On a nice quiet Sunday late morning, I finally got my Teac Estoteric tape deck plugged in and hooked up. Dug up a copy of the Doobie Brothers The Captain and Me on a later production Maxell XL-IIS, the one with the really heavy, dense shell. To be honest, I have no idea where I got that tape from, and What source it was recorded from. But, it seemed a good place to start. Took a bit of playing to sort out the controls (this series of Esoteric is renowned for the lettering by the buttons wearing off), but i realized immediately that this deck would be a joy to use. Every control is soooooo smooooooth. The whole experience just reeks of quality. Esoteric made nice gear.
Took a bit of tweaking with the wiring (helps to plug things into the right places), but soon enough it was making music. And you know, it sounded damn fine. I could listen to this a lot! A well made cassette, from a good source, and played on a top quality deck, is still a completely viable way to play music.
Next, have to do some recording.
Took a bit of tweaking with the wiring (helps to plug things into the right places), but soon enough it was making music. And you know, it sounded damn fine. I could listen to this a lot! A well made cassette, from a good source, and played on a top quality deck, is still a completely viable way to play music.
Next, have to do some recording.
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