Is there a reason why type 3 tapes didn’t catch on?

leemurray200708-26-2021 8:25pm

stereo5 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,586 posts 08-26-2021 at 08:40pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I don't even know what Type 3 tape is.
fuzztone Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,648 posts 08-26-2021 at 08:52pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I don't care what it is.
lowrider57 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,418 posts 08-26-2021 at 11:45pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Type III Ferrichrome tape https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Cassette_tape_types_and_formulations
russ69 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,579 posts 08-27-2021 at 01:58am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Cassette tapes are more about convenience than they are about sound quality. One might say that the CD made the cassette obsolete.