Re: OT, but IMO really interesting living history: They still produce cassette tapes in Germany

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On 2013-12-03 23:20, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Tue, 2013-12-03 at 23:01 +0100, Set Hallstrom wrote:
>> Sorry for that top post. Here's a usefull link to anyone seeking to
>> publish a audio cassette to make it up:
>> http://tapeline.info/
>> A british company i believe, recomended by close friend of mine (what
>> ever that means to you guys :) )
>>
>> Peace,
> 
> That's great :)
> 
> I dislike the audio quality of tapes, but I like the way tapes are used.
> Since the audio quality isn't that good, the quality of the compositions
> is more important. Since copying, forwarding and rewinding is time
> consuming, it's another way to record and to listen to a tape, than when
> using modern medias.
> 
> I still own a demagnetiser and crappy radio-cassette-recorders, but no
> high quality cassette recorder, it's a pity, but maintaining the last
> good recorders became impossible for me. I guess there is no future for
> music tapes. As already mentioned, the German company just copies radio
> dramas, no music.
> 
> No DRM :).
> 
> Less good technology, but much better ethical background.
> 
> I would prefer a good (USB) tape recorder over a CD burner :), assumed
> anybody would still own a tape recorder to play the tapes ;).
> 
> Regards,
> Ralf
> 
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The problem i have experienced is playback speed. It seems they always
have to start wobbling at some point :D
But it's worth pointing that audio tape is still a huge medium in
africa, hence a good market for chinese players. ;)

-- 
Set Hallstrom
AKA Sakrecoer
http://sakrecoer.com
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