The best cassette decks like the Nakamichi Dragon or any of several other high performance Naks (I have a 682ZX) or Tandberg or 3 head Tascams, using Dolby B, are capable of recording a signal with wider frequency bandwidth and less noise than mastering machines like the Scully and Ampex decks which were used for some of the most treasured recordings ever made. So does a cassette sound better than vinyl? It can, depending on the source of the music on the tape - and there will be no warp wow or inner groove distortion, and clicks, pops, and noise from groove wear will not spoil the sound of a tape like it will a vinyl LP with frequent playing.
A top quality cassette deck using metal or TDK or Maxell type II cassettes, properly aligned and biased, can give you a playbeck quality identical to what is being recorded, so whether it sounds better than vinyl is entirely dependent on how good the recording is - and yes, at its best it will absolutely destroy MP3’s, even 320K, and be as good or better than CDs.
Now, if what you’re talking about is a pre-recorded cassette compared to a record with the same music, being that the cassette was duplicated at a very high speed, typically 60 IPS, and from a second or third generation source tape - or worse, yes, the LP will sound better, at least when new.
A top quality cassette deck using metal or TDK or Maxell type II cassettes, properly aligned and biased, can give you a playbeck quality identical to what is being recorded, so whether it sounds better than vinyl is entirely dependent on how good the recording is - and yes, at its best it will absolutely destroy MP3’s, even 320K, and be as good or better than CDs.
Now, if what you’re talking about is a pre-recorded cassette compared to a record with the same music, being that the cassette was duplicated at a very high speed, typically 60 IPS, and from a second or third generation source tape - or worse, yes, the LP will sound better, at least when new.