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New Respect for the Cassette!

Posted by MannyE on January 3, 2017 at 10:28:22:
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!