Vinyl comeback now, cassette tapes next?

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....

Alternately, reel to reel would be a much better format. Surprisingly, there is an active community of reelheads selling-buying of machines and tapes. I got a used r2r this summer as an alternative to a turntable because my HT shelf couldn't accommodate a turntable. The sound is 90% my analog (tube/vinyl) set up. A well recorded reel to reel tape compares favorably to the vinyl counterpart. Best part is I don't have to deal with surface noise, record scratches, noisy grooves, or warps. Relatively hassle free analog format with a retro cool factor tossed in. This thread has extingished my notion to resurrect the cassette deck.

I just bought a Pioneer CT-F1000 and I'm looking to have it restored.

Nrenter- unless nostalgia is your motivation...prepare yourself for sonic disappointment. Having a great piece of audio history is a good thing, my 4 head Onkyo falls into that category... I also have recorded all my old vinyl (back in the early 90s, before giving it away) on Cassette, just wished it sounded better!