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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Audiophilia (was Re: Do =?UTF-8?B?TWljcm9zb2Z04oCZcw==?= Copilot+
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Date: Sun, 26 May 2024 01:07:57 -0000 (UTC)
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On 25 May 2024 21:46:34 GMT, rbowman wrote:

> There weren't many options in the '70s other than 8-tracks, Cassettes
> eventually caught up ...

Audio cassettes not only caught up, they kept on improving into the 1990s. 
Tape technology kept getting better, with better coating formulations 
(different oxides, metal particles), binders, and all the rest of it. That 
benefited camcorders and also audiocassette players (and reel units, for 
those who still wanted them, no doubt). And also computer tape backups.

Nobody ever thought that that thin sliver of tape in a “Compact Cassette” 
could ever achieve “hi-fi” status, but it did.

If you want to revive an analog technology, tape is by far the superior 
candidate. It didn’t remain stuck in 1970s limitations, like vinyl.