I grew up on the end of cassettes (early 2000's), and recently went back to them (purchasing ones that cater to my up-to-date music taste though of course, no kids music like back then) and "use" a select few daily in my car for real legitimate listening. They sound amazing - much better than all that compression using phone adapters and whatnot. I love them. I've probably gone through three of my favorite usual tapes a hundred times now on car rides, long or short. Very loud...

I've been looking for a good turntable for the pinball basement for a while now to no avail. Used to be able to find okay cheap old stuff at thrift stores, those days seem to be long gone now. Now it's either expensive new stuff or expensive old stuff. I just want a $30 beater, no need for audiophile stuff for my basement. If I can make the room, might just get a jukebox. I have my grandparent's amazing complete stereo upstairs wired into the basement and if I want to hook it up eventually I have a really high-end movie theater receiver from the late 90's I got off of Craigslist for $20 two years or so ago.