Tape Collections- Hoardings

[braxus]

I know Matt will jump in here, so I'd thought I'd start the thread off. Show us your tape collections whether blank or pre-recorded. I have a shot of my blank tapes I'll show here. I'll try and post my pre-recorded or my own recorded tapes later when I get some shots.

[NAD613]

Here is my stash. All of these were obtained within the last week. I didn't realize until a month ago, when I started getting into cassettes again, that the stores around here no longer carry any selection of audio cassettes. So, I went a little crazy ordering online & I'm not done yet. Boy, do I miss the days of going to Target, Best, or Wards to stock up on blank tape.

[NAD613]

My, how humbling it is to once again look at your massive Maxell & Denon stockpile.

Tonight, I went by UPS to pick up 2 boxes of TDK Pro cassettes & 1 box of Quantegy instant start. Not sure I'm going to use the Quantegy; I should have bought another box of the TDK. Those TDK Pro studio tapes were an absolute steal; 10 ct. box of 60 minutes tapes from A To Z Audio for only $7.50! They were on clearance. Many places online have those same boxes for $20-$25.

[Des-Lab]

Hmm...that's a loaded question. LOL!

Seriously though, you DID claim pride of place for being the first to join TapeHeads. And I did tell you that in recogniztion of that, I'd give you a tape.

Granted, it's now technically on an all new server running an all new program. And you were beaten by someone else here. But a promise is a promise. So go ahead. Pick one.

[vinyldavid]

Hmm...that's a loaded question. LOL!

Seriously though, you DID claim pride of place for being the first to join TapeHeads. And I did tell you that in recognition of that, I'd give you a tape.

Granted, it's now technically on an all new server running an all new program. And you were beaten by someone else here. But a promise is a promise. So go ahead. Pick one.

If you don't want to give me one, that's OK, too, as we are on a new set of software, and I was NOT the first member of that...

But OK.

Hmmm.......

If the scotch is a non-shedding one, I'd love one, but if it is.....

Whatever you think would work best with my Teac A-3340S....I think that you recorded the mix tape too loud, and the highs are rolled off and there is a lot of bleed-though from the adjacent tracks into the music playing....but that just might be because it was recorded so loud....i also do not record that loud.

I have tended to like the Scotch & Ampex sound over maxell, if that makes a difference....

[Web Police]

Here is my stash of tapes.

http://home.earthlink.net/~web-police/T13.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~web-police/T1.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~web-police/T10.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~web-police/T2.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~web-police/T3.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~web-police/T7.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~web-police/T8.jpg

[Des-Lab]

Wow. Not too shabby there. I especially like those tan and purple UX 100's. I've seldom mentioned them, but those tapes are actually really good and one that I highly recommend. Especially for daily and/or hard listening. Although the UX is/was Sony's lowest grade Type II, I tried those tapes and was actually pretty impressed with them. I think I still have a few of them squirrelled away somewhere. What's funny is what initially drew me to them.

One day, sometime back in spring of 1990, I saw some of them being sold as special 'promo' five packs at my local Tower Records. A lot of the tapes back then often came with some kind of giveaway. In this case, it was a cheap pair of Sony sunglasses [Maxell once had tapes stuffed into Frisbee disks, but headphones and carrying cases were typically the norm] My dad swore that I bought the tapes because that. In actuality, the glasses got tossed. What drew me to them was the shape and layout of the center hubs! If you look at the two-color layout of them, it's not too difficult to imagine and envision them as resembling the sillhouette of Maxell "double M's! So that's why I bought them. So that when listening to my Walkman at the time (whether on a long road trip or at a boring event), I could watch them spin and with a little imagination, pretend I was watching the Big M reels.

Honest truth. And as an added bonus, I found the tape to be remarkably durable and good sounding. Even considering the [then] rough handling I put them through.

Care to trade a few?

[Des-Lab]

Hey David:

So you want a Scotch Classic, eh? Well that is definitely one of the more 'exotic' and 'stylish' of tapes ever made: the black outer sleeve, the padded faux leather box. And of course the elegant styling of the reel. Definitely a tape that captured the essence of the period. Drawback is that the tape is known to be a sticky shed offender. But the thing is, not ALL Classics appear to suffer from that. Apparently, at some point in that tapes run, a different batch was made. And a small handful of them DIDN'T stick. I seem to have some of both in that mix there. I opened some of them. Some were useless straight out of the box. And a couple of others appeared to be perfectly intact and usable.

Want to take a chance on one? After all, usable or not, they are at or in excess of thirty (yikes) years old.

What I've done with a couple of the ones known to be no good was to dump the tape and load a fresh pancake of either Quantegy #407 or #457. Then [re]attach the green and red leaders. And presto! Best of both worlds. The aesthetics of one of a truly stuck-in-time time but with a fresh and guanteed working modern tape. Of course I still went back and filled them up with music of the era. Somehow I just don't think that music from the 90's or 2000's would 'work' well on a Scotch Classic.

[Web Police]

Wow. Not too shabby there. I especially like those tan and purple UX 100's.

Care to trade a few?

Sure, no problem. Send me a PM and we can go from there.

[NAD613]

Wow, Web Police, that's a pretty awe-inspiring collection. I too liked the Sony UX tapes. For the life of me, I'll never figure out why I didn't just use those & the Maxell XLII-S exclusively. Instead, I'd try different brands, usually whatever was on sale. If I had only known then what I know now, I would have stocked up on those & the Sony HF-S, the best type I cassette ever made IMHO.

[Web Police]

My current stash is only what I have purchased in the last several years.

Years ago when I used to record a lot more I used mostly TDK MA and SA-X and Sony EHF tapes. It's not necessarily that these tapes were my favorites, it is just that they were the most available and affordable in my area. In my area of the country the retailers seemed to carry and discount the TDK tapes much more than the Maxell tapes, so living on a tight budget in High School and College naturally I bought a lot more TDK tapes than Maxells.

[vinyldavid]

Hey David:

So you want a Scotch Classic, eh? Well that is definitely one of the more 'exotic' and 'stylish' of tapes ever made: the black outer sleeve, the padded faux leather box. And of course the elegant styling of the reel. Definitely a tape that captured the essence of the period. Drawback is that the tape is known to be a sticky shed offender. But the thing is, not ALL Classics appear to suffer from that. Apparently, at some point in that tapes run, a different batch was made. And a small handful of them DIDN'T stick. I seem to have some of both in that mix there. I opened some of them. Some were useless straight out of the box. And a couple of others appeared to be perfectly intact and usable.

Want to take a chance on one? After all, usable or not, they are at or in excess of thirty (yikes) years old.

What I've done with a couple of the ones known to be no good was to dump the tape and load a fresh pancake of either Quantegy #407 or #457. Then [re]attach the green and red leaders. And presto! Best of both worlds. The aesthetics of one of a truly stuck-in-time time but with a fresh and guanteed working modern tape. Of course I still went back and filled them up with music of the era. Somehow I just don't think that music from the 90's or 2000's would 'work' well on a Scotch Classic.

I got a better idea....

How about a Gold Box Maxell UD35-180?

