Re: Akai blank cassette question

Have you considered archiving to hard drive?  That way, you could make
additional hard drive backup(s) quickly and easily.  If it's really
im****tant material, you could keep a couple of backup drives and there
would never be loss of audio quality over time.  You could also easily
burn CDs of whatever ****tion of the material you'd want.

CLM in ND <camarvel8@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
: I'm planning on recording some music that's only on my computer onto
: cassettes for a back-up.  One of the reasons is regarding the dubios
: durability issues of CD-R's, and also becasue I miss making tapes on
: my tape deck, an NAD 613.

: My supply of high bias cassettes is a bit low & it seems stores don't
: carry them anymore.  I remember about 15 years ago, BEST & Montgomery
: Wards had the best selection of cassettes, as did many mall music
: stores.  Now, most stores, even Best Buy, just carry Sony HF or Maxell
: UR normal bias tapes.  It also seems as though the Maxell XLII-S is no
: longer made and Sony doesn't make any high bias cassettes anymore.

: Luckily, there are quite a few tape wholesalers online where I can get
: a real good price on type II tapes from TDK, Fuji, Maxell, etc...  One
: site has 90 minute Akai high bias cassettes for only 80 cents each:

:
http://www.batteriesandbutter.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=AKAIGX-90&Category_Code=ta

: That seems almost too good to be true, a 10 count box for only $8.00.
: However, I haven't been able to find any reviews regarding them.   I'm
: familiar with their tape decks, but not so much with their tapes.  Has
: anyone ever tried these cassettes?  Did you like them?  How is the
: quality & sound compared to TDK, Maxell, etc...  Any info would be
: appreciated.

: Cameron