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There are two answers to this question. The first answer is no, they will never be obsolete as long as they play music. The second answer is people can be stupid fools who exist to follow the next consumer product trend dangled in front of them and to the delight of the producers and distributors of next best thing cast what was and what gave them what they wanted off.

I still use a cassette deck. I have a record player, dual head cassette, CD player, and FM radio I can record great music on to play in my truck. I can burn CDs on my laptop. They all work fine and are of a better quality than what is sold today, therefore no reason what so ever to replace. So what is obsolete other than the common sense I insist on living by? The turntable I use I bought dirt cheap from a fool who sold all his records and got a CD. I guess he dumped all his CDs and player once MP3 came out. The never ending search for self fulfillment through consumer products is a ridiculous farce. Sorry, this touched a nerve.