Hipac - The rarest audio format (so far) (Patreon)

I've been working on this video for quite a few weeks now and I'm really happy with how its turned out. It's difficult to describe the enjoyment to be had from finding, repairing, learning about and then finally demonstrating something that very few people know existed. It's a thrill to know that this video could result in a new entry being added to lists of old music formats. 

After I've dropped dead (I've no immediate plans to) - I hope some of the things I've put online over the years will live on in my absence. So far the most likely candidates are the recording of Cuba Baion by Kurt Drabek, an appreciation of the Tefifon outside Germany and hopefully now an acknowledgement of the existence of the Hipac format.

In other news Youtube has been very unpredictable in recent months. Views for my videos have been falling off as the active lifetime of each video gets shorter. After the first 48 hours views now dry up to a trickle. 

I really thought that last week's LetterPack video should have some legs. I hoped it might pique the interest of tech historians on blogs and forums or get a mention on a popular gadget site or two, but the video came and went in the blink of an eye with nary a whisper. 

It's a bit of a worrying trend so I'd just like to again thank everyone here on Patreon for supporting the channel and providing some much needed stability. In addition if you think there is something that I'm not covering that you originally signed up for, please let me know about it. I do have some more dashcam reviews in the works, in addition to various unusual old and new tech devices to show off. 

Anyway, that’s enough business chat...please just enjoy the video, it's one of my favourites.

UPDATE 28/9/17 11:57am - I've reuploaded the video to remove a section about format wars that made absolutely no sense because I'd mixed up Pioneer with Panasonic, I reworded the section about the purpose of the aerial socket at around 2:41 and added a few words that better explain Pioneer's motivations for launching the format between 09:22 -09:44. Thanks for your help..this pre-release stage is vital in ironing out any issues before the other 150,000 people get to watch the video.

UPDATE 2 28/9/17 15:00 - I’ve re-edited the video once more to remove the word Midget from the comedy outro. I was unaware that this has become a derogatory term in the US. My first car was a MG Midget and I still don’t think the word has any malice attached to it in the UK, but if I can avoid upsetting someone, I will do.