I'm waiting for the Reel to Reel, or the 8-Track. My AKAI tape machine plays both. Well, either, if you put both on, you have to pick one. There is a switch for that. It's pretty hi tech, some of you guys might not understand. I was able to transfer the music from all of my old records on to tapes, one for the house, one for the Vega. Then I just throw out that vinyl crap, just gets scratched and collects dust. I like the covers, though. I glue them to my walls instead of wallpaper. If you put glue inside, they stay flatter on the wall. You can actually use the vinyl, if you want. It's kinda cool to have Pink Floyd chip bowls and ash trays. I glued numbers on a Beatles record that was red vinyl and made a clock out of it. Looks so cool.