The Last Audio Cassette Factory

[@WiggysanWiggysan]

Cheers *Techmoan*

[@YaketyYakDontTalkBack]

Wiggysan Wiggysan But are they making Metal/Type 3 tapes, or are the making that cheap ferro stuff.

[@Blacklight8001]

Type 1: Ferro Type 2: Chromium Dioxide Type 3: Ferro/Chromium Dioxide Type 4: Metal

[@filminginportland1654]

Wiggysan Wiggysan yeah! Love him! He's kind of cute, too.

[@RUfromthe40s]

with a good deck ,and i´m not talking about those decks that in the 90´s cost around 2500 dollars,but the ones that cost from 250 to 500 dollars or even less you can get better sound with a ferric tape then a metal one, not in those compact systems that had a cassette recorder, and people used to prefer chromium tapes then metal tapes, just because the sound wasn´t that better for a normal user,and good metal tapes were to much expensive and would wear out the heads(play/rec and erase) more quikly then other types of tape(and ferro tapes as you can see by the colour are made of rust )and more important ,they last more. i still have from the mid 80´s basf LH-extra I cassetes that were re-recorded 3 or 4 times on a akai deck HX-3 and today they sound very good with no hiss ,and several metal tapes kind of lost their properties, the sony tape metal xr are one of the worth cassetes i ´ve ever heard after listening 1 time they would get descalibrated, but sony had a good metal cassete all white in ceramic casing, the metal xr were cheaper then most of the chromium cassetes

[@nathanderkenne7754]

They make ferric tape... :'-(

[@carriersignal]

I have so much respect for you guys. Thanks for keeping it alive. I own several cassette players and a couple of reel 2 reel machines. Always loved analog tape. Never cared much for CD's Thank you!!!

[@vinyleyezz]

Awesome! Long live analog!

[@SunnyBeetle1922]

I grew up on audio cassettes, sitting in my bedroom and obsessively taping my favourite songs from the radio. I stil have several cassette tape decks in my home and all my old cassette tapes from my childhood and teenage years. You have made my day!!…. What you do here is fantastic!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽⏯⏺⏹⏪⏩❤️❤️❤️❤️🎶🎵💕💕💕

[@LoLoCoSt224]

I'd love to see the cassette come back as strong as vinyl records have. I have a real soft spot for cassettes. They were a big part of my childhood. It was my older brother's cassette collection that first got me into heavy metal which is my favorite musical genre. I'm so glad this factory still exists. More power to them.

[@edgardagosto1917]

CASSETTS VINYL CD REEL TI REEL DOWNLOAD IS NOT IS GOOD AS 8TRACK TAPES TRUTH

[@Livewire91]

Ungroomed Lover They are making a comeback all the time.

[@NoTraceOfSense]

Edgard Agosto psst Digital Audio Tape > Everything Else

[@RWL2012]

it won't *really* happen until someone decides to manufacturer decent mechanisms again (with properly stable speed, none of that fluttery rubbish), which in turn will allow manufacture of high-quality decks.

[@mzebari]

@@RWL2012 I bought a Nakamichi from the mid-80s on eBay. Replaced The Idler Wheel and a couple belts and the thing runs amazing. Apparently only one company in China makes cassette mechanisms now.

[@MikeMintTV]

thank you guys.. please don't stop. love what you do

[@TB303]

anaLog

[@turboslag]

I am stunned! The resurgence of cassette was completely off my radar!! I still have a cassette deck in my home audio system, a high end Denon, which I enjoy using for the nostalgia of it! Playing cassettes I recorded back in the early 80's and which still sound as good as they ever did! The joy of recording a new vinyl album onto cassette for playback in the car is a unique experience, it was like a forbidden pleasure! My admiration goes to NAC for such fortitude!

[@edgardagosto1917]

turboslag. 8TRACKS IS THE BEST EVER. THEY TO MAKE 8TRACK TAPES BADLY

[@marcsapinski4396]

Ditto here...but my old Chrysler bit the dust 2 years ago (it had a cassette deck too). Now, try finding a deck for my plastic Corolla! Fat chance.

