Comments by "Synthematix Music UK" (@Synthematix) on "1982: Is this CASSETTE the FUTURE of Hi-Fi Tech? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive" video.

Cassettes were not the future of anything, they were piss poor at the best of times, and the only reason they went all digital was nothing to do with the sound quality being better, but to add digital copy protection and ruin everyones enjoyment.
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