I had a pretty decent player to use them in.
I had a High end Sony 8 track and did buy up the cheap 8tracks, but thought reel to reel just blew it away on sound and then used cassette for convienience in the car.
Who was the clown that invented 8 track? the idea was compact Hi Fi recording. Something audiophiles drooled for...then the would have it change tracks in the middle of a tune CalACK! L0L