cassette deck
Audio tape machine
A cassette deck is a device for playing and recording audio cassette tapes, typically as a component in a home stereo system rather than a portable unit.
Unlike a boombox or Walkman, a cassette deck connects to an amplifier and speakers: I dubbed the album from vinyl using my cassette deck.
The format peaked in the 1980s before CDs displaced it.
Years from eighty-nine backward
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- boomboxPortable stereo with speakers
- mixtapeInformal song compilation
- analogComparable equivalent
TDK · ghetto blaster · boom box era · tape trading · personal stereo
Vertical rotating hauling device
- tape headComponent reading magnetic media
- azimuthHorizontal directional angle
- transportMoving things between places
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
belt drive · auto-reverse · eject · counter · play · pause · stop · rewind
Coated strip storing data
- tape hissHigh-frequency recording interference
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- spoolCylinder for winding material
- shellHard outer covering
hub · splice · blank tape · normal · chrome
Signal-strengthening electronic device
- stereoTwo-channel audio system
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- equalizerWhat evens things out
- speakersAudio output devices
headphones · turntable · hi-fi · volume · bass · treble · fidelity · sound
Audio input device
- overdubAdd audio layers post-recording
- mixingCombining into one mass
- multitrackMultiple parallel recording channels
- levelsHeights or ranked stages
input · output · demo · bounce · punch-in · tape loop · home recording · four-track
eighties
Years from eighty-nine backward
analog · TDK · ghetto blaster · boom box era · tape trading · personal stereo
capstan
Vertical rotating hauling device
- tape headComponent reading magnetic media
- azimuthHorizontal directional angle
- transportMoving things between places
motor · belt drive · auto-reverse · eject · counter · play · pause · stop · rewind · fast-forward
magnetic tape
Coated strip storing data
amplifier
Signal-strengthening electronic device
speakers · headphones · turntable · hi-fi · volume · bass · treble · fidelity · sound · preamp
microphone
Audio input device
- overdubAdd audio layers post-recording
- mixingCombining into one mass
- multitrackMultiple parallel recording channels
levels · input · output · demo · bounce · punch-in · tape loop · home recording · four-track · dub
- audio equipmentspeakers, microphone, headphones, amplifier, amplifiers
- AV equipmentTV, streaming, audio player, cable box, DVD player
- car audiocar radio, car stereo, head unit, stereo, infotainment
- obsolete technologyVHS, 8-tracks, VHS tapes, floppy disk, record player
- Retrovintage, retro, throwback, record players, old-school
- retro electronics8-track, 8-track player, answering machine, Atari, Betamax
cassette deckstreaming service
Internet media delivery platform
Spotify · Apple Music · streaming device · digital music · CD player
deck, decks, decked, cassette, decking, cassettes, cassette decks