Thank you for keeping the format alive. This video means a lot to the DCC Community and Museum.

These American Airlines tapes were extremely popular in the mid 60's. I was fortunate to live in an area where one could find prerecorded reels quite easily. On the west coast we had a big box store chain called White Front, that had a pre-recorded reel section bigger than most record stores. These were available in quantity along with current releases. Prerecorded stereo reels were about 3 times the cost of an LP at the time. My copy of Revolver i bought in November of 1967 was 7.95, compared to 2.95 for the stereo LP. These American Airline tapes also found their way to PX's in Vietnam, and a lot of GI's either had these or direct copies of them. I have one of those in my archive. But prior to this, Voice of Music made a series of long playing tapes (3 hours, just like these) but of unified genres and of interest to the older generation (lots of easy listening, big bands and orchestral versions of modern hits). i have a couple of these as well. They also sold these American Airlines tapes at the airports themselves. As i recall, these sold at retail for around 19.95 in the mid 60's.

The audio quality of the micro cassette Sony NT seems to be great..

Techmoan never ending supply of videos that shows how Sony made all the amazingist shit.

That teensy-tiny Sony NT cassette pleases the same part of my brain that also likes "tiny house" Pinterest boards, civil war dioramas and dollhouse miniatures.

@Techmoan: PMDC Amersfoort was actually the factory of Polygram (a Dutch record label) for the production of DCC. I actually found a newspaper article from Juli-16-1991 where it says that Polygram had bought two Philips CD production plants in Hannover and Louviers for f200 million Gulden. At the bottom of that article it mentions that they were also building a factory in Amersfoort for the all new DCC format that was due to release next year (so in 1992). So that's indeed a Christmas DCC for everyone from the Polygram DCC factory. :) Polygram (A joint between a part of Philips and Siemens) was probably one of the biggest record labels in the world, especially since they could buy Motown Records in 1993 for just a mere sum of $301 million US Dollars. In 1998 Philips sold the company and since 2011 it has been in the hands of the Universal Music Group. Personally my guess (as in speculation) is that Polygram invested a bit too much in DCC and with its failure came its downfall. Also less and less of other formats were being sold as well, since burning CD's was becoming a hot thing. So yeah... one thing leads to the other in these cases.

I really don't understand why anyone would give an entirely innocent, and informative, video like this a thumbs down.

OMG! You can't imagine how much I love DCC's! I was 17 or 18 years old when a friend of mine wanted to buy a stereo system. We went to the shop and saw that the Philips DCC FW91 was on sale! At that time it was priced u$s 1700 which was a lot of money. But this time was on sale for u$s 900! We went mad! This was the year 1996. We were only grown kids and from a little town in Argentina. We didn't know that formats can succeed or get doomed! If it was there on the shop, it was a matter of time for people to start buying DCC equipment to finally become a popular thing! This system was an incredible well put together machine. It was made in Austria and had a lot of features. But of course, the most important one was the DCC player/recorder. We struggle to find any retailers that sell DCCs. Pre recorded ones on music shops let alone blank ones of any kind. I really can't remember where do we finally could manage to get our hands on a couple of blank ones. I think we got a couple of 45 min as well as 60 min tapes. After a couple of years, my friend, who wasn't certainly not that exited as me about the system (he was happy to get a top of the range audio system, but not too kin because it had a DCC player), he decided get get rid of it. My brother decided to bought it from him and since then (I belive we are talking about the year 2009) he is the happy owner of this machine. He isn't THAT excited to have that particular system because of the DCC but for the fact that was something from our youth years. The thing here is that it isn't working anymore. Except for the sound, everything else does. We have no idea what it is going on with and as you may imagine NOBODY knows anything about how to fix this machine. Most technicians just laugh at us saying things like: why would you buy such a rare system that it won't have support after you buy it! It is so frustraiting! I guess I'll try to contact the people you suggested in the video description to see if there's anything they can help us with. Thanks for making this video Mat! It really make my day!

I really enjoy your videos! Especially these ones on obscure formats! I'm a musician and the oddest thing I've released on is a 5.25" floppy disk. I'm fascinated by obscure formats and your videos open my mind for more ideas of obscure formats to put my audio on. Thank-you!

Having 3 breaks in 9 years is great for a washing machine. Nowadays they usually last 4 years and then they break to the point fixing them will cost more than buying a new one

"NOT FOR SALE, which immediatly means I have to buy it." Laughed my ass off. I love this guy!

10:50 Jeremy Heiden's Indie music label still uses an MSN email. That guy must really love the '90s.

At this point, I think "Tapemoan" might be a more appropriate channel name. (Still love the videos though)

You've knocked it out of the park again! There's a Goodwill that gets interesting electronics near me every once in a while, and because of you I have an idea what it is. If I see something I'm not familiar with I'm encouraged to look it up and see what it is! Thanks for the videos!

I used to have a portable DCC player, sold it to Ralph earlier this year! Good to see he got in touch with you about the project. Great stuff.