[@nathanathome]

Found an old walkman type player for few bucks that can be plugged into AUX jack on newer model cars/stereos. $300 Sony walkman from early 90s for next to nothing in 2020. Got some rechargeable batteries and could probably find cigarette lighter plug to output 3 DC VOLTS needed to power player. Talk about retro soundm cassette over speakers designed for CDs and MP3s and digital satellite stations.

[@MrJohn2475]

I love cassettes, they were a very important part of my life almost 30 years ago....and I recently started collecting these and CDs as well.

[@parker_aug2]

All my music is MP3/online now, but there was something strangely satisfying about taking a tape out of its case, dropping it into a cassette deck, closing its door and pressing play.

[@stevedoubleu99B]

Parker Brooks I agree, the tape machine was more alive, more physical and, as you say, more satisfying!

[@NikhileshNerambally]

Much more satisfying is when you sit and watch the cassette in action! I love it when I watch the tape roll from one spool to the other.

[@ibizenco]

My thought exactly. What do we have now? Invisible, un-touchable, digital files on our computer or smart phone. I do listen to digital music, and I have probably a few thousand music-CD's bought in the 1980s and 1990 (and '00s and even today), but music I have never bought online (and I don't think I ever will).

[@drpibisback7680]

And that's the key. People simply like the physical aspect. I love the little buggers myself. I have plenty of CDs, but I still like LPs and Casettes. The gain in sound quality isn't worth it, since anyone with a mid quality system can hardly tell anyway.

[@21stCenturySpaceOdyssey]

This comes as no surprise now that society has embarked on a high-tech medieval dystopia. The cassette tape is an icon from a bygone era-a time that the vast majority secretly yearn for.

[@DanielSultana]

They are making more tapes than ever because they have no competition

[@iamatis20]

+Daniel Sultana Right!

[@cpufreak101]

+Daniel Sultana kind of surprising the government hasn't intervened on anti-monopoly grounds, maybe they just see it as too much of a niche thing?

[@DanielSultana]

They're not forcing the monopoly, it's just no one wants to compete (or thats what seems to be going on

[@cpufreak101]

Daniel Sultana true, true.

[@BilisNegra]

Of course, as a matter of fact, to seriously mention the word "monopoly" spaking of a company that duplicates cassettes with old equipment they have to service themselves, is just hilarious.

[@boscodooley8561]

I Just looked them up..... They are still running.

[@speedul]

I just rediscovered my love for cassettes, decks, and music in general. Started my collection and it's a real joy to see people are still standing strong and keeping the old 'n mighty tape alive! Glory to the saviors!

[@JohnMiller-mmuldoor]

As a factory man, gotta say i love the set up. Im 38, i still hold onto my old cassette carrier case, full of old cassettes. A lot of stuff in there from local bands that I highly doubt exists on digital, and I’ve yet to transfer it.

[@miguelque9102]

I'm 21 and I collect cassettes. Last year when my roommates listened to a cassette, they were shocked by the sound it produced.

[@giuseppelavecchia775]

Esatto,sono un mega appassionato della cassetta,lo sempre difesa e ho sempre dimostrato a tutti il suo suono,oltre al fatto che e' esteticamente fantastica

[@halkennedy6353]

It sounded "real" didn't it? Analog will always be superior to digital.

[@mjimih]

my 2001 Honda Civic factory tape deck still plays my awesome cassettes from the 80's n 90's.

[@abhishekkhanna5530]

"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do"

[@Cnupoc]

metal audio casettes with Dolby S NR bring sound quality equal to CD quality. Im not bullshiting you.

[@BlueBird-wb6kb]

Cnupoc This shit company doesn't make Metal cassettes :/

[@someoneelse1534]

How can you afford metal tapes?! Or a dolby S player!?

[@choboutube]

You're correct. But those Dolby S players are fairly pricey. Never mind the cost of metal tapes.

[@NineHellHeaven]

I got a Dolby S deck for around €100 two months ago. I don't know the model number but its a Sony one with a motorised drawer loader (like a CD player). It's only a two head deck but works and sounds great.

