WHat did Audiophiles hear during Tape deck era?

To add, I always taped my records when I brought new ones home and had the big brown slotted suitcase full when I travelled, casette was King for awhile in the 70's. 

@geoffkait, That link is for real?!   Hundreds of dollars for a pre-recorded cassette?   That is crazy!!! 

I taped AM stations on my reel-to-reel in the mid 1960's, waiting for that Stones or Beatles or Supremes song to show up on KFWB and KHJ.  I'd always wait for the weekly Top 40 Countdown (or was it Top 30?) and press the pause button whenever there'd be a commercial...which, yes, was more than often.

bob540
@geoffkait, That link is for real?! Hundreds of dollars for a pre-recorded cassette? That is crazy!!!

>>>>I’m not hot dogging you. 🌭

eek!

https://blog.discogs.com/en/top-100-most-expensive-cassettes/

$4117 for a tape.........