Also re: cassettes I was looking forward to connecting my cassette deck to our stereo after we redid the living room, but there's no room in the cabinet. Hrumph. I'll do it in my little office at some point. I still buy cassettes from artists on Bandcamp, as you usually?get the digital download as well, and I have all my old tapes, including all the mixtapes I made for my then-girlfriend, now wife!?
I also buy up NOS Maxells and TDKs to use with my four-track. Nothing like it.