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  1. Longman

    Longman Well-Known Member S2G Supporter

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    Anyone else spot the massive typo in this one.
    Since when has 50-1000 cps been a "wide frequency range" ?
    Old fashioned telephones could manage 3400 cps
     
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    Mr X. Any idea how much the Sony Mtal Masters were back then?
     
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    I have no idea, I just remember that metal tapes were expensive, I never bought one or even owned equipment that I thought justified buying metal tapes. As a broke college kid I would buy Maxell UD XL II's as my tape of choice but even those were expensive, something like $2 USD minimum when they went on sale.
     
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    We have discussed before the 1980s obsession with Turbo.
    Does Turbocharging your cassette deck give it a high pitched whine ?
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    I saw a mint 924 a couple years back, it only had 7,000 miles on it and was for sale. I asked the original owner why he didn't drive it more, he just never had the time.
     
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    Ross Cassettes from 1978


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    FUJI from 1978


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    Sony 1976


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    TDK SA cassettes, 1976
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    Sony HF-S from 1985. How come all of the cool little Fords never made it over here? You have to love those rims and the roll-over bar makes it look fast but it's probably a little 1.8L at most, anybody know?


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    TDK 1987


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    TDK ED's from 1974


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    Denon Cassette Carry Clip. Says they were free with DX-7 twin packs.

    has anyone seen these or have these?

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    I'm surpised tape protection like this wasn't more popular, I picked up a Sony Tape this summer with a sliding case but I rarely see anything similar. I'll have to look up to see if they were patented.
     
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    No idea about Metal Master but Sony ES Metal cassettes were about double the price of Maxell MX Metal.
    In ‘88 , Sony ES 90min $11.95, Maxell MX 90min $6.15. TDK MA-X were only $5., Nakamichi ZX Reference metal 90min were $10
     
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    Maxell XLII from 1988


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    Sony 1987


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    Sony Metal ES '86-'87 era are my alltime favourite tape, but the '88 era ES actually sounds better than the MM.
    Has it been discussed here before? It's kind of well-known/accepted on tapeheads.net and when I managed to get hold of an MM to do some prolonged recording/listening tests I also drew the same conclusions.
    I stayed away from TDK MA-XG due to the white powder issues they suffer from now.
    Have about 20 used and NOS '88 era ES tapes and prize them above all others.
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    One of these days I was going to start a cassette tape thread and dig into the cassette reviews and compile them. I wonder if these were reviewed side by side in any of the reviews. The Metal Masters go for about 3x the price of the Metal-ES over here and I've never seen or found one in the wild. Are you recording albums or using MICs at live recordings?

    I can see a marantz in the corner but can't figure out what it is.....
     
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    Maxell UDI from 1985


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