Re: Nakamichi Tape Decks

[Tom Flannery <flannetd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 10:13 PM 10/16/97 -0400, Pageboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>I've got a question for all the traders out there.  So many of you are
>worried about adding low gen tapes to your collections but so many of
>you use the cheapest equipment money can buy. 

Good point. That is the exact reason I do not list the gen on my trading list.

>  I'm not trying to insult anybody, just
>educate.  There are still plenty of used Naks out there and they are not
>nearly as expensive as they used to be....

I think most traders are educated enough to know the better the equipment,
the better the dubs. And most know a Nak deck kicks ass, but alot of us
traders are in college,a nd money is *tight*. 
All I expect from a trade is the best quality that person can give me. I
use an Aiwa dual deck and I think it makes pretty darn good copies, but
they aren't perfect by any means. We've all had trades where the tape comes
and Rey says its a clear audience recording with no hiss, but our tape
sounds like it was recorded in a bath tub. So what I say, I usually copy
over these tapes and give them to friends. Hell trading isn't perfect, its
just a good way to get cool music.
> What difference does it make?  You will never be able to
>hear it.  And your just gonna ruin all the dubs.

Now you are sounding concieted and elistist. I don't 'ruin' all my dubs
just because I have a dual deck. It seems to me that you wouldn't be happy
unless Jimmy Page himself was EQing your tape from the professionally
recorded masters!!!   :)


>Personally I do very little trading because of these reasons.  As much
>as I would like to be able to trade more, I will not.  I'm not going to
>give out top notch stuff for free. 

This is ridiculous. What makes your low gen, well recorded tapes so damn
desirable? I bet your tapes sound 1/10th better than the same tape dubbed
on average equipment. To me, that difference is inconsequential.

>Why can't people take the time to learn about recording and trading?  I
>can only speak for myself but I speculate that this is another reason
>why their are elite groups of traders who keep to themselves.  

Well that may be true. Its is kind of a shame really. But these are the
same people who seed some killer trees, so everyone else can get quality
stuff. They also usually ofgfer 2:1 trades if you sdon't have that elusive
rare show. I doubt I'll ever be in that 'elite group', but who cares. Sure
the tapes might be marginally better, but I can live with what I get from
the average trader.

>I realize
>these are some harsh words.  Hearing is believeing.  >Come on, there must
>be someone out there who wants to crucify me and my >opinion.  I can take
>it.

In the perfect world we would all have NAK decks and 2nd gen tapes, but
that just isn't the way it it goes. My advice to average traders like
myself is, go after CD sorces. They usually come from low gen tapes and CD
dubs tend to be pretty high quality. Thats what I do, and so far I haven't
really been disapointed.
But restricting yourself to traders who have Nak or equivilant decks, and
low gen tapes will make your trading life very slow.



Tom Flannery (flannetd@xxxxxxxxxx)
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