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2011 RIP auto cassettes
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bob urz > wrote in
: > http://www.dealerscope.com/aggregate...nt/classic-ad- > requiem-tape-deck?sponsor=newsletter/12-volt-tech&b=2010# > utm_source=12-volt-tech&utm_medium=enewsletter_continue&utm_campaign= 20 > 11-02-10&utm_source=EmailDirect.com&utm_ > medium=Email&utm_campaign=12+Volt+Tech+February+10 + Campaign > > bob Bleah. Here, let me help by providing an UNbroken link: <http://www.dealerscope.com/aggregatedcontent/classic-ad-requiem-tape-deck?sponsor=newsletter/12-volt-tech&b=2010#utm_source=12-volt-tech&utm_medium=enewsletter_continue&utm_campaign= 2011-02-10&utm_source=EmailDirect.com&utm_medium=Email&utm _campaign=12+Volt+Tech+February+10+Campaign> I remember when they were called "Compact Cassettes". They were actually contemporary competitors with 8-tracks in the '70s. But 8-tracks were so awful that the Compact Cassette became the standard. -- Tegger |
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On 2/10/2011 12:34 PM, Tegger wrote:
:cassettes". They were > actually contemporary competitors with 8-tracks in the '70s. > But 8-tracks were so awful that the Compact Cassette became > the standard. > As i remember, the early cassettes fidelity was not good and they were more expensive. The 8track was not a terrible medium, but its endless loop format caused reliability issues and the splice failing at the metal foil end would put one out of commission. and issues with the sliding tape heads alignment could cause crosstalk issues. In the early 70's, 8tracks still ruled. There were even the ******* 4 channel quad 8track units for a short time for those who wanted the short lived quadraphonic era. As i recall, my stereo in my 68 cuda was a Craig S280 under-dash 8T pullout unit with dual 12" speakers in the flip door under the rear glass. It was a hot setup for the time. I think in those days you could have got a quad 8track in a Lincoln or such and listened to Pink Floyd in quad if you had the bucks. Cassettes eventually got better and cheaper and the rest is history. eventually, CD's will go the same route. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Cassette bob |
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Tegger wrote: > > bob urz > wrote in > : > > > http://www.dealerscope.com/aggregate...nt/classic-ad- > > requiem-tape-deck?sponsor=newsletter/12-volt-tech&b=2010# > > utm_source=12-volt-tech&utm_medium=enewsletter_continue&utm_campaign= 20 > > 11-02-10&utm_source=EmailDirect.com&utm_ > > medium=Email&utm_campaign=12+Volt+Tech+February+10 + Campaign > > > > bob > > Bleah. > > Here, let me help by providing an UNbroken link: > <http://www.dealerscope.com/aggregatedcontent/classic-ad-requiem-tape-deck?sponsor=newsletter/12-volt-tech&b=2010#utm_source=12-volt-tech&utm_medium=enewsletter_continue&utm_campaign= 2011-02-10&utm_source=EmailDirect.com&utm_medium=Email&utm _campaign=12+Volt+Tech+February+10+Campaign> > > I remember when they were called "Compact Cassettes". They were > actually contemporary competitors with 8-tracks in the '70s. > But 8-tracks were so awful that the Compact Cassette became > the standard. CD and DVD aren't far behind. I'm not a big music guy, but all my MP3s are on a 16GB thumb drive I plug into my trucks USB port. The nav/radio has a hard drive and supports a jukebox function there, but I find no reason to use it, the thumb drive is more convenient. DVD support on the nav/radio is nice, but I think before long we will just be using MPEG4s on the same thumb drives. An auto environment isn't real good for optical media anyway, too difficult to avoid scratchs, smudges and dust. |
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On Feb 10, 11:59*am, "Pete C." > wrote:
> Tegger wrote: > > > bob urz > wrote in > : > > > >http://www.dealerscope.com/aggregate...nt/classic-ad- > > > requiem-tape-deck?sponsor=newsletter/12-volt-tech&b=2010# > > > utm_source=12-volt-tech&utm_medium=enewsletter_continue&utm_campaign= 20 > > > 11-02-10&utm_source=EmailDirect.com&utm_ > > > medium=Email&utm_campaign=12+Volt+Tech+February+10 + Campaign > > > > bob > > > Bleah. > > > Here, let me help by providing an UNbroken link: > > <http://www.dealerscope.com/aggregatedcontent/classic-ad-requiem-tape-....> > > > I remember when they were called "Compact Cassettes". They were > > actually contemporary competitors with 8-tracks in the '70s. > > But 8-tracks were so awful that the Compact Cassette became > > the standard. > > CD and DVD aren't far behind. I'm not a big music guy, but all my MP3s > are on a 16GB thumb drive I plug into my trucks USB port. The nav/radio > has a hard drive and supports a jukebox function there, but I find no > reason to use it, the thumb drive is more convenient. DVD support on the > nav/radio is nice, but I think before long we will just be using MPEG4s > on the same thumb drives. An auto environment isn't real good for > optical media anyway, too difficult to avoid scratchs, smudges and dust. Not to mention putting small precision machinery in an environment of high vibration and wide temperature excursions. At this time I'm reluctantly concluding that what was once a fairly high end Pioneer CD receiver in my car has reduced to a nice AM/FM radio with a long skinny ventilation aperture in front. There are things that just get better as it becomes feasible and affordable to make them more and more completely solid state. I've still got the odd box of cassettes here and there, but haven't played one in years and wouldn't swear that any of them have survived. In fact, the only cassette I've seen in a while (weeks? months?) was a smashed one at the recycling bins. It reminded me of the days when you'd see disembowelled cassettes (and 8-track cartridges) by the side of the road all the time because people tired of putting up with a defective one would grab it by the tape and sling it out the car window. Cassette made a lot of sense in its day, especially inasmuch as it was the first cheap, user-friendly, and technically decent *recording* technology (dubbing vinyl records onto cassettes for use in the car was among the common applications), but its day was a couple of technological generations ago. --Joe |
