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EL-CASSETTE [1 record]

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Record 1 1981-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
CONT

With cassette technology pushed near the point of diminishing returns it just had to happen. There are other spinoffs of the original planar cartridge: the Unisette by BASF of Germany and the Elcaset from a Japanese consortium [approx. 6 x 4 1/8 x 3/4 inches as compared to the compact cassette: approx. 4 x 2 1/2 x 1/2 inches]

Key term(s)
  • El-cassette
  • El cassette

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
CONT

(...) les Japonais, en accord avec les Américains, sortent maintenant une maxi-cassette appelée Elcasset légèrement plus grande que le cartridge (152 x 106 mm et 18 mm d'épaisseur), qui devrait satisfaire la majorité des amateurs de Hi-Fi grâce à ses qualités supérieures par rapport à tous les autres modèles (...)

Key term(s)
  • Elcaset

Spanish

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