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You say that like a lot of records weren't cheap and shitty too. Outliers are always more memorable. In the end I think portability had more to do with both th
by stormbrew 5y ago
You say that like a lot of records weren't cheap and shitty too. Outliers are always more memorable.
In the end I think portability had more to do with both the reputation and the success of cassettes. Doesn't matter how good the tape is, a walkman in the 80s was never going to sound as good as a hifi, but that's what people wanted.
- anyfoo 5y agoConvenience, too. This overlaps a lot with portability, but cassettes made it feasible to listen to your music in, say, the kitchen, a picnic, or, most critically I think, the car. If good sound quality is also within reach then (the various Dolby NR systems helped with that), cassettes made a lot of sense overall.