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Re: [ARSCLIST] The worst cassette tape years
Hmmm, Certron comes to mind. Three noisy rattling tapes for a buck. I
used to use them to tape things off the radio in the 1970s.
Terry, Kopana wrote:
The 70's and 80's had a few years that weren't very kind in the world of
cassette tape manufacturing. Those crappy years have come back to haunt
more than one of us as time has gone on. If you had to pick the year(s)
that saw the most poorly manufactured cassette tape, what would it
(they) be?
In scouring the ARSC archives I've seen two brands mentioned in
particular that seem to be more prone to crappiness than others: 3M and
Scotch. Is one worse than the other? Are there other brands that are
even worse?
Many thanks for your opinions,
Kopana
Kopana Terry
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