"The cassette tape will rise again"

The cassette tape revival is a great mystery and begs the fundamental question… why? Not everything was better in the old days. Definitely not cassette tapes. Who wants this? It's the younger generation. They crave a thing they never tasted. If you weren't around the first time cassette tapes were popular then there's nothing to be nostalgic about. What is the attraction here? Obviously, it's not the price, the sound quality or the format in itself. First, cassette tapes are pricey. Second, the sound quality is poor. Cassettes, being analog, are more susceptible to noise and distortion, resulting in a less crisp and clear sound compared with a digital source. Third, the format is still flawed. Cassette tapes gets wrinkled and warped easily. The destruction of tapes is almost visible before your eyes. However, the quality of a cassette tape vary greatly. You get what you pay for. Cassette tape is just a nostalgic keepsake (even for the the them that never tasted). The remains of the gothic country genre isn't spared from the hype. Slackeye Slim (which I respect) has a preorder for a cassette release of Perpetual Tunes. The price is $10 (a digital download in 24-bit/44.1kHz and unlimited streaming is included). Will the cassette tape rise again? Not likely. New cassette decks are manufactured in a very limited scale. Tascam and Teac continue to produce new models, often with features like USB output for digital transfer. And more telling. Cassette tapes are released in very limited runs. Almost like display. Do I have anything positive to say? Yes, cassette tapes are physical and tangible.