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Surprised a 30 year old cassette is still playable without falling apart. Maybe I should try some of mine.
by SoftTalker 1y ago
Surprised a 30 year old cassette is still playable without falling apart.
Maybe I should try some of mine.
- lttlrck 1y agoThey are surprisingly durable. I have a tape I made in 1990, it's followed me across continents and been in cardboard boxes, basements and attics. It still plays flawlessly. Not wanting to push my luck, I archived it. On Minidisc. I have quite a large CD collection. Two albums from the same era are unplayable due to oxidization, same band Banco De Gaia, pressed at the same plant in the UK too.
- ares623 1y agoThere is a reason they are often used as archival medium.
- Aldipower 1y agoYep, but the tape often "overspeaks" with the next winding, so you can already hear what comes in the next 2 seconds. :-) Quite interesting effect.