[78-L] the 'deadest' consumer audio formats?

Michael Shoshani mshoshani at sbcglobal.net
Fri May 13 12:51:18 PDT 2011


On Fri, 2011-05-13 at 15:38 -0400, Mike Daley wrote:
> If I had to guess, the most "obsolete" (keeping in mind that this is an
> arguable term) consumer audio formats (in order) would be:
> 
> reel-to-reel tape (bonus points for quadrophonic)
> 8-track
> cassettes
> 78s
> vinyl 45s
> vinyl LPs
> CDs

DCC
MiniDisc
DAT

Flexible sheet-plastic records, such as Eva-Tone
Laminated cardboard records, such as we used to find on cereal boxes

Variable-speed records, such as the old World Records from England

MS



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