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In message >, Tegger
> writes >I remember when they were called "Compact Cassettes". They were >actually contemporary competitors with 8-tracks in the '70s. >But 8-tracks were so awful that the Compact Cassette became >the standard. 8-tracks just never caught on this side of the pond, though it's well know that after the lubrication had worn off of the tape, if you didn't get it out of the machine fast then you were in for a long bout of unwinding tape from the capstan. -- Clive |
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On 2/10/2011 2:51 PM, Clive wrote:
> In message >, Tegger > > writes >> I remember when they were called "Compact Cassettes". They were >> actually contemporary competitors with 8-tracks in the '70s. >> But 8-tracks were so awful that the Compact Cassette became >> the standard. > 8-tracks just never caught on this side of the pond, though it's well > know that after the lubrication had worn off of the tape, if you didn't > get it out of the machine fast then you were in for a long bout of > unwinding tape from the capstan. My favorite was the mechanical squealing noise that came from the cart when this happened. bob |
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bob urz > wrote in :
> On 2/10/2011 12:34 PM, Tegger wrote: > >:cassettes". They were >> actually contemporary competitors with 8-tracks in the '70s. >> But 8-tracks were so awful that the Compact Cassette became >> the standard. >> > > As i remember, the early cassettes fidelity was not good and they were > more expensive. The 8track was not a terrible medium, but its endless > loop format caused reliability issues and the splice failing at the > metal foil end would put one out of commission. and issues with the > sliding tape heads alignment could cause crosstalk issues. That's what I meant by "awful". Compact Cassettes were more reliable. > > In the early 70's, 8tracks still ruled. There were even the ******* 4 > channel quad 8track units for a short time for those who wanted the > short lived quadraphonic era. Ah, so that's what we had in the '70 Ford. Channel 3 disappeared withinn weeks of installation. > As i recall, my stereo in my 68 cuda > was a Craig S280 under-dash 8T pullout unit with dual 12" speakers in > the flip door under the rear glass. It was a hot setup for the time. > I think in those days you could have got a quad 8track in a Lincoln or > such and listened to Pink Floyd in quad if you had the bucks. > > > Cassettes eventually got better and cheaper and the rest is history. > eventually, CD's will go the same route. That's /definitely/ the trend. Solid-state storage has plummetted in price; it's the way things will go in the future. -- Tegger |
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Ad absurdum per aspera > wrote in
: > In fact, the only cassette I've seen in a while (weeks? > months?) was a smashed one at the recycling bins. It reminded me > of the days when you'd see disembowelled cassettes (and 8-track > cartridges) by the side of the road all the time because people tired > of putting up with a defective one would grab it by the tape and sling > it out the car window. What would happen... the player would grab the tape and refuse to let go. When you ejected the cassette, the tape would remain wound around the mechanism and you'd end up pulling several yards of tape out of the cassette in your efforts at disengaging the cassette from the player (while driving, yet; no laws against that...). The disembowelled cassette ended up getting tossed out the window in frustration, the tape festooning the roadside, and blowing in the wind. -- Tegger |
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On 2/10/2011 8:58 AM, bob urz wrote:
> On 2/10/2011 12:34 PM, Tegger wrote: > > :cassettes". They were >> actually contemporary competitors with 8-tracks in the '70s. >> But 8-tracks were so awful that the Compact Cassette became >> the standard. >> > > As i remember, the early cassettes fidelity was not good and they were > more expensive. The 8track was not a terrible medium, but its endless > loop format caused reliability issues and the splice failing at the > metal foil end would put one out of commission. and issues with the > sliding tape heads alignment could cause crosstalk issues. > > In the early 70's, 8tracks still ruled. There were even the ******* 4 > channel quad 8track units for a short time for those who wanted the > short lived quadraphonic era. As i recall, my stereo in my 68 cuda > was a Craig S280 under-dash 8T pullout unit with dual 12" speakers in > the flip door under the rear glass. It was a hot setup for the time. > I think in those days you could have got a quad 8track in a Lincoln or > such and listened to Pink Floyd in quad if you had the bucks. An 8-Track would have been boss in my 67 Barracuda Coupe - as would be a working radio. No matter, I enjoyed driving it anyway. In this age of random access music, the young people probably wouldn't be able to comprehend how music was laid out on an 8-track nor appreciate how little space CD take up. An 8-Track player came with the stereo system in my parent's house which was purchased through the Columbia Record Club. Oddly enough, the only 2 tapes we had were Laura Nero and Andy Williams. They came with the player and my guess is that the system was mostly a way to encourage people to buy more records and 8-Track tapes from the club. As far as I know, we never did buy any 8-Track tapes. I had some fun pushing the buttons on the machine and marveling at how you could change music so fast. A CD or MP3 player could probably be set up to act exactly like an 8-Track player although that would probably be a little nuts. > > > Cassettes eventually got better and cheaper and the rest is history. > eventually, CD's will go the same route. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Cassette > > bob > |
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