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New Respect for the Cassette!
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Posted on January 3, 2017 at 10:28:22 | ||
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Ever since I was a kid, always thought cassettes were simply a way to have music on the go and just a little better than 8-track. Mostly I guess that's because growing up in Queens, NY in the 80's I used them in Walkmans and boom boxes. But we put up with the hiss because the alternative was the crappy radio that either played only disco or 60's rock and WLIR 92.7 that played the SAME songs over and over and over. And over. Fast forward to now and I see a pair of pristine cassette players at the local thrift. A Sony TC-K5 and a Nakamichi BX-2. Both look like they were just taken out of the box with the exception of a dent on the top of the Sony. So for 20 bucks (for both!!) or was it 40? I dunno...it was cheap, I decided to get them just on looks and I've been seeing cassettes for as low as 10 cents. I take everything back I ever said about cassettes! I hooked them up to a pair of Klipsh KG-5 and an Orb audio T-amp and they sound absolutely fantastic! The Nakamichi is better than the Sony by a mile, but they both sound a heck of a lot better than I expected. I guess I had never heard a "real" tape player before! I will eventually put it them the main system to hear the players go through some better electronics and speakers, but for now color me impressed. I love it when I find another route to super cheap music! |
cassettes make you realize how thin and threadbare CDs sound nt, posted on January 7, 2017 at 09:33:05 | |
Nt |
Re: "they sound absolutely fantastic!", posted on January 5, 2017 at 12:10:12 | |
Kinda blows a great big hole in that "15 ips 2-track" myth, heh? Or, as you said, you've been listening to crap sources. :) |
That's what I'm talking about! Nt, posted on January 3, 2017 at 15:45:10 | |
Nt |
RE: 1-7/8ths IPS....., 1/8" width ...remarkarkable, posted on January 5, 2017 at 11:38:07 | |
Eggs ackly! Air, bloom, atmosphere, sweetness. |
Tape is a natural medium. It breathes. Nt, posted on January 4, 2017 at 09:25:05 | |
Nt |
Isn't breathing a symptom of mistracking NR? (nt), posted on January 4, 2017 at 17:02:54 | |
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RE: New Respect for the Cassette!, posted on January 3, 2017 at 10:49:57 | |
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How Digital and MP3s have ruined our hearing!! |
RE: I like that..., posted on January 3, 2017 at 22:21:48 | |
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love the John Mayer Trio. |
RE: Speaking of which..., posted on January 3, 2017 at 22:22:07 | |
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nice pic! |