HHB stood for Half Human Band, the band the founder played in. as best i
know, they made their own tapes (or a single manufacturer did) and i've
never had the trouble with HHB that i've had with every other brand.
On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 12:28 AM, John Haley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello, Shai.
>
> I don't know the answer--I don't know what hhb means, but I do recall that
> back in the DAT era there was a trend to use computer back-up tapes in
> place of DAT tapes, because, unbelievably, they came in the exact same
> plastic case and were cheaper. But the specs of the tape itself were
> somehow different, and use of the "wrong" tape was supposed to damage the
> rather delicate tape mechanism of audio DAT machines, even tho such a tape
> would record and play back OK. So if some kind of oddball DAT tape brand
> surfaces today, you might have some suspicion that it was really a computer
> back-up tape that got used for audio. I believe that you could not tell
> the difference by their overall appearance.
>
> Regards,
> John Haley
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 6:33 PM, Shai Drori <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Sorry stupid autocorrect. Yes I mean DAT
> >
> > On Thursday, 10 November 2016, Gary A. Galo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > You mean DAT?
> > >
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> > > Does anyone know who manufactured the hhb day tapes?
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