A 1/8" inch, analog audio tape format that was widely used for music distribution and home recording. In the past, millions of pre-recorded and blank cassettes were sold each year; however, sales ...

Though digital music accounts for much of what we now listen to, old school formats like vinyl and audio cassettes steadfastly refuse to disappear. The former is enjoying something of a healthy ...

Before smartphones streaming music to wireless speakers there were boomboxes. Before pocket-friendly Digital Audio Players or even portable CD players, there was the Walkman. And before playlists, ...

CDs and records are making a comeback, but cassettes are an underrated option that combines the portability of CDs with the analog nature of vinyl.

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Steve Stepp knew audiotapes were going to come back before you did, and not just ...

Music lovers everywhere are embracing a resurgence of the once popular and inexpensive, easy-to-handle audio cassette tape. For those of you too young to remember, cassettes were a music format ...

Vinyl records have been hot for years, and sales have grown to the point that this year they are poised to overtake CDs as the most popular way to buy a physical copy of music. The latest retro music ...

According to an undated letter distributed on Twitter by a small record label in Illinois, the largest audio cassette tape manufacturer in the United States has faced a materials shortage for most of ...

One can explain the recent boom in vinyl record sales in terms that make sense to an audiophile: A vinyl record often sounds more nuanced than music in a compressed digital format. But the growth in ...

Let's rewind to the days before Ottens' creation. Audio tape was a beast to deal with. It was recorded and played on open reels of spinning quarter-inch tape, tape that would have to be threaded ever ...

Louis Ottens — the Dutch engineer credited with inventing the audio cassette tape — has died at the age of 94. Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad first reported that Ottens died March 6th in Duizel, the ...