[@NVDuster]

But my chrysler imperial cassette radio only has Dolby B NR

[@scottmanley]

Stubbornness & Stupidity? Glad to see that paying off :)

[@MONDO_414]

+Scott Manley hows kerbal space program?.

[@MartijnMcFly]

+Scott Manley I'm surprised to see you here!

[@fountainpensforlife4484]

+Scott Manley go back and update that crappy space game with real people

[@rwall514]

What are you doing here, Scott?

[@Afterburner]

Analog and full audio over 90% loss of sound in MP3s - It IS paying off.

[@artross8160]

I used to work as a service technician for King Instruments corporation back in the late 80's and just loved how those machines made tapes. Did Audio, video, super8 and various formats for IBM. I went to work for a duplicator in 89 and I got to work on Electrosounds, Apex's, Scandia's, Heino's, and pretty much anything to do with the cassette manufacturing process. Absolutely loved the whole process!

[@lisamarsh5355]

Yes! I love cassettes.I will buy more cassettes.Cassettes forever!!!!☺☺☺☺

[@nickjones252]

Love this! I still have loads of cassettes form the earliest days of my musical career featuring demos, gigs, releases, tv and radio sessions, rough mixes and of course really badly played home jams. I love those cassettes!!

[@nickwills6042]

Any chance of bringing back high quality metal tapes?

[@slipknot2k4]

way better than dolby S

[@cubanomx2]

Metal tape rec with Dolby S... nice sound!

[@thespeez]

Sadly, that's highly unlikely!

[@johnw2026]

@@thespeez i'd like to know why it's unlikely. Seems to me they should have the sense to know what customers want...metal tapes ARE the best.

[@thespeez]

@@johnw2026 - It's highly unlikely as environmental concerns won't allow for them to be produced. National Audio Company once offered Chrome tapes, but both their Audio-Pro Type-IIs and the Studio Master tapes have been discontinued. As I understand the new 'Super-Ferric' from NAC as well as the FOX tape from Recording The Masters are of inferior quality when compared to the old Super-Ferrics from TDK (e.g AR) or the Maxell XL-I.

[@4gauge10]

I said back when I bought my Sony WA9ES dual-well cassette deck(3 head,Dolby B,C,S,HX pro with 30 track computer random play back/quick reverse,blank skip,auto pause) back in 1999,that the cassette and reel-to-reel WILL make a big come back.Top notch video,10+star rating,TWO THUMBS UP!!!.

[@4gauge10]

For those that want a top notch,old-school cassette deck,check out "vintage cassette decks".You can STILL buy a Nakamishi Dragoon,ReVox,Tandberg,Sony,Akai,Teac etc.

[@4gauge10]

+331sbf I thought that if it was a"ES"series that would be the top of the sony line back in the 1980's.

[@4gauge10]

+331sbf Well,the one that I have,has the green back lights in it.

[@akshayghuge6748]

Audio casset kahan per taiyar hoti hai

[@tertia0011]

Still listening to audio tape cassettes in 2021.

[@PlayitagainVHS]

Cassettes are still my favorite.I love ❤️ collecting cassettes, making mix tapes ..etc. Long live the cassete!!! Cassettes deserve more ❤️ love.

[@endotoxin]

Gotta give some respect to Robert for keeping legacy tech and technique alive. You're the hero we need, sir. o7

[@LectronCircuits]

We must maintain this facility and preserve this technology for all time to come. Cheers!

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

I was at my local Guitar Center last month and noticed that they had an entire section of vinyl and tape. 33 speed records and cassette tapes. I ask the salesman what was up and he said that they are selling the dogshit out of old analog media. The turntable and cassette deck are making a huge comeback. Reel to reel is also breathing new life into analog. It really is amazing.

[@hyperdrivepics]

AS a guy who loves tapes, this is amazing! I'm gonna have to buy some cassette tape players now!

[@ucwepn]

I just bought a vintage walkman from 1983 that has been reconditioned :)

[@2011blueman]

+Ucwepn 1983 is considered vintage now? You damn kids, get off my lawn.

