Re: MD: MD

[Anthony Lalande]

> I don't think cassettes were *ever* considered "high-end." When they were
> introduced, the quality of reel-to-reel tape was vastly superior... just
> hard to take with you on a jog ;) Cassettes were introduced as a
> portable, but lower-quality, music source.

You're right. Regardless of the quality, technologies are bound to line
themselves up in the consumer markets. Cassettes were only high-end when
they were rare, and expensive, somewhat in the same way MiniDisc or DAT
formats are in the consumer (not pro) markets today. It just so happens that
MiniDisc and DAT are also technically high-end as well.

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