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Quantegy did shut down circa 2004, after going bankrupt. They allegedly reformulated to get past sticky-shed issues with the backcoated types (to be fair, I have circa 1998 Q456 and circa 2000 Q406 and Q457 and have had no issues, YET). But their larger problem was a history of non-perfect slitting and low quality-control standards. Their tapes are known to have poor polishing, thus nodules on the surface, poor travel in the tape path, etc. Pre-Quantegy Ampex-branded tapes are the prime offenders of the sticky-shed era (backcoated types only, of course). Some people are very loyal to Q63x brown-oxide and red-oxide types, but I don't like them because of the slitting issues. I have made very few reel recordings for paying clients, but in those few sessions I never used Quantegy or Ampex tape, and never would. I did work at a studio in the 1980s that used Ampex 456 for 1/4" masters and Scotch 250 for 2" 24-track. Both types all went sticky, but there were few other choices at the same costs and availability for an NYC studio in those days. -- Tom Fine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shai Drori" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 4:34 AM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Which brand of reel to reel tapes are best? > 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 >>> [log in to unmask] >>> בברכה, >>> שי דרורי >>> מומחה לשימור והמרה של אודיו וידאו וסרטים 8-35 ממ. >>> > > -- > Cheers > Shai Drori > Timeless Recordings > [log in to unmask] > בברכה, > שי דרורי > מומחה לשימור והמרה של אודיו וידאו וסרטים 8-35 ממ. > >