http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/10/24/plusdeckex-convert-audio-cassettes-to-mp3-and-vice-versa/ Deliciously Geeky... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:33:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/10/24/plusdeckex-convert-audio-cassettes-to-mp3-and-vice-versa/comment-page-1/#comment-346116 Anonymous Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:28:57 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/10/24/plusdeckex-convert-audio-cassettes-to-mp3-and-vice-versa/#comment-346116 Optical media have ALSO been shown to degrade (or deteriorate) over time. I've got cassettes from 20 years ago that sound just as good as when new. Of course, I only used top-notch tapes. Cassettes are analog, true...but they're also linear (like an album). Also, a tape can be damaged and still be saved (at least in part). A CD, on the other hand can be completely trashed by a single scratch in the wrong spot. Both media have their pros & cons. Optical media have ALSO been shown to degrade (or deteriorate) over time. I’ve got cassettes from 20 years ago that sound just as good as when new. Of course, I only used top-notch tapes. Cassettes are analog, true…but they’re also linear (like an album). Also, a tape can be damaged and still be saved (at least in part). A CD, on the other hand can be completely trashed by a single scratch in the wrong spot. Both media have their pros & cons.

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