> A reasonable pair of headphones will highlight any loss in top end
  > respons.
What do you look for in a headphone?   I'm thinking of buying a good
headphone but don't know what to look for.  (i.e.  whether I should
look for ones with wide frequency range or high power or high impedance
or all of the above).
  > properly level set either.  You didn't indicate what pre-recorded tapes
  > do. :)
Don't know with pre-recorded tapes.   I don't buy tapes anymore.   I just
buy the CD and mix them all into one tape.  (which is why I need a deck
that can do the job decently).   Why spend $9 for a tape when for $13
you can get the CD ?   tapes ultimately break down, but CD could last
a very long time with proper maintenance.
But I'd guess it'd be the same with pre-recorded tapes since most of
the pre-recorded tapes must have been recorded with another tape deck. :)
  > NOW WE'VE HIT ON THE PROBLEM.  Since the cassette AND the OLDER walkman
  > sound OK, the problem is isolated to the newer walkman.  It simply needs
  > re-alignment.
I'm not sure what you mean by re-alignment.   Are you talking about
a physical defect where the head is not placed properly, or are you talking
abstractly ?   :)
  > Well... :-)  I wouldn't use a spray myself.  I don't know what
  > impurities could get lodged in the tape gap.  I've used the Tandy
  > Freon-TF stuff with a cotton swab with excellent results.
I've read somewhere that you should never use a cotton swab to clean
the heads (well, unless it was built to clean them, but those swabs that
comes with the cleaning kit are so few).
CH> Does that watch use a battery?  Or is it wind up.  Battery types *could*
  > be disrupted by the hugh magnetic field from the eraser.
It uses a battery.   In any case, my watch hasn't gone astray yet.  :)
(its a ridiculously expensive one so it had better not!).
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