This music was often recorded onto a cassette tape deck. One might functionally decompose this into speakers, amplifier, a tape deck and a front panel. By 1983, tape deck manufacturers stopped providing Type III recording option. Fortunately, the mic was open and the tape deck still running. The virtual tape deck features several licensed 1980s music tracks. However, Bob opted for maintaining the original integrity, and uses a tape deck. The AG-HPX170 can be thought of as the AG-HVX200A without a tape deck. "Live from the Tape Deck" debuted at #3 on the "Billboard" Top Heatseekers Albums. He built a modified Ampex 300 tape deck with an additional set of heads. Bang & Olufsen used BSR's TD2 tape deck in their Beocord Belcanto from 1962.