There's a word for that situation. Even the tapes that DAT recorders use are outrageously expensive. In some ways, then, DAT recorders are like Donald Trump's yacht glamorous and enticing from afar, which is the closest we're going to get to it. But, on the other hand, unlike the tycoon's big white boat, DAT recorders and tapes won't stay expensive for long. No matter what the price, the quality is outstanding.
Recordings are quieter.
Selections on the tape are much easier to find. The DAT rate is 48 kilohertz, an engineering term for 48,000 times a second. The older standard rate is 44 kilohertz. Because of the way digital systems work, the highest frequency that can be recorded without problems is a little less than half the sampling rate. DAT recorders can go to about 23 kilohertz, while CDs and other digital tape systems can only go to about 21 kilohertz.