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The forgotten war on the Walkman (www.freethink.com)
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[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

How's the Fiio player? Also crappy heads?

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Thats one I haven't forked over for yet. It appears very chunky and I like my cassette players slim for pocket storage so I did not consider it.

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Fiio player? If you’re referring to the Echo Mini, it’s just a digital player. It’s just aesthetically a tape player.

Edit: I stand corrected

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Unless they clearly say so, assume the same crappy Chinese magnetic head/motor combo single integrated module as in every other cassette player these days. I wouldn't buy it.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They do indeed specify some sort of high voltage precision motor and a copper flywheel. And they claim a custom movement design.

And since it is an enthusiast device from a company with a good reputation, you can easily find teardowns online.

Anyway, you can read reviews online, there are plenty of them, and make your own mind.

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh neat! Didn’t know this was a thing. Not something I need, but glad to know it exists.

I’d be surprised if it was anything other than the cheap mechanisms everything else gets. There’s very few companies manufacturing them and Techmoan is always on top of modern cassette systems and hasn’t brought it up. I could always be wrong, though.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

It's probably true for the head, but at least coming from Fiio there's a good chance the rest of the system (motor, flywheel, etc) is top notch at least.