Fast Forward

May, 1984

Sure, audio enthusiasts always said cassette decks were convenient, but that convenience was really little more than a trade-off for quality. Well, we have some good news: That's not true anymore.The home-taping boom (more people buy cassettes than buy records now) triggered a competitive fury among tape-deck manufacturers that has resulted in both innovative convenience features and higher performance.Most obvious are the advances in noise reduction. While Dolby B gets rid of much tape hiss, ne...