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Old 19th Jun 2018, 5:04 pm   #6
johntech
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK.
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Default Re: Philips cassette recorder EL3300/00

Hello
I have the slightly later model which has a rectangular record button.
These machines where the first domestic portable tape recorder capable of good quality.
The little reel to reel machines Clarion and Grundig cub come to mind were awful in the wow and flutter department!
I can well remember the first time I heard one of these machines playing music been blown away, as they say today!
Certainly the compact cassette was amazing for its time although the length of recording was a serious drawback if you wanted to record a concert or play and yet nobody seemed to notice they sold like hotcakes!
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