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In other words no one will know the difference if certain frequencies are missing.

What will all of this new technology cost the average consumer? Well, a Philips DCC deck cost about $600, pre-recorded DCC tapes cost about $20, and blank tapes cost about $8. While a MD player cost about $500, the pre-recorded discs cost about $20 and the blank disc cost about $10. Of course as the popularity of the format grows, the cost will drop.

Manufacturers are trying to give the public a more durable and better sounding medium for those of us that are always on the go. However, since their introduction about three years ago very few MD and even fewer DCC players have been sold. Some audio experts feel that the reason they have not sold many units of either format is because the average person thinks that there is nothing wrong with the sound quality of a good CrO2 (Maxell’s XLII) or metal (Sony’s CDit IV) analogue cassette. Many people still live by the old saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Manufacturers have built up these new formats as “the greatest thing since slice bread,” in the hopes of changing the way people listen to music. Yet, the public has not jumped on the band wagon of either of these new formats. However, one thing is certain, the days of the analogue cassette are numbered.

It is only a matter of time before either MD, DCC or some new digital format such as the recordable CD takes the place of the analogue cassette.

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