Pics of your Favorite Cassette Tapes

Another great tape among my favourites is DL from Hitachi, obviously Maxell related and a very good sounding superferric, it has very nice crisp trebles, maybe better than many other regular typeII's.

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Do you think they are a better sounding Normal Position tape than Maxell UR or TDK D series?
 
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OK i'll have to keep them in mind when I am on the prowl for new Tapes. Right now I have a large cache of casseiie tapes. I have a huge amount of Maxell UR which I understand is not so great lately. You can't push it too far.
 
I used them a lot and i can guarantee they are very good, also you can try this version which is infact the same but transparent version shell and they are also great.

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Jazzyguy said:
I have a huge amount of Maxell UR which I understand is not so great lately. You can't push it too far.
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I don't know about them, i know about recent HF's from Sony which are good and i can push them at +3 with no problem and they also have greater sensitivity. Someone says it's the same tape with the UR's, who knows...
 
From my own collection.....

Four generations of TDK SA:

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Some of Nando's favourite ferrics:

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And my favourites:

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Great looking pictures, Miles. One of my favouite Type II cassettes to use for recording are the Sony UX-Pro with ceramic guide blocks. I need to find more of them. I'm guessing the TDK SA-X would be one of your favourite Type IIs? Your recordings on those tapes are top-notch.

Nando.
 
As far as Maxell UR cassettes, I found a few of these in sealed condition, and recorded a jazz mix tape for TH member, ianC90. I haven't tried recording on the current Maxell UR tape, but I did receive a current-release Maxell UR 90, with progressive rock titles, recorded by TH member, Arnold Layne. And I was duly impressed. He recorded with his Nakamichi Dragon.





Nando.
 
Some more...

Two generations of the SA-X:

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And two generations of the Maxell XL II:

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There were some strange rumours about white powder being on the tape of the CDing METAL versions.

White powder?

Hmmmmmm... Can't get enough of it!

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Elite-ist said:
As far as Maxell UR cassettes, I found a few of these in sealed condition, and recorded a jazz mix tape for TH member, ianC90. I haven't tried recording on the current Maxell UR tape, but I did receive a current-release Maxell UR 90, with progressive rock titles, recorded by TH member, Arnold Layne. And I was duly impressed. He recorded with his Nakamichi Dragon.
Nando.
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I used those early maxell green UR tapes in my teens and they were always good. They had a very smooth mechanism and never wound tight in the multiple cassette machines I used them in. Great looking shell too, one of my personal favorites.
 
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