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whatz up with tape input/outputs?

Does anyone share this line of thought? Are there that many tape users that almost every preamp/intergrated...regardless of price...still has these functions? Can these inputs/outputs be used for anything else? I had a newer NAD intergrated that 2 sets of tape i/os!...and didnt have a phono section! Anyways...with the current trend toward simplicity and pure sound(at least at my price point)...I think eliminating these at the entry level might be beneficial,,,or am I out to lunch? talk to me audiogoners....happy holidays....
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armstrod
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I use my tape in/out to connect my computer to the rest of the system. It functions almost exactly as a tape deck would - I record the occasional piece of vinyl to the hard drive, and I play the occasional MP3 or Internet radio stream. Like Riffer, at this point I would never buy a preamp with a tape loop. I always seem to end up using them, and they can't be added later...

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lesvan
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I use the tape out to send a dvd signal to my TV......... So I can listen to movies with out my whole system being on. It comes in handy.
leedistad
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Pabelson, kudos to you on the use of the word "disaggregate!"
ar_t
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How would leaving them off make for a "pure sound"?

How would you add that feature in later if, and when, you needed it? I see lots of uses for one, as do others here.
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