[@Dazzwidd]

Hey, I was born in 1982, I must be vintage!!! ;)

[@edgardagosto1917]

Ucwepn GET AN 8TRACK. WALKMAN THEY MADE IT. 8TRACK IS BEST AUDIO TODAY

[@nerfinator03]

The Realistic Panasonic said the generation that brought us in the economic shithole we are today because they were too busy partying and smoking weed...

[@laurensnieuwland4657]

I refurbished it myself

[@fizzytinki]

Late to this Party, but I am so glad I found Love again in what was a defining period of my life. Like may other in this blog, much respect to you and your "Company Family"

[@cabanpl]

Love the hissing sound of the tape. So warm...

[@steverobinson6406]

I dumped the "Digishit" and went back to analog a couple years ago. My retro system consists of a late 70s Yamaha R-1000 receiver a Technics sl-1600 turntable and a Denon cassette deck and vintage cerwin vega floor speakers. My friends love it and it will blow anything they have away as far as power and sound quality.

[@jcamp3606]

Love it. Who else loves listening to analog tape in 2018!

[@davidannett3322]

Tape rocks!

[@areagaming6996]

I m listening to cassetes in 2020

[@gasolinegus6321]

Yes, I have an iPod, a laptop and a tablet. Still have my tapes, too. Love to listen to them. Still have an old tape I recorded myself on back when I was 8 or 9 years old. That was 30 years ago for me.

[@friedvideosman]

tape saturation sounds beautiful for alot of types of music

[@4TheRecord]

Makes sense how his business increased. He is the only one creating them.

[@carsonkundolf3448]

Keep it alive, the simple use of the tape is what I love. And I don't even remember using them and I love them

[@Mike-ry4ti]

Cassettes are the only bulletproof analog medium which is portable, we need to bring back Chrome and Metal cassette production

[@pasqualz]

I’ve used cassettes for target practice. They are not bulletproof…

[@arunlalls5444]

I have some collections of Audio Cassettes still I am Searching for Audio Cassettes , but in India no Cassette company still exisit. Thats the only i am getting Sad . Cassette are Everlasting forever...My Opion is Cassettes will Come Back.

[@lifeonfire2390]

Me too

[@lifeonfire2390]

I cried when I heard people don't use cassettes anymore

[@narendrayadavkkc]

I have all emraan hasmi audio cassette till 2009.

[@beatersho3497]

Thanks guys for keeping them around! My 79 camaro can only run cassettes and I can’t tell you how many cassettes from them I have loaded with my songs!

[@BABYGODZILLA2009]

Please don't stop, Let's bring the cassettes back!!! I don't have any MP3's saved in my phone or my computer, the feeling when you take a cassette from the case and drop it into the Sony TC-WR770 and hit play or record and see it in action. OMG its so satisfying. I still record tapes from my Vinyls and CD's.

[@Laurabeck329]

This company is every hipster's wet-dream.

[@flower-ld5id]

not when they don't ship outside American

[@tael64]

That sucks. I wonder where Post/Pop Records gets theirs considering they're in London? Edit: Fixed their and changed it to they're

[@flower-ld5id]

RetrOhm or all the net labels puttin out vaporwave cassettes in the UK. There is this one company I've found but I think they just buy up old blank tape in bulk

[@tael64]

Ryan Heath Yeah. I could see cassettes making a comeback like vinyl has, but we'd need to have more companies around the world producing them than just here in the US. As it is, they aren't as accessible as they should be.

[@flower-ld5id]

Yeah but I like how it's an underground format with all these bedroom labels putting out electronic and ambient music to noise music

[@ah2347]

I'm no professional, but out of all the mediums out there, I like the sound of tape more than any other format. And I'm not even really old enough to have been using them regularly in my teens. I became a teen in the early 2000s, so in a really big way I grew up with digital formats. But as I've gotten older, I have come to love tape more than any other (I spent a solid ten years enamored with vinyl, and I think tape beats vinyl too). I realize tape has a shelf life, so I understand it isn't the best for long term archiving, but the sound I get from tape is absolutely unbeatable. I hope as time goes on more music gets released on tape. I am really happy to see this company so dedicated to the format.

