This is definitely just another blip in the cycle of nostalgia. When gen z finds out how frustrating this format is compared to digital alternatives, they will abandon the fad. Having lived through the snapped and loose tapes, endlessly fast forwarding and rewinding looking for that one song you want, who would go back to that?
I don’t even remember the sound quality as being that great either… it seems vinyl remains the best quality, but digital is the most convenient.
I have fond memories of a very creative time in the 1980s that resulted in this ...
https://stripedsunlight.blogspot.com/2009/12/zip-start-cassette-and-booklet-1.html
This is definitely just another blip in the cycle of nostalgia. When gen z finds out how frustrating this format is compared to digital alternatives, they will abandon the fad. Having lived through the snapped and loose tapes, endlessly fast forwarding and rewinding looking for that one song you want, who would go back to that?
I don’t even remember the sound quality as being that great either… it seems vinyl remains the best quality, but digital is the most convenient.
We would have gone digital if it had been available in the 1980s, but there's something (analog?) about cassettes that seems warmer and more human.