[ARSCLIST] The Tape Project

[Andrew Justice <justice.andrew@xxxxxxxxx>]

I haven't seen this discussed, so I thought it may be of interest:

http://www.tapeproject.com/

"[T]o make available to the discerning audiophile an analog listening
experience that comes as close as possible to the experience of hearing the
original master tape. A small group of music lovers has started securing the
rights to release a variety of extraordinary recordings on high quality reel
to reel tape. We have also assembled the highest quality duplicating system
that has ever been attempted. The result, for those with ears to hear, is
the most involving and satisfying experience that has ever come from
reproduced music.  Our plan is to release ten titles per year.  These tapes
are recorded  as 15 inches per second two-track, one of the formats most
common for analog master tapes. Each album normally comprises two reels."

So they're re-releasing albums on reel-to-reel tape, for about $129 a pop.

Andrew Justice
University of North Texas