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Old 09-11-2016, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Maks View Post
..., I don't really know what to think of this whole cassette fad recently. I fully understand vinyl coming back, to me it never went away and there are advantages over CD (IMO). Even owning a really nice Nak I don't see much actual advantage of tapes other than just having fun w/the format and maybe tracking down odd indie releases from the 80s/90s that only existed on cassette. Or low-gen bootlegs from back in the day for transferring. The sound on tape isn't superior to other formats. The upkeep of the mechanics on a tape deck is worse than that of a turntable or CD player. The artwork/liner notes are super tiny. There's just no real advantages as a pre-recorded format.
+1

There were some great decks made 20-30 years ago that got the most out of a inferior format.....I loved my Nak CR7A....but this technology is best left as a fond memory...IMHO
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