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Cassette-Shell Sized MP3 Player/Recorder

Posted by timothy on from the what-I-want-for-the-car dept.

octa-g writes: "USA Today tech reviews is featuring a nifty little cassette sized MP3 player that records analog audio. 'The Digisette Duo-DX can copy cassette tapes in a dual-well tape deck or boombox. Or you can make recordings by connecting an output cable from a stereo source to the Duo's earphone port and holding down the Duo's play and fast-forward buttons.' The ability to record audio straight to the player, or to record some of my old tapes/LPs to MP3 without a computer or other recording equipment intrigues me." This sounds like a good way to add fast-forward to the old car radio.

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  1. Re:MP3 Player related question by AlaskanUnderachiever · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    I went for a Nike PSA Play.
    I know it doesn't have HUGE capacity/etc. but you can NOT beat the design of the thing. Plus it's nice that (at least the one I have) it comes with an arm band which for me at least is a much more convenient way of carrying the damn thing.
    It's small, fairly water resistant, and so far has done very well accidentally being droppped/kicked/abused in other ways not mentionable around the gym.
    That's the big thing for me. I'm a clutz, especially around my 9th set for the day. I like something that's fairly impact resistant.

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  2. Obligatory... by pXgray · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Wow! Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these babies!

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  3. Re:Cassette tapes! by ranulf · · Score: 2, Offtopic
    ... metal TDK tape ...
    Recordings you have made do not count.
    I seriously doubt they can really hear the difference.
    I'm not talking about heavily compressed 96bit mp3's. I'm talking about CD, or DVD audio quality.

    So, what you're saying is:

    1. You don't want to make your own recordings, because that's too much effort for you.
    2. Because you can't hear any difference, it can't possibly be better.
    3. You don't actually want to contribute to the discussion about the article because you'd rather troll instead. Clearly the fact that you think mp3 should be excluded from the test is because you know the quality is lower than you'll get from metal tapes.
    or did you have a comment that was actually relevant?

    ... old-school audiophiles ...

    Ah! So you're one of those kids who grew up the the CD-era. Fine. I suppose you think VHS is better than Betamax too. Or are you too busy thinking that DVD is the dog's bollocks without actually noticing all the hideous artifacts everywhere?
    </rant>