The Eternal Breakfast Debate in a New Place

[oddoneout]

Petroc has just said, with evident pleasure, that ‘rumour has it’ that R3’s own newsreaders will be back from Easter.

I heard that and thought "let's hope so". In the spirit of constructive engagement do you think we could suggest that Clare Runacres might like to do a slot occasionally? She made a favourable impression on those of us who heard her.

[kernelbogey]

...In the spirit of constructive engagement do you think we could suggest that Clare Runacres might like to do a slot occasionally? She made a favourable impression on those of us who heard her.

.... not forgetting the Danielle Jalowiecka fan club too...!

http://www.for3.org/forums/showthread.php?21772-Danielle-Jalowiecka&highlight=danielle

[oddoneout]

.... not forgetting the Danielle Jalowiecka fan club too...!
http://www.for3.org/forums/showthrea...light=danielle

She's already part of the R3 team. Ms Runacres stood out (a long way) from the ruck of other readers in the 'emergency' version of news that we've been having, but isn't one of the R3 stable.

[kernelbogey]

[cloughie]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/11/lou-ottens-inventor-of-the-cassette-tape-dies-aged-94

Petroc also drew attention to the above this morning.
The cassette era was great and I loved making tapes from radio and everyth8ng else that went with them. I always thought that as a Philips invention they could have produced cassettes with better mechanisms. Japanese cassettes were always the best, and unfortunately use of not very good tape in dodgy cases did not help sales of cassettes - EMI were particularly bad and were really shown up by companies such as Chandos who used Japanese - can’t remember which but were either TDK or Maxell.

[Nick Armstrong]

Ah the old Maxell MX-90s

For special occasions.

TDK AD-90s for everyday use.

The regret that TDK AD-120s had tape which was too thin to be reliable...

I don’t miss those days

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...e-dies-aged-94

Petroc also drew attention to the above this morning.
The cassette era was great and I loved making tapes from radio and everyth8ng else that went with them. I always thought that as a Philips invention they could have produced cassettes with better mechanisms. Japanese cassettes were always the best, and unfortunately use of not very good tape in dodgy cases did not help sales of cassettes - EMI were particularly bad and were really shown up by companies such as Chandos who used Japanese - can’t remember which but were either TDK or Maxell.

[Bryn]

Ah the old Maxell MX-90s

For special occasions.

TDK AD-90s for everyday use.

The regret that TDK AD-120s had tape which was too thin to be reliable...

I don’t miss those days

I found Maxell UD120s pretty reliable. The unusual length of the Fuji FX80s were useful, on occasion.

[vinteuil]

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... Lou Ottens, creator of the cassette tape [1926-2021]. At least he lived long enough to C90

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[Roslynmuse]

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... Lou Ottens, creator of the cassette tape [1926-2021]. At least he lived long enough to C90

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Very good!

I still have 100s (literally) of cassettes knocking around. Many contain pieces or performances not otherwise available, and although the sound quality is variable (depending as much on how the FM reception was at the time) the best are still more than acceptable. I did make a start on transferring some special ones a while back but it is time-consuming, not least because one has to be there in real time to watch out for the occasional tangle...

If I were to look for a new cassette deck now (my current one is getting on for thirty years old) where would be best to look? Any recommendations?

[antongould]

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... Lou Ottens, creator of the cassette tape [1926-2021]. At least he lived long enough to C90

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Wonderful vints .........

[Nick Armstrong]

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... Lou Ottens, creator of the cassette tape [1926-2021]. At least he lived long enough to C90

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[teamsaint]

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... Lou Ottens, creator of the cassette tape [1926-2021]. At least he lived long enough to C90

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Very drolby

[cloughie]

Very drolby

It B

[cloughie]

I found Maxell UD120s pretty reliable. The unusual length of the Fuji FX80s were useful, on occasion.

The Agfa 90 + 6 was often a compromise to be sure that Heldenleben or Tchaik 4 5 or 6 when you knew the conductor might take things leisurely or a hot night at the Proms when the towel was needed between movements!

[kernelbogey]

For me Breakfast is greatly improved by the news being restricted to one bulletin at 0800. One and a half hours of uninterrupted music till then is good. (I could do without the three residual weather forecasts, too.)

However, no doubt they will all be back once the news announcers can return. I assume five news bulletins is part of the breakfast schtick, in the view of the suits.