Always loved the looks of those.

[NAD613]

If I had 3 wishes, right after world peace & financial security, I'd use my last wish to have all the stores, such as Target, WalMart, etc., carry the exact same variety of cassettes they carried in the early 90's, i.e. Maxell XLII-S, Sony HF-S, etc... And, to have them available in 10 packs, too. I don't remember any stores having the 10 count boxes of tapes back then.

[Des-Lab]

Ok David. Now I'm really going to make your "head" spin:

If you want either a sealed 'Classic' OR a gold UD, that's fine. But remember this: the gold UD was a contemporary of the "Classic" and thus, both are about the same age. Although the UD carries almost none of the risk that the Scotch does. The UD *WILL* work. But it won't sound the greatest.

Or, I'll give you a chance to peek behind door #3:

I'll do just as I described above. I'll take a "Classic" (one that I know isn't any good), dump the tape, and reload it with a fresh pancake of Quantegy #457. And I'll reattach the red and green leaders for you. So the tape won't "TECHNICALLY" be virgin; it will be one pass (to attach the back end leader). But don't worry. I'll do the transfer at play-speed across freshly cleaned and demagged heads.

Or do you see any cassettes you like?

[vinyldavid]

Ok David. Now I'm really going to make your "head" spin:

If you want either a sealed 'Classic' OR a gold UD, that's fine. But remember this: the gold UD was a contemporary of the "Classic" and thus, both are about the same age. Although the UD carries almost none of the risk that the Scotch does. The UD *WILL* work. But it won't sound the greatest.

Or, I'll give you a chance to peek behind door #3:

I'll do just as I described above. I'll take a "Classic" (one that I know isn't any good), dump the tape, and reload it with a fresh pancake of Quantegy #457. And I'll reattach the red and green leaders for you. So the tape won't "TECHNICALLY" be virgin; it will be one pass (to attach the back end leader). But don't worry. I'll do the transfer at play-speed across freshly cleaned and demagged heads.

Or do you see any cassettes you like?

I thought that spinning heads were bad for information pickup? :D

I just got some tapes from Web Police (gotta send him a thanku PM as a matter of fact), and I had some blanks (not many, but still a few), and IMO I have enough tapes for a while (I actually USE them.....), but I only have 4 good reel so fo tape for my R2R that are 10.5", including the one that you sent me. In light of that, I think that I'll take the modded Scotch, that way you don't have to unseal one that you have sealed, and get rid of a bad one at the same time....

Also, I might be able to get a pair of EMI 10.5" reels.....I know that you said that you are lookin for them.....

[Des-Lab]

I'll take care of it. I'll do that this weekend and get the tape out to you sometime next week. At least you'll have a good 3600' to record with. You're gonna be surprised at what you can do with the 457 though.

[vinyldavid]

I'll take care of it. I'll do that this weekend and get the tape out to you sometime next week. At least you'll have a good 3600' to record with. You're gonna be surprised at what you can do with the 457 though.

Thank you!

In fact, I only have 3/4 of the EMI tape left to record on...the others are full! :eek:

[braxus]

I think Web Police's collection gives Matt's a run for his money. Makes my collection look like a spit in the bucket.

I took some shots of the used blanks I have mixed in with the pre-recorded stuff I have. Works out to around 385 tapes. Then over 200+ for the un-used blanks I haven't touched yet.

I guess my question is next- will you ever use that huge collection you have? I can't begin to think what 200+ recordings I'll do, so even with my small stash I won't use it all. But I look at the tapes as an investment. They can always be sold later on.

[Web Police]

But I look at the tapes as an investment. They can always be sold later on.

That is my way of thinking. I guess I'd rather have too many tapes than be scrounging for them later on when I need them. Most of the time when I bought tapes I was offered the whole lot for a good prices, so rather than haggle on a small quantity I just bought the whole lot.

[vinyldavid]

I think Web Police's collection gives Matt's a run for his money. Makes my collection look like a spit in the bucket.

I took some shots of the used blanks I have mixed in with the pre-recorded stuff I have. Works out to around 385 tapes. Then over 200+ for the un-used blanks I haven't touched yet.

I guess my question is next- will you ever use that huge collection you have? I can't begin to think what 200+ recordings I'll do, so even with my small stash I won't use it all. But I look at the tapes as an investment. They can always be sold later on.

I know that I will use almost all of the tapes that I have in the coming months. very Sunday night, KSHE 95 plays complete albums for 6 hours. I try to tape the ones that I like.

Also, I tape stuff off Classic 99 when I can (classical station), that I find interetsing and amusing.

[Web Police]

I have a stash of used tapes that I have bulk erased, and while not as nice and or desirable as new tapes, for the price they are not too bad. I apologize for the photos as daylight is fading fast here in Minnesota.

http://home.earthlink.net/~web-police2/Used%20Tapes/UT6.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~web-police2/Used%20Tapes/UT2.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~web-police2/Used%20Tapes/UT1.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~web-police2/Used%20Tapes/UT3.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~web-police2/Used%20Tapes/UT4.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~web-police2/Used%20Tapes/UT5.jpg

[braxus]

Good Lord! I think you may have actually passed Matt in shear volume. Im winding down my search for blanks, though I still won't pass up a deal if I see it. I'd like to move on to reel to reel tapes.

[NAD613]

Some of you may already know this, but I've found good blank tape deals on Ebay looking under "Music > Cassettes" and "Music > Wholesale Lots > Cassettes" rather than "Comsumer Audio > Audio Accessories > Blank Media > Audio Tape". I got 2 Maxell UD II cassettes, still in the wrapper, for only $3 under the "Music > Cassettes" catagory. I don't think a lot of people check out the Music catagory, only the Blank Media.

[Des-Lab]

I saw those UDII's and was watching them. Was going to bid, but I forgot. I turned off my daily notifications. I was getting so annoyed with Ebay spamming my inbox with so many of their other messages that I shut them all off.

Oops.

Well I'm sure you will like those UDII's.

That's good advice. Except that I seldom search by category. I instead tend to search for specific item(s) such as "Maxell reel", "Maxell cassette", "Blank tape", and so on. These items can and often are listed across multiple categories. That way you see them all.

[Des-Lab]

Ok David: Your tape is finished and will be put in the mail sometime in the next few days. I took one of the opened Scotch "Classic" tapes that I suspect to be a SSS offender. I removed the old tape (in pancake form), and disassmbled another Scotch reel and used that hub to put into yours. Rather than make a mess of things, I simply spliced on a section of red color leader on the end, transfered the pancake (which was preloaded onto a Quantegy reel) onto the Scotch reel, then at the front end, attached a green leader. So the leaders aren't, *technically* the same ones, but they are the same colors that I took off some some reels of leader that I have. So it will be configured just like an 'original' (green leader first out, with the 'Scotch' logo on the reel face forward and the opposite side blank unmarked) and red at the end. I hope it's not a huge deal, but all but one of my open 'Classics' had the reels that just said 'Scotch' instead of 'Scotch CLASSIC'. And that one that did is wound up on another tape. The latter is, IMO better looking, but sorry. You get just a plain-Jane Scotch. I hope that at least SOME of the other ones have the 'Classic' emblem on the reels. But the box is an 'original' "Classic" with the cardboard sleeve and faux leather box. All the inserts are also there. I also replaced the three screws/sockets on your reel with some new shiny ones. The ones that were on that reel, being thirty plus years old were pretty oxidized and tarnished.

