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From: bill@hp-pcd.UUCP (bill)
Newsgroups: net.analog
Subject: Re: MTS stereo decoder
Message-ID: <37700002@hpcvlo.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 18-Feb-86 20:28:00 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 18 20:28:00 1986
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Nf-From: hpcvlo!bill    Feb 18 17:28:00 1986


Just a thought: *new* dbx chips are available only to liscensed OEM's.
I've seen a couple of low-cost stereo "wholesaler" stores that sell
physically broken and/or otherwise damaged tape decks, vcrs, etc at
ridiculously low prices.  I know one guy who picked up a VCR for about $20 --
cosmetically, it looks like it's been run over by a semi; it also had
some cracked PC boards, but all the traces were otherwise intact and the
tape transport was mechanically sound.  Took some time, effort, and about
50 cents (yes, cents) worth of new components to make it functional.
Despite its looks, it now works fine.

Anyway, I'm thinking that with a little scrounging you might turn up the
guts of an appropriately equipped tape deck or something.  Of course,
odds are way against you finding the exact components that you're
interested in, but you never know, something useful might turn up ...

bill frolik
hplabs!hp-pcd!bill