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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        @,@@@,@@@,
,@,@@,,,@,                                          @@,,@@,,@@
@@@,@,,@@@          , may twenty fifteen ,          ,@,@,@,@,@
,,@@@,@,,@                  , to ,                  @@@@@@@@@,
,@,,@@@,@,         - july twenty eighteen -         ,,,,,,,,@,
@@,@,,@@@,                                          ,,,,,,,@@,
,@@@,@,,@,       superseded by the tcm twenty       ,,,,,,@,@@
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