And the tape is virgin (minus the one pass to transfer between reels and put leader on both ends) Quantegy 457 1.0 mil 3600'. Enjoy it. You should be able to push the needles pretty far into the red with this one. But a word of caution: it is a rich, high bias tape. So depending on how your deck is biased, you *MAY* have to use the "Low Noise" settings/eq and/or slightly boost the treble controls on your output. If this tape sounds a little dull on the first recording, don't worry. There is nothing wrong with either the tape or your machine. You will simply need to compensate for the high bias. After all, #457 was *THE* highest grade 1.0 mil tape ever made.

EDIT: I can't type for shit today. I guess I am tired. Plus, I pulled a nerve or muscle in my back yesterday while lifting some things. So I'm a wee-bit on the sore side today.

[vinyldavid]

Ok David: Your tape is finished and will be put in the mail sometime in the next few days. I took one of the opened Scotch "Classic" tapes that I suspect to be a SSS offender. I removed the old tape (in pancake form), and disaseembled another Scotch reel and used that hub to put into yours. Rather than make a mess of things, I simply spliced on a section of red color leader on the end, transfered the pancake (which was preloaded onto a Quantegy reel) onto the Scotch reel, then at the front end, attached a green leader. So it will be configured just like an 'original' (green leader first out, with the 'Scotch' logo on the reel face forward and the opposite side blank unmarked) and red at the end. I hope it's not a huge deal, but all but one of my open 'Classics' had the reels that just said 'Scotch' instead of 'Scotch CLASSIC'. And that one that did is wound up on another tape. The latter is, IMO better looking, but sorry. You get just a plain-Jane Scotch. I hope that at least SOME of the other ones have the 'Classic' emblem on the reels. bUt the box wis an 'original' "Classic" with the cardboard sleeve and faux leather box. All the inserts are also there. I also replaced the three screws/sockets on your reel with some new shiny ones. The ones that were on that reel, being thirty plus years old were pretty oxidized and tarnished.

And the tape is virgin (minus the one pass to transfer between reels and put leader on both ends) Quantegy 457 1.0 mil 3600'. Enjoy it. You should be able to push the leaders pretty far into the red with this one. But a word of caution: it is a rich, high bias tape. So depending on how your deck is biased, you *MAY* have to use the "Low Noise" settings/eq and/or slightly boost the treble controls on your output. If this tape sounds a little dull on the first recording, don't worry. There is nothing wrong with either the tape or your machine. You will simply need to compensate for the high bias. After all, #457 was *THE* highest grade 1.0 mil tape ever made.

Des, you're amazing! I really appreciate it!

I'll to a couple of tests with all of the settings, and then use the one that sounds the best.....my meters only goto +3db, and i usually peak at around +1.....

Oh yeah. Soon as I get a video camera, I'll make a Youtube vid of the tape and the mix that you snent me.....my USB cam died.

[Des-Lab]

You're welcome. I can't type worth a crap today. Please re-read my post. I had to edit it about three times.

Yeah, for these tapes, those are conditional upon you making another YouTube vid as well as recruiting new members here to TH. ;)

When you get it and run some tests, you'll have to give us the full test report. I'm curious to know how this tape will sound on your system.

[vinyldavid]

You're welcome. I can't type worth a crap today. Please re-read my post. I had to edit it about three times.

Yeah, for these tapes, those are conditional upon you making another YouTube vid as well as recruiting new members here to TH. ;)

When you get it and run some tests, you'll have to give us the full test report. I'm curious to know how this tape will sound on your system.

i definitely will give ya a full report. I'll use my most dynamic source: Tubular Bells as a test.....normal level the meters don't move, peaks.....they are pegged in the red. :music: :eek::D

[Marc Hugo]

Hey Web-Police!!

Sorry about the late entry into this topic.

I have to agree wholeheartedly with Des (although your collection is splendid throughout) but those Sony UX tapes from 88-90 are fantastic. Although SD/SF were technically below SA, I rated those UX as equivalents of SAs and in fact, I liked them more. I haven't got any particular hassle (apart from the flimsy norelco box) with the current (or at least more modern UX) especially the ones made in Italy as opposed to France, but those oldies are terrific models. I was lucky enough to bag a box in a small shop in the platteland (plains/prairies in N. America) while on a bike rally. I had also found some Sony HF-ES, Denon DX-3 and someother beauties on a previous visit at this shop.)

Great tape, great mechanism, polished looking and utterly solid, refreshing performer. And no whinges about the box!!

Cheers - Marc

[Web Police]

I had tried some of the Sony UX out years ago and liked them. I found these on ebay a little while back. The auction was for a quantity of 10 or so but after the auction the seller told me he had more he wanted to get rid of. He didn't need to twist my arm much and I ended up with 90 of them. :)

[Scorpion8]

Here's part of my stash. I had to re-organize tonight to make room for more stock. Anyway, I'm a TDK fan, but I'll grab whatever I can usually. There's 2 cases of old version TDK SA, 4 cases of new version TDK SA, a bunch of Maxell Studio, several boxes of Denon HD6/7/8 (the JVC box is full of NOS Denon HD6 tape), lots of NOS XLII-S and XLII, handfuls of Type I's ranging from Sony HF, Memorex dbs, Realistic XR, some blank reel tape Ampex 406 and Quantegy 456, and then a lot of used-wiped thrift store finds....

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p141/Scorpion008/DSCN2224.jpg

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p141/Scorpion008/DSCN2225.jpg

And it doesn't account for my workspace at work which has a moving box full of once-used XLII-S and XLII tapes, and dozens more used-wiped thrift store recoveries.

Yea, I'm a junkie .....

[close652]

Not exactly a hoard, but here's my unused cassettes. The Denons and 2x3 Maxell SQs are on their way to me.

[Scorpion8]

Neat. There's some unusual stuff in there.

[braxus]

Those TDK AR tapes should be good to have. The AR-X tape is a nice tape.

[MacGyver]

hoo-kay, here's my meager collection, two dresser drawers worth...


http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/DSCF0697.jpg


http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/DSCF0698.jpg

and then there's this one, which gets the special treatment...


http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/DSCF0385.jpg

[stuwee]

Amen!! Preach On! my puny little colection part I :
:
See my new thread for Part II>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>:

[macster]

My humble stash, on hold for the moment.

view 1 http://www.blkmacster.com/images/mystash.JPG


view 2 http://www.blkmacster.com/images/stuff.JPG

m~

[Scorpion8]

My humble stash, on hold for the moment.

On hold? I'll hold it! :D

[macster]

On hold? I'll hold it! :D

I'm fighting with the Akai tape, it doesn't like junk source material, GIGO seriously applies here. I'm going to post a tape drop as soon as I can get a minute. I'm of the mind to go and buy case of this stuff, and just move on.

m~

[todd33rpm]

In response to macster and Scorpion8, our esteemed leader, pretty much everyone else on the first page, and everyone else with photos on the second:

[Susan Sarandon as Annie in Bull Durham on]

"Oh, my!"

