I used to use VHS set on 6-hour EP recording speed along with dbx noise reduction (compression/expansion, really). I used dbx because the bandwidth & sound qu

I used to use VHS set on 6-hour EP recording speed along with dbx noise reduction (compression/expansion, really). I used dbx because the bandwidth & sound quality was so bad on the slower speeds -- until the HiFi audio technology was introduced later on. I'd get the play time of a reel-to-reel in a device that I already owned, and so no additional space was needed on my shelf.