It appears Fiio sees a gap in the market.... 
www.techweekmag.com/news/hi-fi/fiio-cp13-new-portable-cassette
www.techweekmag.com/news/hi-fi/fiio-cp13-new-portable-cassette
Anyone for a new portable Cassette player??
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WayneKerr
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Page not found? Met with a message of: Sorry, this page does not exist.It appears Fiio sees a gap in the market....
www.techweekmag.com/news/hi-fi/fiio-cp13-new-portable-cassette
12th Monkey
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Try this one then...
forums.stevehoffman.tv
Fiio cp13 ....new high quality cassette walkman coming
Awesome...a high quality walkman coming out to commemorate the original Sony walkman. Thing looks great [IMG] FiiO CP13: Portable high resolution...
forums.stevehoffman.tv
WayneKerr
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This resurrected old tech has me baffled. CD killed cassettes and is far superior. LP playback I can understand...tape cassettes, no.
Agree.
I know some material is still being produced on cassettes but who buys them I have no idea...
Revolutions
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kids collect cassettes but no one plays them. Indie bands have been selling them for the last 10 years or so ago, and more recently Haim & Lana Del Rey have released cassettes with 4 unique covers that you buy as a set, or a signed cassette free with a bundle of vinyl & t-shirt etc.
I’ve got an REM radio free Europe Walkman from when they reissued their first single on original formats.
I’ve got an REM radio free Europe Walkman from when they reissued their first single on original formats.
Oxfordian
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I well remember Cassettes, my entry into the world of music was via my parents tape deck, on a secure wall shelf connected up to the radiogram, Sunday evening recording the top 20, bliss.
But so so many issues, mostly around the need to carry an HB hexagonal pencil with you wherever you went to wind the damn tape back into the cassette.
I cannot count the number of times I had to extract the tape out of the car's tape deck, carefully teasing it out so that the tape didn't get ruined.
What I do know is that if I'd had a single solitary £1 for every occasion I used that HB pencil, then at this moment Jeeves the butler would be bringing me my lunchtime martini whilst I watch people playing in the sea from my beachfront house somewhere hot and sunny.
No, I won't be rushing out to buy one, a great idea at the time but not for today.
But so so many issues, mostly around the need to carry an HB hexagonal pencil with you wherever you went to wind the damn tape back into the cassette.
I cannot count the number of times I had to extract the tape out of the car's tape deck, carefully teasing it out so that the tape didn't get ruined.
What I do know is that if I'd had a single solitary £1 for every occasion I used that HB pencil, then at this moment Jeeves the butler would be bringing me my lunchtime martini whilst I watch people playing in the sea from my beachfront house somewhere hot and sunny.
No, I won't be rushing out to buy one, a great idea at the time but not for today.
Jasonovich
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Compact Cassettes and long evenings trying to compile my favourite tracks and passing them on to the girl who's caught my eye and despite my best endeavours I get "Wha' dis she'eet". Always have a pencil for manual rewinding.
Always found that the pencil was only necessary when using a cassette in a different player due to different tensions applied, strange really as this is what they were designed for....
Dom
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The Fiio Walkman must be a joke. This is why I posted an AI Generated picture of an Apple Walkman. My picture is a bit of fun, nothing more but your thread is a lot of non-sense.
The Fiio Walkman must be a joke. This is why I posted an AI Generated picture of an Apple Walkman. My picture is a bit of fun, nothing more but your thread is a lot of non-sense.
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I doubt a sponsored AI generated image has anything to do in this respect other than advertising a certain manufacturer which is why I asked you to remove it otherwise I would have as spam.
I don't know how you come to the conclusion that the item I mentioned is a joke. Please justify your statement.
twinkletoes
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sometimes given away even, when buy new LP'sAha! Now we know who is buying them....
Jasonovich
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Jasonovich
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I really want one of these reel to reel ....Etsy are selling them for the price of a second hand car 🙀 . Perhaps I can find cheaper on eBay.
Unfortunately, this is the best I can afford.
Unfortunately, this is the best I can afford.
nopiano
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Dom
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There's a lot of mis information on the web. Or products that will never come to market that should be taken with a pinch of salt. I have no evidence whether this is either fake or real. Are you talking about this:
Reddit: FiiO is commemorating Sony First walkman by launching FiiO CP13 cassette player.
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Jasonovich
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There's no doubt, there is some kind of vinyl revival and now the reminiscing is going in the compact cassette direction. I personally think this is market driven fad, not sure if the support will be there in the long term. Here's one guy poo poo on the idea.
View: https://youtu.be/dlVj8jk4H0A?si=Fnz3KbJPsD5eqTeM
David Miller's take on vinyl v digital is also amusing
View: https://youtu.be/UzSmUEWknRU?si=XOX4-jCtzzRKiV1L
David Miller's take on vinyl v digital is also amusing
James105
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Is that Sir Paul McCartney ?!There's no doubt, there is some kind of vinyl revival and now the reminiscing is going in the compact cassette direction. I personally think this is market driven fad, not sure if the support will be there in the long term. Here's one guy poo poo on the idea.
View: https://youtu.be/dlVj8jk4H0A?si=Fnz3KbJPsD5eqTeM
David Miller's take on vinyl v digital is also amusing
View: https://youtu.be/UzSmUEWknRU?si=XOX4-jCtzzRKiV1L
Jasonovich
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Eh what a striking resemblence! Same dad different mother?
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