[/SSaAiBD off]

And of course, this plays right into any OC tendencies I have about blank tape. Taking Des-Lab's stash alone, visible cassettes only, he has (quick math here)...449 blank cassettes. (*drool, swoon, fall to floor*)

I feel so inadequate right now.




















Yeah, I still suspect I'm very much in the right place.

:)

[macster]

Taking Des-Lab's stash alone, visible cassettes only, he has (quick math here)...449 blank cassettes. (*drool, swoon, fall to floor*)

I feel so inadequate right now.

Yeah, I still suspect I'm very much in the right place.

:)

Uhhh, let me help, 449 would be good for a distant second place or maybe third on this list.

*naughty*

m~

[todd33rpm]

Uhhh, let me help, 449 would be good for a distant second place or maybe third on this list.

*naughty*

m~

Oh, I'm sure of that...the only reason I didn't try to count yours is I started losing my place after the caselots. But someday, I will prevail. I WILL!!! My compulsion will not be denied! *hypnot*

[NAD613]

I was going to take a picture of the 14 boxes of Akai cassettes I got yesterday, but that would mean taking them out of the box so nicely packed by Batteries & Butter. I've already go 6 or 7 boxes of Akai tapes out already from previous orders, so I'll just let them sit in the shippng box until I need them.

[macster]

Oh, I'm sure of that...the only reason I didn't try to count yours is I started losing my place after the caselots. But someday, I will prevail. I WILL!!! My compulsion will not be denied! *hypnot*

I was just teasing and besides I have to put my tapes away now. *headache* Oh, well I might as well take a nap first.

m~

[hakka26]

A recent estate find. It appears he was a TDK fan. Indications are that there was a box of five MA-R90 but I found only two. Spent two hours searching for the others. The case cost less than a happy meal. I pass on a lot of standard tape but after seeing some of the collections maybe I should reconsider. Also add a shot of my Sonys.

[Naknut]

Just found this part of the site. *eyepop*I'm speechless...and I thought that I was insane for what I was stashing away.

[TheReeler]

Here is mine:


http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc46/thereeler/tapes1.jpg

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc46/thereeler/tapes2.jpg

[NAD613]

Wow, you reely are "The Reeler"!

[DaveInVA]

Here are some pics of my hoard. I've been unboxing tapes that I've had for decades and some were my Dads. I am going through them to decide what to keep and what to Fleabay off. I still have about 800 or so yet to unpack and maybe 400 ish cassettes from mid 60s to 90s.

Dave

[Scorpion8]

Wooooooooooooooooooooooow. Lemme re-phrase that. Wow, wow, wow.

[braxus]

I see some Supertapes in those pics. It would be interesting to see what Pre-recorded reels you have. Maybe you can put some up for sale on this site first.

[DaveInVA]

Yes there are some Supertapes there and they are new and unopened. I used to buy tape by the case and those are unused leftovers. I have about 50 or so factory pre recorded tapes. Some were my Dads from the 50s and are mostly big band and easy listening 7.5 ips stuff and most are ones I bought in the 60s and 70s. A mix of 3.75/7.5 stuff mostly rock though there are several 7.5 ips Judy Collins tapes, Peter Paul and Mary etc.

Dave

[MacGyver]

here are my very best examples, housed in a set of three interlocking READER'S DIGEST cassette racks...


http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/COMPACT%20CASSETTES/MacCASSETTES1.jpg

[Naknut]

Was going to try and organize this for a nice display but nah! here it is in no particular order. Some nice pieces here and there and the ones in the cardboard boxes were purchased about 2002 and are from England.

[MacGyver]

that's one HELL of a collection, Nak!!*thumbsup*

[dreekeNL]

These are my reel to reel tapes.

There are some more reels in boxes, but most of the boxed stuff are empty reels and cases.

This is what's left over when I sorted out all the junk. I've had much more, especially 7inch/18cm, but I sold a lot when I moved to my (small) apartment.

Pictures are shot with my telephone camera, sorry about the low quality...


http://www.openreeltapes.com/temp2/reels1.jpg

http://www.openreeltapes.com/temp2/reels2.jpg

http://www.openreeltapes.com/temp2/reels3.jpg

http://www.openreeltapes.com/temp2/reels4.jpg

[braxus]

I got my box out from the crawl space and brought it upstairs. Got out all the cassettes that weren't double- triple, etc paks and also left all my box of 10 tape boxes in the large box and put back in the crawl space. The cassettes that were in singles I organized and put into the 3 new old racks I got in the last 6 months. So now I don't have to run down the crawl space every time I need a blank tape. Took some pics of my more up to date stash, though again not all tapes are shown.

[Des-Lab]

That's a mighty fine stash you got there Brax. Definitely got some good taste in tapes and plenty of good ones in your clutches.

Des Senior (my father) spent the afternoon here today. He brought pizza and we listened to some tunes on the X-2000R and as always, part of the discussion comes to tape and taping and he was admiring my stash in shocked disbelief. Although he taught me the basic fundamentals of taping and high fidelity, a lot of it (especially the collecting and current values), he is not too familar with and *I* had to educate him. I told him that I'll use some for myself and at some point down the road likely sell the rest off a little bit at a time. I showed him the $107 XLI-S that sold today and he just shook his head. As he sat in my listening chair looking at the system, the stashes, and the framed cassette collections, I told him he should feel honored because many people would give a testicle for the opportunity to be sitting where he was! *Hi5**reelspin**reelspin*

[braxus]

That's a mighty fine stash you got there Brax. Definitely got some good taste in tapes and plenty of good ones in your clutches.

Thanks Matt. Its taken me some years to get all those and plenty of dollars spent getting them. Many were bought at a premium. I still have even more tapes coming of which some are at my buddy's place in Seattle. I think I have enough tapes now, but its hard to stop hoarding tapes.

Des Senior (my father) spent the afternoon here today. He brought pizza and we listened to some tunes on the X-2000R and as always, part of the discussion comes to tape and taping and he was admiring my stash in shocked disbelief. Although he taught me the basic fundamentals of taping and high fidelity, a lot of it (especially the collecting and current values), he is not too familar with and *I* had to educate him. I told him that I'll use some for myself and at some point down the road likely sell the rest off a little bit at a time. I showed him the $107 XLI-S that sold today and he just shook his head. As he sat in my listening chair looking at the system, the stashes, and the framed cassette collections, I told him he should feel honored because many people would give a testicle for the opportunity to be sitting where he was! *Hi5**reelspin**reelspin*

A lot of what I learned about the good tapes were both when I used a lot of tapes in the 80s and 90s, and the more uncommon ones in the last few years. Whenever I see a tape I don't have and think I'd like to try- I buy it. Basically how the current collection got going.

[TheReeler]

These are my reel to reel tapes.

Really a very nice collection. I think that some yellow boxes in the left are "EUROPA" tape... am I correct?. I've two boxes like that, but with Ampex metal reels, not with the original plastic reels. How they do like?.

