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Title: where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: caymanreview on December 25, 2003, 10:40:13 PM
i havent had a dat for quit some time.

i will have a d8 here very shortly.

i always used maxell hs4s in the past.

where is everyone buying thier media these days?

cheapest? best service?
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: super-phat-al on December 25, 2003, 11:54:25 PM
i havent had a dat for quit some time.

i will have a d8 here very shortly.

i always used maxell hs4s in the past.

where is everyone buying thier media these days?

cheapest? best service?
man i think you get the gear slut award.  i remember when your rig was nothing like that at all.  +T for the continous mods
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: caymanreview on December 26, 2003, 01:02:10 AM
yeah ive really made some serious changes in rigs since early spring 03

at933s > m1
c1000s > hosa mit176 transformers > modsbm1 > m1
391s > ps2 > hosa mit176 transformers > modsbm1 > m1
391s > warm mod ua5 > m1
391s > warm mod ua5 > jb3
mg300s > warm mod ua5 > jb3
480s > warm mod ua5 > jb3
480s > mini me > d8
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: cpclark on December 26, 2003, 01:45:12 AM
i go with phil at sonicsense, always works out and he is a stand up guy and i use maxells too, so go for it
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: caymanreview on December 26, 2003, 01:50:57 AM
yeah i have been using phil alot lately. he is definantly a stand-up guy! i was just wondering where everyone was going since that one place closed (cant remember the name of it for the life of me) but i always did business with them before

FWIW phil is selling 60 and 90m hs4s for 2.20 untill the end of the year, i guess il jump on that and buy a bunch
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: F.O.Bean on December 26, 2003, 04:02:51 AM
i used to use terrapin exclusively for blankmedia, but now i use phil exclusively 8)
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: caymanreview on December 26, 2003, 04:05:06 AM
terrapin! thats it, i always used them, bought every blank dat i ever bought from there!

phil it is then
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: Lee on December 26, 2003, 08:37:13 AM
I bought a box from Cascade Media not too long ago, but I think Phil may be cheaper now.
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: zhianosatch on December 26, 2003, 04:15:14 PM
i think we got ours from sonic sense as well. thought about cascademedia, but phil was still cheaper. i think.
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: caymanreview on December 26, 2003, 06:06:21 PM
i would think phil would be cheaper right now. but  the sonicsense site says 2.20 on blanks untill the first of the year, i bet they go up then

i guess il have to break down and buy a box of 60m and one of 90m before then
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: JasonSobel on January 01, 2004, 03:13:44 PM
I always get my blank DATs from http://www.am-dig.com (http://www.am-dig.com)
they've got good prices, great service, quick shipping, and are cool folks in general.
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: caymanreview on January 01, 2004, 05:32:15 PM
I always get my blank DATs from http://www.am-dig.com (http://www.am-dig.com)
they've got good prices, great service, quick shipping, and are cool folks in general.

looks like thier prices are high

individually
hs4/60m 2.79 - 10 pack 2.69 each
hs4/90m 2.89 - 10 pack 2.79 each

phils site still say 2.20 for both the 60 and 90m hs/4s, wether you buy 1 or 10
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: John R on January 01, 2004, 09:36:51 PM
sonic sense

jr
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: super-phat-al on January 04, 2004, 03:34:11 PM
sonicsense looks good right now.  2.15 for maxell
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: Tim on January 04, 2004, 03:41:36 PM
sonic sense... cause it's right down the street!

shipping? what's that?
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: ClevelandMike on January 07, 2004, 12:17:44 AM
I always get my blank DATs from http://www.am-dig.com (http://www.am-dig.com)
they've got good prices, great service, quick shipping, and are cool folks in general.

looks like thier prices are high

individually
hs4/60m 2.79 - 10 pack 2.69 each
hs4/90m 2.89 - 10 pack 2.79 each

phils site still say 2.20 for both the 60 and 90m hs/4s, wether you buy 1 or 10

That is significantly higher, I do go through them for cdr media though. I'm also not sure which Maxells they carry either. I usually go through O Bros or Sonic for those.
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: Tim on January 07, 2004, 04:50:30 AM
I won't be going through SS anymore...
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: Sean Gallemore on January 07, 2004, 05:31:24 AM
I won't be going through SS anymore...

they gotta figure a complete revamp of the sales dept. is gonna hurt business.  I'm sure there are bigger fish buying from them than just tapers, however.
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: caymanreview on January 07, 2004, 06:33:03 AM
I won't be going through SS anymore...

Why?
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: wbrisette on January 07, 2004, 07:04:32 AM
I'll toss in one that hasn't been mentioned. I use CassetteHouse now more often since TT stopped selling media. They do cost more, but they also have sales regularly which is when I stock up (I usually buy in lots of 100 or 50 in order to not have to rush out to buy tapes). They still have Fuji tape which is what is in their MasterDAT DATs, and they also sell 94 minute unlabeled Fuji tape -- cheap, which comes in handy for local bands.