[@chrissmith1521]

I still have all my cassettes from the 1980's and have a working Walkman cassette player. I have a Sony HX PRO connected to my computer to record CD to cassette tape. My vintage 1988 BMW plays the cassettes I make. To me cassettes never went away.

[@CJWarlock]

Simply awesome. Congratulations and appreciation to the people in National Audio Company for their ideas and work over theese years (and the years to come). Oldskool rulez. :) Greetings from Poland.

[@nhutkhanh08]

God Blessed you sir !!! Thanks for all you're doing for us to have something to always remember

[@ChewmeBacon]

This man is the true Gaurdian of the Galaxy 💫🙏

[@LegendaryMaoMao20]

I hope this company is still up, music is a part of my childhood

[@tobiashop]

I think I like this community. Currently I'm searching around my local neighbourhood for the great abandoned cassette tapes for my car that doesn't have a CD-player. I just drove home from town listening to a Poison cassette tape. Smelled of old dust and electronics, but I think the pretty much unused SAAB cassette stereo will give me great joy behind the wheel.

[@kommentator9524]

I just recently started collecting pre-recorded audio cassettes. Lots of nostalgia. It simply is something different, holding a cassette in your hands, putting into the player, maybe rewinding... than just press PLAY on a computer these days. The artwork, the cassette itself, that there is a certain order for the songs... it brings back the worth of an album and makes you appreciate it more than simply having all these files on your computer without booklets even. Sometimes the MP3 you buy online does not even indicate who the songwriter is... now that is not appreciation for me.

[@donoteatmikezila]

This isn't the last audio cassette manufacturer by a long shot. Not even the last one in the united states that makes blank media, and they sure as hell aren't the last duplicator/publisher of cassette.

[@zack9912000]

Sam G google and there are pages of them

[@bend1119]

They are talking about they are the last company that only makes cassettes. I seen all the other ones on google offer cds and other services.

[@LatitudeSky]

Still in business as of 2023, but they have put their building up for sale.

[@halkennedy6353]

I love this guy. Analog will always be superior. Remember, the sounds began analog before they hit a microphone. They are analog again as they go into your ears. Digitizing somewhere in the middle doesn't add anything other than convenience.

[@zaafarj]

i feel like vaporwave and retro inspired artists are somewhat responsible

[@xboys_archive]

Zaafar Jat not what so ever

[@nikolaybelyaev9311]

pffft, ever heard of black metal?

[@davidstone921]

Brilliant, keep up the good work! I'm a semi-retired pro audio/video engineer, & I keep a lot of older recorders going. I agree though that passing on the skills is a problem.

[@Rastapapulus]

Don't be negative please. Change "The Last" to "ONE AND ONLY".

[@volkscom]

I am 8 years old and love cassette tapes over digital music and my favorite cassette is deep purple machine head.

[@alexvideoediciones]

Just amazing! Congrats to this man and all his work staff!!!

[@Masternater1000]

I bought an old Sony RTR last year and the sound is the best I have ever heard.

[@ibizenco]

Audio cassettes! This video gave me a warm, cozy feeling.

[@dayananicollete.freitas30n88]

the Best format ever

[@craigdavidson2278]

In 1980 my grandad purchased a Sony TC-K61 and a TC-K81 one for the house and the lesser for hus workshop. The K81 was stolen during a break in in 84..... but the K61 remained in service until it was handed to my dad in 1999....now it has been handed down to me as of January 2019.....for its 4th birthday I intend to get some new belts for the motors, I am sure it will still work well when I hand it to my son in 2039. Love a mechanical cassette.

[@xX2x2ist44Xx]

Maybe the last factory in america but not in the world! In germany we also have an active mc-factory. Many people are playing cassettes for their children here.

[@EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal]

There's also one in Greece France and a couple other European countries

[@bobbyberetta4206]

Thank you for everything you have & are currently doing!

[@robinzep]

I´m very glad to know it. I bought a bunch of cassettes some years ago and I´m listening - in my HI FI- part of my music collection this way and it helps to record the songs in the order I like .