[braxus]

Took a pic while in the crawl space of the large box I have stuffed full of tape boxes. Most are Akai as you can see, but there are also some loose Rad Shack and Sony tapes in there.

[Naknut]

Hey guys!! Lots of new members and its been almost a month since someone posted photos of their hoard of tapes. Show em to me!

[graffias79]

Hey guys!! Lots of new members and its been almost a month since someone posted photos of their hoard of tapes. Show em to me!

Ok! My collection is rather meager compared to some of the *omg* ones I've seen on this thread. Of course I've only been collecting since the begining of 2008.

Most of these are thrift store finds, and most are type I (which is cool with me, I am an equal opportunity tape head) *reelspin**reelspin*

Ok; on the left we have mostly RCA type I that I found at Goodwill, with some others in there as well. There are also 5 45-min Scotch Screamr tapes. On the right are my creme de la creme sealed tapes:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/graffias79/Stash1.jpg

Next; On the left TDK D's galore (plus an RCA), on the right, misc Type I's and a lot of nice TDK CD Powers and an SA. Also present with the blank white labels are the "Maxell in sheeps clothing" Fisher Price PXL-2000 Type II's:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/graffias79/Stash2.jpg

Ok now; on the left. A horde of Sony HF that I also found at Goodwill. On the right are my gently used I's II's and as generously provided by my pal Stuwee, some gently used high end IV's:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/graffias79/Stash3.jpg

In another case; Here we have a lot of Maxell URs and some miscellaneous other cassettes:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/graffias79/Stash4.jpg

Finally; All of these are my multi packs of cassettes scored from Goodwill:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/graffias79/Stash5.jpg

[Naknut]

Hey graffias79 not too shabby for just starting. You've got some choice stuff in there too, a couple of hard to find vintage Maxells I see. The sealed twin packs are very nice, once in a blue moon do I ever come across some of those. Makes me want to stop a Goodwill every day!

[johncool]

I'm so jealous! I only have 15 reels of tape (mostly Maxell UD-90) and one of them is NOS... until I open it and record any good sound in it.

[stuwee]

Hey graffias79 not too shabby for just starting. You've got some choice stuff in there too, a couple of hard to find vintage Maxells I see. The sealed twin packs are very nice, once in a blue moon do I ever come across some of those. Makes me want to stop a Goodwill every day!

2nd! And very drooly storage drawers too!

[close652]

Very cool drawers. I have the same looking ones for minidisc as the one with the Maxell URs.

[braxus]

Well today I decided to take some new pics of the stash since I didn't get all in the box downstairs and my upstairs collection has changed. So new pics it is. Anyway I still have some Sony's coming to add in here, but these pics will do for today.

Funny how I have 8 Napa style 100 cassette racks to put all the singles into and Im still running out of space. I counted all the blanks I have and came up with 483 of them.

[dr.bo]

Here are some photos of my stash. I keep them in a climate controlled basement room with ventilation fans, etc. I have the tapes stacked in shelves based on brand. I have a Maxell bookshelf, 2 TDKs, 2 Sonys, a Fuji, a Scotch, a Denon, a THAT'S/TRIAD, a Realistic / JVC, a BASF, and a couple Misc. ( RAKS, Philips, Akai, etc. ). Thanks for looking, dr.bo

[Naknut]

I think dr. bo is trying to make us sick... and the only cure is to buy more tapes.

[Scorpion8]

Here are some photos of my stash.

*yikes*

and ....

*praise*

[Des-Lab]

*eyepop**eyepop**eyepop**eyepop*

I think suffice to say, Dr.Bo has us all beat. Just glancing at those pictures and he can "outstash" any next five of us combined.

Wow!

[Acoustic]

Here are some photos of my stash. Thanks for looking, dr.bo

THE man!! *worship*

[braxus]

I think dr. bo is trying to make us sick... and the only cure is to buy more tapes.

Ok Dr. Bo. How much for ALL of your tapes? *contract**yes**grin**tongue*

I guess I could choose- buy an apartment? Or buy all Joel's tapes? Buy an apartment........... or buy Joel's tapes.......Hummmmmmmmmm? :)

[dr.bo]

First million takes it! *contract* dr.bo

[Scorpion8]

First million takes it! *contract* dr.bo

Chump change. Er, is, er, shipping included? *eyepop*

[Mignun67]

First million takes it! *contract* dr.bo

Zimbabwean $ OK for ya....?*devil*

[dr.bo]

Gold or Platinum bullion, Canadian Maple Leafs, Kruggerands, maybe some American Eagle coins, all eagerly, and QUIETLY ( *cough*) accepted!

[braxus]

Gold or Platinum bullion, Canadian Maple Leafs, Kruggerands, maybe some American Eagle coins, all eagerly, and QUIETLY ( *cough*) accepted!

I think I have a couple million slugs (a-hem) I could give ya for them. ...OK who called the Police over here? *headache**footmouth*

[Web Police]

Did somebody call for the Police? *scratchchin*

[braxus]

Did somebody call for the Police? *scratchchin*

Yes. Synchronicity was my favorite album. Play on!*Spin**grin**tongue*

[dr.bo]

Yeah the proceeds from one or two of their concerts ought to do nicely! dr.bo*hypnot*


Did somebody call for the Police? *scratchchin*

[MASTERTAPE]

Here are some photos of my stash. I keep them in a climate controlled basement room with ventilation fans, etc. I have the tapes stacked in shelves based on brand. I have a Maxell bookshelf, 2 TDKs, 2 Sonys, a Fuji, a Scotch, a Denon, a THAT'S/TRIAD, a Realistic / JVC, a BASF, and a couple Misc. ( RAKS, Philips, Akai, etc. ). Thanks for looking, dr.bo

Thanks for sharing these pics dr.bo.a lot of tapes you got in there, but I am sure you still have more probably twice of what we see in these pictures some where in your house.I just wonder if you have and inventory of your tapes.or if you ever count them?.
Thanks again Joel.

[MASTERTAPE]

Well today I decided to take some new pics of the stash since I didn't get all in the box downstairs and my upstairs collection has changed. So new pics it is. Anyway I still have some Sony's coming to add in here, but these pics will do for today.

Funny how I have 8 Napa style 100 cassette racks to put all the singles into and I'm still running out of space. I counted all the blanks I have and came up with 483 of them.
Hey braxus ,nice collection you got.I see two boxes of TDK sa-x 90 (yellow) and tdk sa-x 60(red and black),do you remember from who you got those boxes?.I sold a lot of those boxes on ebay and there is a chance that I might sold them to you. maybe?.
I am excited to take new pics from mine .again nice collection of tapes.*flame*

[braxus]

Hey braxus ,nice collection you got.I see two boxes of TDK sa-x 90 (yellow) and tdk sa-x 60(red and black),do you remember from who you got those boxes?.I sold a lot of those boxes on ebay and there is a chance that I might sold them to you. maybe?.
I am excited to take new pics from mine .again nice collection of tapes.*flame*

It was a couple years ago on Ebay and they were selling for around $22.50 a box. It was before the price went up on a lot of tapes. I don't recall who the seller was though. It could have been you, not sure.

