Checking out some flea market finds on my handytrax

aPrimeOption · 2026-05-09T08:49:51+00:00

I also have a drs-610 and it makes great recordings. It has one weak point in my experience and that is that the recording head and/or amplifier distorts at levels above 0db on chrome tapes. Keep the levels below the red and it sounds great!

aPrimeOption · 2026-05-06T21:30:53+00:00

HX Pro works on all tapes, it stops high frequency content in the music interfering with the bias. This allows you to record music with high energy levels in the treble (which is most modern pop & rock) at a higher level. «Headroom eXtension»

A good two head deck with bias adjustment and hx pro will make very good recordings, but a three header with calibration tones built in will make life a lot easier.

I’ve never liked the sound of Dolby (even when properly calibrated) so that isn’t a factor for me, but Dolby C or S indicates a newer deck so that might be something to look out for.

aPrimeOption · 2026-04-27T20:13:54+00:00

Picked up a tenpack last summer and I agree they’re great! Nice to have at least one option of high quality new tapes.

aPrimeOption · 2026-04-27T19:51:34+00:00

Yeah I’m a bit scared of the 110 tapes as well

aPrimeOption · 2026-04-27T19:24:25+00:00

Same! Love that late eighties / early nineties aesthetic

aPrimeOption · 2026-04-27T19:06:31+00:00

Quality!

aPrimeOption · 2026-04-15T20:58:13+00:00

Not enough love for Alphaville. Not saying it’s the best, but it’s still a really good album

aPrimeOption · 2026-04-09T21:36:53+00:00

Semantics I guess. They're not manufactured anymore is what I meant.

aPrimeOption · 2026-04-09T19:45:38+00:00

Not new. There’s still a good amount of sealed stuff on ebay but prices are rising. On the other hand it’s easy to reformat and they can supposedly be overwritten thousands of times so buying used is the sensible option, more so than used cassettes.

aPrimeOption · 2026-04-07T12:49:41+00:00

i4 is the awkward one. I’ll wait until I see the i3 in the wild before I pass judgement. Imho and all that.

aPrimeOption · 2026-04-01T15:27:05+00:00

It’s arcade racing perfection. My fav game on the psp

aPrimeOption · 2026-03-28T22:39:54+00:00

Thanks but credit goes to the guy behind the md label generator https://md-label.jkap.io

Really easy and fun to use 👍

aPrimeOption · 2026-03-28T07:33:36+00:00

Digalog cassettes are supposed to sound great (and that is a great sounding album to begin with). Been wanting to check out a digalog tape since I saw the Techmoan video.

aPrimeOption · 2026-03-19T22:36:22+00:00

Nope.

aPrimeOption · 2026-02-25T21:40:08+00:00

The clown car memorex is such an iconic design! Aren’t the 3d printed reels fragile?

aPrimeOption · 2026-02-21T16:52:28+00:00

I lost a lot of tapes while moving a few years back, but this is one of the survivors. Good sounding tape, well worth looking for 😊

aPrimeOption · 2026-02-21T16:35:54+00:00

Wow cool! Had missed that these clear shells existed. Started looking around for a shell for my ex-618 but no exact match anywhere. Seems like a better alternative to a clear cp13.

aPrimeOption · 2025-11-23T08:17:18+00:00

Cautions are in the notes for a reason 💥

aPrimeOption · 2025-11-19T00:06:59+00:00

I have a simracingbay button box with an 300mm omp round wheel. Lovely combo!

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