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Sixty years ago, Ford forever changed in-car music. With the launch of the 8-track player in 1965, drivers could finally bring their favorite tunes on the road.

Here I will try to show how the 8-track system works and at the same time explain why proper adjustment of the sound head is so important to prevent the all-too-common problem of "sound contamination from neighboring tracks", so-called "crosstalk problems". What is a "track", and why are there 8 of them? First we need to clarify the difference between...

This is the procedure for restoring old 8-track cassettes by replacing the pressure pad and metal tape (also called "splice"). First, start by identifying what type of cassette you have and familiarizing yourself with how to open it without causing unnecessary damage to the cassette housing/cartridge or tape. Start by opening the cassette….

This summer I've had my hands full with old 8-track cassettes, giving them new life through cleaning, repair and nostalgia. Among the treasures now playing again you'll find ABBA, The Beach Boys, Barbra Streisand and Dionne Warwick. Join us back to a time when music was analog and every cassette told a story.

This is a thorough walkthrough of how to repair the plastic bracket that holds the sound head on 8-track players with the infamous plastic construction. In this example, we are working with a Realistic TR-169 player, but the procedure is largely the same on all players with a similar mechanism. This process can also be used as a preventative…