Cassettes - better than you don't remember

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• BO

  @BoylenInk · 7 years ago

  The best thing about cassettes, and CDs too, was that when you bought a song or album you actually owned it.

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• JO

  @jotonbleu · 5 years ago

  Cassettes somewhat forced you to listen to every song on the album. This is why I know so many good songs from the 80’s and 90’s that weren’t ever heard on the radio.

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• BI

  @Bigbuddyandblue · 10 years ago

  &quot;I once played a blank tape at full volume: the mime next door went nuts&quot;<br>-Steven Wright

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• KE

  @KeystoneEDC · 5 years ago

  Back in the day , it was a normal sighting to see a mangled cassette tape laying along the side of the road , which was tossed out the car window in a fit of rage 😒

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• NE

  @NedSpindle · 7 years ago

  I remember comparing metal tape with Dolby S, to a CD, on professional equipment. I couldn&apos;t tell the difference. The cassette was perfected at the exact moment it became obsolete.

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• CL

  @Clint_L · 7 years ago

  Cassettes had a Side A and a Side B, so it’s logical that the successor is the CD ;)

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• 멋있

  @멋있는미남 · 6 years ago (edited)

  1. Buy vinyl record<br>2. Record it on a cassette.<br>3. Listen to cassette<br>I have dozens of pristine LPs that have only seen a needle a few times.

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• KE

  @kevnar · 5 years ago

  &quot;I was listening to some blank cassettes the other day, because I&apos;ll be darned if I&apos;m going to take the manufacturer&apos;s word for it...&quot; - Emo Phillips

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• SK

  @Skrapeg0at · 9 years ago

  I remember when CDs first came out. My mom kept referring to them as &quot;round tapes&quot;.

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• CU

  @CUTIE_POXX · 6 years ago

  I&apos;m 17. Upon getting a walkman from my mother, I decided to go wander on ebay and ended up buying a cassette of &quot;Killing is my Business&quot; by Megadeth. Then I listened to it and was pleasantly surprised with the audio quality.<br>Yes, listening to a walkman comes with a few issues, such as static noises and low volume, especially while riding the bus (which I do everyday to go back home from school), it sure is a lot easier to listen to it at home while laying on the bed or working on the desk. But it feels like owning something special.<br>I don&apos;t wanna be that one kid who says &quot;I&apos;m the only one who listens to good old music in the best conditions&quot;, because it&apos;d be a lie to say I don&apos;t use Spotify daily too. But popping a tape in your walkman and forgetting about your phone for a little while does feel nice.<br><br><br>Anyway, I grew an interest in cassettes and I&apos;ve been looking for cassettes for pretty much every &quot;old&quot; band I like (Alice in Chains, Slayer, Korn, Metallica...). I&apos;m currently waiting for a double order : &quot;Powerage&quot; and &quot;Highway to Hell&quot; :D

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• LG

  @LGR · 10 years ago

  This has seriously become one of my favorite channels. Comfy, simple, thoroughly entertaining.

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• CI

  @CinqueMalcolm · 5 years ago

  I still have traumatic flashbacks from cassettes in the 80s getting tangled up while playing. The mad rush to the deck to save them...... Ah the memories.

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