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###@%$^~:. MY GOOD FATHERS GOOD FRIEND GAVE  ME THE .:~^$%@###
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###@%$^~:. . FOSTEX X FIFTEEN                     . .:~^$%@###
@##@%$^~:. ........::::::::::::::::::::::::........ .:~^$%@##@
@##@%$^~:. AND  ITS   A  TWO TRACK   TAPE  RECORDER .:~^$%@##@
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#@#@%$^~:. I DON'T  REALLY GET HOW IT WORKS. IT HAS .:~^$%@#@#
@%%%$$^~:. TWO X RCA IN, TWO X  RCA OUT, AND FOUR X .:~^$$%%%@
@@%%^~~:.. RCA "TAPE OUT" WHICH I GUESS IS ALL FOUR ..:~~^%%@@
#@#@%$^~:. CHANNELS ON  THE CASSETTE  - WHICH MEANS .:~^$%@#@#
#@#@%$^~:. THE B  SIDE IS PLAYED BACKWARDS  IF IT'S .:~^$%@#@#
##@#@%^~:.                LIKE THAT                 .:~^%@#@##
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#@#@%$^~:. SO  NOW I HAVE  TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN .:~^$%@#@#
#@#@%$^~:. FOUR TRACK CASSETTES AND TWO X TWO TRACK .:~^$%@#@#
#%^:......       ONES... OR NOT, JUST AS WELL       ......:^%#
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@#@@%$^~:. IT FEATYURES A LOW NOISE FLOOR  WHICH IS .:~^$%@@#@
@@$~...... GREAT,  BUT   THERE  IS  SOME  DITHERING ......~$@@
#%^:...... NOISE  OR IF  IT IS  THE  MOTOR, I  DONT ......:^%#
@%%^:::...                   KNOW,                  ...:::^%%@
##@#%$^~:. ALSO THERE IS A REALLY  RAD RED CASSETTE .:~^$%#@##
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##@#@$^~:. IT  DOES :NOT:  HAVE  A  SPEED HOLE  BUT .:~^$@#@##
#@#@%$^~:. RATHER A  MUCH NEATER ACTUAL SPEED  KNOB .:~^$%@#@#
#@#@%$^~:. I    DONT   KNOW   THE   PERCENTAGE   OF .:~^$%@#@#
#@#@%$^~:. DIFFERENCE BUT  IT APPLIES  ALSO TO FAST .:~^$%@#@#
@%%%^^~:..            FORWARD AND REWIND            ..:~^^%%%@
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###@%$^~:. . FUTURE REFUSALS                      . .:~^$%@###
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@#@@%$^~:. UPDATE: THIS  FUCKERS  GONE  WHACKO  AND .:~^$%@@#@
@%^^^^:... YOU NEED TO  FLIP IT OVER CONSTANTLY AND ...:^^^^%@
@$~~::.... GET   IN    THERE    WITH   YOUR    HAND ....::~~$@
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