KLUDGE@AGCB1.LARC.NASA.GOV (01/21/91)
Used Tape: Contact Tape Warehouse in Atlanta, GA. They often carry used tape, and if they don't have any two-inch, they can probably suggest a place to find some. I can probably scrounge up some one-inch stuff myself, even. Speakers vs. Amps: The speaker is in most systems the primary source of distortion. Let's face it folks: not a single speaker on the market even begins to do a halfway decent job of signal reconstruction. This is why many folks suggest that you spend the majority of your money to buy the best possible speakers, because even the best possible speakers aren't all that good really. Good amplifiers (unlike good speakers) are very easy to design, but unfortunately they are very expensive to manufacture. Most amplifiers have what I would consider to be serious corner cutting. So I can understand one wishing to spend all their money on the amplifier instead. Personally, I spent all my money on records so I don't have to worry about where to put the few dollars that are left (mostly rent). --scott