Wayne
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: caymanreview on January 07, 2004, 07:09:27 AM
i see now about SS.... il be looking elsewhere. i put in one last order with phil the other day

im definantly interested in getting some of those 94 minute unlabeled fuji tapes! i tape quite often here locally, and soon to be more ofter, and those would be perfect~
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: F.O.Bean on January 07, 2004, 08:50:22 AM
i see now about SS.... il be looking elsewhere. i put in one last order with phil the other day

im definantly interested in getting some of those 94 minute unlabeled fuji tapes! i tape quite often here locally, and soon to be more ofter, and those would be perfect~

me too, im just glad i had the pleasure of getting my v3 off of phil, hes the shizzy!!! 8)
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: Chuck on January 07, 2004, 10:36:32 AM
i see now about SS.... il be looking elsewhere. i put in one last order with phil the other day

im definantly interested in getting some of those 94 minute unlabeled fuji tapes! i tape quite often here locally, and soon to be more ofter, and those would be perfect~

me too, im just glad i had the pleasure of getting my v3 off of phil, hes the shizzy!!! 8)

I was going to get my TL's through Phil too.
Looks like Wind Over the Earth is going to be getting my order now.
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: F.O.Bean on January 07, 2004, 10:37:50 AM
i see now about SS.... il be looking elsewhere. i put in one last order with phil the other day

im definantly interested in getting some of those 94 minute unlabeled fuji tapes! i tape quite often here locally, and soon to be more ofter, and those would be perfect~

me too, im just glad i had the pleasure of getting my v3 off of phil, hes the shizzy!!! 8)

I was going to get my TL's through Phil too.
Looks like Wind Over the Earth is going to be getting my order now.

wind over earth??

whats up calico?? ;D
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: Chuck on January 07, 2004, 10:49:09 AM
i see now about SS.... il be looking elsewhere. i put in one last order with phil the other day

im definantly interested in getting some of those 94 minute unlabeled fuji tapes! i tape quite often here locally, and soon to be more ofter, and those would be perfect~

me too, im just glad i had the pleasure of getting my v3 off of phil, hes the shizzy!!! 8)

I was going to get my TL's through Phil too.
Looks like Wind Over the Earth is going to be getting my order now.

wind over earth??

whats up calico?? ;D

I'm selling my Josephson mics:

http://www.taperssection.com/yabbse/index.php?board=7;action=display;threadid=11834

to get ADK TL's

Larry at ADK told me Wind Over the Earth had the best pricing.

Paul at ProDigital has had my AD-1000 for over a month now. I guess the parts are hard to come by for it.  Anyway... With the ADK's and the fixed AD-1000 I should be good to go. Doesn't look like it's going to come together before the moe. Valentines Day show at the Fillmore though.
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: Tim on January 07, 2004, 02:03:36 PM
Calico... I'll be running fob at those shows but Todd R will have my u89s back in the section. make sure you come and say hi!
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: Chuck on January 07, 2004, 02:08:54 PM
Calico... I'll be running fob at those shows but Todd R will have my u89s back in the section. make sure you come and say hi!

Will do.  :)

I've never taped moe.
What's the deal? Is FOB cool, or on the DL?
Do I need a tapers ticket? I've never had to get one for any Fillmore shows in the past.
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: Tim on January 07, 2004, 02:39:08 PM
fob is cool with moe. but the fillmore hates it... pretty low profile. we'll be running actives on a stand..
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: Tim on January 07, 2004, 02:39:31 PM
oh yeah, and no tapers ticket...
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: Chuck on January 07, 2004, 03:42:14 PM
See you there.  :)
I'm psyched about seeing moe for the first time. I've never heard/seen Galactic. Maybe I'll try different mic configurations during their set.
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: Tim on January 07, 2004, 05:06:38 PM
somehow I missed you at the Phil show... we'll meet up for sure at this one!
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: Chuck on January 07, 2004, 05:21:01 PM
somehow I missed you at the Phil show... we'll meet up for sure at this one!

Man, I'd love to hear u89 moe.
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: Tim on January 07, 2004, 05:22:40 PM
if we pull off fob with little to no problem on night one I'd like to try and run them up front on night two... we'll see though
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: blu666z on January 07, 2004, 10:45:18 PM
So Tim, who is user 188?

-Kevin
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: Tim on January 08, 2004, 02:02:11 PM
it's me... couldn't think of anything funny to put in there
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: Chuck on January 08, 2004, 02:15:18 PM
Has anyone ever done any u89 or u87 comparissons with the ADK TL's?
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: Tim on January 08, 2004, 02:24:16 PM
Phil and I talked about running a comp between the adk's and u89s, and jbk has mentioned it too. If you guys can come up with a matching back end (pre/a-d) I'd be happy to setup the u89s for a comp. I'm guessing the adk's would match up nicely!
Title: Re:where does everyone buy thier blank dats these days?
Post by: F.O.Bean on January 10, 2004, 09:14:42 AM
Phil and I talked about running a comp between the adk's and u89s, and jbk has mentioned it too. If you guys can come up with a matching back end (pre/a-d) I'd be happy to setup the u89s for a comp. I'm guessing the adk's would match up nicely!

jason b did the firstnite of deer creek, he was right next to me and had a TON of shit!!! 8)