Date:         Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:08:42 -0700
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Subject:      Re: cassette crackle
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What about the old high speed duplication machines? In the 80s I  
worked at a duplication plant that had Ampex 300-size decks to record  
onto cassette tape that was then loaded into shells. I'd be surprised  
if nobody has ever modified one to play back cassette tape...

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Lou Judson • Intuitive Audio
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On Sep 18, 2008, at 2:54 PM, Michael Biel wrote:

> A last note about cassettes.  The narrow tape does not give some of  
> the problems that wider open reel tape has, but controlling the  
> head location is also a problem.  The cassette shell adds a whole- 
> nuther set of variables.  Nobody has ever made an open reel player  
> for .150 tape, have they?  Oh, that little Nagra.  What was its  
> tape width?  .125 or .150?  But that thing would probably cost as  
> much as a luxury car now if you could find it.  Maybe some of you  
> who have worked more with cassettes than I have (I HATE them) can  
> recommend machines that have more sturdy and accessable adjustments  
> than the usual crap, and some that retract the pressure pad.