Quantegy Professional Studio Series DAT-R Blank Digital Audio Tape

About the Quantegy Professional Studio Series DAT-R

The Quantegy Professional Studio Series DAT-R is a certified master-grade blank DAT tape from Quantegy - the American company that continued and extended the legendary Ampex tape manufacturing heritage. Quantegy's DAT tapes were built on their proprietary advanced metal particle formulation (Type 467), developed and refined over decades of professional tape manufacturing. The Professional Studio Series represents Quantegy's highest grade of DAT media, carrying the "Certified Master" designation and designed for studio master recording, broadcast, and archival applications where error performance is critical.

Technical Specifications

• Grade: Professional Studio Master - Certified Master Digital Audio Tape
• Formulation: Advanced metal particle (Quantegy 467 type) - high output, minimum error rates
• Magnetic properties: Coercivity 762 Oe; Retentivity 1,332 Gauss
• Physical construction: Polyester base 0.83 mil; oxide coating 0.20 mil; backcoating 0.04 mil; total 1.07 mil
• Shell: Superior professional shell for optimal dropout and output performance
• Tape width: 3.81mm (4mm)
• Recording modes: Compatible with 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, and 48 kHz / 16-bit
• Available length: 94 minutes

Who Is This Tape For

The Quantegy Professional Studio Series DAT-R is aimed at recording engineers, archivists, and serious enthusiasts who want American-made professional-grade DAT media with full technical specifications. Quantegy's long track record in professional tape manufacturing - inherited directly from Ampex - means this tape carries genuine studio credibility. The 94-minute length provides useful headroom beyond a standard 90-minute session without the risks associated with the thinner substrate of 120-minute tapes.

Condition

This tape is New Old Stock (NOS) - factory sealed, never recorded, in its original packaging.