The White Stripes R2R ? Crazy Price.

Toolfan66
Toolfan66 Posts: 17,221
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https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/180395/The_White_Stripes-Elephant-14_Inch_-_15_IPS_Tape?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=AWS+|+USA+|+Advantage++shopping+campaign+04/20/2023+Campaign&utm_content=White+Stripes+Ultra+Tape+|+Advantage++shopping+campaign+08/29/2023+Ad+-+Copy&fbclid=IwAR2jDyi5BZj1Ow-iYNek0F38bQH45aKISZNhKWSP1DrrUj5jG8yH6D0pzCo_aem_AR6zh9OJ30fB750p6TVy0iVYhgWLWoBk2Z7tmZAZEd_Us0nmfe6iiDSi30Qrm2H3BrINsWpFzbZ9UUD9-Ojr13gm
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,221
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  • SIHAB
    SIHAB Posts: 4,891
    That is about the going rate I guess.

    Funny story, I formed a band 'The Brown Stripes' long before they
    were on the scene. We didn't last long. We stunk.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,004
    This exact thing is why I don't even consider R2R. I was even offered a very nice, mint condition R2R a decade ago.

    I thought to myself....where were you in the 70's when the stuff you could play was "reasonable"?

    Now the tapes are so old, it is a hit or miss. Quality has degraded, prices for R2R repairs have gone up and the repairs are questionable (unless you *really* know someone qualified).

    And people think LP's and digital is a rabbit hole....LOL.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,769
    edited September 2023
    yeah, but when they're great -- they're great.

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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,004
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    yeah, but when they're great -- they're great.

    Absof'nlutely! The best of the best IMO/IME.

    Tom

    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,221
    It would be quite interesting to know how many of these are actually sold..
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  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,701
    I really wanted to go down this rabbit hole a couple of years ago but backed away after the lack of being able to find trustworthy tapes.

    The acoustic sounds tapes were on the scene but I never purchased any.

    But I did preorder the elephant UHQR vinyl. Be interesting to hear as this will be the first time Chad from acoustic sounds ventures into a newer generation of music.
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  • Keiko
    Keiko Posts: 764
    YIKES! And I thought springing for some of these MoFi One Steps was steep at a buck fifty a pop. :o
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