yeah, same here. I get asked everytime i pull it out if its a cd player and then i have to go thru the whole explanation. I do admit tho, I've been hassled by some tapers saying that its not a dat and never will have the quality of the dat, etc. but i honestly think, whatever, i'm taping for myself, so i can have copies of the shows i go to. if other people want a copy, great, if you want to bitch about my equipment, don't ask for a copy.
seriously tho, now that i got my modded ua-5, i think the njb3 might be one of the best purchaces i've made. I've got in april and have recorded well over 100 shows with it and its still works like the day i bought it.
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