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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.            @@,,,@,,,@
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,,@@,@,@,, ##     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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