-=> Quoting Frank Iuston to Cameron Hall <=-
 FI> Pre-recorded tapes have come a long way though. EMI are using
 FI> something called XDR which is a new system that apparently says "the
 FI> pre-recorded cassettes you can now buy sound as good as the record".
Oh yeah? :-)  I've heard a few and I'm far from impressed.  I recently
borrowed a couple to sample and one was Alanis Morriset , Not bad. 
Then I heard a couple of others.  The swept frequency sweep at the
beginning sounded very promising.  Then, the music started, and sounded
worse than a very narrow AM receiver.  What's the point of having
excellent duplication if the source sounds like garbage?
 FI> They're not far wrong there. I bought an album on one of these XDR
 FI> tapes in 1984 and knowing how soon cassettes can often wear out, this
 FI> one surprised me as it's still going and the sound quality is just as
 FI> good from the day I bought it. It's  been played quite a lot over the
 FI> years :) Not sure if they do XDR duplication in real time or not
 FI> though, though if it was high speed you couldn't notice any degradation
This sounds encouraging... :)
See ya, Cameron Hall
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