Vinyl comeback now, cassette tapes next?

No. It was never a high quality analog medium when it came to prerecorded material. It could be pretty darn good when done at home. It will return about the same time 8-track does. :-)

-Wendell

Except for the cool smoke they emit in old "Mission Impossible" intros, there's not much of an upside.

I hooked my old Onkyo cassette player up to look for some recordings of old friends and I practicing and playing in small bars.
Tried listening to copies of LPs I made before I gave them all away. Dolby A, Dolby B, Dolby C....had to put it back in the garage....