An earlier magnetic tape cartridge technology introduced by Lear Jet in 1964 as Stereo 8, although widely known by its 8-track moniker. Stereo 8 was an 8-track version of the 4-track Muntz ...

If you want dig into the workings of an 8-track player, check out Jenny List’s retro teardown from 2017. Does anyone still use 8-track tapes any more?

From eight-track tapes to the iconic iPod, these once-popular music formats shaped how we listened to music—until they disappeared.

When it comes to classic cars ... the same as the audio tape moving past the cassette reader head. It doesn’t really matter whether you’re working with an 8-track player or a regular cassette.