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[–] 0x4E4F@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Superior quality, but didn't make it on the market, the cassettes and mechanisms were too expensive, the heads as well. Sony thought that wouldn't matter, so they pushed it... turns out price does matter.