Re: Re: DAT is for sure

[Dgowc1st@xxxxxxx]

i have dat tapes that are over 7 years old, and they still work flawlessly, so 
i'm not sure on what authority this statement that i pasted in below is made. 
out of over 500 dat tapes, i had 2 that didnt load correctly when i initialy 
tried to load them. non e have failed yet, knock wood. has anyone ever had any 
better luck than that with cdr to coaster ratio? i would doubt it. also, i've 
had a few cdr's that picked up ticks after a while, and i only use ty, kodaks 
or mitsui's, so its not a case of using junky media. i like to have cd's, of 
course, because i can listen to them in my car, but for archival practices, and 
certainly for mastering, dat is the best option as of now. who knows, maybe 
harddrive recording on a laptop someday will be  abetter option, but try to 
stealth a show with a notebook, a/d converter, reliable powr supply and some 
decent mics..... 
just my 2cents, for what its worth
mike ahern