[Dixielandjazz] Cassettte vs. open-reel quality

[Dingo]

With most formats being covered in this and the original thread [Recording 
the music], I wonder how many folks remember, maybe used, Sony's Elcaset 
format ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elcaset refers.  It would appear to have had 
good specs but never achieved success in the marketplace; rather like 
another short lived Sony format, D-MAS [Digital Multi-Audio System], a dual 
audio/video recorder which used Video8 cassettes. I never went for Elcaset 
but made many, many hours of audio recordings with D-MAS. After 21 years my 
Sony EV-S800 machine is still working [at least in playback mode] and, as 
when I can find time, material being transferred to HDD, CD and/or my 
favourite format, the now almost defunct MiniDisc.
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John D