From: phil_a@tpg.com.au   
      
   "flipper"   
      
   ** Note  -  total change of topic.   
      
   >   
   > Yeah. I think there was another development that was at least a major   
   > influence, and that's the German derived post WWII tape recorder. That   
   > had an astonishing impact on much more than simply being the best   
   > fidelity device available.   
      
      
   ** Nothing was better than no recorder -  ie a live broadcast.   
      
      Transcription discs had better fidelity than early tape machines.   
      
      
   > As but one example, Bing Crosby hated doing his radio show live, which   
   > was required by NBC for everyone because no recoding medium could come   
   > close to a live broadcast (audiences had complained when it was   
   > tried). Tape recorder changed all that, which is both a testimony to   
   > it's comparative fidelity and an example of how broadcasting was   
   > revolutionized.   
      
      
   ** What planet are you on now ??   
      
     Hi-Fi was never possible in the USA with AM radio.   
      
      
    > Consumer grade tape recorders became available around 1948.   
      
   ** Only useful for recording live broadcasts heard on FM.   
      
    Long as you did not mind the noise floor coming up by 20 dB.   
      
      
   ....  Phil   
      
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