Do you still own a cassette player?

[Glenn.]

A lot of artists release on cassette now so got me wondering if you still have one?

[Maru]

No, but I did consider getting one on the side to make mixtapes... there's something about the warm sound of cassettes that really does help "fix" some tracks that didn't transition as well to digital...

I still burn CDs. When burners were brand new, I got one pretty much right away for my rig. I used to print labels for them and personalize them with different tracks. I started doing that again and I've sent them off as personalized gifts with artwork. I never considered making labels for the cassettes, but I could now...

[Zizu]

I regularly consider buying a turntable …


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[Crimson Dynamo]

Funnily enough, not only do i have several I left some bids of a collection of 80s radio casseitte players tonight - some classics from Sony and Sanyo. They are making good money now.

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcQtUN_6WMIKpyoI0LHQ24oe_fz89sz EGWb2-iNYzz-nBqmRWq5hL84pJ6xmq8IeT0_REARB6Z9U2hP-VgEdontkASkbXyXNAdLu3chgVeY

[Crimson Dynamo]

A nice 90s Walkman like this can fetch £300

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/3KcAAeSww1VoiQ3V/s-l1600.webp

[Mystic Mock]

Tbh I never really know what the best method would be to buy the Music that I like nowadays.

I miss CD's.:bawling:

But I will find a way to start up my Music collection eventually.:fist:

[AnnieK]

I still have a Technics stack with a twin tape deck....never use it though but still have it and a suitcase full of tapes and cds....

[Zizu]

I still have a Technics stack with a twin tape deck....never use it though but still have it and a suitcase full of tapes and cds....


So envious !!

Excellent stuff Technics !


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[Zizu]

Tbh I never really know what the best method would be to buy the Music that I like nowadays.

I miss CD's.:bawling:

But I will find a way to start up my Music collection eventually.:fist:


Do you not fancy a turntable and vinyl ?

Vinyl albums are probably cheaper than new CDs


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[Dogeatdog]

I don’t own a cassette player however my car is a 2002 and it has a cassette player hidden behind the stereo screen and I have a 6 CD changer in the boot. Plus I have an aux connection so I have most music formats which is cool because I can pick and choose between them.

Surprisingly when I play cassettes the sound is really good and I found a small stash of them in the boot when I bought the car. I messaged the previous owner and he let me keep them as he had loads and was going to be chucking them away.

[Dogeatdog]

I still have a Technics stack with a twin tape deck....never use it though but still have it and a suitcase full of tapes and cds....

Oh these are brilliant, I remember my mum and dad had one years ago and I always remember my dad regretting that he got rid of it. They’re worth a bit of money nowadays I think?

[bots]

pretty sure i have several hiding in the garage somewhere

[Dogeatdog]

I do think it’s cool that a lot of these older formats are making a bit of a comeback. I was in HMV a few weeks ago and it was so cool to see that they had a lot of vinyls for sale. I was flicking through them for ages lol.

[Zizu]

I do think it’s cool that a lot of these older formats are making a bit of a comeback. I was in HMV a few weeks ago and it was so cool to see that they had a lot of vinyls for sale. I was flicking through them for ages lol.


Yeah

There’s a guy selling vinyl singles and albums on our town centre… he bought next door to expand and it’s always so busy .. gar busier than the HMV store nearby


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[AnnieK]

Oh these are brilliant, I remember my mum and dad had one years ago and I always remember my dad regretting that he got rid of it. They’re worth a bit of money nowadays I think?

https://i.postimg.cc/3NjJNMj3/20250820-215033.jpg

This is mine...first time I've switched it on it n ages.....(excuse the dust on it lol)
It sounds amazing but its just stuck in my wardrobe lol

[Zizu]

https://i.postimg.cc/3NjJNMj3/20250820-215033.jpg

This is mine...first time I've switched it on it n ages.....(excuse the dust on it lol)
It sounds amazing but its just stuck in my wardrobe lol


What’s what top to bottom ?

Amplifier, Radio tuner, Equaliser , Turntable , CD player , twin cassette ??


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[Crimson Dynamo]

https://i.postimg.cc/3NjJNMj3/20250820-215033.jpg

This is mine...first time I've switched it on it n ages.....(excuse the dust on it lol)
It sounds amazing but its just stuck in my wardrobe lol

Ooh Technics was a great stack.

[bots]

Technics was certainly at the higher end of consumer hifi back in the day. It's parent company was Panasonic

[Crimson Dynamo]

Also Denon

[Dogeatdog]

Yeah

There’s a guy selling vinyl singles and albums on our town centre… he bought next door to expand and it’s always so busy .. gar busier than the HMV store nearby


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There’s still a couple of independent record shops in Greenwich (London) that tend to be fairly busy too. Been there a couple times and it’s pretty good.

[Dogeatdog]

https://i.postimg.cc/3NjJNMj3/20250820-215033.jpg

This is mine...first time I've switched it on it n ages.....(excuse the dust on it lol)
It sounds amazing but its just stuck in my wardrobe lol

Ooh that one looks a bit newer than the one my parents had. I’m certain they had this one

https://i.ibb.co/n8fZDKC1/IMG-2304.jpg

[Maru]

https://i.postimg.cc/3NjJNMj3/20250820-215033.jpg

This is mine...first time I've switched it on it n ages.....(excuse the dust on it lol)
It sounds amazing but its just stuck in my wardrobe lol

I had a stereo like that that had a 5 CD changer in it but it also had 2 casette decks. I gifted it to someone for their man cave.