A GUNSHIP CASSETTE!! - of all your wonderful collection, this is the item I am now most jealous of! Easily my favorites in my current music cycle.

Great video as always. The American Airlines tape was particularly interesting. I love things like that... tapes or records from back in the day that were used on planes or in radio stations or malls etc. It's a bit of a snapshot of history in a way. Getting back to American Airlines, that Astrovision must have seem like a revelation at the time. We take TV's for granted now on planes, along with having dozens of movies and TV shows to choose from, dozens of music channels, and games to play while we are cramped uncomfortably into seats most lapdogs wouldn't put up with. But at the time having a TV on a plane must have seemed out of this world.

That Golden Gunship Cassette made my day.

If I came round your house for a coffee, you'd have to escort me to the front door after 5 hours. 'Whats that switch over there for, what's that switch over there for'

I had a very vivid nightmare that you had a stopped making videos about music formats and equipment. And now I see this. Yes! Don't stop bro.

I was really impressed that the Reel to Reel actually played. Many older tapes tend to peel apart and shell out. Recording studios spend a lot of time and money with special ovens to warm them up and make them playable again, if only long enough to transfer them to digital.

You're probably only one of a handful of KZfaqrs I've watched whose production quality is so immaculate you'd easily get a deal with Netflix if only you'd ask. BUT. I wouldn't want to lose you to Netflix.

I swear to God, one of these days I will start saving for all those different old formats and I will get myself an HiFi as tall as my room will accommodate

Some say its a bit Hipster to release new titles on old formats, but doesn't matter to me because I like the warm nostalgia feeling that combining new and old brings.

I love the old cassette formats!

They still sell that chef boyardee pizza mix in the US

On the inside of the DCC case it features the word "Amersfoort". This is a city in the netherlands. Polygram had a daughter company called PMDC in that city. Polygram was a Dutch/German entertainment company. Eventualy Polygram became part of universal music.

That DCC packaging is pretty cool.

I can't get enough of this amazing channel Techmoan, I could watch videos on tape formats for days.

Awesome video as always, did wonder what was in the case behind you, didn't think it would just be cassettes knowing you. Nice shirt by the way! Your content is some of the best out there in KZfaq.

Great find and such a cool production. I used to have a few Reel to Reels from American Arline's (or the publicly sold copies) that I acquired in the 1980's when I bought a reel to reel to master my 4 track cassette up to. I absolutely the tapes and the quality was remarkably good. I got to where I really loved watching the wheels move while listening to music that I'd put tapes in even when listening to some other medium. It was just that fun to have going on. I do believe the songs were picked specifically for travel, excitement, feeling important or adventurous. all the songs I had were great even if they were just to pass the time until the next track, nothing really felt much like a downer that I can remember.

D'awww Techmoan.... Helping the DCC Museum catalog all the produced tapes out there. It's one thing to collect tapes for yourself, and its another to collect it for all of history.

Don’t ever stop Techmoan. This channel is my bag. Same reason I like LGR or 8 bit guy I guess. Just good ol’ tech history for the soul.

This is the most fascinating channel on KZfaq.

Tahnk you for sharing these forgotten formats.

The level of sophistication that isTechmoan is unreachable for most human beings.

poetic justice - nice! love the tiny format. Thanks techmoan

The best Techmoan video so far is the CED RCA videodisc player! A vinyl record with movies on it! Got me hooked on his channel. :)

What I love about your videos is that you show me very interesting stuff, I never knew I could be interested in. Thanks for making them!

i love that you listen to 90s hip-hop

Watching this in Amersfoort as we speak (lovely Dutch town, 45 mins away from Amsterdam).

@Thechmoan. PMDC Amesfoort (Netherlands) was a part of Polygram that solely dealt with audio and video cassettes. It was sold to the Canadian Cinram in June '97.

5:13 gunship is such a good artist and the cassette looks slick as all heck

I can remember all formats but when I was a kid in the early 80's reel-to-reels were an extreme novelty in some quarters and everyone was getting excited over CD and were witnessing all of the CD's smeared in food & mud, scratched a little, cleaned and then played. I remember the later formats in DAT, NT, MD and DCC and the minor format war broke out in the professional and consumer world and not one of them really survived but DAT appeared to be the winner due to it's adoption by recording studios for cheap and effective mastering purposes for making copies as well as backing up digital data. All interesting stuff to look over!

I think all your video's are all good worth watching, never a boring moment. I always learn something new. Keep them coming.

The good old time when you ate a whole pig on the plane. :)

Splendid video @Techmoan. I really enjoyed it, please make more of those once you collect enough stuff to make a second one.

#3 Very cool how he put his stuff out via such rare formats as well as standard ones-- DCC lives😂

It's amazing how times have changed with regards to in flight entertainment and flying in general. Hard to remember what it must have been like before affordable portable music in the 70s/80s. Being able to listen to music would have been a marvel!

