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For most people, VHS was just a video format.
But for a brief moment, it became something more.
In the 1980s, VHS turned into an unexpected high-fidelity audio carrier. Thanks to VHS Hi-Fi stereo, digital PCM recording, and later ADAT systems, ordinary video tapes were used to store music with near CD-level quality and beyond.
This video explores the forgotten audio side of VHS — how it worked, why it could outperform compact cassette, how official Hi-Fi and professional products used video tape for music, and why this idea eventually disappeared.
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For most people, VHS was just a video format.
But for a brief moment, it became something more.
In the 1980s, VHS turned into an unexpected high-fidelity audio carrier. Thanks to VHS Hi-Fi stereo, digital PCM recording, and later ADAT systems, ordinary video tapes were used to store music with near CD-level quality and beyond.
This video explores the forgotten audio side of VHS — how it worked, why it could outperform compact cassette, how official Hi-Fi and professional products used video tape for music, and why this idea eventually disappeared.
