Posted by WinField on 07/26/06 16:21

WinField wrote:

> ... Because of the narrower tape used in cassettes,
> signal-to-noise ratio was a problem. (hiss)

Addendum:
And SLOWER tape speed. Cassettes used 1-7/8 ips, 8-track boogied at
3-3/4 ips.

[ ips = inches per second ]

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