The Beatles on Tape: 8-Track Cartridge - Their History & Sound Quality

In this video we tackle the much maligned 8-track format and look at it's history, sound quality and how to repair its infamous weak point. We also unbox some UK cartridges and find an ideal system for playback. 0:00 - Opening & intro 1:27 - 8-track invention & history 5:03 - Why it failed 5:48 - Cartridge & box designs 8:07 - Unboxing my 8-tracks 15:11 - Design flaws 16:30 - Replacing the foam pads inside a cartridge 21:47 - Buying a used 8-track player 22:13 - Sound quality issues of the format 23:06 - Hooking the player up to a mini system 23:36 - Sound quality analysis 25:25 - Conclusions 27:06 - Outro Join the channel and become a member to get early access to our videos and exclusive content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAIfWsWcFwncQv_ETAOL-Eg/join We have rare & audiophile Beatles vinyl for sale on our website: https://www.parlogramauctions.com Way to contact/connect with us: Via our website: https://www.parlogramauctions.com/Contact https://www.ebay.com/usr/parlogram Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/parlogram Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parlogram67/ Gear used to film this video: Camera: Panasonic Lumix GH80/85: https://amzn.to/2A3Mojf​​​​ Lens: Panasoninc Lumix 25mm: https://amzn.to/307I4dn​​​​ Microphone: Rode Video Mic Pro +: https://amzn.to/2JNrqty​​​​ Godox SL60W light: https://amzn.to/30kJWhP​​​ Finally, if you like classic British cars, you might enjoy our channel dedicated to our 1968 Rover P5b: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOR6Lrxyiq2MfPncKOdD33g/videos