[MASTERTAPE]

[QUOTE=braxus;40650]It was a couple years ago on Ebay and they were selling for around $22.50 a box. It was before the price went up on a lot of tapes. I don't recall who the seller was though. It could have been you, not sure.[/QUOTE.
*reelspin*Yeah Braxus, it maybe was me*reelspin* ,I sell those boxes for that price and it was from february to December of 2007 (two years ago) back then my nickname on ebay was "frijolar" really not a good nickname that's why later I changed to mr.mastertape.*flame*.
I tried to remember yours but I could not.
Regards Mastertape.

[4tified]

Late, I know. Not alot, but I'm working on it. These pics at are night, so some may be blurry.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j80/4tified/IMG_4312.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j80/4tified/IMG_4313.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j80/4tified/IMG_4315.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j80/4tified/IMG_4316.jpg

[Naknut]

Not too shabby, looks like you have a day or two of recording available.*sarc*
I'm really fond of the Maxell UDXLs in the silver and gold. These remind me of the wonderful early days of my cassette interest. Whenever I find these I grab them up as they are still a fine tape for recording today especially on a deck that you can fine tune the bias.

[4tified]

Not too shabby, looks like you have a day or two of recording available.*sarc*
I'm really fond of the Maxell UDXLs in the silver and gold. These remind me of the wonderful early days of my cassette interest. Whenever I find these I grab them up as they are still a fine tape for recording today especially on a deck that you can fine tune the bias.

You're certainly right. Both the UDXLI's and II's sound awesome, and hold up VERY well over time.

Maxell FTW.

[Nakdoc]

I have pieces of silver/gold that I have been using to bias decks for over 20 years. When you want the flattest frequency response, even on an adjustable deck, you have to go back to the tapes the deck was designed around.

[stuntman]

I have enough to keep me going for now. Doesn't stop me looking for more though!

[Naknut]

Boxes of TDK's AR and Fuji's FR 1s oh my!*eyepop*

[Scorpion8]

I have pieces of silver/gold that I have been using to bias decks for over 20 years. When you want the flattest frequency response, even on an adjustable deck, you have to go back to the tapes the deck was designed around.

Very true, but didn't the formulations change over the years? Today's XLII isn't yesterdays UDXL-II. If you mean grabbing some great condition used tapes of the day and age of the deck, *thumbsup* to that idea....

[speakerman1]

This months score so far.
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii316/speakerman1/th_Picture21.jpg (http://s267.photobucket.com/albums/ii316/speakerman1/?action=view&current=Picture21.jpg)

[braxus]

Well here is my monthly shots of my stash. Only pic missing is the tapes in the box in the crawl space. I'll need to get a new shot of that some time, but not today.

I decided to split the shots up to show closer the tapes. I have mostly been weeding out any bottom feeder tapes (mostly) and stocking up on more of the middle to high end cassettes. Im almost at the point now I don't need any more tapes, as I've collected what I want (yah I know- never say never).

[BlazeES]

OK, what are you hiding in that fourth shot?

[braxus]

OK, what are you hiding in that fourth shot?

Only hiding the used tapes (recorded ones and not sealed new ones). That rack shares with used tapes and sealed ones. I don't count used tapes in with my stash.

Once I get all my tapes Im looking for- I'll probably do one last set of shots of everything.

[4tified]

Only hiding the used tapes (recorded ones and not sealed new ones). That rack shares with used tapes and sealed ones. I don't count used tapes in with my stash.

Once I get all my tapes Im looking for- I'll probably do one last set of shots of everything.

A man's search for tapes is never done my friend...

[braxus]

A man's search for tapes is never done my friend...

I know. That's what Im afraid of. I hope to end it soon though, as I've spent well over $1000 on tapes this past year. It has to end somewhere or I'll never get money to repair my decks to use them.*hope*

[4tified]

I know. That's what Im afraid of. I hope to end it soon though, as I've spent well over $1000 on tapes this past year. It has to end somewhere or I'll never get money to repair my decks to use them.*hope*

I'm in the same boat. Just about to send off my TC-K909ES off for repair, what good are tapes if you never listen to them!

Sometimes I get collect just to collect, when I should be scraping some oxides!

Man that was lame.

[braxus]

I'm in the same boat. Just about to send off my TC-K909ES off for repair, what good are tapes if you never listen to them!

Sometimes I get collect just to collect, when I should be scraping some oxides!

Man that was lame.

Whats wrong with your 909? I had one of those decks up until this year, and had to sell it because of a couple issues with it.

[4tified]

Okay, since Brax updated his, figured I could too while I remember.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j80/4tified/IMG_4529.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j80/4tified/IMG_4530.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j80/4tified/IMG_4531.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j80/4tified/IMG_4532.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j80/4tified/IMG_4533.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j80/4tified/IMG_4534.jpg

[4tified]

Whats wrong with your 909? I had one of those decks up until this year, and had to sell it because of a couple issues with it.

It needs internal record input and playback potentiometer adjustments, nothing major. Mechanics are perfect.

I tried doing the adjustments with a multimeter, but every tape made me readjust, never could get dead on.

[braxus]

I was bored, so I got my box of tapes out in the crawl space and took a pic. With everything including the tapes in the racks, I have about 513 usable blank tapes. Here's a pic of the crawl space tapes. Only ones missing are the two boxes of UR tapes I didn't get out.

And I have yet more tapes coming to me yet. I certainly don't have 513x 2 sides= 1026 records and CDs to record. Wow.

[Scorpion8]

I tried doing the adjustments with a multimeter, but every tape made me readjust, never could get dead on.

You need to adjust playback against a known-good cal tape, and then you can record and (flipping the monitor switch to "tape") balance the record levels to get the right playback which has already been cal'ed.

[iamhifi]

Braxus,
Hoarding You? I have to put a stop buying tapes and I can’t resist, really, when I see some goodies that I don't have enough, really that I may have 5 or 6, then I jump the wagon like I did with the Sony UCXS. That said when is it time to say enough? Now I have about 100 of Fuji DR II, they record so good that the main reason I purchase so many is to transplant to better shells in the future. For example I got some TDK SA that someone gave me that the tape is ruin so the Fuji will be the donor. And I ask myself a question do I really need this many? Don’t tell me to give up any cause I won’t. My wife is catching on to me and complain at how much money I have stock in my music room. So I have decided that I will go after some Sony tapes including some SSMM and I think that will do it for me for cassettes. And I forgot to mention that I need to beef up on reel tapes and you know that they are evn more expensive than cassettes, you see is the never ending story.
Angel

[braxus]

Braxus,
Hoarding You?

Well yes and no. I have more then I need- so yes on hoarding. But I've seen your stash and in no way am I anywhere near what you have which takes some doing to get what you have. So no in that respect. But as mentioned I will get a few more Sony's and call it a day. I can't begin to use all of what I have. I can always sell them down the road hopefully for a profit if I so choose to. An investment of sorts.

