@atomicpoet @upmultimedia I'm not really sure what point you're trying to make. Yes, open reel tape can be a very high quality choice, particularly the wide types that were used in professional studios. However, you were talking about people being surprised that cassettes are still being made…
Recording directly to cd is trivial these days. It's no more difficult than dubbing cassettes.
In any case, I'm not going back to cassettes. Been there, done that, good riddance.