I believe this unit is based on a Panasonic, this predates Phillips' interference and destruction of the Magnavox name.
Anyone still listen to Cassettes?
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Cassettes!
I still listen to them - but now I mostly use youtube.
Peter
I still listen to them - but now I mostly use youtube.
Peter
I was into cassette tapes in the 70's through the 90's. Finally I got a CD player at home, and later in the cars. Made a lot of what is usually called "mix tapes" for my own enjoyment, but others liked them as well. Most of the content was from vinyl in my collection. I still have most of them, but the players have seen better days ;-).
One of these days I'm going to archive most of my vinyl to CD quality. Disk space has been an issue, although with the low price of hard drives these days it really shouldn't be. The other limiting factor is time. It takes a long time to playback vinyl and get a good digital copy.
The muffled sound of your old cassettes might be that they were recorded without Dolby noise reduction and you might be playing them back with Dolby turned on. Try turning it off and see what happens.
One of these days I'm going to archive most of my vinyl to CD quality. Disk space has been an issue, although with the low price of hard drives these days it really shouldn't be. The other limiting factor is time. It takes a long time to playback vinyl and get a good digital copy.
The muffled sound of your old cassettes might be that they were recorded without Dolby noise reduction and you might be playing them back with Dolby turned on. Try turning it off and see what happens.
kenmoreguy89
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Yes I do! Also Vynils! At flea markets I always find alot of cassette for less of a buck! Vynils of course are more expensive I like find and listen them also! I do have a great collection of Vynils of my mother. I have a lot of cassettes of every kind, most of them are 90s Disco dance that was very nice in those years till 2005, then disco dance changed and got trash! I also have tons of cassettes registered by myself of 90s disco dance weekly radio parades of the best hits, they will become history and most of them aleady are..... My mother shortly before she passed away started to buy also tons of cassettes of Rolling stones and Beatles and The Birds, Mamas and Papas etc... she already had all these songs on original vynils but she wanted to listen them in the car also.... I do listen them sometimes, listening her cassettes reminds me of her....when I was a child she always used singing me their songs....She used to singing me "She loves you" putting me to sleep... It is a sweet memory of her, she miss me everyday......
Anyaway, yes I still listening cassettes!
Anyaway, yes I still listening cassettes!
Yes, occasionally when in my truck (95 Explorer) as it has a cassette player. Only have maybe 6 or 8 tapes. The tape part of my boom box broke, so can't listen to them on it anymore.
cfz2882
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tandberg
also among my cassette decks is a 1978 tandberg TCD310 mk2,not in current use
because it needs minor repairs.Made in norway,it has a horizontal cassette well
and a 3-motor transport using DC motors directly coupled to the reel hubs and a
little fan-cooled induction motor for the capstans.My two revox machines have 4
motors:low inertia "coreless"brushed DC motors directly driving the reel hubs and
electronicly commutated DC motors built into the flywheels for the capstans.
I also have a tandberg receiver-also from 1978,it has several shortwave bands in
addition to the am and fm.
also among my cassette decks is a 1978 tandberg TCD310 mk2,not in current use
because it needs minor repairs.Made in norway,it has a horizontal cassette well
and a 3-motor transport using DC motors directly coupled to the reel hubs and a
little fan-cooled induction motor for the capstans.My two revox machines have 4
motors:low inertia "coreless"brushed DC motors directly driving the reel hubs and
electronicly commutated DC motors built into the flywheels for the capstans.
I also have a tandberg receiver-also from 1978,it has several shortwave bands in
addition to the am and fm.
ptcruiser51
Well-known member
Oh, Yez!
