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Rowan Davies

I ditched Spotify and bought a cheap cassette Walkman — one month on I've fallen back in love with music and my tape stash is overtaking my vinyl collection

A close-up of the Miko cassette player by Gadhouse with wired earbuds plugged in.

Before the age where the best music streaming services redefined our listening habits, I’ve been a collector of physical media.

Throughout my childhood the living room cabinets and car glove box were packed with an endless roster of CDs which is where my love for music began, and I started vinyl collecting at the turn of my 17th birthday. But as far as cassette tapes go, I’ve never touched them until the age of 26, when I got my hands on the Miko cassette player by Gadhouse.

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