Re: Hissy sound recordings (now opening old arguments)

["oryoki2000" oryoki2000]

Sony and Marantz recently stopped manufacturing the
cassette tape machines so commonly used for field
research 10 to 15 years ago (Sony TCM-5000EV and
TC-D5 ProII, Marantz PMD222 and PMD430, etc.)
You can still find used units on eBay, and some
retailers may have a couple in the back room
somewhere.  Even the repair companies don't want
to work on them any more.

An inexpensive Hi-MD minidisc machine is better
than a cassette tape machine in every way --
wider dynamic range, better frequency response,
smaller, lighter, uses batteries more sparingly,
more durable recording medium, and so on.

The only feature found in the cassette tape
machines that is missing in a Hi-MD recorder is
a built-in speaker that is loud enough to be
used in playback experiments.  You'll have to
use an external speaker.

--oryoki