Home Tape Trail

Reel to reel, cassette and other analogue tape formats.

RE: Could be good time to go back to it

I think I do know what good audio sounds like because I listen to DSD almost exclusively. Currently, I own just over 400 albums in DSD256. I also own a TASCAM DA-3000 DSD recorder with which I've recorded a number of vinyl records played from a SOTA Millennia turntable. In addition to this, I have a good friend who also owns a TASCAM DA-3000 in addition to several topnotch open reel tape recorders that he uses to make DSD128 copies of high-speed open reel master tapes. Have you ever heard a DSD128 copy of a master tape? How about a DSD256 copy of a master tape? Many of the DSD256 albums I now own were recorded directly from original master tapes. Consequently, I think I have a very good idea of what high quality audio sounds like, and I love the sound of high-speed analog tape. However, the best part about digital is that a Hi-Res DSD copy of an analog master tape sounds identical to the analog master tape as far as I can tell. You may feel differently, but I can't hear the difference. Therefore, getting back into analog tape would be a waste of money for me. I'm not rich!

Happy listening!
John Elison


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