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Theoretically, the sound quality of the cassette adapter can
be as good as the original minidisc, but that depends on the quality of the
components (mainly the magnetic head in the adapter and the magnetic head in
the cassette deck). Of course the electronics in the cassette deck play a
significant role.
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It is also amazing that these cassette adaptors will also work in a cassette
player where the mechanism won't play tapes. This, I had discovered a few
days ago, when I ran my MZ-E20 MD Walkman through my Recoton cassette
adaptor in a car stereo whose tape mechanism had given up the ghost. The car
stereo was one of the "cheap" units with an analog tuning dial and an
auto-stop tape mechanism controlled by a fast-forward / eject button; and it
was installed in a neighbour's early-80s Toyota LandCruiser jeep and they
offered me a lift home in that car. The neighbour had installed this cheap
outfit because he knew it wouldn't be of interest to thieves I pushed the
cassette adaptor in and switched on both the MD Walkman and the car stereo
and the music came out of the car stereo, even though the tape mechanism
wouldn't work. This is hecause of the "head-to-head" inductive coupling
setup that is used in the cassette adaptors.
Just then, he was immediately sold on MD and is considering buying some MD
gear, including an MD Walkman to use in the car; and was saying that when he
gets more money together, he will see what's there at JB HiFi for MiniDisc
gear.
What I had discovered can come in handy if you buy, inherit or use a car
with a cassette player that doesn't work. This is very common in those
countries like Australia where people keep cars on the road for many years
in varying states of repair.
With regards,
Simon Mackay
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