i know you guys can help.back in the day i had one special cassette that i used for very personal music.the frame was made of metal and the rest of the case was plastic,can i get the name and a pic please, thanks

This one?

one of the best


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ghetto68

I will never part from mine slew of MA-R's they are just fantastic cassettes.

My local Thrift stores and Flea Markets haven't coughed up any of those but I'm looking.

I just found two at Goodwill last week. In AZ too!! Haven't came across any collectors out here, EVER!

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Originally posted by ford93:
I will never part from mine slew of MA-R's they are just fantastic cassettes.

Not even one?

And welcome aboard CREK 173!

NOPE! I'm sorry dude these babies will stay with me.

I only hooked up Fatdog because when I got my M-90 he gave me some tips on restoring the M-90. Nelsongf also played a big roll on it and I wanted to reward him but at the time he went awol for awhile. Speaking of Nelsongf where he is I have not seen him post any threads for quite some time.

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Originally posted by CREK 173:
I just found two at Goodwill last week. In AZ too!! Haven't came across any collectors out here, EVER!

you are lucky.ive been to a few thrift stores but no luck nice to see someone else from az im in queen creek.THAMKS TO YOU ALL,that was it i wanted to show my son he didnt believe me they made it .

These tapes can fetch upwards of $50 per if they are unused! I bought some used ones a while back, but they are arguably the best tapes ever made along with Maxell's Vertex, and Sony's Super Metal Masters...Very heavy build construction!

TWO MA-Rs in Goodwill...???

Lucky man!

there we have the triple


cheers

ghetto68

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Originally posted by jameswp67:
These tapes can fetch upwards of $50 per if they are unused! I bought some used ones a while back, but they are arguably the best tapes ever made along with Maxell's Vertex, and Sony's Super Metal Masters...Very heavy build construction!

Hey Ernesto! You have very different tapes, I have a different mode;l of the Sony's with a metal case, and also my MA-XG is part ceramic and plastic...I don't have a Vertex yet though!

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Originally posted by jameswp67:
Hey Ernesto! You have very different tapes, I have a different mode;l of the Sony's with a metal case, and also my MA-XG is part ceramic and plastic...I don't have a Vertex yet though!

Maxell Metal Vertex

cheers

ghetto68

Ghetto68, that TDK MA-XG cassette looks nice. I love unopened '80s cassettes! Nice Hitachi TRK-8290 poking into that picture too!

Another tape to try (if you can find one!) is the Japan market National Panasonic Angrom DU tape. metal evaporated like mini -DV camcorder tapes today, but it will blow a TDK MA away, which are great tapes.

Problem was, they were $10 each in 1985. Way too expensive. Also sold with Technics branding.

I have never seen a audio cassette with headroom these National tapes have.

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Originally posted by Retro Addict:
Ghetto68, that TDK MA-XG cassette looks nice. I love unopened '80s cassettes! Nice Hitachi TRK-8290 poking into that picture too!

there we have some more "metal cream"

cheers

ghetto68