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But you generally have to pay dearly for the best NOS tape as it slowly disappears. So it seems like cassettes are like vacuum tubes, the best are no longer made (ie no metal tapes anymore) though you can still buy adequate stuff new (ie Electro-Harmonix tubes).
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Mosin: I have been in touch with Alan who is shipping me several Sony UX Pro to see how they sound, with the option of buying many more. In future travels I'll stop in small town stores and hope to be as lucky. Little did I know then that was the last run of MX-S, I thought the store had just abandoned them. I doubt the formulation has gone unchanged since the 70s! Maxell customer service had no clue.īlueranger: Actually my last stash of tape was a case of Maxell MX-S (their top metal tape) from a locally-owned electronics shop at their cost in the small city I live in. Even if it isn't the world's greatest tape it still sounds more than acceptable with a good deck. Much better than Maxell UR, but probably on par with XLII? BTW I can still pick up a 5-pack of XLII anywhere for ~$7.50 which is a very good deal. After all these years have passed, the TDKs still sound excellent. This was mostly done in the 1980s but I did about a dozen in the 1990s. Johnz: I in fact ordered a couple SM-60 tapes to try, they seem like they're rebadged TDK SA from the '70s but I'll hear how they record shortly. TDK SA-90s were my blank of choice but I made a few memorable purchases of Maxell XLIIs, about 40 of them. But if you keep looking you find some people who are offering NOS tape at very reasonable prices. Last time it seemed hawkers were treating sealed cassettes from the '80s as ancient artifacts worthy to start bidding on as an heirloom for $30+. And considering it's 2021 and cassettes aren't everywhere they are a good option to have for both music and voice recordings. The slip sheets and cassette shell is excellent quality, just like the old Maxell. Even though is only a 2 head deck model it offers many of the superior features found in DENONs upper-range models, such as 3-motor Computer-Controlled Silent Mechanism, advanced Dolby HX Pro circuitry and a Dual Power Supply design. I even had an audiogoner contact me directly with his stash of unused good tape. I've filled a couple with music so far with a Nakamichi CR7A deck and had good results. The DENON DR-M12HR stereo cassette deck was introduced in 1989.