Does Anyone Use Audio Cassettes Any More?

[zach 234]

Ah, those were the days. A Marantz reel to reel and a Sansui tape deck (if I remember right)  all wired up to a seperates stereo big enough to fill a 1 bed flat!

 

I would always buy TDK (SA?) as they were the best value to sound. I would imagine there will still be of use to someone,

 

I like the music centre speleo, We went from a radiogram (big wooden thing), Music centre (like yours but Hitachi) and then on to huge seperates system with some big Mission speakers. Now my music is on something that fits in your pocket and a pair of bluetooth earbuds! And you're right DeZeus, the car has a memory chip or a USB port. CD players in cars are one thing I don't miss, either I had rubbish ones or they all skipped if you hit a bump in the road...not a good thing on some of Sheffields roads.

 

[DeZeus 11]

I seem to recall my go to Brand for Casettes was either BASF or Memorex.....

But I seem to still have a quantity or wide collection of Cheap Chinese / Taiwanese Generic ones.

[carosio 186]

23 hours ago, zach said:

Ah, those were the days. A Marantz reel to reel and a Sansui tape deck (if I remember right)  all wired up to a seperates stereo big enough to fill a 1 bed flat!

 

 

 

Marantz reel to reel? Only one ever made I believe, a prototype!

[zach 234]

47 minutes ago, carosio said:

Marantz reel to reel? Only one ever made I believe, a prototype!

And that's why I put "If I remember right" in brackets. It was a long time ago, I don't why but the name Akai, or something like that keeps popping up...maybe it was that make.

 

Either way, it doesn't really matter does it? I was just thinking back decades ago about equipment that's long gone.

[carosio 186]

47 minutes ago, zach said:

And that's why I put "If I remember right" in brackets. It was a long time ago, I don't why but the name Akai, or something like that keeps popping up...maybe it was that make.

 

Either way, it doesn't really matter does it? I was just thinking back decades ago about equipment that's long gone.

No worries, thought so, it's just that I was surprised that I might have missed a recorder that was unknown to me! Certain reel to reels are selling for high prices these days.

[DeZeus 11]

My Uncle had a Cossor reel to reel....never seen one  since!

Wonders why?

 

[swarfendor437 14]

Some artists are still providing Cassettes!

 

https://ukmerch.ambientinks.com/collections/themidnight/products/days-of-thunder-cassette-tape#

 

[bkcin 10]

12 hours ago, swarfendor437 said:

Some artists are still providing Cassettes!

 

They sure are - 

 

https://gunship.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=56148

 

Edited February 27, 2020 by bkcin

[woolyhead 15]

The big drawback with tape of course is that to find anything specific you may have to trawl a long way through the tape to find it.  And the tape runs in contact with the heads so how long does a tape play before it wears out? 

[DeZeus 11]

As the Tape is A Magnetic Medium, any LARGE MAGNET, like from A Speaker could destroy them!

But I have has CD's WARP, been left on Window Cill, or Car Dash

[DeZeus 11]

In truth, I have never had any good quality tapes Fail, seemed Bulletproof, however the ones in cheap plastic / clear cases which are clear yellow or orange // neon colours, either stretch or lock up or break the tapes.

 

With regard to location, of a song - use a sharpie, or note the number tracker locator.

 

I had less success with Car 8 Track tapes than cassettes, but I still have my vinyl, CDs DvD Blueray, Cassettes.

[speleo1 10]

Came across this Teleton reel to reel the other day in the loft,don't know if it still works did when it went up there also the tape reels,

https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co117645/teleton-reel-to-reel-tape-recorder-model-5l45et