Elcaset - Wikipedia
The Elcaset system was intended to marry the performance of reel-to-reel with cassette convenience, but be more of a compromise on size between the two than the RCA cassette is. The name "Elcaset" may simply mean L-cassette, or large cassette, since the 1 ⁄ 4" tape inside is double the 1 ⁄ 8" width found in compact cassettes. They were ...
ELCASET - 1001 HI-FI - Vintage Audio and More.
The ELCASET is a short lived audio cassette format introduced in 1976. According to the SONY literature of the times the ELCASET was
Forgotten Formats: The Elcaset - Preservation Sound
Sep 6, 2012 · The Elcaset was a SONY-driven consumer analog tape format introduced in 1977 (TEAC, Technics, and JVC also marketed compatible decks). Essentially, Elcaset was a large cassette tape (approx. the size of a Beta) that used 1/4″ (rather than 1/8″) tape, plus it ran at 3.5 (rather than 1.75) IPS and used VCR-like extra-shell tape handling.
Forgotten audio formats: Elcaset - Ars Technica
Jun 27, 2016 · Paying tribute to the lamented, giant-size Japanese cassette Hi-Fi fans love to love. Back before all-digital music, back before the Digital Compact Cassette, back before even the Digital Audio...
Elcaset Tape Recorders - Reel to Reel
The Elcaset tape is 3.15 x larger than a compact cassette 6 x 4 1/8 x 5/8″ (152 x 105x 15mm) as compared to the cassette at 3 15/16 x 2 1/2 x 15/32″ (100x63x12mm). The Elcaset uses a thin stock 1/4″ tape running at 3 3/4 ips which does not rely on a pressure pad or have a moving head assembly, as the tape is drawn out of the shell.
The Elcaset - Creative Audio Works
Jun 8, 2022 · The Elcaset was a short-lived consumer audio format created by Sony, Panasonic, and Teac and debuted in 1976. It was based on the RCA tape cartridge, which had been produced 20 years before. In 1976, it was thought that the compact cassette would never be able to match the performance levels of reel-to-reel recorders.
Elcaset (1976 - 1980) | Museum of Obsolete Media
Introduced by Sony in 1976, the Elcaset (taken from L-cassette, or ‘large cassette’) was intended to marry the performance of reel to reel with Compact Cassette convenience. The concept was similar to RCA’s Sound Tape Cartridge from nearly 20 years previously.
ELCASET, rise and fall of a Hi-Fi tape system | 1001 Hi-Fi Info
Jan 10, 2015 · ELCASET was an analog cassette tape based audio format developed by SONY in cooperation with Matsushita (Panasonic) and TEAC in 1976. It was intended to offer a reel-to-reel system sound quality in a convenient cartridge format. The name comes from the expression "large cassette" or "L-cassette".
the Elcaset story - zStereo
Jul 26, 2014 · Thus was born Elcaset, a format several times the size of conventional cassettes, but far easier to use than open reel. The tape ran at 3 3/4 ips, twice that of cassette, and was the same width as standard quarter track open reel.
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