I had a Denon 3head cassett with a time remaining feature that was very accurate. I could add the song times and calculate exact 45 minute sets. Somtimes the song would end right within 5 seconds left on the tape. When it died I tried evey Denon site including the East Coast sales dept. but for some reason no one could repair that particular function; boy do I miss that! Wayne I think there is pent up demand for R to R info. I still use my Akai to make party tapes off the Turntable but I sure would like to expand the Tape knowledge. Even considering a good ten inch, maybe Teac before they get too popular and run up the price. I hate ebay.