Debuting as the Philips Compact Cassette in 1963, the humble tape became the most popular format for both the '70s and the '80s. Predictions differ, but the quantity of cassettes still in the ...

This would clog up the player and more than likely destroy your cassette. The quality wasn't great either, especially when compared to CDs or MP3s. Tapes are proving a bit hard to get ...

Maxell's new cassette player has given me a massive nostalgia rush – and if you were around in the '80s you'll know exactly why. Maxell created one of the most iconic TV ads of all time ...

This French cassette player is the best in 2025, and depending on the collecting trends, that may end up making it the last best tape player there is. Rewind Cassette Player Rating: 9/10 ...

Out of the over 400 million Walkman portable music players sold, 200 million were cassette players. Sony may have retired the Walkman line of classic cassette tape players in 2010, but they seem ...

The early 2000s were the halcyon days of physical media. While not as svelte as MP3 players became, why are those early 2000s machines smaller than all the new models popping up amidst the retro au… ...

Classic cassette tapes may not be as trendy as vinyl or even CDs but they’re still making some noise. According to recent reports, sales of the analog audio format have increased each of the last ten ...

Invented by Lou Ottens, a Dutch engineer who worked for Philips, the two-spool cassette tape debuted in 1963 at an exhibition in Berlin. ... The cassette player, ...

Old cassette tapes are stacked on shelves at Mohammad Ashraf Matoo’s cassette tape player repair shop in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin) ...