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....
>