Re: Philips N1700. Exchange of cassette tape.
Yes I forgot to say it was E180 tapes I used.
Some of the early VHS decks were distinctly "unhappy" with the E240 tapes; they had never been designed for this and I think there were back tension issues. I cannot comment on the earlier Panasonic decks, they were never my favourites, and yes the early Grundig decks did not have grooves on the heads.
I made a number of recordings on the N1700 machine with it's "new" tapes and they were excellent; the N1700 had a luminance performance that was hard to beat when they were working well.
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Robert
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