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I think a proper tape deck and proper cassette tape can offer a pretty good sound quality.

What is IPA beer anyway

India Pale Ale. The name derives from the beer that the British brewers would ship to the serving military personnel in British India. They would add extra hops, so that the beer wouldn’t spoil during the long voyage. The beer evolved into becoming a style of its own.

A good IPA is a glorious drop. It ideally should have a higher abv. and be extra hoppy.

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I think a proper tape deck and proper cassette tape can offer a pretty good sound quality.

What is IPA beer anyway

India Pale Ale. The name derives from the beer that the British brewers would ship to the serving military personnel in British India. They would add extra hops, so that the beer wouldn’t spoil during the long voyage. The beer evolved into becoming a style of its own.

A good IPA is a glorious drop. It ideally should have a higher abv. and be extra hoppy.

I like British IPA but those American IPA's that are filled with lots of different fruits aren't my cup of tea.

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I think a proper tape deck and proper cassette tape can offer a pretty good sound quality.

So...if I read you correctly, what you're saying is that if everything is perfect, the result is "pretty good".

I don't plan on getting the Nakamichi Dragon any time soon, so I guess I'll stick with vinyl!

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I think a proper tape deck and proper cassette tape can offer a pretty good sound quality.

What is IPA beer anyway

India Pale Ale. The name derives from the beer that the British brewers would ship to the serving military personnel in British India. They would add extra hops, so that the beer wouldn’t spoil during the long voyage. The beer evolved into becoming a style of its own.

A good IPA is a glorious drop. It ideally should have a higher abv. and be extra hoppy.

I like British IPA but those American IPA's that are filled with lots of different fruits aren't my cup of tea.

Yes, I agree with you. These so-called 'West Coast IPA's', and anything part of the 'craft beer revolution' are off-putting for me. Multi-coloured cans, and overpriced. I want my beer to taste of beer; not some tropical mango infusion.

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CD offers 16/44.1 sound, which requires careful mastering, dithering and filtering to sound right.
Yes they are better in measurements than analog.
Vinyl is very good analog, but it is "read-only" and deteriorates faster with playing than cassettes.
Well adjusted deck with Dolby B/C/HXPRO gives a very nice sound on both playback and recording.
It would be nice to have new albums also on cassettes.

Or theoretically, design a new analog tape format that overcomes some of the limitations
of cassette (with wider tracks, e.g.), provide machines with dual decks (cassette/new) and agree on it with all major players on the market. Then the cassettes could be transferred/played back and the new format could catch up. If that ain't possible then cassettes can do a lot as they are defined.

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CD offers 16/44.1 sound, which requires careful mastering, dithering and filtering to sound right.
Yes they are better in measurements than analog.
Vinyl is very good analog, but it is "read-only" and deteriorates faster with playing than cassettes.
Well adjusted deck with Dolby B/C/HXPRO gives a very nice sound on both playback and recording.
It would be nice to have new albums also on cassettes.

Or theoretically, design a new analog tape format that overcomes some of the limitations
of cassette (with wider tracks, e.g.), provide machines with dual decks (cassette/new) and agree on it with all major players on the market. Then the cassettes could be transferred/played back and the new format could catch up. If that ain't possible then cassettes can do a lot as they are defined.

I used to buy a lot of those Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Half Speed Master albums on vinyl, play them once, record them, put them in a plastic cover and file them away and only play the cassette.

They sounded great except for tape hiss on the quiet parts.

I always thought Dolby reduced the treble too much so typically didn't use it and put up with the tape hiss.

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jumpingjackflash5
CD offers 16/44.1 sound, which requires careful mastering, dithering and filtering to sound right.
Yes they are better in measurements than analog.
Vinyl is very good analog, but it is "read-only" and deteriorates faster with playing than cassettes.
Well adjusted deck with Dolby B/C/HXPRO gives a very nice sound on both playback and recording.
It would be nice to have new albums also on cassettes.

Or theoretically, design a new analog tape format that overcomes some of the limitations
of cassette (with wider tracks, e.g.), provide machines with dual decks (cassette/new) and agree on it with all major players on the market. Then the cassettes could be transferred/played back and the new format could catch up. If that ain't possible then cassettes can do a lot as they are defined.

I used to buy a lot of those Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Half Speed Master albums on vinyl, play them once, record them, put them in a plastic cover and file them away and only play the cassette.

They sounded great except for tape hiss on the quiet parts.

I always thought Dolby reduced the treble too much so typically didn't use it and put up with the tape hiss.

i do the same thing now with records

and i agree about dolby too

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I made mix tapes quite a bit, it was an 'event' for me on the weekend, where it'd take me 3 hours to curate a 90 minute tape.

I'd also record new albums to tape and listen to that exclusively, leaving the vinyl pristine (still is after all these years).

There were the annoyances ie tape hiss, tapes getting eaten in your car, the having to listen to each song in it's entirety while it recorded (let's call it a missed blessing, because presumably you did actually want to hear the song or you wouldn't be recording it).

Digital wiped all that away really quickly, first to mixed cd's and now just playlists. A fun era which I miss, but there isn't any going back. Still have a few dozen tapes (mostly home-made chrome tapes - who could afford metal?! Ha Ha!).

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CD offers 16/44.1 sound, which requires careful mastering, dithering and filtering to sound right.
Yes they are better in measurements than analog.
Vinyl is very good analog, but it is "read-only" and deteriorates faster with playing than cassettes.
Well adjusted deck with Dolby B/C/HXPRO gives a very nice sound on both playback and recording.
It would be nice to have new albums also on cassettes.

Or theoretically, design a new analog tape format that overcomes some of the limitations
of cassette (with wider tracks, e.g.), provide machines with dual decks (cassette/new) and agree on it with all major players on the market. Then the cassettes could be transferred/played back and the new format could catch up. If that ain't possible then cassettes can do a lot as they are defined.

I used to buy a lot of those Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Half Speed Master albums on vinyl, play them once, record them, put them in a plastic cover and file them away and only play the cassette.

They sounded great except for tape hiss on the quiet parts.

I always thought Dolby reduced the treble too much so typically didn't use it and put up with the tape hiss.

i do the same thing now with records

and i agree about dolby too

Dolby to me was kind of...do I want to hear cymbals as intended but possibly with some tape hiss, or no hiss but cymbals sounding like they were being played with a towel thrown over them.