Popular in the 1970's, struggled against and were
finally won over by CD in the 1980's. But they still
have some charm and a well set up cassette deck can
still sound good, the gentle compression given to
recorded sound by magnetic tape gives it a completely
different sound to digital formats like CD or
traditional vinyl.
About cassette decks
- Article about some of the different types of cassette
deck, why they sometimes go wrong, why some in true
alien fashion have more heads than others.
Cassette deck motors
- Article on the different types, why they tend to
commonly fail, and how they can be repaired.
Rebuilding a Pioneer CT-5151
- Rebuilding a console style Pioneer cassette deck from
1975.
