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,@,,@,,@,, a   cool  enough  sony  walkman   called ,,,,@@,,,@
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,,,@@,@@,@                  # # #                   @@,,@@@@,@
@,,@,@@,@@          ###  tcm onefifty  ###          ,,@,@,,,@@
,@,@@@,@@,                  # # #                   @,@@@@,,@,
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@@,,@,@,@@ it's battery powered  (two aa batteries) @@,@,,@@@,
@,@,@@@@@, and has a  microphone. it does feature a @,@@@,@,,@
,@@@@,,,,@ speed hole but it's  hidden beneath  its ,@@,,@@@,@
@@,,,@,,,@                  shell.                  @@,@,@,,@@
,,@,,@@,,@                                          ,,@@@@@,@,
,,@@,@,@,@ a  cool  thing is  the  speaker  on  the ,,@,,,,@@@
@,@,@@@@@@ front. but isn't that a  magnet close to @,@@,,,@,,
@@@@@,,,,,               the tape? yes              @@@,@,,@@,
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,@,,,@@,,,             ## is it good ##             ,,,@,,@@@@
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@,,@,@@@@, well. it has some very  real compression ,,,@,@@@,,
@@,@@@,,,@ going on so close  vox  and  other  high ,,,@@@,,@,
@,@@,,@,,@ volume  things are very crisp  and  with ,,,@,,@,@@
,@@,@,@@,@ kind  of  low  noise. but  when  there's @,,@@,@@@,
,@,@@@@,@@ more  of  an  ambience, all you hear  is ,@,@,@@,,@
@@@@,,,@@,          hiss and motor noise.           @@@@@@,@,@
,,,,@,,@,@                                          @,,,,,@@@@
@,,,@@,@@@  denoising techniques are simple. actual @@,,,,@,,,
@@,,@,@@,, denoising for  the noise, and  maybe  an @,@,,,@@,,
@,@,@@@,@,            eq for the motor.             @@@@,,@,@,
@@@@@,,@@@                                          ,,,,@,@@@@
,,,,,@,@,, ##     what     is     it     for     ## ,,,,@@@,,,
,,,,,@@@@,                                          @,,,@,,@,,
,,,,,@,,,@ i use it for  talking to when i'm drunk. @@,,@@,@@,
,,,,,@@,,@ it  does  this  very  good.   the  pause @,@,@,@@,@
@,,,,@,@,@ button is a small stop,  the stop button ,@@@@@@,@@
,@,,,@@@@@             is a major stop.             ,@,,,,,@@,
,@@,,@,,,,                                          @@@,,,,@,@
@@,@,@@,,,             ## some quirks ##            @,,@,,,@@@
,,@@@@,@,,                                          ,@,@@,,@,,
,,@,,,@@@,  when unpausing, recording begins before ,@@@,@,@@,
,,@@,,@,,@ the engine is  fully spun  up, resulting @@,,@@@@,@
@,@,@,@@,@ in  a   nice   swoop   being   recorded. ,,@,@,,,@@
,@@@@@@,@@                                          ,,@@@@,,@,
,@,,,,,@@, it    made    me   buy    a    vhs   cam @,@,,,@,@@
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,@,@@,,@,,                   # # #                  ,@,,@@@@,@
@@@@,@,@@,                                          @@@,@,,,@@
,,,,@@@@,@        rest in pieces, literally         @,,@@@,,@,
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@,,,@@,,@,          , may twenty fifteen ,          @@@@@,@@@,
@@,,@,@,@@                  , to ,                  ,,,,,@@,,@
,,@,@@@@@,         = july twenty eighteen =         @,,,,@,@,@
@,@@@,,,,@                                          @@,,,@@@@@
,@@,,@,,,@       superseded by the tcm twenty       @,@,,@,,,,
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