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Post by Ken on Sept 29, 2006 11:30:42 GMT -5
The last time I reember seeing a new pre - recoded cassette in stores was (I think) around 2000.I see used cassettes all over - swap meets, used record / CD stores etc.I still have all of mine, I've had to throw away the odd one because the tape has packed it in. The large majority of them still sound great! I loved making my own mix tapes - and I was still making them to play in my vehicle up until about 6 months ago when I finally decided to have a CD / MP3 player installed. I agree with you Dawn about blank cassettes, here as well the selection is down to virtually nil. I used to see boxes of blanks all over, now if you see them they come bundled in packages of two or three. Blank VHS tapes locally are still amazingly easy to find and very cheap. One of our cars still has just a cassette player, and we've been thinking of getting a CD/mp3 player installed in it. Which brand did you go with? I went with the JVC brand - my middle brother has the same model. It's great because the deck plays mp3 and WMA discs and it will also accept both CD and CD - RW as well, it's also sirius radio ready. This particular model was being discontinued so I was able to purchase it for a very good price- just under $100. |
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Post by Dawn on Sept 29, 2006 16:19:12 GMT -5
One of our cars still has just a cassette player, and we've been thinking of getting a CD/mp3 player installed in it. Which brand did you go with? I went with the JVC brand - my middle brother has the same model. It's great because the deck plays mp3 and WMA discs and it will also accept both CD and CD - RW as well, it's also sirius radio ready. This particular model was being discontinued so I was able to purchase it for a very good price- just under $100. Thanks, Ken. JVC is an excellent brand, and it sounds like you got a great deal, especially being Sirius ready. Hopefully we'll be able to find something similar. |
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Post by kathyb on Oct 5, 2006 15:15:11 GMT -5
Unless you count used record stores, cassettes are a dying breed around these parts. I think they've joined the 8-track-tape in the music graveyard. I think you're right. I remember 8-tracks just kind of slipped away in the early to mid '80s, very similar to what's happening with cassettes. I'm wondering how long it will be before cassette players in stereos will begin to be phased out. This past Christmas, I was looking for a portable CD/cassette player for my mom, cuz her old one broke, and she just doesn't want to give up her tapes. It was VERY hard to find one with a cassette player on it. I finally found a halfways decent one at Target. I think they too, will eventually be phased out. |
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