Listening to on cassette thread.

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  • BIGDaddyWil
    BIGDaddyWil Michigan Posts: 3,080
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  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    PJ_Soul said:

    MedozK said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    I don't really get this new (old) trend TBH. Is this just all about nostalgia? If not, why would anyone want to listen to cassettes at this point? They don't sound particularly good, they are ultra delicate, it's impossible to queue songs..... what's the draw if not just old-schoolism?

    Just about everything you said also fits the "Vinyl resurgence". IMO, nostalgia has something to do with it, but a good mastered tape and a good deck, can sound VERY nice.
    I disagree. Vinyl sounds way better IMO, is much more hearty (more so that CDs too), and a turntable can't gobble up a record unless you have a Crosley, haha. Plus vinyl has the important bonus of being the best form of album art by far, plus provides the physical connection to the format that CDs and cassettes can't provide.
    I agree, I love vinyl, just not totally. Remember those Pearl Jam Remastered vinyl.... they didn't sound "way better". I really think no matter the medium engineering and production choices are what makes something sound good. And with vinyl you can have pops, skips, inferior vinyl pressings that pass QC.

    I enjoy all formats, I can't wait to try out a R2R. The only format I have that I feel is inferior is 8-Track...wow those were bad.

    You can debate CD vs Vinyl forever.

    I don't think cassettes rival either one, but a good mastered cassette on a good deck can sound VERY good.
  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    BIGDaddyWil said:

    Candle box - self titled

    Nice
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,748
    edited November 2015
    MedozK said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    MedozK said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    I don't really get this new (old) trend TBH. Is this just all about nostalgia? If not, why would anyone want to listen to cassettes at this point? They don't sound particularly good, they are ultra delicate, it's impossible to queue songs..... what's the draw if not just old-schoolism?

    Just about everything you said also fits the "Vinyl resurgence". IMO, nostalgia has something to do with it, but a good mastered tape and a good deck, can sound VERY nice.
    I disagree. Vinyl sounds way better IMO, is much more hearty (more so that CDs too), and a turntable can't gobble up a record unless you have a Crosley, haha. Plus vinyl has the important bonus of being the best form of album art by far, plus provides the physical connection to the format that CDs and cassettes can't provide.
    I agree, I love vinyl, just not totally. Remember those Pearl Jam Remastered vinyl.... they didn't sound "way better". I really think no matter the medium engineering and production choices are what makes something sound good. And with vinyl you can have pops, skips, inferior vinyl pressings that pass QC.

    I enjoy all formats, I can't wait to try out a R2R. The only format I have that I feel is inferior is 8-Track...wow those were bad.

    You can debate CD vs Vinyl forever.

    I don't think cassettes rival either one, but a good mastered cassette on a good deck can sound VERY good.
    Te PJ reissues are absolute garbage. Yes, of course vinyl doesn't sound better just because it's vinyl. I'm just talking vinyl done right. ;) Basically, all other things equal, I feel like cassettes sound and handle the worst compared to all other formats. Hey, whatever floats your and anyone else's boat. Just wondering about the motivation, all things considered.
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
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  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
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  • SD48277
    SD48277 Posts: 12,243
    Does anyone make mix tapes anymore?
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  • halloweenhead95
    halloweenhead95 Croatia Posts: 255
    I have few cassettes in my collection (mostly local bands)
    Last one I bought was Lou Barlow - Brace The Wave:
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    I mean - just 8$! Same price as digital version on bandcamp
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  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
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  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,952
    man this thread is taking me back to the 80s and early 90s. i still have the Five Against One PJ cassette. Born in the USA I abused the shit out of that cassette. Love the pictures of em. good stuff.
  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    pjhawks said:

    man this thread is taking me back to the 80s and early 90s. i still have the Five Against One PJ cassette. Born in the USA I abused the shit out of that cassette. Love the pictures of em. good stuff.

    Yea, I am totally into the nostalgia right now. Music can easily take you back in time.
  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    edited December 2015
    Got this for .25 cents at my local store, sounds great!

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  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    Another pick up for .25 cents. Sounds surprisingly good.

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  • halloweenhead95
    halloweenhead95 Croatia Posts: 255
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    Think I'll buy that one!
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  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    edited December 2015
    halloweenhead95 said:

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    Think I'll buy that one!

    Yep, just sucks the shipping is as much as the cassette.
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  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    edited December 2015
    From 2011,
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9TccPAgvU0

    From 2015,
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMTpvr9HXeI
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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    I've got some great sounding cassettes leftover from my youth!
    www.cluthelee.com
  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    I am really into cassettes right now, and it being a buyers market really helps. Great albums for $2 to .25 cents.

    I think I am now going to save to get a nakamichi cassette deck.
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    MedozK said:

    I am really into cassettes right now, and it being a buyers market really helps. Great albums for $2 to .25 cents.

    I think I am now going to save to get a nakamichi cassette deck.

    I wish the Pearl Jam cassettes weren't so pricey.
    www.cluthelee.com
  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    2-feign-reluctance said:

    MedozK said:

    I am really into cassettes right now, and it being a buyers market really helps. Great albums for $2 to .25 cents.

    I think I am now going to save to get a nakamichi cassette deck.

    I wish the Pearl Jam cassettes weren't so pricey.
    I know..lol. Everything PJ is pricey. Collectors be damned... :lol:

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