[lc9er]

>> Cassettes are the worst way to listen to music ever invented.

>Except for creating portable playlists, sure.

I think it was the frontman for Phish that said something like “metal sounds great on cassette”, referring to 80’s thrash, and I have to agree. I’m sure part of it is nostalgia, but I feel like 70’s rock/prog sounds perfect on vinyl, and 80’s thrash sounds great on cassette.

[dleslie]

I have been converting old tapes to digital and they do sound both different and better.

I think there's an aspect of this format having been a target for professional mixing. But there's also the background hiss and the warping of rolling tape and the low fidelity of the heads... It all mixes together nicely for a dirtier sound.

[JKCalhoun]

Unfulfilled desire: a reel-to-reel machine.

[wallst07]

This is more of a Analog vs Digital debate?

There are people who spend A LOT of money on audio systems keeping them 100% analog (no DACs).