Q-I am the victim of an audio cassette. The tape wasn`t connected to the hub at the end of side A. Instead of auto-reversing, it simply ran out, the way tape used to in the old reel-to-reel days. I ...

The benefit of 3D printers is that they have made it relatively easy to reproduce just about any little plastic thing you might happen to break. If you’re one of the diehards that still has a cassette ...

Q: I was fortunate to be able to record my late father’s answers to questions regarding his family history and childhood back in 2001. It was recorded on a mini-cassette player using an MC-60 ...

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There are a few reasons why you might be searching for the best cassette players. Maybe you’re on a retro kick, looking to separate yourself from the cold, soulless world of streaming digital music.

If you think of a 1960s mainframe computer, it’s likely that your mental image includes alongside the cabinets with the blinkenlights, a row of reel-to-reel tape drives. These refrigerator-sized units ...

People of a certain vintage couldn’t help feel a twinge of sad nostalgia earlier this month with the news of the death of Lou Ottens, the inventor of the cassette. In the very early 1960s, when ...