@craigmaloney Unless the cassettes are DAT or DCC, of course. Having worked at KUNI & KHKE during my college years (2000 to 2004) I can say that we usually recorded on DAT at a 48 kHz sampling rate, higher than the 44.1 kHz used for CDs.

Cassettes can sound pretty good, but a) they need to be at least High Bias (Type II) or Metal Bias (Type IV), b) the tape heads need to be aligned, c) the heads, capstan, and pinch roller need to be cleaned regularly, and d) they need Dolby C or S, or DBX NR.