[@AwesomeRobot15]

I'm one of the younger people who likes cassettes, but not just because of the sound. It's just more fun than digital. Tape has more soul.

[@sampleentry5253]

AwesomeRobot15 lmao ok

[@jamesmorrison2595]

TAPE HAS MORE SOUL! What are you smoking and where can I get some?

[@j4techmediajishnusreedharst]

Sweet memories with these tape recorder🥰🥰🥰

[@radioqueenloviisarql106fm7]

Awesome! Keep this art alive.

[@xbone5262]

Was told to forget LPs when 8 tracks came out, then cassettes were gonna replace both, then CDs were gonna replace cassettes and LPs, then IPODs were gonna replace CDs, and guess what? Planned obsolesence in music formats was always a con to get the suckers to repeatedly buy the same music over and over again. And who misses pulling tangled up tape out of a cassette deck? Cassette quality was always spotty with uneven mixes, static, and degradation over time and repeated plays. Remastered CDs with extended tracks are still the best music format.

[@seamusmckeon9109]

Blu Ray Audio and DVD audio have been things and no one cares about them.

[@TheRadiogeek]

Analog the way it was meant to be! Long live the cassette tape!

[@EFJGN1982]

¡Excelente material audiovisual! ¡Felicitaciones por su trabajo y su difusión! ¡Saludos desde Argentina!

[@jajac82200]

Metal tape + Dolby S = CD quality❗

[@mercurialmagictrees]

I guess I would say the clarity is about same but sounding as a clean as a CD is not usually my goal when listening to cassettes. I enjoy some of the flaws and lower fidelity of the type 1 tapes. It just sounds unique to me. Perfect reproduction of sound become mundane to me sometimes after listening to CDs. However high quality tapes and stereos are great but I'm fine with a type 1 tape on a mid tier 80's stereo system as well.

[@Lightblue2222]

​@@mercurialmagictrees I enjoy the hiss of tapes. It's never over powering, the music is always louder than the hiss. But on those silent parts between tracks that hiss adds a relaxing character.

[@mutexnet]

Great vid - Thanks....!

[@jamesburdis8350]

I'm 14 and I have no I phone or mp3 players and I'm proud to use cassettes and walkmans

[@MrMilovanf]

Ridgecrest Killaz Analog rules.

[@shamicentertainment1262]

do you have any sort of mobile phone though?

[@BassmanOff]

Бро, мне 15, тоже использую аудиокассеты )

[@mahjonglover3614]

nothing to be proud of, cassete is just a format. Not religion or smth

[@fullmetaljacket7]

🤦‍♂️

[@lili242010]

I love cassettes, still have my tape decks, walkmans ( working perfectly), and I would buy new cassettes if they were available.

[@SurferJoe71]

Glad to see you stayed with your company

[@U.Ort.]

Regardless of vinyl and cassettes, neither CDs nor mp3s can replace them, the digital sound can be as clear but cold, while the analog sound is as sweet as warm, and besides, putting in a vinyl record or a cassette is a nice ritual I would say it is something beautiful. (we should return to this pattern)

[@GerardPedrico]

To Europeans, a legacy product has significant symbolism because you can contemplate on how emotional it can trigger social change and is the so-called "memorable product of the masses meaning that many age generations can relate too". You can start a profound conversation by using the tape cassette: a socal gathering product. Nowadays, MP3 ACC FLAC 3GP digital music formats are associated with individualism and one particular age generation. With a cassette tape as a physical-tangible product in one hand, a guy from a previous age generation can start a conversation with his counterpart from today's age generation. Yes... there are elements of sentimentality and nostalgia involved.

[@TheTheo58]

Back in the mid 70's as a teenager,, I had a cassette and open reel tape deck (Sony and Teac) This was during the era when cassette decks were progressing with low noise/metal bias/functions catching up with open reel performance. While I'm sure a lot of open reel machines are still in use, I had read something about open reel tape making a come back. While I've not seen any in stores in years, someone probably makes them for specific applications.

