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reelguy · 31st Oct 2011, 3:38 pm

Blooming ek !

ricard · 31st Oct 2011, 3:50 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by robjkmannering

I had one similar to number 3 as a christmas present in 1978. Can't remember the make (I was 6!) but remember it being used to record the top 40, on its side, direct from a Sony music system speaker.
It later served as tape storage for my ZX81. Load, rewind, clean head, adjust head and try again!
It was worse with the Spectrum, Manic Miner would almost load before crashing and then there would be the 20 minute wait whilst you had annother go....
Rob

I had the same for my Spectrum. I think it was a hand-me-down from my (actually younger) sister or something. While I had it the cover over the heads quickly got torn off so i could easily get at the head azimuth. It was actually not that hard to set the proper azimuth even when (or perhaps thanks to) listening through the Spectrum loudspeaker; just twist for maximum treble (or 'clarity'). The cassette carrier broke rather early on also so I always popped the cassettes directly into the well. It worked very well though, the mechanism seemed rather durable for such a basic machine, considering the amount of bursty fast forwarding and reversing I did while hunting for files on Spectrum data tapes. I actually had it out a couple of months ago while looking for an old file, and it was still working.

reelguy · 31st Oct 2011, 4:10 pm

Two more pics. PW

reelguy · 31st Oct 2011, 4:16 pm

Three more PW.

reelguy · 31st Oct 2011, 4:38 pm

Final pic hopefully. I'm having one of those days.

One pic should show the reason for the cassette mcs. The actual recordings are different .Interviews at different times etc.and you can choose which cassette to listen to. So yes, Eject is required . Thats the reason for the circular slot at the rear of the recorders.
Hope the pics show the models and makes OK.
Mcs are fastened down for security reasons so I wasn't able to examine them more thoroughly.
,Dave Walsh,Pics taken on a warm October day. Hope its not to chilly up in the North West ....
Regards Peter W...........
.Reelguy

Jim_746 · 31st Oct 2011, 5:33 pm

Arg! Cassette recorder envy! I wonder what they will with them when the exhibition finishes.

Regards,

Jim

dave walsh · 31st Oct 2011, 5:50 pm

Going to view it all in person this week Peter. Jim, if the machines aren't in fact integral to the Exhibition [I suspect they are] will ask about there disposal? I'll tell them they have created an unintended stir but to be quite honest I usually get a blank look at the Pavillion. Might be the Lanky accent.
Dave

threeseven · 31st Oct 2011, 6:33 pm

I still listen to cassettes sometimes for the pure nostalgia of handling physical music media ! I have a Denon high end auto reverse deck, don't recall the model number of hand, a Pioneer CTF9191 high end deck and also have a Philips full logic control AV deck and my car is old enough to have a cassette head unit combined with a 10 disc CD in the boot.
I still have many of the cassettes I once played in my youth, obviously recorded from vinyl, they still sound good now !
Also have a Sony Mini Disc deck but thats another story !

reelguy · 31st Oct 2011, 9:03 pm

Re What will happen to Mcs after the exhibition...
My guess is that the exhibition will move to another part of the country.

I can't remeber what cassette recorders I have apart from the philips EL3300 models mentioned elswhere.And a TEAC cassette recorder somewhere. .
Will have to see .
I have to admit that I am surprised that the mention and pics have been of so much interest.
Regards Peter...Reelguy.
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reelguy Heptode Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, UK. Posts: 746	Re: Cassettes still in use. Final pic hopefully. I'm having one of those days. One pic should show the reason for the cassette mcs. The actual recordings are different .Interviews at different times etc.and you can choose which cassette to listen to. So yes, Eject is required . Thats the reason for the circular slot at the rear of the recorders. Hope the pics show the models and makes OK. Mcs are fastened down for security reasons so I wasn't able to examine them more thoroughly. ,Dave Walsh,Pics taken on a warm October day. Hope its not to chilly up in the North West .... Regards Peter W........... .Reelguy Attached Thumbnails

31st Oct 2011, 5:33 pm	#26
Jim_746 Pentode Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Leyland, Nr. Preston, Lancashire, UK. Posts: 191	Re: Cassettes still in use. Arg! Cassette recorder envy! I wonder what they will with them when the exhibition finishes. Regards, Jim __________________ "And what on earth are you going to do with that?"

31st Oct 2011, 5:50 pm	#27
dave walsh Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ramsbottom (Nr Bury) Lancs or Bexhill (Nr Hastings) Sussex. Posts: 5,817	Re: Cassettes still in use. Going to view it all in person this week Peter. Jim, if the machines aren't in fact integral to the Exhibition [I suspect they are] will ask about there disposal? I'll tell them they have created an unintended stir but to be quite honest I usually get a blank look at the Pavillion. Might be the Lanky accent. Dave Last edited by dave walsh; 31st Oct 2011 at 5:55 pm.

31st Oct 2011, 6:33 pm	#28
threeseven Octode Join Date: May 2010 Location: Worcestershire, UK. Posts: 1,880	Re: Cassettes still in use. I still listen to cassettes sometimes for the pure nostalgia of handling physical music media ! I have a Denon high end auto reverse deck, don't recall the model number of hand, a Pioneer CTF9191 high end deck and also have a Philips full logic control AV deck and my car is old enough to have a cassette head unit combined with a 10 disc CD in the boot. I still have many of the cassettes I once played in my youth, obviously recorded from vinyl, they still sound good now ! Also have a Sony Mini Disc deck but thats another story !

31st Oct 2011, 9:03 pm	#29
reelguy Heptode Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, UK. Posts: 746	Re: Cassettes still in use. Re What will happen to Mcs after the exhibition... My guess is that the exhibition will move to another part of the country. I can't remeber what cassette recorders I have apart from the philips EL3300 models mentioned elswhere.And a TEAC cassette recorder somewhere. . Will have to see . I have to admit that I am surprised that the mention and pics have been of so much interest. Regards Peter...Reelguy. REEL to REEL