hwh wrote:
"Adrian C" schreef in bericht
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hwh wrote:
It's a good question, which has been answered, but another occurred to
me:
how does a cassttte compare to an MP3?


320 kbps MP3 can outperform most casette/player combinations but not all
of them. The MP3s don't wear out however.

gr, hwh

Electric guitar (or keyboard) stereo 'phasing' effects sound squish on MP3
or ATRAC (MD) when I'm really concentrating. I still use a cassette
walkman for the gym... I've got over 500 cassettes from the 80's to
re-discover.

Are they ok? I found that many of the old ones loose their magnetic layer
easily, so that you have to clean the heads every few minutes!
All this is not very good for their treble response of course.

gr, hwh

i think the whole line of tape auto destructing is mostly (but not
totally) a myth spred by industry and aided by the media they advertise
in to get us to consume the latest format and has very little to do
with truth. I have old reel to reel tapes, vhs cassttes from the early
80s and audio cassettes. Out of the hundreds I have, the only problems
I have had are with:
- many old prerecorded cassettes from the 60s to early 80s - tend to
shed easily
-basf ferro tapes (both open reel LH and cassette, vintage '78-80) -
shedding
-scotch 175 from the mid 70s reel - hydrolised
-scotch dynarange cassettes - squealing and tape pad deteriorated
-mid-80s vintage E180 samsung vhs tape - shedding
(all kept at room temperature and stored in drawers)

I have NEVER had even the slightest problem with any other named brand
of audio/video tape deteriorating seriously so can only assume that the
rumours, whilst having an element of truth, are greatly exaggerated!
anyone else care to share their experiences....?
-B-