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This is the Breath :verified: | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @815abfad dont ruin any records with that old needle
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Mark :verified: | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @3d9e02e6 @815abfad 
My 50yo dual still works just fine. It doesn't get a lot of use (usually just digitally recording an album once) but it still sounds fine - a lot better than the 50yo cassette tapes do.
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This is the Breath :verified: | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @e7cebe76 @815abfad yeah most cassette decks need regular maintenance
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Mark :verified: | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @3d9e02e6 @815abfad 
I bought a new cassette player - my Teac died. The tapes are what are in bad shape after all that time.
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This is the Breath :verified: | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @e7cebe76 @815abfad there are still decent cassette decks made? Any that I’ve seen are basically toys (like the awful sounding novelty tapes being released)