This Does Not Compute | The Cassette Deck Repair Odyssey: Is Tape Worth It? @ThisDoesNotCompute | Uploaded November 2019 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
It's been many years since I last used cassette tapes. Now that they're starting to gain popularity again, I gave them another shot -- but does the experience justify the cost and effort?

Thanks goes to Business Casual for sending some tapes my way:
https://businesscasual.biz

3D Blast makes some super fun vaporwave/future funk:
3dblast.bandcamp.com

Sources:
Japanese WM-R202 ad: bouya.officew.jp/tc-cf-tr-cb-1987-05
New replacement Walkman belts: fixyouraudio.com
Best Buy blank tape ad: imgur.com/gallery/Pu3Vf
Cassette sales by year: officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-cassette-comeback-continues-sales-are-at-their-highest-in-15-years__26958
GPX cassette player image: ebay.com/itm/GPX-C3110-PERSONAL-STEREO-CASSETTE-PLAYER-RADIO-W-3-BAND-GRAPHIC-EQUALIZER/113929754227?hash=item1a86be1673:g:NRsAAOSwqfNXpT5y
Tanashin cassette mechanism footage courtesy Techmoan: youtube.com/watch?v=nezGOVOpHtc

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Music: "Mexico", "If You See Her", "Born in the 90s", "Call Waiting", "Boat", "Melting Sun" and "Bursts of Brightness" by Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com).
Featured music: "Talk To Me" by 3D Blast (http://3dblast.bandcamp.com).
Intro music by BoxCat Games (http://www.box-cat.com).