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   From: trevor@rageaudio.com.au   
      
   GreenXenon wrote:   
   > Hi:   
   >   
   > I'm looking for a stereo microcassette player/recorder which records/   
   > plays at a speed of 15/32 ips [or 1.19 cm/s]. This microcassette   
   > player/recorder should have two built-in speakers -- one for the left   
   > stereo channel and the other for the right stereo channel. There are   
   > times -- depending on my mood -- that I actually like the artifacts   
   > associated with tapes. This device should be purely-analog [no digital   
   > entities] and should not contain any high or low pass filters. Also,   
   > this device should not contain a microphone because I plan to record   
   > songs from my computer and CD player to this device via audio cables.   
   > I would plug one side of a stereo audio cable into the audio-out of my   
   > CD player or computer and the other side of the cable into the audio-   
   > in of the microcassette player/recorder. This device should also be   
   > AC- powered and not require any batteries.   
   >   
   > What is the closest existing device that fits my above preferences?   
   >   
      
   **A cheap MP3 player + a little white noise. Use no more than 32kb/s to keep   
   the quality down to your requirements. You could try recording at lower data   
   rates, to drive the quality further down. Most of them need to be plugged   
   into a USB port, so you can just leave it plugged in permanently if that   
   suits. You can purchase a dedicated MP3 plugpack if you prefer. That should   
   do the trick.   
      
      
   --   
   Trevor Wilson   
   www.rageaudio.com.au   
      
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