What's the Latest QUAD TAPE Added to Your Pile? Q8, Q4

[bigbillquad]

Hi. All

Another Q8 cartridge came today.

( WB.Q8 L9B 2694 -The Doobie Brothers The Captain & Me )-

 

[bigbillquad]

Hi. All

I thought I would pass this on.
On discogs.com there is a good library of photo covers of Q4 Reel to Reels good for reference.

https://www.discogs.com/search/?q=QUADRAPHONIC+REEL+TO+REEL&type=all

 

[Simon A]

And Q8 covers too. Steelydave has been working hard for quite some time trying to add as many as possible. I for one appreciate everyone's efforts.

 

[bigbillquad]

And Q8 covers too. Steelydave has been working hard for quite some time trying to add as many as possible. I for one appreciate everyone's efforts.

Hi Simon

Yes you are right I forgot about Q8.

https://www.discogs.com/search/?q=QUADRAPHONIC+Q8&type=all

 

[fredblue]

Also Sprach Zarathustra : Richard Strauss, Bernstein & New York Philharmonic (Q8)

 

[fredblue]

Liszt : Hungarian Rhapsodies, Smetana : Battered Bride, Dvorák : Scherzo Capriccioso ; Ormandy & Philadelphia Orchestra (Q8)

 

[4-earredwonder]

Wow!!
Hair!!
Paul Jabara, Diane Keaton , Melba Moore...wait ..wasn't Bert Sommer (played "Jennifer" in Woodstock) in there too???

In answer to your query, Kap, regarding HAIR [QR]: https://www.discogs.com/Various-Hai...ginal-Broadway-Cast-Recording/release/8994045 ALL cast members are listed.

I'm also fortunate to own this QR but honestly haven't played it in years!:yikes

 

[Q-Eight]

I won these bad boys yesterday. Put in a hail Mary bid and hoped for the best as I'd be on the road taking my brother home. Was watching some other tapes that ended at 8:00pm but rolled in at 8:02. Oh well. Kinda paid dearly for these guys. Curious to see if the sound is any better than their earlier orange-shelled counterparts. :music

 

[JonUrban]

I won these bad boys yesterday. Put in a hail Mary bid and hoped for the best as I'd be on the road taking my brother home. Was watching some other tapes that ended at 8:00pm but rolled in at 8:02. Oh well. Kinda paid dearly for these guys. Curious to see if the sound is any better than their earlier orange-shelled counterparts. :music

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I think they will sound better than the orange ones, as I recall. I have the purple "One of These Nights" and it's a great sounding Q8. Back when I was ebay gathering, I bid on the purple "On The Border" a few times but always got sniped.

Good job.

 

[Philip Spinner]

I won these bad boys yesterday. Put in a hail Mary bid and hoped for the best as I'd be on the road taking my brother home. Was watching some other tapes that ended at 8:00pm but rolled in at 8:02. Oh well. Kinda paid dearly for these guys. Curious to see if the sound is any better than their earlier orange-shelled counterparts. :music

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From memory I think these purple carts have less hiss than the orange ones.

 

[jwb474]

Since I am on a project to transfer my tapes to digital files I am servicing the tape decks to get them in peak condition. To do that I have been looking and founds some alignment tapes. The CD is certainly not a tape, but it will be used to check the recording functions.

 

[fredblue]

You've Got A Friend - Andy Williams (Q8)

 

[fredblue]

Now & Then - Carpenters (Q8)

 

[fredblue]

Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille (Q8)

 

[fredblue]

Compartments - Jose Feliciano (Q8)

 

[fredblue]

Rockin' - Guess Who (Q8)

 

[4-earredwonder]

Rockin' - Guess Who (Q8)

Truly, The Sherlock Holmes of QUAD.

Adam, when are you going to share your sonic impressions of your new found format?

And where do you find these ancient relics?:yikes

 

[fredblue]

The Spinners - S/T (Q8)

 

[fredblue]

Truly, The Sherlock Holmes of QUAD.

Adam, when are you going to share your sonic impressions of your new found format?

And where do you find these ancient relics?:yikes

not had a lot of time to play around with it all tbh Ralph but so far, so good.. seems the decks running a bit fast (approx -4% comparing the few things I've got on CD-4/SQ already sounds like its about there) but sounding ok generally so just been tweaking channel balances a bit and trying to resolve the speed with the help of a friend who's ears I'd trust with my life!

oh just the usual places, online, eBay, Discogs.. though I may have to raid the piggy bank to get some of the stuff I really want on the format unless I really get mega lucky! :yikes

one thing to add, is I am astounded at the speed stability, much better than I ever had out of my old Akai CR-81D, I don't know why that might be (Qn for QQ Q8 experts; is the motor more powerful or more finely tuned in the Quad model?) but really apart from the expected hassle of every tape breaking at the sensing foil and the pressure pads turning to mush oh and one tape being unplayable since it wound itself too tight on the hub.. its lovely to hear truly discrete surround sound from one of the old Quad formats after a couple of years sodding about with Quad from vinyl (and all that entails!).. to be continued...

 

[fredblue]

The Divine Miss M. - Bette Midler (Q8)