If you're a law enforcement agency with a case that hinges upon the
intelligibility of a poor recording, you do.  Other uses apply, of course
but the end goal is the same; wrest absolutely everything possible from a
poor medium. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom Fine
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 8:19 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Help Purchasing a Microcassette
> 
> Goodness gracious, guys, what exactly is on these 
> microcassettes that needs a $1K unit with adjustable 
> azimuth??? Come on! Surely no one uses this medium for 
> anything resembling high fidelity???
> 
> -- Tom Fine
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Parker Dinkins" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 8:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Help Purchasing a Microcassette
> 
> 
> > You are correct:
> >
> > from http://www.jbrtech.com/prod_ptu.html
> >
> >> Head azimuth is adjustable by operator.
> >
> > Thanks, Parker
> >
> > ---
> > Parker Dinkins
> > MasterDigital Corporation
> > CD Mastering + Audio Restoration
> > http://masterdigital.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > on 3/23/06 7:33 PM US/Central, Jeff Carroll at 
> [log in to unmask]
> > wrote:
> >
> >> UNC has a JBR unit, and if my memory serves me correctly 
> it does in fact
> >> have adjustable azimuth.  --Jeff
> >> Jeff Carroll, Mastering Engineer
> >> Bluefield Mastering, Inc. - Raleigh, NC USA
> >> 919.859.0102
> >> Toll Free 877.847.2583
> >> www.bluefieldmastering.com
> >> 
>