Testing cassette tapes from publisher IMD

Testing the tapes that came from the IMD publisher, as you may notice the quality of the tapes themselves is not to write home about. Although the sound quality may be acceptable when played back on HiFi equipment. It's unbearable when played back with headphones on.

[antiquefreak]

Fantastic 👌 I have lots of tapes myself. Nice system 👌

[sergei-]

I have quite a few of these tapes, about 100 or so. They were commonplace in the Middle East in the late 70s and 80s and were essentially bootlegged recordings on Japanese tape. Some of them sounded decent enough when brand new and some sure didn't but they can be made palatable by adding an equaliser in the loop.