For someone whose portable listening career began with MP3 players, sitting and watching that cassette rewind felt like an eternity. Still, I soon began to appreciate the therapeutic whirring sound, ...

Sam is a journalist based in Vancouver, BC. She graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in English literature with a minor in Creative Writing, cutting her teeth through her ...

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.

There’s been a low-key revival in all things analogue and hissy over the past few years, the inevitable consequence of how modern culture induces a rolling wave of interest in the art, sounds, shapes, ...

There are a few reasons why you might be searching for the best cassette players. Maybe you’re on a retro kick, looking to separate yourself from the cold, soulless world of streaming digital music.

This solid-looking update of the classic Walkman form factor doesn’t quite match up to the technical wonders of the earlier era, when players could be literally the same size as a cassette case. The ...

We’re just about old enough to remember the era when cassettes were the chief music listening format. Those little plastic rectangles which housed miniature tape spools were quite a finicky and often ...

Vinyl has already seen a massive resurgence in recent years; now it appears that the humble cassette player is making a surprise comeback. Anyone who lived through the 80s and 90s will surely remember ...

Vinyl may be enjoying a resurgence, but what about its successor, the cassette tape? If cassettes are due a comeback, this could be the device to help the revival along. Elbow is a design concept for ...

A tiny number of music cassette tapes are sold in the UK every year, but police forces are still using millions of them. Why? For many people, the audio cassette tape conjures up memories of teenage ...