You get to see the tape rotate, hear the player’s mechanical clicks and touch the cassette when rewinding or flipping sides. And, similar to vinyl, it delivers a warm (and sometimes imperfect) sound ...

No proper system of the 1980s would be complete without an equally outlandish cassette deck ... have been attempts at recreating that 70s/80s hi-fi styling vibe from the likes of Leak, NAD ...

eight-track and compact cassette, to VHS vs Betamax and beyond, there is always something ‘better’ coming towards the consumer on the horizon. You may like One-star review shockers, failing formats ...

Back when mobile phones were the size and weight of a house brick and giant shoulder pads were de rigueur, our hi-fi set-ups were ... an equally outlandish cassette deck, a digital dialling ...