Tape Project Tapes

Peter,

i appreciate your perspective that RTR can/does exceed the performance of a top tt. i have invested in aquiring a couple of the top RTR machines, the ATR-102 and Studer A-820, thinking that properly set up and with the proper output electronics they will take me to another level beyond my Rockport with optimized 15ips master dubs.

i have always believed that the direct drive speed perfection of the Rockport takes it to another level; and believe that the transports of the master recorders ATR-102 and A-820 will potentially contribute the same to tape.

after investing some significant dollars refurbishing these RTR decks i sure want the tape performace to be better; which means i have taken another step forward in this hobby.

hopefully very soon i'll have the dPv Technics and the A-820 here and all tweaked to get right down to it.

the next few Tape Project tapes will include a couple where i also have 45rpm re-issue Lps; Saxophone Colossus and Watltz for Debbie. i also have 33rpm Lps of a couple other Tape Project tapes; Arnold Overtures and Albeniz, Suite Espanola.

it will be educational to do some comparisons.

the next few Tape Project tapes will include a couple where i also have 45rpm re-issue Lps; Saxophone Colossus and Watltz for Debbie.

Mike I like you have those LP's as well and are waiting for the same tapes.

Let me start by saying thanks to all of those who made this project possible. Without the support of all involved this would have never happened, thank you so very much. Now on to the music I finally got the chance to sit down alone and play the first two tapes. WOW!!! I can only try and put words to this, I am pretty sure that the words will not be enough you must expirence the tapes for yourself.
The first thing that stands out to me is the overall quality of the whole project process, from the album covers or boxes your prefrence to the tapes themselves the art work liner notes etc.

Now we get to the tapes and the music, I only have the first two tapes, so I will just speak about them. The overall quality of the tapes is overwhelming, really and truly these tapes just ooze quality. I cannot emphasize it enough the quality is over the top, great job guys!!! Now I am not familiar with JQ and her music, but I am familiar with female voices. In my opinion female voices can make or break a system, if they sound correct to you on your system chances are it is real close to where it shold be.
There again we all here a little different, but we all know what sounds good and or right to us. At the end of the day that is all that matters.

I feel that the presentaion of the music is right on, all the instruments where well spaced and the sound of each is as it should be. The best description I can give is that the music sounds live!!! as if I were in a Jazz club downtown; or as if JQ was in the room with me. I can say it no plainer than that. As for the second tape I like acoustic guitar when complimented by the right voice. David Alvin has the right voice for that, I really enjoyed his guitar on this tape the more I listen to it the better it gets. There is not much else I can say you just have to get into the music, and feel where it puts you.

I am just dying to hear the two Jazz tapes, as those I am very familiar with plus I have them both on vinyl and SACD, if they are anything like the first two man o man what a treat!!! I guess the only thing left to do is to mod my deck, think I'll wait a little on that hoping something special will come along for the Otari MX5050 BII.

Hi,

Super late to this thread; however, I just became a subscriber to The Tape Project...for me, this IS the REFERENCE! I can improve my redbook a little and am returning to analogue via vinyl, as well.

The experience rendered from 15 ips analogue tape, i.e. master tapes or extremely close to master tape, is astonishing -- no hyperbole...no equivocation.

Should you ever have the opportunity, you owe it to yourself to audition it.

Best regards,
Sam

I completely, totally concur, C1ferrari!