I amassed quite a number of cassettes in the 1980's. WCBS-FM (NY) the oldies station used to have a "top 20 countdown" from a specific 1950s/1960s year every Sunday. When I was at home I used to tape it, the commercials were spaced every 15 minutes so it was easy to edit them out. Sometimes they would do different months in the same year. Plus I made tapes from my oldies 45s to keep in the car. Great for long trips. In 1992 my '89 VW was stolen. It was found and refurbished like new. When I went to pick it up I saw my tapes were still there by some miracle! Popped one in: The b@$tards had re-recorded RAP music on all of them!!! I cursed words I didn't even know I knew. Back to the stereo system and do the job all over again. It takes hours because you have to balance the sound on each one (some play louder or softer, some are mono or stereo, or some might be off an LP). What a chore. When my refurbished car was stolen AGAIN six months later, it didn't come back. Damn, recording all this stuff all over again for the third time. This project I was smart and duped them all on the dual-deck so I have backup copies. Also comes in handy when an oldies friend asks for a copy. Did the same with some disco tunes as well. I had a Kenwood tuner and deck, and a Gemini turntable (amazing that it was made here in NJ!). The Kenwood deck eventually died, so I replaced it immediately with a new JVC that I bought on Amazon, while they are still being MADE.
When I bought my new 2012 Ford Fusion I asked to have a cassette player in it. The salesman looked at me as if I had uttered a four-letter word. I told him "No cassette player=no sale". He found a Pioneer one that works a little awkward but sounds great. For whatever reason, the manufacturer specifically states that 120-min. tapes should NOT be played. No reason given, but it's a small inconvenience.
FWIW, I have a BIG library of 45s since my OM was a jukebox repairman for 40+ years. LPs not so much. I have a total of about a dozen CDs (mostly received as gifts from clueless friends). When I have my DVD player hooked up I'll listen to one or two, otherwise I'll play them on my GE clock radio if I'm housecleaning or ironing.
Contrary to popular belief, vinyl isn't final!
I amassed quite a number of cassettes in the 1980's. WCBS-FM (NY) the oldies station used to have a "top 20 countdown" from a specific 1950s/1960s year every Sunday. When I was at home I used to tape it, the commercials were spaced every 15 minutes so it was easy to edit them out. Sometimes they would do different months in the same year. Plus I made tapes from my oldies 45s to keep in the car. Great for long trips. In 1992 my '89 VW was stolen. It was found and refurbished like new. When I went to pick it up I saw my tapes were still there by some miracle! Popped one in: The b@$tards had re-recorded RAP music on all of them!!! I cursed words I didn't even know I knew. Back to the stereo system and do the job all over again. It takes hours because you have to balance the sound on each one (some play louder or softer, some are mono or stereo, or some might be off an LP). What a chore. When my refurbished car was stolen AGAIN six months later, it didn't come back. Damn, recording all this stuff all over again for the third time. This project I was smart and duped them all on the dual-deck so I have backup copies. Also comes in handy when an oldies friend asks for a copy. Did the same with some disco tunes as well. I had a Kenwood tuner and deck, and a Gemini turntable (amazing that it was made here in NJ!). The Kenwood deck eventually died, so I replaced it immediately with a new JVC that I bought on Amazon, while they are still being MADE.
When I bought my new 2012 Ford Fusion I asked to have a cassette player in it. The salesman looked at me as if I had uttered a four-letter word. I told him "No cassette player=no sale". He found a Pioneer one that works a little awkward but sounds great. For whatever reason, the manufacturer specifically states that 120-min. tapes should NOT be played. No reason given, but it's a small inconvenience.
FWIW, I have a BIG library of 45s since my OM was a jukebox repairman for 40+ years. LPs not so much. I have a total of about a dozen CDs (mostly received as gifts from clueless friends). When I have my DVD player hooked up I'll listen to one or two, otherwise I'll play them on my GE clock radio if I'm housecleaning or ironing.
Contrary to popular belief, vinyl isn't final!
Still have a large box of '45's from a radio station-found while cleaning out their transmitter site-they were going to throw them out-I saved the records.Lots of 60's oldies.they have "Q" burn-but still play-trying to look for a jukebox to play and store them in.would be more convenient than playing them manually.Located a Wurlitzer box at a swap shop-working out details to buy it-the mechanism and and amps,speakers look in good shape.The shop used to have more boxes-but sold them to collectors a few years back.
