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Originally Posted by Edward Huggins
... If what you have is old, S/H and pre-recorded, then don't expect too much from it...
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Actually pre recorded cassettes could be very well recorded especially later ones by the big duplicators. They often used type 2 tape stock, recorded on specially modified open reel slaves, used digital master tapes and believe it or not were recorded at up to 160 times cassette speed. Companies like Gauss and Lyrec knew their stuff and needed to to compete with the CD which of course eventually won out. So long as the gear was maintained and aligned, and the playback deck also , it can sound good.