One comment about switching from cassette to CD in the car: Be aware that car CD players WILL damage your CDs by scratching them up (especially from being jarred by bumps when the unit is off and the car is moving. (The optical pickup bangs into the CD) And from droping them in the car, and mis-handling them. I have a separate set that I use only in the car and consider disposable. So please be aware of that problem with CD in a car. I bought the LAST Stereophile recommended cassette machine, a JVC 711 cassette player. And use it sparingly, and maybe it will last 30 years. (just to create tapes for my Walkman.) I would be searching for an Aiwa 990 or another JVC 711 as a low price replacement. For the more affluent, The top Nak's are the choice items. Othe used cassette machines may also have a decent sound, but these are the units I know of. And to answer the original question: Is the cassette dead? Not yet. 8-Track is DEAD, EL cassette is DEAD, Beta is very near DEATH, Phillips DCC is DEAD, Mini Disc is in the hospital, struggling, LaserDisc has been in a severe accident and the jury is out, but it looks very bad. The thing that saves the cassette is the CAR.. and Walkman. Both formats have CD available but they have not come to dominate the market yet.
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