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4th November 2011
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| Lives for gear  | Just ordered another case of RMGI 900 tape
My former thread about updates on ordering seems to have been deleted, so. . . Just ordered another case of RMGI SM900 tape. 20 reels of 1/4" on metal reels. Thankyasomuch RMGI!
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4th November 2011
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Austin, Texas
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Bought some new 1/2" this week, works great! Next week I'm getting some new leader tape. Wheeeee! Closest thing to a tweet I've ever done. JT
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5th November 2011
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Jan 2009 Location: Boise, Idaho
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Cool, I bought a ton of Quantegy GP9 pancakes and put them on precision reels a TV station was throwing away. I'm set for a long, long time.
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5th December 2011
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Just ordered another case of RMGI tape.
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5th December 2011
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| Lives for food Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Los Angeles
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Sounds like a run on rmgi tape is going on. Just out of curiosity, why is that? I see that Pyral (which was part of emtec/basf a long time ago) has bought the formula rights... back I guess... from RMG .. which itself got the formula and the equipment from Emtec a few years ago. It looks like the production and formula is simply moving back to France. Or did I miss something?
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5th December 2011
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Seattle
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Ordered 6 cases of SM900 last month and another 6 cases this month of 1/4" and 4 cases of 1/2". RMGI is the best. Quote:
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5th December 2011
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Brisbane, Australia
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ATR Magnetics formula sounds better & it's more reliable in my experience.
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5th December 2011
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Aug 2005 Location: seattle, WA
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just ordered another box of fedex envelopes
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5th December 2011
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| Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Brisbane, Australia
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5th December 2011
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| Gear maniac  Joined: Jun 2010 Location: Portugal
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I'm curious though to try out RMG... Maybe I'll order a few next time! | |
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5th December 2011
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Oh that smell--enjoy your tape and spread the word here. I'm committed to SM900. Production moving from Holland to France is hopefully not a big deal. I'm calling the head of RMGI in USA today to discuss the situation. Then I'll have the real news. |
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5th December 2011
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| Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Austin, Texas
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Both ATR and RMG-900 tape work/sound great here. Slightly different sonic flavor, and of course.... smell. Although the cheap soft aluminum flanges they use nowadays are less than desirable, often are bent or warped. So I've been acquiring a few vintage flanges from the past decades, far better quality, and almost always straight and true. JT |
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5th December 2011
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| Gear addict  Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Chico, CA
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5th December 2011
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| Banned Joined: Oct 2007 Location: europe
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I am wondering how much are SM 900 in the USA ? Here in Europe sm 900 and 911 are now 50 Euros 1/4 " 762 m , not really affordable ....Sm 468 1/4" seems like its impossible to find ..... Strange |
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6th December 2011
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Norway
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We were paying a bit less, maybe €40/reel of SM900 in 1/4", but I haven't bought any in a while. It's just part of the cost of doing business. Thor
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6th December 2011
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Here in the USA, 1/4" SM900 is around $49-$60 per reel on a metal reel. Plastic reels are $10 less. I am buying cases of 20 reel pancakes and winding them on to reels here at our place. 20 pancakes SM900 is around $560 shipped. |
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6th December 2011
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| Lives for gear  Joined: May 2005 Location: Netherlands
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6th December 2011
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Apr 2005 Location: nyc / london
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both RMG and ATR smell quite strongly in comparison with the older tape. |
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7th December 2011
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| Gear interested  Joined: Sep 2011 Location: Belgium
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My RMGI 1/4" and 2" SM911 's just arrived Aaaah..... Opening such a box does something to tape lovers.... Sounds great, recorded on the A80 and played back on an A77...
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10th December 2011
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SM900 pancakes were delivered, box was opened and the SMELL came out. The whole room smelled like tape. Of course it did not smell as much as it will when the reel is sitting on a heated up machine. The JOY of tape. Thankyasomuch! RMGI, Don Morris and Full Compass. |
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10th December 2011
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Florida
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We used to call Agfa "GAGfa" ... and thought we were clever. 996 was the best smelling stock, imo. | |
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14th December 2011
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| Gear nut Joined: Dec 2005
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14th December 2011
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Totally for real, baby. I ordered 20 pancakes SM 900.
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14th December 2011
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| Gear interested Joined: Feb 2008
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Im very glad to see that there is not one post about shedding. Seems this is no longer an issue. Also good to hear some prefer ATR, good to have options.
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14th December 2011
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15th December 2011
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| Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Austin, Texas
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Works/sounds fine. JT | |
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16th December 2011
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| Gear nut Joined: Jul 2009 Location: New York
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Just used RMG 911 for the first time today. No shedding, sounds beautiful. Any comments on the difference between 900 and 911?
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16th December 2011
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| Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Norway
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900 is +9 tape, pure and open, nice for recording where you want to capture the source as perfectly as possible, but to tape. 911 is +6 tape, nice and smooth, for recording where you'd like a little bit of the tape sound and glue (i.e. compression) to be present. Just as a rough guide. Thor Quote:
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16th December 2011
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| Gear nut Joined: Jul 2009 Location: New York
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17th December 2011
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| Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Austin, Texas
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No shedding with RMG 900 either IME. Cleaning the heads after an hours' use, almost nothing shows on the cotton swab. JT |
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