Cassette tapes were never designed for music. Tape speed and size were for voice recordings. Like lps. Reel to reel tapes were designed Ed for music with limitations. Dolby was a bandaid for the tape hiss. Transistor radio to Walkman to portable cd players , mp3. All compromises for audio on the go.
I also still listen to prerecorded tapes from the 80's primarily. They were the format.of the day. Have a big Pioneer CTF 9191 that plays beautifully. All in on analog, whatever the format, and they have held up remarkably well. And I have scored some real nice finds at my LRS for like a quarter!
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