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We want to record our services - should we use Cassette Tape or CD

 

If you are adding new recording equipment, now is definitely the time to record on CD instead of tape. Here are the reasons why:

1) More people can play CDs than tapes. A few years ago, people used to say " I want a tape so I can play it in my car". Now they say "I want a CD so I can play it in my car". Even seniors are saying they can't play a tape, only a CD.

2) The quality of CD recording is far superior to cassette tape.

3) The life of a CD is far longer than a tape. Tapes deteriorate with age and use, CDs don't.

4) The cost of a CD is lower than the cost of a cassette tape.

5) The cost of a CD duplicator is less than a cassette duplicator.

6) A CD duplicator will copy a CD twice as fast as a cassette duplicator will copy a tape.

7) Cassette tapes are almost extinct. When is the last time you saw tapes for sale in a music store? There are very few consumer cassette recorders made now. A professional Cassette recorder is almost as expensive as a CD recorder with similar features.

For more information on CD and Cassette Recording and Duplicating click here.