Follow The Dats

June, 1987

Now that digital compact discs (CDs) have eliminated the click, pop and scratch of vinyl-LP recordings, the audio gurus of the Orient and Europe have turned their attention to cassette tapes and those two inherent evils--hiss and flutter. Sometime next fall, your local hi-fi store will offer you the latest twist on the digital angle: digital audio tape, or DAT. Currently on store shelves in Japan, DAT is to the CD what the cassette is to the LP. You'll be able to buy prerecorded digital audio ta...