Mellotronists

John,
I've had my Sony for over  30 yrs.It's the same as yours-slight hum 
heard held up to your ear.
Pete

john barrick wrote:
> My cheap head demagnetizer that I got on ebay arrived today (Realistic 
> 231X) and I was wondering if all demagnetizers are supposed to make a 
> horrendous racket.  This one barely makes any noise at all.  If I put it 
> next to my ear and turn it on, I can hear a faint buzzing, but that's 
> it.  Besides messing up your tapes with improperly degaussed playback 
> heads, is there any way to tell if this thing's working?  I know, don't 
> buy cheap crap on ebay, but I figured that something as basic as this 
> would be ok.
>
>
> john....
>