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####$%:~:. MY GOOD FATHERS GOOD  FRIEND GAVE ME THE .:~:%$####
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##$$:::~:. . FOSTEX X FIFTEEN                     . .:~:::$$##
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#####$:~:. AND   ITS  A  TWO TRACK  TAPE   RECORDER .:~:$#####
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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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####$%:~:. IT FEATYURES A LOW NOISE  FLOOR WHICH IS .:~:%$####
####$%:~:. GREAT,  BUT  THERE   IS  SOME  DITHERING .:~:%$####
##$%~~:... NOISE  OR  IF  IT  IS THE  MOTOR, I DONT ...:~~%$##
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##$::~:... ALSO THERE IS A REALLY  RAD RED CASSETTE ...:~::$##
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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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