Current cassette tape sales are seeing a 20-year high, and the vinyl market is on a 17-year growth streak, showing a clear resurgence in retro physical media.
Updated music gadgets like We Are Rewind's Bluetooth cassette player and Fiio's DM-13 Bluetooth CD player trade modern features for bulk, reminiscent of vintage designs from the past.
Although tech companies are reviving retro formats, many new players lack the compactness and advancements seen during the peak of cassette and CD technology in the 2000s.
This exploration into retro technology reveals both a nostalgia for physical media and a curiosity about why modern designs have not progressed as one might expect.
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