cafe67 Posted February 1 Posted February 1 (edited) Yello, One Second 15ips Studio Master Tape edition gets a good listen to by Alan McIntosh for HiFi PiG. https://www.hifipig.com/yello-one-second-reel-to-reel-review/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3mY9bKguxXLJ8aIi_XVP3KcluWl8_TVw_rLw_WDUOdFGKGeTiBSJ2LWiM_aem_VEU_Dc5Iq_LRV1Mhpw0GXg Edited February 1 by cafe67 3
Bugs Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Excellent article/review, I'm a bit confused, if the tapes are the same speed,15in/per sec, why do you get the option of 1 or 2 tapes? And then there's the price , F##k, it must be good to be rich..
cafe67 Posted February 2 Author Posted February 2 6 hours ago, Bugs said: Excellent article/review, I'm a bit confused, if the tapes are the same speed,15in/per sec, why do you get the option of 1 or 2 tapes? And then there's the price , F##k, it must be good to be rich.. I got the impression , one tape per side, not sure? 1
muon* Posted February 2 Posted February 2 Reads as Studio Master is 2 reels, and Standard Master is one reel. 1
muon* Posted February 2 Posted February 2 Maybe the second tape in the Studio Master was additional content? 1
cafe67 Posted February 3 Author Posted February 3 15 hours ago, muon* said: Maybe the second tape in the Studio Master was additional content? Of course, Stella is far more than the “star” track of Oh Yeah! Included on this 2 tape RTM RM900 stock Studio Master copy box set are the original 11 tracks off the original 1985 LP. Yello have partnered with the well regarded Horch House production company to package the albums. As with previous Horch offerings (see reviews such as Dextrer Gordon – A Day In Copenhagen), time and money has been spent on how they are served up to the end user. I was impressed with the packaging, which arrived in a robust outer box with padding to minimise transit shock. Inside the actual boxed set is a thin white card outer to further protect from scuffing (I have kept this on for shelving). The tapes themselves are then housed in a robust black stiff card sleeve. Two tapes are present, each resplendent in a custom yellow plastic tape box, a new style I’ve not seen before, with the Stella artwork front and centre and are accompanied by Horch’s trademark “extra’s” of an authenticity certificate with hologram/barcode that can be used to confirm the tapes ”bona fides“ on their website, recording notes, mastering notes and information about the actual tape preparation (read reproduction) – indicating that Triston label’s Jὒrg Schopper is the very experienced man at the controls – PLUS photography of Boris and Dieter themselves looking very moody and suave in addition to the album artwork (front and back by Ernst Gamper) as well as a photo of Tape 1 of the original 30ips master. This is all the stuff that we open reel fanatics crave and adds an extra cache to the experience as well as building the value towards the not-inconsiderable (but worth it in my opinion) outlay cost for such tapes. The two metal reels are branded “Yello Master Tape Editon” along with a funky Y icon that echoes an open reel’s appearance – very snazzy! There is also a slightly lower cost “Studio Edition” on a single long play LP90 tape 3
Bugs Posted February 3 Posted February 3 OK, I might be a bit dense, but is the two tape version of this recording have a alternative mix or just two versions of the same, one "better" than the other? I'm not trying to be clever, as I have been on the Yello bandwagon for decades, and have 10 cds/ LPs , and I'm sure the Tape version would surpass the other formats if you have the tape deck to do it justice
cafe67 Posted February 3 Author Posted February 3 (edited) https://www.horchhouse.com/yello-one-second https://www.horchhouse.com/yello-stella https://www.horchhouse.com/boris-blank-resonance Edited February 3 by cafe67
cafe67 Posted February 3 Author Posted February 3 I asked Alan McIntosh from Hifi Pig, the difference between the 2 versions “the actual tape - the 2 tape version uses SM900 tape , the one tape is the same formula but a longer play / thinner version but absolutely fine LPR90 to accommodate the tracks . LPR90 as it’s thinner could be said to be at risk from stretching over time more so than SM900. The my Studer is calibrated for SM900 and LPR90 so “sees” them the same - the SM900 takes up to +9db hot recording , LPR90 can’t go quite so hot (+3db) but in the case of a master tape that’s kind of irrelevant” 1
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