R.I.P. To the soundtrack of our youth...

newrival
newrival Posts: 2,017
edited February 2011 in Car Audio & Electronics
It's official, the cassette tape is dead (in cars , anyhow)
Like me, you may not have realized they were still alive, but the cord has been pulled and all that reamins are the memories of mixtapes and finding the perfect pencil to wind the tape back in after your deck managed to disembowel it.

Head about it, here: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/15/the-in-dash-tape-deck-is-dead-mixtape-memories-will-live-foreve/
design is where science and art break even.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited February 2011
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=115539&highlight=cassette
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,818
    edited February 2011
    Dude...srsly? It's still on the first page. 7 threads down. You don't even have to scroll down to see it.
    Expert Moron Extraordinaire

    You're just jealous 'cause the voices don't talk to you!
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited February 2011
    newrival wrote: »
    It's official, the cassette tape is dead (in cars , anyhow)

    Damn. I should have kept my 87 VW Fox with the cassette deck. It would have become a classic, and worth thousands, if not more. :rolleyes:
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,234
    edited February 2011
    LOL I was shocked when I bought my 99 lexus and it had a Cassette player!!! Let alone a 2010?? what was lexus thinking?? I never used the cassette player. The Lexus also had a CD player, Nakamichi stereo system, What I found funny was the sub woofer was a Pioneer..
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,017
    edited February 2011
    Jstas wrote: »
    Dude...srsly? It's still on the first page. 7 threads down. You don't even have to scroll down to see it.

    oops. never posted to the auto thread and didnt see it. sorry guys.
    design is where science and art break even.
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited February 2011
    Lasareath wrote: »
    Old people buy Lexus, old people still use cassettes.

    My Dad has a Cassette deck in his mercedes and he still uses it!
    I'm old people and I have a CD player in my car. Have many tape decks at home but they've been collecting dust for a few years already. Some old folks still use new technologies but I have to admit they have a hard time to part away with their old gear:wink: I have to admit I am a packrat :redface:
    DARE TO SOAR:
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  • Mahna Mahna
    Mahna Mahna Posts: 14
    edited February 2011
    I miss 8 track
    If you come to Canada, remember our bears like no foam lattes......thank you :D
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,788
    edited February 2011
    Mahna Mahna wrote: »
    I miss 8 track

    8trackin2.jpg

    I just miss Quad.
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