Topic: Is DCC the same as DAT???????

[Tye]

I found a cheap deck I would like to use for transfers on ebay. The thing is it is a DCC player and it comes with tapes like Reba Mcentire , Spyro Gyro ect. the tapes seem to be studio releases with covers and all . I emailed the guy and he says yes it is digital audio tape. But my guess is he does not know the diffrence. Anyone know what DCC is and is it the same as DAT?Is it something along the lines of DSS?           Thanks

[zowie]

It is not the same as DAT.  DCC is a failed format that was backward compatible with analogue cassette.

[Weazel]

dcc is digital compact cassette invented by phillips, its not the same as DAT. It's not supported by phillips anymore for some several years.

[Tye]

thanks much guys. I thought that might be the case.

[Todd R]

Also notable is that DCC was not lossless like DAT, but used some form of data compression.

[seethreepo]

there are unscrupulous types on ebay trying to pass these dcc decks off as DAT all the time. 
 

[Popmarter]

all true, but a bit of a shame. Friend of mine has used them back in 1997 to tape a few U2 shows, with amazing results  But, yes i doubt if there are still empty tapes left.. 

[zowie]

Also notable is that DCC was not lossless like DAT, but used some form of data compression.

My recollection -- which could be wrong after all these years -- was not that they used compression but that it was like an inferior 13 or 14 bit system.

[Scuba Jeremy]

I wonder how these would sound next to modern day ATRAC?

[George]

Also notable is that DCC was not lossless like DAT, but used some form of data compression.

My recollection -- which could be wrong after all these years -- was not that they used compression but that it was like an inferior 13 or 14 bit system.

http://home.netvigator.com/~ntomyng/dcc900/

Clau\ims the format is 16 bit and used compression.

[Depechemode1993]

anyone know where I can get a DCC! I would definately want one!

[BobW]

Also notable is that DCC was not lossless like DAT, but used some form of data compression.

My recollection -- which could be wrong after all these years -- was not that they used compression but that it was like an inferior 13 or 14 bit system.

http://home.netvigator.com/~ntomyng/dcc900/

Clau\ims the format is 16 bit and used compression.

Companding, if my aged memory is still there.  In the heyday of Dolby, compression and expansion at playback were considered ne plus ultra.  Now it seems arcane for a digital format.