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Cassette tapes are making a comeback. Yes (theconversation.com)
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[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Why. They sucked to begin with. This shit is ridiculous.

[–] velindora@lemmy.cafe 3 points 4 days ago (3 children)

The cool kids have phonograph cylinders.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wax not that vinyl shit.

[–] velindora@lemmy.cafe 1 points 2 days ago

Now I’m getting hot. Oh crap it’s melting!

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I just have a parrot that's been trained on pop songs.

[–] velindora@lemmy.cafe 1 points 3 days ago

RRAACCKKKKK Never gonna give you up RRRRAAACKKK

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

I actually have an old phonograph, haha...but it plays 78s.

[–] BlackArtist@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why did they suck?

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Awful audio quality and they used to get chewed up by shitty tape decks. Cassettes were never good...they were just cheap.