[@salimrajah5571]

Will cassette comeback again its the best

[@primaroxas]

Artists from UK starting to make cassette release now (Recently Coldplay, also disney release OST of Cruella on tapes). So its starts to come back.

[@TheBeautifulGoldenHour]

i loved the old tapes i have many from 1988 to the early 2000's when i was recording songs off the radio.i loved that pastime then laying in the sun as a teen playing them on my walkmen the songs i recorded late at night in bed :)

[@Smorfty]

A Metallica cassette with fake ballpoint pen text on the label, released in 2015. The only way it could get more hipster is if it was also made by hand in San Francisco.

[@bonnynurischaqdarmadji2852]

I think cassette is equally aesthetic as vinyl. Or maybe more beautiful.

[@jonjonas2528]

Start making VHS videotapes again with this factory !

[@IVR02]

I know I may sound silly saying this, but I consider myself to be a bit of a cassette enthusiast-at the age of 13! I first discovered the wonder of the cassette when I was 11. I took my grandfather's old Walkman, put in a tape (I think it was one of my grandmother's Kenny G tapes), and was instantly hooked on the format. I've bought a good 25 tape decks, 5 of which I still use, and have seen (and tested) plenty more. Nowadays, I use cassettes as my on-the-go format. I use a Walkman from 2003, with Type II tapes that I've purchased over the past few years. I often transfer albums I own on disc over to tape, and listen to them at school. I just think the cassette is a great format, and I'm happy to see that others agree with me, to the point where there's still one company producing cassettes. Long live the tape!!

[@_____._..--_]

You'd look like an asshole walking around with a walkman in 2020 and people be like "Who the fuck is this weirdo going around with 80s crap? fucking hipsters"

[@MaximRecoil]

I don't miss tapes at all. The worst thing about them is having to rewind or fast-forward to get to a specific song. I also like to listen to a single song on repeat, sometimes for hours. When I was a kid in the '80s I sometimes made "mix tapes" that weren't a "mix" at all, but rather, one song repeated as many times as the tape would hold. When CDs and CD players started becoming mainstream in the late '80s / early '90s, I was thrilled that they usually had a built-in "repeat track" function. CDs also sound better than tapes, drastically so when both are played on low-end equipment.

[@fancysnake1]

MaximRecoil The Teac cassette deck that I bought in 2012 had the option to put songs on repeat and my other Kenwood deck had the option to search/skip to the next song on a tape.

[@oilmaninpowell]

As a tape deck collector I'm glad I stumbled across this vid.

[@joseaavellanet4322]

Great video! Hope you stay in business for a long time.

[@andreasbauer6652]

lot of companys arround, worldwide, nice video! thanks!

[@fuzzywzhe]

That "warm analog sound" people talk about is what engineers call "distortion". You can create the same exact sound digitally using a convolution integral - except nobody actually wants to hear the distortion. "Audiophiles" just like to pretend they know what they are talking about. The are just a form of cargo cultists.

[@MrTruth111]

+fuzzywzhe No they are not, they just don't like the artifitial delta sigma filter sound and the oversampling interpolation of data made by every digital audio device. That is what creates the hearing fatigue and digital harshness, not the actual digital matrix on CD.

[@i.a.khushi1054]

Times changes fast....

[@HailAnts]

Pretty neat. Silly (yeah, the "warmth" of analog, I'll never tire of that) but neat.

[@reedbriggs5842]

im rockin a 7 inch reel to reel tape player from the 60s, it still sounds great.

[@Pootycat8359]

2:36 LOVE that H-P AC Voltmeter!

[@kennethsmith8968]

overkill is a thrash metal band from the early 80's.still putting out new music and yes even on tape as of 2017 or so

[@Jugozvuk]

GREAT VIDEO great factory, love from SERBIA

[@ridhoaldi8733]

I hope ,cassette still exist in this world, specially at music industry, coz still many more poeple love cassette.

[@Badassvidsz]

I wish for the new year those audio cassette factories to grow & grow and become more & more ...........vintage hi-fi owner & cassette lover here :-)

[@slauer26]

I need powerful and a small heavy unit and I am still listening warm and crisp music .. on a powerful Sony DD unit !!