[braxus]

Funny how I started with this:

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=43&d=1211433168


And part way got to this:

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=2763&d=1227409453

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=2764&d=1227409453

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=2765&d=1227409453


And this months pics of my tape stash (minus the ones in a box).

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=8804&d=1254794961

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=8805&d=1254794961

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=8806&d=1254794961

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=8807&d=1254794961

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=8808&d=1254794961

[Marc Hugo]

Braxus!! If this was porn, I have just been treated to 5 pages (nine really)of top class filth. And those racks!! Seriously, fantastic hoard, well done. You have some classic beauts here - a lot actually.

Mine will follow....

Cheers - Marc

[braxus]

Thanks Marc. That's about 3 years of collecting there.

[close652]

Very nice selection of tapes!

[braxus]

Well I still haven't received all the tapes I have coming yet, so in the mean while- while I still have my P&S digicam- I'd thought I'd take some recent pics of the upstairs stash. I still have the crawl space to show, but I think I'll get that pic once I get all the tapes I've bought over time. So here is this months set of pics.

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=10894&d=1265484181

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=10895&d=1265484181

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=10896&d=1265484181

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=10897&d=1265484181

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=10898&d=1265484181

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=10899&d=1265484181

[Dazen1]

Well I still haven't received all the tapes I have coming yet, so in the mean while- while I still have my P&S digicam- I'd thought I'd take some recent pics of the upstairs stash.

I think I can say with complete confidence that you have more tapes than me. Nice stash! *Hi5*

[braxus]

I think I can say with complete confidence that you have more tapes than me. Nice stash! *Hi5*

Thanks. I think Im hovering around 600 blanks at the moment. That doesn't include the 200-300 used tapes I started with, and the 125 pre-recorded tapes. I think in all I have around 1000 tapes at the moment. No wonder Im broke. :P

[Dazen1]

Thanks. I think Im hovering around 600 blanks at the moment. That doesn't include the 200-300 used tapes I started with, and the 125 pre-recorded tapes. I think in all I have around 1000 tapes at the moment. No wonder Im broke. :P

Broke, but (I suspect) very happy. *Spin*

[MP7301]

So Many Good tapes...Are they all recorded,or just blank tapes?

[Des-Lab]

You guys are nuts indeed. And here I thought I had a stash. The few tapes I have left pale in comparison. *reelspin**reelspin*

[braxus]

So Many Good tapes...Are they all recorded,or just blank tapes?

There are a couple in those pix that were used, but they will be erased and re-used. There are some unused, but opened (not sealed). Then the rest are sealed unused tapes. Im not showing the used tapes I have that are already recorded on for use.

You guys are nuts indeed. And here I thought I had a stash. The few tapes I have left pale in comparison. *reelspin**reelspin*

Funny Matt- you had a stash bigger then me, now its the other way around. But I do know you like reel to reel better, so it doesn't surprise me.

[Des-Lab]

Well who do you think GOT a good chunk of my former stash? *scratchchin*

And yeah. I like cassettes a lot, for sure. But R2R is definitely my preferred format. So who wants to help me enable it some more by further depleting my cassette stash? *devil*

[braxus]

Well who do you think GOT a good chunk of my former stash? *scratchchin*

I know I did. Where do you think most of the XLI-S tapes came from? Not to mention the MX, MX-S, and XLII-S as well. So yah we did the deal a few times. I don't think I'll need much more tapes though. I may grab a Vertex down the road, but other then some 60 min mid grade type 1s, Im pretty much done collecting.

Thing now is will I really use that 600+ blanks I have? They may never get used if I don't keep getting new music.

[giant haystacks]

there is some truely fantastic hoarding there. i could not sleep and counting tapes instead of sheep. i have been a hard out hoarder in uk about 8 years and i have a banning order by the girlfriend now .one of the hardest ones lately was a tape called tdx maxg90 which was sold for £3. but there is not the quality of tape or variety has been available over those years at least if this is tape porn hopefully i wont get a virus by looking.

[koseltri]

I updated my stash pic since Mon., came home from a thrift with 30 more hi-bias and metals for .25 each.

http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt306/mescko/IMG_0130.jpg

The stack in front is what I just picked up, most of the loose stack on the left, and in the foreground and in the box in the back are thrift picks/CL finds.

[Dazen1]

Has somebody put something in the water? *ill* Some of you guys have gone tape crazy!

[koseltri]

Reels? Picked these up on CL, haven't sorted them yet. Dig the Herb Alpert.
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt306/mescko/IMG_0134.jpg

This one's interesting:
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt306/mescko/IMG_0136.jpg

EDIT: there's about 75 reels here.

[koseltri]

Well, it (almost) all fits. This cabinet is 23" x23" x 16", and I managed to cram 720 tapes in here. There are only a couple of Type I, they're all High Bias and Metal. I never counted before--I *think* I've got enough.*eyepop*

http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt306/mescko/IMG_0137.jpg

[braxus]

I thought to myself that I must take a picture of my stash today before I start ripping all the packaging off them to make recordings. I am slowly starting to do my recording now, so these tapes will slowly get used. I still have some tapes coming yet, but for the most part Im done collecting. Only thing I really need are some mid grade chrome 60 minute tapes. I know some sources for that. Anyway here are the pictures of my stash as it sits today. So far I counted around 810 NOS mostly sealed tapes (there abouts). Still more to come.

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=15375&d=1287025835

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=15376&d=1287025835

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=15377&d=1287025835

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=15378&d=1287025835

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=15379&d=1287025835

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=15380&d=1287025835

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=15381&d=1287025835

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=15382&d=1287025835

[Elite-ist]

Oh my braxus,

Man, what I would give for one tenth of your collection. I, usually, don't have a problem with my blanks when taping for TH mix tape swaps, but this newer Maxell XLII 90 just suffered dropouts on Side B, after I successfully completed recording on Side A. I'm going to have to redo the recording, I think. Older is better! And you certainly have plenty of good, old ones in that massive hoarding.

Nando.

[braxus]

Nando,

If and when I decide to thin the heard a bit- I'll let you know. As said I don't think I'll ever use all of what I have. I'd just have to figure out what not to keep. But that may be tough since I'd really like to hold on to most of what I have for now. *grin*

To be honest most of my collection came from Ebay auctions. The left overs came from Matt or a few other members on this site. As I've said I've spent thousands getting this collection. It would have been cheaper to buy them in the store when they were still in the stores. :(

I purposely weeded out certain tapes. I'll be letting go of some others now too. Keep watching as at some point I'll offer them up for sale here.

[Warped Bezel]

Well who do you think GOT a good chunk of my former stash? *scratchchin*

And yeah. I like cassettes a lot, for sure. But R2R is definitely my preferred format. So who wants to help me enable it some more by further depleting my cassette stash? *devil*


That would work much better if I FIX a bunch of gear first to use it!*headache*

[Warped Bezel]

Braxus, at some point next year I would probably be happy to take a sampler of various vintages of XLI/II, Realistic, a couple Denon, a Triad, a That's, maybe 20-40 and length isn't an issue. I have to get on with preparing for winter and fixing stuff right now.

[braxus]

Certain tapes I will be keeping of course. I'll have to see what I get rid of eventually. Might be a couple years before I start to do so.

