Team-BHP > Shifting gears


Reply
  Search this Thread
14,939 views
Old 27th April 2023, 20:24   #46
BHPian
 
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Leeds
Posts: 930
Thanked: 2,248 Times
Re: What to do with a cassette collection?

Foist them on your son in law!

I got gifted my aunts near 20yo Golf recently, which comes replete with CD player but more importantly a cassette deck. Cue my father in law cheerfully gifting me all the old mixtapes whenever he can, ever since I came into possession of said car. Legitimately have a bag in the back of the car with a lot of these cassettes. Some of these mix tapes are rather sweet, like ones from my wife's childhood for eg, so ultimately it's all good fun.
ads11 is offline  
Old 28th April 2023, 11:52   #47
Senior - BHPian
 
deathwalkr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Trivandrum
Posts: 1,278
Thanked: 4,082 Times
Re: What to do with a cassette collection?

A quick snapshot of my collection. Still have around 90% of whatever tapes i bought back in the day. Along with CDs.

The time spent poring over the booklet inside while the music played on; such joyous memories.

The time spent browsing and buying at Planet M, Music World. Sigh


There is something about analog sound that fills the heart/ears with warmth and joy.
Attached Thumbnails
What to do with a cassette collection?-20210715_212109.jpeg  

deathwalkr is offline   (3) Thanks
Old 28th April 2023, 12:23   #48
Senior - BHPian
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Delhi
Posts: 2,582
Thanked: 2,726 Times
Re: What to do with a cassette collection?

One way to perpetuate the joy of listening is to convert them to digital form. I have converted ove 200 DC's using the highest bit rate available. The sound quality is at par with analog output, with the advantage of being portable to current digital players - phones, mp3/4 players etc.

For cassetes it is even more important to archive them, as over time the tape gets stretched, scratched and the media deteriorates. A good casette player coupled with good conversion software will archive the tapes to digital media seamlessly.
Aroy is offline  
Reply

Most Viewed
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Team-BHP.com
Proudly powered by E2E Networks