Pre-recorded DATs

Tape Trail

Reel to reel, cassette and other analogue tape formats.

I'm not sure quite why, but this morning I acquired the last 26 years-worth of Gramophone magazine. (Well, the price was definitely right at Â£0.99 sterling on collection!)

Flipping through the October 1988 issue, I was intrigued to discover that both Chandos and ASV were advertising DATs - 27 and 6 titles, respectively. Living outside Europe for most of the 80's, this totally passed me by, obviously.

So, I wonder if any fellow anachrophiles here have invested in such tapes. If so:

what label, titles?
what equipment are/were they played on?
how does/did the sound quality compare with other formats?
how have they stood the test of time?

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Topic - Pre-recorded DATs - Bhasi 10:09:19 04/24/09 (8)

Drop-outs were a problem with DAT - grhughes 07:20:45 05/4/09 (0)

Where there any advantages over CD - other than size? nt - Bhasi 04:21:39 04/25/09 (3)

RE: Where there any advantages over CD - other than size? nt - Marantzguy 11:59:57 04/27/09 (1)

RE: Where there any advantages over CD - other than size? nt - Bruce B 20:15:22 04/27/09 (0)

Oops! Post 'too old to edit' but meant 'were', of course! nt - Bhasi 01:38:58 04/27/09 (0)

RE: Pre-recorded DATs - draka1032 15:21:58 04/24/09 (0)

RE: Pre-recorded DATs - Marantzguy 11:13:56 04/24/09 (0)

RE: Pre-recorded DATs - Bruce B 10:53:24 04/24/09 (0)

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