something we have the chance of courtesy of [DiodeGoneWild], who’s fixing a 1980s Soviet cassette recorder. The model in question is a Vesna 309, and it has some audio issues and doesn’t turn ...

[Matsound] has made a tape delay using an old tape deck and regular cassette tapes. The core of the build is a portable 3-head cassette recorder, in this case a Marantz PMD430. The circuit has bee ...

Shaksaaz, a tailor in the Kashmiri city of Srinagar, inherited his passion for local Sufi music from his grandfather along ...

has spent years keeping decades-old cassette players running even as spare parts become increasingly scarce. He purchases non-functional recorders to extract usable components, and manufactures ...

Mohammad Ashraf Matoo, a self-taught mechanic, has spent years keeping decades-old cassette players running even as spare parts become increasingly scarce. He purchases non-functional recorders to ...

(AP Photo/Dar Yasin) Mohammad Ashraf Matoo repairs a tape recorder inside his shop in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin) Old cassette tapes are ...