I still listen to cassettes
Since I still have a nice-size collection of cassettes, and have a beautiful front-loading Denon recorder, I love listening to the music I don't have on either LP or CD. My family was the very first in the neighborhood to get a beautiful, 1968 Ampex stereo cassette system. Everyone who heard it was amazed! I still have the recorder, though it's in bad shape. My dad got me a HUGE, portable Ampex recorder for college one year later. That I don't have any longer. Two of my prized cassettes are the movie soundtrack from "Bullitt", and a favorite Brazilian group no longer together, but that particular album was never available on LP or CD.
Since I still have a nice-size collection of cassettes, and have a beautiful front-loading Denon recorder, I love listening to the music I don't have on either LP or CD. My family was the very first in the neighborhood to get a beautiful, 1968 Ampex stereo cassette system. Everyone who heard it was amazed! I still have the recorder, though it's in bad shape. My dad got me a HUGE, portable Ampex recorder for college one year later. That I don't have any longer. Two of my prized cassettes are the movie soundtrack from "Bullitt", and a favorite Brazilian group no longer together, but that particular album was never available on LP or CD.
OOPS, I forgot to mention...
My Denon cassette player/recorder is a 1992 model bought in New Hampshire, along with my 20" Sony Triniton Stereo TV. The cassette recorder is a slide-out drawer type and has no auto-reverse. My beloved Sony TV sits in my bedroom on the floor, covered/protected and unused since 2003!
My Denon cassette player/recorder is a 1992 model bought in New Hampshire, along with my 20" Sony Triniton Stereo TV. The cassette recorder is a slide-out drawer type and has no auto-reverse. My beloved Sony TV sits in my bedroom on the floor, covered/protected and unused since 2003!
bendixmark
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I love cassettes
I have always made mix cassettes to listen to in my late 80s Ford cars using my nakamichi DR-3 tape deck and tdk sax90 tapes.I have an an early 1970s Pioneer receiver similar to the ones in this thread as they sound incredible.With all this my tapes sound terrific.I cant tell you how many times somebody has said oh I burned a cd for you and I take it home and it sounds like crap.I end up using the cd for a frisbee that summer.I also have a shortstack of backup receivers and tapedecks because one minus one is none.Tapes have a much brighter live sound that I like better also.
I have always made mix cassettes to listen to in my late 80s Ford cars using my nakamichi DR-3 tape deck and tdk sax90 tapes.I have an an early 1970s Pioneer receiver similar to the ones in this thread as they sound incredible.With all this my tapes sound terrific.I cant tell you how many times somebody has said oh I burned a cd for you and I take it home and it sounds like crap.I end up using the cd for a frisbee that summer.I also have a shortstack of backup receivers and tapedecks because one minus one is none.Tapes have a much brighter live sound that I like better also.
cfz2882
Well-known member
new "premium"blank tapes
anyone know if any of the cassette tape producers still make audiophile high grade
blank cassettes?-haven't seen any in the stores for a while,but haven't any other
sources-i have a huge stash of blanks-mostly bought at 2nd hand stores,pawn shops,
etc.The BASF"chromedioxide"are a special favorite though a recently scored a stash
of 76 min.taiyo yuden"triad"premium cassettes that sound great too.
Ca.1988,there were some cassettes that had metal sides on the hubs and no slipliner
in the case so the cassette resembled an open reel tape deck.
I think there were some of these"reel"cassettes that were high grade along with
cheapie immitations from hong kong...
anyone know if any of the cassette tape producers still make audiophile high grade
blank cassettes?-haven't seen any in the stores for a while,but haven't any other
sources-i have a huge stash of blanks-mostly bought at 2nd hand stores,pawn shops,
etc.The BASF"chromedioxide"are a special favorite though a recently scored a stash
of 76 min.taiyo yuden"triad"premium cassettes that sound great too.
Ca.1988,there were some cassettes that had metal sides on the hubs and no slipliner
in the case so the cassette resembled an open reel tape deck.
I think there were some of these"reel"cassettes that were high grade along with
cheapie immitations from hong kong...