[Maru]

Ooh that one looks a bit newer than the one my parents had. I’m certain they had this one

https://i.ibb.co/n8fZDKC1/IMG-2304.jpg

Pretty sure we had one of these or one very close to it at a young age. I needed to KNOW what every button and function did. It was like a puzzle that needed figuring out. It's how my family learned, some to their own dismay, that I was very techy person. Most of what I learned about computers particularly I learned from breaking stuff on purpose so I could fix it again and make it run even better than before while also saving storage space...

[Mystic Mock]

Do you not fancy a turntable and vinyl ?

Vinyl albums are probably cheaper than new CDs


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It's definitely up for consideration.

It depends on if the Albums that I'd want to buy have Vinyl copies as well.

[BBXX]

There is something so comforting and nice about music being consumed in 'old fashioned' formats. I don't have a cassette player or CD player for that matter, but I do have a record deck in my dining room, and an ever growing vinyl collection that I use every evening while we eat dinner. I don't think I'd ever use a cassette player quite honestly but I love the idea of people listening to current music on one.

[Zizu]

There is something so comforting and nice about music being consumed in 'old fashioned' formats. I don't have a cassette player or CD player for that matter, but I do have a record deck in my dining room, and an ever growing vinyl collection that I use every evening while we eat dinner. I don't think I'd ever use a cassette player quite honestly but I love the idea of people listening to current music on one.


I have seen a few YouTube clips of songs with scratches for the old timers out there

I quite liked them tbh


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[Mystic Mock]

There is something so comforting and nice about music being consumed in 'old fashioned' formats. I don't have a cassette player or CD player for that matter, but I do have a record deck in my dining room, and an ever growing vinyl collection that I use every evening while we eat dinner. I don't think I'd ever use a cassette player quite honestly but I love the idea of people listening to current music on one.

Same here tbh.

[Oliver_W]

I have what was apparently once called a "music centre" - it plays records, CDs, and tapes. But I only own the first two.

[Benjamin]

I regularly consider buying a turntable …


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You won’t regret it

[Ammi]

There is something so comforting and nice about music being consumed in 'old fashioned' formats. I don't have a cassette player or CD player for that matter, but I do have a record deck in my dining room, and an ever growing vinyl collection that I use every evening while we eat dinner. I don't think I'd ever use a cassette player quite honestly but I love the idea of people listening to current music on one.

…I’m coming to your place for dinner…:laugh:…the sign of a great dinner party as well is when a stylus sticks on a record being played ….but no one notices because the chat is so great and engrossing…

[BBXX]

…I’m coming to your place for dinner…:laugh:…the sign of a great dinner party as well is when a stylus sticks on a record being played ….but no one notices because the chat is so great and engrossing…

:love:

[Kazanne]

I have a stacker in the loft and some cassette tapes

[Maru]

I've been dreaming about cassette players now and going back to hang out with friends from the 90s... thanks, TiBB...

[Niamh.]

I've been dreaming about cassette players now and going back to hang out with friends from the 90s... thanks, TiBB...

And the pain of trying to fix one with a pencil and even worse sellotape :bawling:

[Zizu]

And the pain of trying to fix one with a pencil and even worse sellotape :bawling:


I know the pencil trick but sellotape !?


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[Niamh.]

I know the pencil trick but sellotape !?


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You never fixed snapped ribbon with sellotape?

[arista]

A lot of artists release on cassette now so got me wondering if you still have one?


I have a Teac Cassette and CDR recorder
all in one.


https://www.hifix.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/products-52534-1_1.jpg

[Zizu]

You never fixed snapped ribbon with sellotape?


I don’t ever recall having a snapped tape tbh

It would not have occurred to sellotape it though as it wouldn’t sound perfect .. perfection is everything of course [emoji3]


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[Zizu]

I have a Teac Cassette and CDR recorder
all in one.


https://www.hifix.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/products-52534-1_1.jpg


Beaut !!


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[Zizu]

My mate was hifi obsessed and his pride and joy was a reel to reel … he claimed the sound was unparalleled


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[Niamh.]

I don’t ever recall having a snapped tape tbh

It would not have occurred to sellotape it though as it wouldn’t sound perfect .. perfection is everything of course [emoji3]


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Well when you're a teenager in the 90's tapes are valuable and perfection is a luxury

[AnnieK]

Well when you're a teenager in the 90's tapes are valuable and perfection is a luxury

I have repaired a tape with sellotape before too :laugh:

[Niamh.]

I have repaired a tape with sellotape before too :laugh:

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e3/53/1d/e3531d8ddde977f48915ddcc73194f6b.gif

[Gusto Brunt]

Haha, no. I don't even have a DVD Bluray player. Everything I watch is downloaded or streamed. :p

[Beso]

All my tapes were destroyed..

[Ammi]

Well when you're a teenager in the 90's tapes are valuable and perfection is a luxury

…that needs to be printed on a t-shirt…:love:…(…obviously if you were a teenager in the 90’s, a tee shirt was a luxury…)…

[Niamh.]

…that needs to be printed on a t-shirt…:love:…(…obviously if you were a teenager in the 90’s, a tee shirt was a luxury…)…[emoji23] :love:

[Maru]

…that needs to be printed on a t-shirt…:love:…(…obviously if you were a teenager in the 90’s, a tee shirt was a luxury…)…

Can be arranged :laugh:

[Maru]

And the pain of trying to fix one with a pencil and even worse sellotape :bawling:

When it got twisted up I usually gave it up and let my cat play with it :laugh: That was so fun. We didn't have things like cellotape sitting around... my family only knew masking tape and Scotch tape.

[Niamh.]

Can be arranged [emoji23]Just don't put it on a hat fgs! :fan:

[Ammi]

Can be arranged :laugh:

Just don't put it on a hat fgs! :fan:

…:laugh:…I did think of you in saying that, Maru…the perfect lady to put the text/design in the tee shirt…but not so much, the hat…:laugh:…


…:love:..

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

I do