My parents had a huge 8 track collection and a big ol' hi fi stereo that they played them in.
The sound was really good on them.
Yeah I remember listening to an AC/DC - Back In Black 8-track and the bass was super thick yet you still got the high's then I heard a cassette of it on the same system and it was thin and tinny. Had to crank up the bass on it.
That's the one thing I remember about them. They usually sounded way better than cassettes.
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