Reel out of its misery? Put it to rest people.

Glupson.

Don’t forget the DAT machines, lots of those being sold on eBay too.

Unlike the Elcaset, DAT media is plentiful and fairly affordable.

Ah shoot, I forgot they all need to be " put out of their misery".

Better empty my eBay watch lists now.
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uberwaltz,

I have not forgotten DAT which was, at least for some time, a professional's choice. I had it on my mind when someone implied "tape is better because digital sucks". Not that I think that DAT is phenomenal, but it does exist, it is a tape, and it is digital. Still, my heart goes to DCC. It played regular cassettes, too. I wanted to like MiniDisc (another radio station workhorse), but it does make a case for "digital sucks" more often than not. This Elcaset is intriguing, though.

OK, here’s on for the trolls. Who would prefer to listen to a Nak cassette deck, Elcaset, DAT or other medium instead of some of my distribution master tapes on a 15 IPS Studio R2R?
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Don’t forget the Open Cassette introduced by TEAC. 

topoxforddoc,

What are those links actually about?

Descriptions of what is on the tape?

How did you actually get them? For example, even in 1998, you could not go to the store and buy that Jesus and Mary Chain reel of tape. Was someone cleaning the closet?

Both are from over thirty years ago. How is the tape? Any problems due to age?