[Warped Bezel]

I suppose I will make it...I'm no good at growing a long white beard anyhow.

[Alshalan]

here is (SOME) of my collection *reelspin*

ALL are NEW (SEALED)

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=15425&d=1287243563

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=15426&stc=1&d=1287244398

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=15427&stc=1&d=1287244398

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=15428&stc=1&d=1287244398

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=15429&stc=1&d=1287244398

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=15430&stc=1&d=1287244398

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=15431&stc=1&d=1287244398

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=15432&stc=1&d=1287244398

http://www.tapeheads.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=15433&stc=1&d=1287244398

[Alshalan]

So far I counted around 810 NOS mostly sealed tapes (there abouts). Still more to come.


very nice collection, I have more than 900.
I will try to document them before they got used *headache*

[Des-Lab]

But I'll bet some will when they take a gander at this:

MOST of my Maxell reel NOS stash. All tapes shown in the attached picture are NOS/sealed/unused. And these are just "the good ones". There is a small number (<10) not shown that are also NOS, but also really old vintage and probably not suitable for the demands of modern recording.

Oh all this tape. But what to fill it with. *reelspin*_*reelspin*

Maybe next week I'll show the other tapes and pancakes.

[Warped Bezel]

That's a pretty impressive stash, Des. To be envied, of course but then I look over my shoulder and see the 200+ cassettes I collected and it becomes a gradual goal, not an envy.

[caddisgeek]

bought a tear to my eye Des

[braxus]

Wow Matt. Have you sold off part of your reel to reel tapes? I though I remember seeing more of them before. Still a good stash never the less.

[Des-Lab]

I've sold a dozen or so old Maxell and TDK tapes. And used a few. Rest of stash is still intact. That picture does not show any of my older Maxells, Scotch Classics, Quantegy, RMGI, or ATR tapes. In the past I may have shown a picture including those. Since they are absent that pic, that could be why you think the stash is smaller than you remember.

[Arnold_Layne]

Des-Labs, that's impressive.

I've managed only to score a box of NOS Agfa PEM 468 10" pancakes. Some used UD35-90 7" tapes. Wish I still had all my Maxell XLIIS tapes from my high school years. I used to exclusively use them to make tapes for my car stereo back in the day. Had a Sony ES head unit Dolby B-C auto reverse full logic, even had controls for a TV and Hi-8 video deck.

Probably end up using the UD35-90's to back up my Quad 8 tracks on the Teac 3340S.

A_L

[Naknut]

Were else could you show off stuff like this and not be laughed at? Only on Tapeheads. Here's my current collection/hoarding stash.*reelspin**reelspin*

What looks like 10 boxes of Maxell UR C-90s is really not (see images following the stack of boxes. I guess what makes this more insane is this is not all of it. I have a stack of vintage Maxells and the wonderful to me B&O C-90s that I got from Stuart.

[VintageSteve]

Lots of *very* nice hordes .. er, um, collections of tapes!
I have not organized and photographed my stash yet. Many are sealed up in storage boxes and won't be coming out for pics until I'm back in the U.S. next summer. Total tapes around 700 sealed NOS and several hundred used ones degaussed and ready for the run-of-the-mill, not-so-important recordings...

'spose I have enough...*scratchchin*

[braxus]

Wow Steve,

It seems many of us have more tapes then we need. Its hard to stop buying them though. Funny as the day they were actually in stores, I was very budget conscious on tapes and only got a small amount of the ones I could afford. Now- I have bought many at pricing higher then when they were in stores. And a huge amount of them too. At the rate Im throwing out bad tapes though, it may not be long before I dwindle my stash to a smaller number.

[VintageSteve]

Wow Steve,

It seems many of us have more tapes then we need. Its hard to stop buying them though. Funny as the day they were actually in store, I was very budget conscious on tapes and only got a small amount of the ones I could afford. Now- I have bought many at pricing higher then when they were in stores. And a huge amount of them too. At the rate Im throwing out bad tapes though, it may not be long before I dwindle my stash to a smaller number.

I started collecting two years ago in somewhat of a panic that all the good tapes were no longer being made - just as I was getting back into the "land-lubber" hobby of stereos, vinyl and cassettes after many years of living aboard or cruising in my sailboat. As for having more tapes than I need - up until about 8 months ago, I was positive I'd have access to my good friends collection of 3000 to 4000 vinyl LPs from the 60's through the early 90's.*eyepop**drool* He no longer even has a turntable...

700 hundred cassettes sure didn't sound like "too many" at the time. Since then, his nephew called in a promise made years ago that he'd have first shot at the record collection. He took them all... *crying**crying*

Sort of felt like the stock market crash of 2008.....*fit*

[braxus]

I was positive I'd have access to my good friends collection of 3000 to 4000 vinyl LPs from the 60's through the early 90's. 700 hundred cassettes sure didn't sound like "too many" at the time. Since then, his nephew called in a promise made years ago that he'd have first shot at the record collection. He took them all... *crying**crying*

My way of thinking is will you ever have time to listen to all those records? And even more so- make tapes from them you will actually listen to again more then once. That is the reality Im facing. Most of the tapes I have, I haven't played since I made the recording 15 years ago. I think making the tapes is more fun then using them afterwards.

[VintageSteve]

My way of thinking is will you ever have time to listen to all those records? And even more so- make tapes from them you will actually listen to again more then once. That is the reality Im facing. Most of the tapes I have, I haven't played since I made the recording 15 years ago. I think making the tapes is more fun then using them afterwards.

Yeah, but... ssh! *quiet*
That makes too much sense to make sense to an obsessive hoarder....*el_loco**grin*

[Dazen1]

Were else could you show off stuff like this and not be laughed at? Only on Tapeheads. Here's my current collection/hoarding stash.*reelspin**reelspin*

Beautiful.

Thank you very much for posting. (This is one of my favourite threads). *nerd*

[stuartypoorty]

Larry,

You should be proud and rightly so.

A terrific selection of primo cassette, anything else you're still keen to find?


Stuart

[Naknut]

Hi Stuart, I'm no longer actively buying (or at least looking on ebay) cassettes after the great "Pig in a Poke" score. Of course I still pick up anything I find locally at the thrifts. The only sealed cassettes that I'm still keen on finding are some vintage BASF Professional lls like the image attached. A original box of these would be dream fulfilled.

[Bazilio]

Hi ! This is custom made box for cassette ?

There are drawings what most to make same?

Okay, since Brax updated his, figured I could too while I remember.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j80/4tified/IMG_4533.jpg

[Warped Bezel]

Were else could you show off stuff like this and not be laughed at? Only on Tapeheads. Here's my current collection/hoarding stash.*reelspin**reelspin*

What looks like 10 boxes of Maxell UR C-90s is really not (see images following the stack of boxes. I guess what makes this more insane is this is not all of it. I have a stack of vintage Maxells and the wonderful to me B&O C-90s that I got from Stuart.

Number 15 was the best of them all with the early 80s? 2-pack bag of TDK SA 90 on top.

Beautiful, and my favorite TDK version/year.