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Old 08-31-2017, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Sandy G View Post
Never much cared4 8-tracks. Thought they more often than not, sounded AWFUL, they'd ALWAYS change tracks in the middle of the one tune I liked..And sooner or later, the player WOULD eat the tapes. Buddy of mine, there was one he'd ordered, it was pretty obscure, & he hadn't played it in a car at all. His dad came to pick him up for Thanksgiving break, he had a brand new 1975 Lincoln, Jack took a chance & put the tape in &- You guessed it- tape player ate well for lunch that afternoon...
That one seems to be the exception to the rule. I have stereos identical to those installed in those Lincolns and others very similar and I don't think they've ever eaten a tape while I've had them. I don't think my Panasonic RS-806US ever has either. Nice big flywheels in all of those, cuts down on wow and flutter. There are some well-programmed tapes that don't change programs during a song. The RCA/MCA carts are among the best but are a b!**h to open, but that rarely needs to be done anyway.
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