Editing Cassette deck (section)

=== Widespread use ===
Cassette decks soon came into widespread use and were designed for professional applications such as home audio systems, mobile use in cars, as well as portable recorders. From the mid-1970s to the late 1990s the cassette deck was the preferred music source for the automobile. Like an [[8-track cartridge]], it was relatively insensitive to vehicle motion, but it had reduced tape [[Flutter (electronics and communication)|flutter]], as well as the obvious advantages of smaller physical size and fast forward/rewind capability.
A major boost to the cassette's popularity came with the release of the [[Sony Walkman]] ''personal'' cassette player in 1979, designed specifically as a headphone-only ultra-compact ''wearable'' music source. Although the vast majority of such players eventually sold were not Sony products, the name ''Walkman'' has become synonymous with this type of device.

Cassette decks were eventually manufactured by almost every well known brand in home audio, and many in professional audio, with each company offering models of very high quality.