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« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2016, 12:08:12 PM » |
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In terms of format proportions and ergonomics, I think the cassette format is by far the best. I can see why the kids would still like them.
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« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2016, 05:20:16 PM » |
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I was cleaning out some stuff last week, and threw out some used, snarled "fashionable accessories."
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« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2016, 08:07:42 PM » |
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Never did cassettes and not likely to start now.
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« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2016, 08:28:20 PM » |
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MiniDisc next!
(still got mine)
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« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2016, 11:12:35 AM » |
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I love Minidisk. Such a fantastic format - physical, yet one can rename and edit on the fly in a tiny box with great battery life. And use all number of sources! My HiMD seems to have broken after years of rough service however, (10 years, and twice run over) and I can't find anyone who does repairs.
Cassette was perhaps before my time as a cool thing, although I still use them regularly for audiobooks.
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« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2016, 08:46:47 PM » |
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I used to trade tapes through the post as a teenager (punk, hardcore, death metal, indie etc bootlegs) and ended up with hundreds by the time I went to Uni - enough to cover a whole bedroom wall. Later I bought lots of rave tapes in Camden Market and made tapes of pirate radio stations like Pulse FM - I wish I still had some of those! So I'm kind of nostalgic for tapes  |
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« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2016, 04:40:28 PM » |
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I revived cassette two years ago when I took my technics RS 275 direct drive top load to Scalford, attracted quite a bit of attention. Suddenly there is mass interest.
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« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2016, 07:04:51 PM » |
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MiniDisc next!
(still got mine)
Absolutely! Can't detect any difference (in spite of compression) between MiniDisc and CD |
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« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2016, 12:13:28 PM » |
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please remind these ' Hipsters' that HOME TAPING IS KILLING MUSIC  |
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"I found myself more and more thinking about the time when my hifi was small but the time I spent listening to music was huge "
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« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2016, 01:14:53 PM » |
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Yes, it's worth remembering that reports of the death of music have perhaps been greatly exaggerated.
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« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2016, 01:56:32 PM » |
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that reports of the death of music have perhaps been greatly exaggerated Never  |
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"I found myself more and more thinking about the time when my hifi was small but the time I spent listening to music was huge "
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« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2016, 05:45:39 PM » |
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I was giving away my and my dad's tape decks last year and sold two more on ebay. Looks like I do not qualify for a hipster. But I still have my Pioneer Mini Disc Player. Maybe I shall qualify for the next wave.... |
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« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2016, 05:55:19 PM » |
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please remind these ' Hipsters' that HOME TAPING IS KILLING MUSIC RECORDED MUSIC IS TAKING LIVE MUSICIANS THEIR JOBS quote from a fifties instrument shop owner |
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