Hey, folks.
It's getting closer to spring, and since I didn't have a working stereo last year I'm starting to think more about installing a system for this year. I've got some time to think since I probably won't be able to take the car out of storage until April or May. I bought a refurbished Nakamichi tape deck this fall in the interest of maintaining my car's historical accuracy, and also because I have the in-console cassette holder and I feel obligated to use it since it's so pimp:pimp:.
My question is this: I've accepted that my head unit is most likely going to be the weak link in my system as far as sound quality goes (though it's a very nice tape deck). There's a lot of nice stereo equipment out there, and I'd like to have a decent sounding system, but at what point am I just wasting money? That is to say, given that I'm using a 30-year-old cassette deck as a source, would there be a discernable difference in sound between dropping $300 into an amp and speakers and dropping $3,000 into an amp and speakers? How badly am I screwing myself over by insisting on using cassettes?
It's getting closer to spring, and since I didn't have a working stereo last year I'm starting to think more about installing a system for this year. I've got some time to think since I probably won't be able to take the car out of storage until April or May. I bought a refurbished Nakamichi tape deck this fall in the interest of maintaining my car's historical accuracy, and also because I have the in-console cassette holder and I feel obligated to use it since it's so pimp:pimp:.
My question is this: I've accepted that my head unit is most likely going to be the weak link in my system as far as sound quality goes (though it's a very nice tape deck). There's a lot of nice stereo equipment out there, and I'd like to have a decent sounding system, but at what point am I just wasting money? That is to say, given that I'm using a 30-year-old cassette deck as a source, would there be a discernable difference in sound between dropping $300 into an amp and speakers and dropping $3,000 into an amp and speakers? How badly am I screwing myself over by insisting on using cassettes?
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