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Good place in Seattle to buy 8-track cassettes?

Fired up the deck and it's humming (or is it hissing?) like new. But after four channels I'm ready for something besides Herb Alpert's "Rise." Where can I stock up?

capicola asked in Other Arts & Music about 1 year ago | Report

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    Man, I don't think the thrift stores even take them any more. You used to be able to buy shoeboxes full of the things off eBay for basically the cost of shipping, but now it seems like even those are expensive, especially if it's anything you would actually want to listen to.

    I saw one of the coolest things ever at a car show once. They used to make these adapters that were shaped like an 8-track tape, but would accept a cassette. Since the cassettes are so much smaller, the adapter is mostly empty space, so this guy took one apart, hardwired a cassette adapter and stuck an iPod Shuffle in it loaded with Fleetwood Mac-era rock separated into 8-track long albums. So it was like a magic 8-track tape that could be anything you wanted it to be. It didn't quite capture the tempo weirdness of an actual 8-track, but otherwise it sounded just like the genuine article.

    Jack answered in Other Arts & Music about 1 year ago | Report
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    Lord, I wasn't aware they even made these anymore.

    Back in the day (circa 1979) there was
    a guy down the hall in the dorm that had a combination reel to reel and 8-track cartridge player. It was impressive. It was the only one I had ever seen and I was jealous. I had small components for cassette, reels, LPs, etc... but no 8-track.

    I am so glad that I didn't try to invest in one now.
    I haven't seen an 8 track in dozens of years, nor do I know of any being sold.

    Time and tech march onward...

    O my captain answered in Other Arts & Music about 1 year ago | Report
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