In The Press: Cassettes Role Back Into Fashion!

[MyOhMy]

An interesting article in the Daily Mail (UK) today:

Cassettes role back into fashion: Format follows vinyl with huge boost in sales after acts start releasing albums on tape

• Music fans on both sides of the Atlantic are returning to the cassette
• Return to prominence comes two decades after they were replaced by CDs
• [SIZE=16.8px]Vinyl sale records have grown steadily since 2007 to 20-year high in 2015[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=16.8px]Oxford Dictionary dropped 'cassette player' from concise edition in 2011 [/SIZE]
• Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3457561/Cassettes-role-fashion-Format-follows-vinyl-huge-boost-sales-acts-start-releasing-albums-tape.html#ixzz40qbz2znW
  

 

[Ghettoboom767]

They have actually been my 1st. and main way I play music other than radio which is usually 2nd.! Now if TDK would bring back the MA-R reference tapes back and the XLIIS tapes.😎
Oh and Maxell MX's.

 

[THAFUZZ]

I have always liked the Maxell XL IIS types.

 

[ford93]

That's great news to see the younger generation interested in sound quality!

Vinyl and Cassette rules!

 

[crazygamer]

I have always liked the Maxell XL IIS types.

Even i have few of these in use, great quality tapes

 

[ralrein1]

Yeah buddy,Maxell XLII were and are thee cassette of choice for all my recording.Followed by TDK SA-90.A third choice was the Fuji DR-II,all three of course being high bias chrome(Cr02)cassettes.I have Maxell's that I recorded 17 or 18 years ago and they still sound good.Every time I'm in a secondhand store or at a yard sale I always look for them.Just picked up 4 XLIIs's for .50 cents a piece at the Salvation Army thrift store.That made my day,I tell you what.I just have a hard time getting thrilled about MP3's.I like vinyl,cassette's and CD's and to hell with it if that makes me uncool or whatever.I likes what I likes,that's why I'm so glad I found this place.Boomboxery ROCKS!!!!!

 

[crazygamer]

Yeah buddy,Maxell XLII were and are thee cassette of choice for all my recording.Followed by TDK SA-90.A third choice was the Fuji DR-II,all three of course being high bias chrome(Cr02)cassettes.I have Maxell's that I recorded 17 or 18 years ago and they still sound good.Every time I'm in a secondhand store or at a yard sale I always look for them.Just picked up 4 XLIIs's for .50 cents a piece at the Salvation Army thrift store.That made my day,I tell you what.I just have a hard time getting thrilled about MP3's.I like vinyl,cassette's and CD's and to hell with it if that makes me uncool or whatever.I likes what I likes,that's why I'm so glad I found this place.Boomboxery ROCKS!!!!!

I checked my library, 1 XL II is loose, i found it from cassette player when i bought one, sounds just great. Another one is brand new one, i was gifted one by my fellow collector, he took it out of the wrapper and recorded some old school music on it with Aiwa XK009 Excelia, sounds just magnificent !