Re: stereo gear in the 1970s: golden age for audiophiles?

On 2021-11-11, Michael Trew <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 11/11/2021 8:58, JAB wrote:
>> He suggested Cassette Tape players were good, but purists
>> never went this route; commerically, for sales, they were hot items.
>
> My (second to) most recent vehicle acquisition is a 1968 Ford Galaxie.
> It has an aftermarket Radio Shack AM/FM with 8-track installed... I
> took an hour and a half drive to then from my father's house the other
> weekend, and dug out a bag of 8-tracks from the cellar to listen to...
> heh.  Some didn't age well, Led Zeppelin sounded terrible and kept
> cutting out.  John Denver came in loud and clear.
>
> https://postimg.cc/YjCrqT6P

The storage in the cellar might have been the problem.

Or maybe John Denver had seen fewer uses back in the day.

There's lots of nostalgia for old LPs and to a lesser degree, high-end
cassette equipment. You never see much nostalgia for 8-tracks though. In
the car I guess they were OK, but not at home.