August 15, 20241 yr https://nypost.com/2024/08/14/lifestyle/gen-z-buying-vintage-cassette-tapes-en-masse-but-doesnt-know-how-to-play-them-i-struggled/ https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/gen-z-loves-cassettes-tapes-ca631750?mod=lifestyle_lead_pos3 📼 🤦🤦♀️🤦♂️
October 3, 20241 yr 4 hours ago, mikeymad said: Nakamichi DRAGON drives JBL PARAGON Man, I want a Dragon, even if it doesn't come with all the other *GONs.
December 21, 20241 yr I still have my Nak and every cassette I have bought since the early ‘70’s , but then I still have my Revox pr99.
March 14, 20251 yr Author A little late to the party... "Simply the 10 BEST Cassette Decks ever made"... bold claim: Edited March 14, 20251 yr by HiWire
March 14, 20251 yr Ha... my first thought was. 'Psh, right.., they are not even going to have Tandberg.' oh first one... okay I am listening.
August 7, 2025Aug 7 Author More new cassette players - the azimuth adjustment and measurements are surprising:
December 16, 2025Dec 16 Author I thought this was worth mentioning - Revox announced they are selling new audio compact cassettes, Type I C60 and C90 - what a crazy time we live in: https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/new-blank-cassettes-now-available-from-revox/
December 16, 2025Dec 16 20 minutes ago, HiWire said: I thought this was worth mentioning - Revox announced they are selling new audio compact cassettes, Type I C60 and C90 - what a crazy time we live in: https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/new-blank-cassettes-now-available-from-revox/ But only Type 1 / Ferro ? "The cassette tape used is the latest production and is manufactured exclusively for Revox. The excellent analog sound of the new Revox cassette tape is made possible by the legendary Grandmaster formula. This Revox cassette gives the best results with the Ferro/Normal Position Type I setting on your cassette player." https://www.horchhouse.com/en-us/products/grandmaster-c90-empty-cassette Disappoint. No Metal? Compact Cassette tape types and formulations - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Cassette_tape_types_and_formulations tapeheads.net/threads/cassette-type-1-2-3-4-strengths-evaluations.2999/
December 17, 2025Dec 17 Author It's probably a sort of pilot project - if they don't lose their shirts on Type I, maybe they'll fire up Chromium and Metal cassette production later. And what is this stuff for, anyway? Hobbyists, or real music production work? Will most of these tapes go into cheap Tanashin-knockoff Chinese cassette players? Are we playing with analog for analog's sake - should a new cassette transport include noise reduction like Dolby S or is it a solved problem already (Digital Compact Cassette)? Wouldn't it make sense for a new cassette transport to use direct drive instead of belts and fewer parts for reliability? I'm putting this Nakamichi Dragon vs. LX-5 comparo and a boombox review below just for reference - there is a small niche market emerging... Edited December 17, 2025Dec 17 by HiWire
December 29, 2025Dec 29 Why I Quit Streaming And Got Back Into Cassettes https://www.404media.co/why-i-quit-streaming-and-got-back-into-cassettes/
December 29, 2025Dec 29 29 minutes ago, blessingx said: Why I Quit Streaming And Got Back Into Cassettes https://www.404media.co/why-i-quit-streaming-and-got-back-into-cassettes/ In one paragraph he bemoans how little streaming services pay artists, and in the next relishes his experience listening to bootleg Sonic Youth recordings.
December 30, 2025Dec 30 Just noticed https://shop.decca.com/products/john-coltrane-a-love-supreme-cassette
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