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Question, why do portable cassette players sound better outdoors? Fuller, more open, more musical. Nt

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What are you talking about? nt - jusbe 14:58:12 04/09/21 (9)
Big J

"... only a very few individuals understand as yet that personal salvation is a contradiction in terms."
- Would it help if I drew you a picture? Nt - geoffkait 15:58:35 04/09/21 (8)
  Nt
  - Maybe of the world you're living in! lol. nt - jusbe 00:28:11 04/10/21 (7)
    Big J
    
    "... only a very few individuals understand as yet that personal salvation is a contradiction in terms."
    - It appears you're living in the world of comic books. Nt - geoffkait 03:51:57 04/10/21 (6)
      Nt
      - Again, what are you talking about?! - jusbe 19:29:34 04/11/21 (5)
        
        In Reply to: RE: It appears you're living in the world of comic books. Nt posted by geoffkait on April 10, 2021 at 03:51:57
        
        Just explain your premise and stop being so grumpy!
        Your opening statement was so open to interpretation as to be largely meaningless.
        Cheer up Geoff!
        
        Big J
        
        "... only a very few individuals understand as yet that personal salvation is a contradiction in terms."
        
        Edits: 04/11/21
        
        It's not a difficult question. - geoffkait 04:34:43 04/12/21 (4)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Again, what are you talking about?! posted by jusbe on April 11, 2021 at 19:29:34
        
        Why do portable cassette players sound better while walking outside than they do indoors? You would think that they'd sound the same, right? You know, since room boundaries and room dimensions don't affect the sound indoors, so you can't blame it on room interaction. So, what has changed? Why is the sound more natural, more open, more airy when listening outside? Any guesses?
        
        Edits: 04/12/21
        
        Still unclear, but hey-ho. - jusbe 20:24:51 04/12/21 (3)
        
        In Reply to: RE: It's not a difficult question. posted by geoffkait on April 12, 2021 at 04:34:43
        
        If you mean a 'boombox', reflections are an issue. Which you discount.
        So if you mean a cassette Walkman with headphones, then clearly the room is irrelevant, whether you are indoors or not. So what's the source of said impact which you believe causes a change in presentation?
        In addition, the source format would also seem to be irrelevant in any physical circumstance (headphones or not), unless your implying that something special happens to cassette tape and it somehow knows whether you're indoors or not?
        Can you identify an environmental impact that has an effect on a cassette in a walkman but curiously not on any of the other electronic items in the playback machine?
        Let us know.
        
        Big J
        
        "... only a very few individuals understand as yet that personal salvation is a contradiction in terms."
        
        Edits: 04/19/21
        
        RE: Still unclear, but hey-ho. - geoffkait 03:51:14 04/13/21 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Still unclear, but hey-ho. posted by jusbe on April 12, 2021 at 20:24:51
        
        You are asking me? It's a Sony Walkman cassette player. But I don't think the tape or tape player is responsible for what I observe, it should happen for a portable CD player, too. That will be my next step since I have a Walkman CD player. Stand by. My theory is that the effect must be caused by something environmental, not the electronics or the tape/CD. Follow?
        
        Edits: 04/13/21
        
        RE: Still unclear, but hey-ho. - jusbe 14:27:58 04/13/21 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Still unclear, but hey-ho. posted by geoffkait on April 13, 2021 at 03:51:14
        
        Yes - maybe - but I think I'll just focus on the music.
        
        Cheers and good luck.
        
        Big J
        
        "... only a very few individuals understand as yet that personal salvation is a contradiction in terms."
        
        RE: Still unclear, but hey-ho. - geoffkait 08:27:19 04/14/21 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Still unclear, but hey-ho. posted by jusbe on April 13, 2021 at 14:27:58
        
        I don't blame you one bit.

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