Welcome to Hell, here's your 8-Track

That makes me think that most people might consider talking hifi with a die hard audiophile a form of hell on earth. It can even drive me somewhat bonkers sometimes.

my friend had a pioneer home deck, it really sounded decent.  continuous play was nice. 

still the format was totally flawed. 3 spontaneous interruptions per title when the head moved to the next track.  bulky footprint and low density per minute of music.

i remember hearing david bowie for the first time...

"suffragette citay, who hi, my suffragette citay,......... awwwww wam.................click..............click................bam thank you mam"

Loved my 8 track, pop it in and it would not stop til pulled out 😁

had a few fave, Styx, paradise theatre, grand illusion, II,

Eagles, the long run

billy Joel, 42nd st. 
 

ac/dc, high voltage, highway to hell

kiss, destroyer

judas priest, sin after sin, 

humble pie- eat it

pop one in, and play all night, til sick, then put in another.

sound was fine through my old Jensen speakers, I think the amp was a sears (Mca) or something receiver, worked just fine.

only gripe was the splitting of the song in 2 parts from 1,2,3, or 4 programs. 
 

 Upgraded to a bitchin Wollensack recordable 8 track player, champagne gold color, meters, every bell & whistle, amazing unit, been Saran wrapped after cleaning for past 38 years. 
still have box of 8 tracks, cassettes, , and a couple reel to reel albums, 1 Hendrix, and one Joplin. 
 

I liked them. 
do I want them back, no. Cassettes were a godsend, as well as my LP records. 
 

I see some 8tracks on eBay sometimes for 30-50$, I laugh and move on.