
( Brand: Sony ), ( Model: EL-4 ), ( Country/region Of Manufacture: Japan )
Size comparison of elcaset left with standard compact cassette the cassette itself looked very similar to a cassette, only larger about twice.: . The name elcaset may simply mean l-cassette, or large cassette, since 1/4 tape inside was double 8 width found in standard cassettes.
25 in tape running at 9. They were divided into six tracks.
Like the earlier rca tape cartridge it contained 6mm. Another notable difference from compact cassettes was that the tape withdrawn cassette when run through transport mechanism so manufacturing tolerances of shell did not affect sound quality. Audiophiles turned away from elcaset and towards high-end cassette decks companies like Camacho, which began making very high-quality tape using the regular audio in late system was abandoned 1980, when all remaining systems were sold off Finland. For most people, the quality of standard cassettes was adequate, and benefits expensive elcaset system limited.
Org cassette recorders. 75 ins, twice the width and speed of a standard cassette, providing greater frequency response dynamic range with lower high-frequency noise than compact cassette. The system was technically sound, but a complete failure in marketplace, with very low take up by few audiophiles only.
5 cms Elcaset began a fast fade-out in apart from the problem of bulky cassettes, performance standard cassettes had improved dramatically with use new materials such as chromium dioxide, Dolby b noise reduction, and better manufacturing quality. Also, the machines were expensive.
The top-of-the-line elcaset decks also had all features of deluxe open reel decks, such as separate heads for erase, recording, and playback, remote control, heavy duty transports low wow flutter. This Sony elcaset is in fairly good cosmetic condition but at present does not play. The tapes they made could be played on any standard cassette machine.