Like with all analog media, what you get out of cassettes depends heavily on the actual media you use, as well as the equipment. Tape getting stuck or unwound d

Like with all analog media, what you get out of cassettes depends heavily on the actual media you use, as well as the equipment. Tape getting stuck or unwound doesn't really happen with quality decks, and the fun part is those are much more affordable nowadays. And as far as the quality goes - well, audio quality was a solved problem a few decades ago. Since then, it's only getting worse. Cassette cannot be better than a well mastered vintage vinyl or CD. It is better though than a YouTube video listened over Bluetooth on crappy headphones, which seems to make most people happy these days. It can, importantly, also sound better than a lot of modern vinyl.