on 5/28/08 10:46 AM US/Central, Richard L. Hess at arclists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Fortunately, obtaining high-quality disc reproduction equipment into the future appears to be easier than obtaining equally high-quality tape reproduction equipment.
Richard, hi. Some of the highest quality disk recordings can be found on manufacturing parts which require a bi-pointed stylus. To my knowledge, these styli are not available any more.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but tape heads can still be custom made.