TOKYO -- Music lovers nostalgic for the faint hissing and crackling of cassette tapes have sent the price of vintage players soaring, with some now going for five times as much as a decade ago.
Nostalgia boom gives tapes another moment in the sun

Sony's cassette players once dominated the global industry in the analog days. (Photo by Takuro Hosoda)
TOKYO -- Music lovers nostalgic for the faint hissing and crackling of cassette tapes have sent the price of vintage players soaring, with some now going for five times as much as a decade ago.