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While cassettes and CDs are now staples on artists’ merch tables, tech companies are starting to make physical media players again. But are they any good? The Verge’s Andru Marino finds out why today’s bulky cassette and CD players may not be able to compete with the innovative designs of the 2000s. #Retro #Gadgets #Technology

00:00 – Why are new cassette and CD players so bulky?
01:24 – We Are Rewind’s cassette player
03:09 – Challenges in modern cassette player manufacturing
04:34 – Fiio’s CP-13 cassette player
06:40 – The problem with modern CD players
07:44 – Reviewing the new cassette players
10:06 – Cassette player sound comparisons
10:54 – What cassette player should you buy?
11:29 – Fiio DM-13 CD player review
13:29 – Future of retro music players

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