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Triffid wrote:
It's de-emphasis. Tape a CD onto it and it'll sound just fine. Bet you
can't hear much past 14k anyway, I certainly can't. (44yo). Despite
years of under-rating by snide old farts, cassettes continue to provide
a worthwhile music source.

*Most* cassettes don't go anywhere near 14kHz in practice. On a new
machine with good tape when measured, yes. After a few years use, no.

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