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A cassette deck is a type of tape machine for playing and recording audio cassettes that does not have a built-in power amplifier or speakers, and serves primarily as a transport. It can be a part of an automotive entertainment system, a part of a portable audio system or a part of a home component system.
Threaded tape of an open Compact Cassette in the tape drive. The capstan is a rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder.The tape is threaded between the capstan and one or more rubber-covered wheels, called pinch rollers, which press against the capstan, thus providing friction necessary for the capstan to pull the tape.
Since the Japanese already dominated both the cassette and hi-fi equipment markets, incompatibility further undermined the market share of European-made cassette decks and CrO 2 cassettes. [64] In 1987, the IEC resolved the compatibility issue by appointing a new Type II reference tape U 564 W, a BASF ferricobalt with properties that were very ...
The RX-505 is not a compromise as many assumed but the very best method of maintaining azimuth without using the costly, complex and somewhat fragile NAAC system even though the Akai GXC-65D was the first cassette deck to actually use this method where the cassette would flip over instead of the head being rotated but was done in a top-loading ...
The electromagnetic arrangement of a tape head is generally similar for all types, though the physical design varies considerably depending on the application - for example videocassette recorders (VCR) use rotating heads which implement a helical scan, whereas most audio recorders have fixed heads.
Decades-old cassette reveals unreleased Luther Vandross’ cover of Beatles classic “Michelle.”
Prior to the introduction of the Disk II, cassette was the main storage medium for Apple machines. Here an Apple II is using a Panasonic tape deck. The Apple I introduced an expansion-card based cassette system similar to KCS, recording a single cycle of 2000 Hz for a space and a single cycle of 1000 Hz for a mark. This resulted in an average ...
Nadine Nakamura, a 62-year-old Democrat from Kauai, is poised to make history as the first woman to lead the Hawaii House of Representatives. Her appointment comes following the shocking primary ...