cassette decks
Magnetic ribbon machines
Cassette decks are audio devices that play and record magnetic tape cassettes.
A deck is a component without built-in amplification or speakers, designed to connect to a stereo system—distinguishing it from self-contained cassette players or boomboxes.
Decks were standard home audio equipment from the 1970s through the 1990s: I dubbed the album onto tape using my cassette deck.
- auto-reverseMechanism flipping playback direction
- tape hissHigh-frequency recording interference
- hissSharp sibilant sound
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- rewindReturn to beginning
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- audio equipmentspeakers, microphone, headphones, amplifier, amplifiers
cassette deckssmart speakers
Voice-activated home devices
record players · MP3 players · Bluetooth speakers · CD players · DACs
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