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From: jaw@ames-lm.UUCP (James A. Woods)
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Subject: Re: Cassette decks: I'm mad as hell, and I'm probably...
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Date: Tue, 12-Jun-84 01:37:41 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 12 01:37:41 1984
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#	When in danger,
	Or when in doubt,
	Run in circles,
	Scream and shout.	-- Uncle Schaupp

     You want to copy tapes?

     The Aiwa dubbing deck (WD 110) does just fine.  I've recorded and
copied scores of tapes with it with no problems.  Using double speed,
two sided dubbing, I have yet to find anyone who can reliably A/B the
difference between the copy and the original.  (But then, I and friends
listen to the music, rather than the space between songs, as most
anal-retentive audio nuts do.)

     Anyway, the "automatic level adjust" of which tekig!davidl spoke
is actually no adjust at all--it just reads the signal from both channels
and lays it down on a blank--with no signal re-processing of Dolby, etc.
As simple as needs be.  The "automatic bias adjust", not of the individual
tape-computer-adaptive variety, is just an RC-network coupled to some
sensors at the tape shell edge.  For those dealing with with disparate
tape types (a double concern for dubbing), it's a boon.  Who needs more panel
switches?  I used to have one of those tune-for-maximum-smoke bias adjusters,
but it got to be a bore.  The folks sitting around Nakamichis with screwdrivers
to tweak pots are dinosaurs.  Bias adjust is a non-issue with the advent
of more consistent tape standards and formulations.

     And, for the people who "need" play/record heads--the advertising
industry needs you!  Again, more useless and costly microinch tolerances to
keep only a dog's ear company.  As for "phenolic" circuit boards which
supposedly "sleep with animals"--you can have your gold-plated 100 db
Mark Levinson overkill (spinoff from an aerospace downturn, admittedly
better than cruise missiles)--I have better ways to spend money.

P.S.
     Aiwa is 51% owned by Sony, for what it's worth.

	-- James A. Woods
	   {dual,hplabs,hao,research}!ames-lm!jaw  (jaw@riacs.ARPA)