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Hi Ho · 04-29-2005, 09:33 PM

I have a lot of old cassette tapes that I want to digitize. I have an old Panasonic radio that has a very good quality tape deck in it. However, it no longer plays tapes. It records beautifully but why I try to play a tape I get an extremely loud buzzing sound (60hz hum) from both the speakers and the line-out jack. I have cleaned it out, demagnetized the heads, and taken the whole thing apart/reassembled and it still doesn't work. Any ideas?

04-29-2005, 09:33 PM	#1
Hi Ho Certified Audio Nut Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 7,214	Old tape player I have a lot of old cassette tapes that I want to digitize. I have an old Panasonic radio that has a very good quality tape deck in it. However, it no longer plays tapes. It records beautifully but why I try to play a tape I get an extremely loud buzzing sound (60hz hum) from both the speakers and the line-out jack. I have cleaned it out, demagnetized the heads, and taken the whole thing apart/reassembled and it still doesn't work. Any ideas? __________________ "I'm not lying. I'm writing fiction with my mouth." - Homer Simpson My Miscelaneous Gallery ASUS P7P55D PRO / Intel Core i7 860 / 8GB Mushkin DDR3 1600 RAM / OCZ Vertex 2 120GB SSD / Seagate 1TB 7200.12 / Asus Radeon 5870 1GB / LG Super-Multi 22x SATA DVD-RW / Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit / Cable Modem / HT Omega Striker 7.1 Sound Card / FSP 700W PSU / Logitech MX1000 Wireless Laser Mouse / Asus 24" 16:9 LCD w/Webcam / Axiom Audiobyte 2.1 Speakers Last edited by Hi Ho; 04-30-2005 at 12:28 AM.