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Vinyl record mass production in "current" modern days ...
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nctnico:

--- Quote from: bigfoot22 on December 24, 2022, 02:25:42 pm ---Chrome and metal Cassettes are great. Type 1 is ok. just ok.

If I want to make a mix tape for say music from the video game Stray, I can dump it onto a cassette tape and an hour or two later I have a physical medium that won't go away or magically disappear for at least the next 10-15 years. Brilliant!

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Tape does deteriorate when played. I have some cassettes that have audible pitch changes due to the tape becoming stretched from playing them. And tapes can break. No, no more cassette tapes for me. I have all my music on a harddrive where I can play it from. On top of that, I can play en sequential or random order.
eti:

--- Quote from: AVGresponding on December 23, 2022, 11:26:03 am ---They are still a thing all over the world, whether you are an audiophile, audiophool, hipster, or just plain nostalgic. Even Compact Cassettes have made something of a comeback, though you can't buy a decent player new these days, unlike with vinyl.

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All those cliched categories 😂🤣

How about being a simple human knowing that audio exists on vinyl, ergo one feels like buying it and does. You don’t have to be pigeonholed to be a human, nor to buy a product.

All this <cringe> “retro” piffle  - some folk simply own a record player or two, like a singer and are used to using records and never moved past them (I know a couple) - it’s a simple logical purchase, the same as buying a bar of soap or cornflakes.

Who cares what “made a comeback”. If shops stop selling a brand of chocolate and they suddenly decide to restock again, it’s like … ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
MikeK:

--- Quote from: eti on December 26, 2022, 01:25:10 am ---How about being a simple human knowing that audio exists on vinyl, ergo one feels like buying it and does. You don’t have to be pigeonholed to be a human, nor to buy a product.
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Because vinyl isn't what it used to be.  It used to be the only way to purchase recorded audio.  It's now the bulkiest and easiest to damage medium.
themadhippy:

--- Quote --- It used to be the only way to purchase recorded audio.
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no it wasnt, pre recorded open reel tape was available as was cassette and 8 track
BrianHG:

--- Quote from: themadhippy on December 26, 2022, 03:03:57 am ---
--- Quote --- It used to be the only way to purchase recorded audio.
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no it wasnt, pre recorded open reel tape was available as was cassette and 8 track

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In North America, open reel tape players wasn't really a thing.  Yes, 8-track was available with it's issues.  Vinyl was the most prevalent media and available player next to 8-track in consumer homes until regular cassettes tool over in home and car stereos.
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