Love this channel. When I get a chance, and put together my man cave I'll definitely be getting some of these old formats and collections for shiggles and ghits!

That Chrysler Newport ad you showed really summarizes 1960's American car buying, "Who cares about logic?". I mean don't get me wrong, I'm American, and I love classic American cars, but that ad really does it haha. That '66 Olds Ninety-Eight in a two door configuration would easily be my dream car.

hah, techmoan again going full gangster with Poetic Justice soundtrack

Everytime I tune into a Techmoan video an advertisement for the Jabra Elite wireless headphones starts. I’m tuning into a guy that understands tech, moreover, sound systems better than most. The algorithm still isn’t perfect.

I'm addicted to your videos keep up the excellent work and thanks!

Fascinating. I thought ZX Microdrive tapes were tiny, but the Sony NTC format is incredible.

I really love learning all the history from your retro videos, keep up the good work and thanks!

My favorite song!...Techmoan I love your taste in classic hip hop! I've noticed you even have tapes from the rapper Paris. This was a very informative video! Thank you!

I have a few of those American Airlines tapes. I enjoy them quite a bit!

I can just imagine what your storage room looks like with all these audio and video formats.

Another sick video!

That NT tape output was outrageously better than I anticipated! It's a shame it wasn't out a few years beforehand! I also didnt realise that i'd missed the DCC and NT video, oh the shame. Great Vid Mat! Something out of the ordinary :) Thanks!

Another great video as always keep up the great work really love the channel.

loving the shirt and loving the content !! Super interesting and informative as always !!

Another great video from my favourite youtuber, thanks for uploading 👍

What an amazing idea to make a brand new release for the DCC and MiniDisc! I hope this project pays of well. I sincerely wish those two formats (and DAT) would get back into production.

As always you have found wonderful treasures to share with us!

That American Airlines tape was made in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. That's like only 40 minutes north from my home. Pretty cool

Your voice is soothing and helps you unwind.

Never even heard of DCC before.

oh awesome! what a great idea for a video series! I hope you do more like this. Very interesting, thank you sir! :D

Damn, a new video right as I was binging through the other ones

Perfect for dinner-time viewing. Thanks, Techmoan!

Odditapes? Audities.

Really great and interesting Video, love this kind of format. :)

Who are the yahoos who hit the thumbs down? It's not click bate, it's not poorly produced, it's not missing info!

Very interesting video! I'd never heard of DCC or NT cassette's before. Very informative.

Wonderful content as always!!

NICE! The American Airlines tape was made in Elk Grove Village - Always awesome to see things being made there and all over the world. :)

Sony NT had 32khz sample rate and about 12-bits of resolution... Hardly cd but very impressive for the age and size!!

Great stuff. Each of these items could have their own video.

What an interesting format. It reminds me of the minidisc. I was really impressed with the quality of the sound.

Wow, that NT tape sounded shockingly good

Great video.. nice production as always

You could do a review on a duct tape and I would watch it. Love your videos. Greetings from Brazil

Interesting, would love to see more videos like this, I know you have a lot of other odd recordings that have appeared in various videos

Thanks to your channel and your brilliant vids, people like me who have neither the money and/or space for these pieces of history still get to see them and enjoy them. Thanks muchly 👍

I like the new stuff coming out for old formats; people making full boxed releases of C64 games, DCC albums, etc. There's something fun about it.

Those Sony NT are so incredibly tiny, I had to compare Techmoans zoomed in thumb on screen with my thumb.

Yeah, I remember when you(?) showed us this little nanotape before. I was like, "Yeah, I have one of those, and it's amazingly small! But I don't have a recorder for it yet."

Thank you so much for all your hard work and for making these videos for us :) I purged most of my obscure electronics over the years, but still have all my tapes, records, and cds. I do however have a set of late 1960s altec voice of the theater speakers that unlike all the others i've ever seen (most were plain black, meant for theater use) Mine are very pretty with wood lattice grills. 25w 16ohm! ;)

09:30 Amersfoort! The place I've worked for years and I'll be moving there start of 2018! Lovely!

brilliant episode. as always.

I'm blown away that you have a Dr. Octagon DCC! If it's what I think it is, I feel like I'm living in bizzarro world....... oh wait, it's 2021. We are in bizzarro world!!!

Wow those DCC cases are really stylish.

That pre-recorded NT Cassette music album was by far my favourite one. I would love to own an NT Cassette player (one that doesn't beep when you change the track) and play tiny NT Cassette albums on it, perhaps with some more album artwork on the cassette cartridge itself.

Fantastic video !!!

Remember Phillips CD-Video? I recall the TV advert: 'CD-Video from Phillips. Now you can SEE the music!' I have a James Brown disc in this format.

Another remarkable video.

"At last! A nasal spray that thinks like a doctor." Man, the sixties just made better tech than we do now, hands down. My nasal spray doesn't think at all.

Iove this types of videos!! Thanks.