Hi John, what's up?
Well, Quantegy is basically a re branded Ampex. Same horrible stuff. You 
do not want to use it. IIRC Quantegy shut down operations in 2004 but I 
could be wrong about the exact date.
Cheers
Shai
בתאריך 03/12/13 10:40 AM, ציטוט John Haley:
> Hello, Shai.  Greetings!  You roused my curiosity.  I totally believe you,
> but what is wrong with the Quantegy tapes?
>
> Best,
> John Haley
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 3:35 AM, Shai Drori <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Jan
>> Quantegy is a big NO NO. Do not touch. RMG and ATr Magnetics are still
>> manufactured and both are good. On the used side I love Maxell and Memorex.
>> YMMV of course, but these have shown great longevity and sound.
>> Shai Drori
>> בתאריך 03/12/13 8:26 AM, ציטוט Jan Myren:
>>
>>   HI!
>>> I find that there are actually two brands available of new tapes on the
>>> net,
>>> Quantegy and RMG. Which one is best for my Tandberg TD 20 A for recording
>>> music from LP's, CD's and 78's?
>>>
>>> Are there also some older NOS that are reccomandable, since they often
>>> appear at Ebay for reasonable prices?
>>>
>>> All the best
>>> jan
>>>
>>>
>> --
>> Cheers
>> Shai Drori
>> Timeless Recordings
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>> בברכה,
>> שי דרורי
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Shai Drori
Timeless Recordings
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