Picasso@thelemmy.club to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoThe forgotten war on the Walkmanwww.freethink.comexternal-linkmessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down11
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minus-squareiturnedintoanewt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoUnless they clearly say so, assume the same crappy Chinese magnetic head/motor combo single integrated module as in every other cassette player these days. I wouldn’t buy it.
minus-squarewildbus8979@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 days agoThey do indeed specify some sort of high voltage precision motor and a copper flywheel. And they claim a custom movement design. And since it is an enthusiast device from a company with a good reputation, you can easily find teardowns online. Anyway, you can read reviews online, there are plenty of them, and make your own mind.
Unless they clearly say so, assume the same crappy Chinese magnetic head/motor combo single integrated module as in every other cassette player these days. I wouldn’t buy it.
They do indeed specify some sort of high voltage precision motor and a copper flywheel. And they claim a custom movement design.
And since it is an enthusiast device from a company with a good reputation, you can easily find teardowns online.
Anyway, you can read reviews online, there are plenty of them, and make your own mind.