This Does Not Compute | Fixing My Philips DCC Recorder for Good! @ThisDoesNotCompute | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 19 hours ago.
A common and inevitable problem afflicts first-generation Digital Compact Cassette decks: failing capacitors. The fix wasn't as simple as replacing the faulty parts, though -- until now.

DCC Museum: dccmuseum.com
Featured music: "Better Than This" by Dan Mason (danmason.bandcamp.com/album/sever).

Sources:
Philips Amsterdam building photo: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rijnbuurt,_Amsterdam,_Netherlands_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg
Magnavox DCC600 photo: spencertified.com/products/magnavox-dcc-600-single-deck-digital-compact-cassette-player-recorder-cassette-player-spencertified

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Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com).
Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).