Master Tape Copies

[jcmusic]

@jcmusic I have a small collection of 2-track 15 ips tapes. Mostly jazz recordings.

I have about 75 copies of either production or safety copies from master tapes. Mostly rock, blues, jazz and a few classical tapes.

 

[kingrex]

Used to have a lot. Made DSD128 copies and sold them. I still have a few.

How did you make the coppies. I looked into this and the guys with studios that know what they are doing say its an art. You don't just get a DSD recorder, throw it on a table and expect good results.

 

[kingrex]

The question is, does anyone have 2 well tuned decks that can make coppies. I have about 70 albums on tape. They are still very available from good sources. I was sent an updated list this week. They are about $150 per reel. Very reasonable. Most albums are 2 reels. Even if your dubbing with friends, that $160 in tape alone.

My sources have a lot of classic rock And POP. another has tens of thousands of classical. I would say 90% of the tapes I have bought far exceed any album or digital I have.

You do need a good playback machine to really enjoy them. Usually heads wired direct out to a NAB/IEC preamp is best. And you have to be very conscious where you store them. Cool dry place.