# Why is a tape player a "deck"?

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**Created:** [June 26, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-tape-player-a-deck/966904 "2022-06-26T18:47:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jim\_B](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jim_b/32/4338_2.png) [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-tape-player-a-deck/966904/41 "2022-06-28T21:17:54Z")

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You know they still sell cassette players. I would imagine that they must still sell music cassettes too (although I certainly haven’t seen one in years).

We have a music store in metro Detroit (yes, there still are music stores 😉 🙂 ). Dearborn Music on Michigan Avenue in downtown Dearborn. They still sell 8 track tapes. 8 track tapes! And if you need one, they’ll sell you an 8 track player too.

To my knowledge, VCR’s and VHS tapes are the only thing that are truly obsolete. But I still have one FWIW.

EDIT: BTW I didn’t mean to do a mini hijack of thread. But I felt the need to add that (someone else would’ve 🙂 ). Anyway, [here’s](https://dearbornmusic.net/) the website to Dearborn Music. And [here’s](http://www.mihonesttravel.com/home/2022/2/24/dearborn-music-1) an article, if you’re interested. Carry on 🙂 .

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**Author:** ![Jim\_B](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jim_b/32/4338_2.png) [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-tape-player-a-deck/966904/42 "2022-06-28T21:35:06Z")

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My post apparently got lost. Nevermind then. 🙂

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**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2022, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-tape-player-a-deck/966904/43 "2022-06-29T01:09:36Z")

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> [@Jim\_B](#):
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> Dearborn Music on Michigan Avenue in downtown Dearborn

I worked at the Ford research center on Rotunda for four years (1979-1983) and never knew about that store. I wish I had visited.

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2022, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-tape-player-a-deck/966904/44 "2022-06-29T02:01:26Z")

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Behold, a genuine cassette tape deck, circa 1972. Notice the wood grain paneling which signifies that despite meters and switches, this model was intended for home audiophiles, not serious studio work.

[![](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/81/93/f6/8193f6587ded4fefa1e2b67a7b9cf84d.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/81/93/f6/8193f6587ded4fefa1e2b67a7b9cf84d.jpg)

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**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2022, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-tape-player-a-deck/966904/45 "2022-06-29T02:21:30Z")

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The TEAC I mentioned earlier

[![](https://www.radiomuseum.org/images/radio/teac_tokyo/a_360s_882122.jpg) ](https://www.radiomuseum.org/images/radio/teac_tokyo/a_360s_882122.jpg)

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