8 Tracks Are Back!

Marzipan · February 11, 2020, 5:17pm

https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/7/21110785/5seven-8-track-tapes-thee-oh-sees-music

or at least, in this one case they are.

PABastien · February 11, 2020, 5:39pm

I get vinyl
I get reel to reel
I dont get this.

M0N · February 11, 2020, 5:40pm

Nostalgia lol. Just like how people are liking cassette again (although with a good tape deck and good quality tape cassette wasn’t that bad)

PABastien · February 11, 2020, 5:42pm

I’m waiting for mini disc to make a come back. By the end of their lifecycle they could hold as much as a cd.
Some folks in the uk still use them to offload redhook cd rips to a smaller medium
Lol

PABastien · February 11, 2020, 5:49pm

I will give the aesthetic something.
Those chunky cartridges have a feel you dont really get with new tech any more

Marzipan · February 11, 2020, 6:01pm

what’s a redhook cd rip?

PABastien · February 11, 2020, 6:26pm

Autocorrect changed it from red book lol
Just the industry standard for cd bit rate and compression

db_Cooper · February 11, 2020, 6:53pm

Maxell XLii 90.

Ohmboy · February 11, 2020, 7:00pm

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although with a good tape deck and good quality tape cassette wasn’t that bad
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Nakamichi for the win…had a ‘basic’ one still cost me more than I should’ve spent lol.

Polygonhell · February 11, 2020, 7:21pm

Tape decks were one of the very few components where there was little to no discussion around what was best.
Nakamichi Dragon and everything else.

joshua_g · February 11, 2020, 8:01pm

random image of my cassette player growing up, to many years ago =D

Andrew_Davis · February 11, 2020, 8:22pm

Did the reviewer use his tweezers or his LiveStrong antistatic bracelet?

I don’t really trust anything I read in The Verge since their PC build video, and their childish and heavy handed response to it’s critics.

formerviking · February 11, 2020, 10:04pm

Being old enough that 8-tracks were what I was buying when I first started, all I can say is no. I have no interest in this medium.

Antpage2 · February 11, 2020, 11:20pm

I remember 8 tracks. they where a big deal back in the day. it was portable! you could buy a player like this:

And take your favorite albums to the beach! isnt that amazing! what do you think of that!?

You could also get a player for your car! YOU CAN ACTUALLY PLAY YOUR FAVORITE ALBUMS IN YOUR CAR WHILE DRIVING AROUND! Fantastic!

You could get a 8-track recorder and make a mix tape! oh lordy! then TAKE IT TO THE BEACH AND DRIVE AROUND WITH IT! oh man it was awesome!

Then cassettes came out