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  • deranger@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Cassettes are making a comeback much like vinyl but to a lesser extent. I’ve got 600 or so cassettes and probably 3/4 of them were made in the past 8 years.

    • MichaelScotch@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Vinyl made sense because of its high fidelity. Cassettes do not make sense unless you enjoy dogshit audio quality

      • deranger@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Incorrect. I have three NAD 6300s and a Nakamichi Dragon, and with metal tapes it’s transparent to digital. Shit even good type II nearly transparent. Tapes do not sound “dogshit”. Unlike vinyl, you can easily experiment with the many varieties of tape out there and master your own cassette recordings. It’s like rolling tubes in an analog amplifier. Yes, it’s not perfectly transparent to digital on a cheap type I tape, but the warmth of a high end type I rounds off some of the harshness of modern tracks. YMMV, it’s not for everyone, but I think it’s pretty fucking cool.

        • SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          2 days ago

          This is a rare setup. Kind of vintage audio unicorn.

          You still have a noticeable noise floor and medium limitations as equalizer, though (“warmer”).

          99.999% of decks and surviving tapes do sound like dogshit.

        • bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          2 days ago

          I mean reel tape kills vinyl and cassette. It surpasses or equals digital in high $$ situations.

          *its mostly about the mastering

          Yes, its clunky huge and expensive and has a limited catalog. But once you’ve heard one you’ll want more.