Date   : Fri, 14 Jun 2002 22:28:40 +0100
From   : Jeremy Grayson <jeremy.grayson@...>
Subject: Re: Need to buy a cassette deck

Hi,

The Sony one from Argos doesn't have a motor control, but has otherwise
given me decent enough service so far. Prior to that, I had an Academy
CR110 for absolute aeons. This had a motor control, but I don't suppose
they're still being produced...

Jeremy

> Tom Cumming wrote:
> 
> A friend of mine is trying to find a suitable cassette recorder for use with
> a BBC Model B. Ideally it needs a mono earphone out socket, line-level
> aux-in socket, and a motor control.
> 
> I am told that the Sony one that is sold in the Maplins and Argos catalogues
> are not suitable as they do not have an aux-in socket, only a microphone
> socket which expects a much lower-powered input and so distorts everything.
> Can anyone confirm whether this is true?
> 
> I have also seen the one on the Radio Shack website, but this would mean an
> expensive import from the USA. I also know I could use a hifi seperate tape
> deck, but would prefer a portable. Second-hand need not necessarily be ruled
> out. I have looked on www.8bs.com for second hand ones but there are not any
> at the moment.
> 
> Does anyone know of any suitable new machines for sale in this country, or
> of any good places to buy secondhand ones in the Plymouth/West Devon area of
> the UK?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Tom Cumming
> tcumminguk@...
>