Anyone remember these things?

[MindGoneHaywire]

Looking on this page brought back some memories...


http://hanazuc02.ld.infoseek.co.jp/c.../cassettes.htm

[-Jar-]

Hehe, hell yea, I think I've used about half the tapes on that page.

I would rank them like this, best to worst (at least as far as the high bias tapes go)

1. Denon (though I bought Maxell more because they were more available)
2. Maxell
3. Sony
4. TDK
5. Fuji



Somewhere way down the list.. Memorex.. crapola tapes. The only time I ever had them was when they were given to me as gifts. Man, I used to love tapin' stuff. I like doing mix cd's, but the feel is completely different. If I had a decent tape deck (the one I have is slowly dying and in a box somewhere in my attic) and lots of time, I'd still do some tapes now and then.

[Stone]

Looking on this page brought back some memories...


http://hanazuc02.ld.infoseek.co.jp/c.../cassettes.htm

That's a cool page. I have many of those still in my collection, but mostly TDKs and Maxells. I've had a bit of a return to cassettes lately, as my CD player in my SUV broke down, but the cassette player works. Also, my gf bought a used car that has a cassette player in it, so over the weekend I bought some blank cassettes (not so easy to find anymore, and not many choices at least in most places) to record some stuff onto for her.

The one that brings back the most memories is this one:



My friends and I used mostly SAs and SA-Xs, but once in a while would splurge on something like this one. It was partially made of metal and felt like it weighed a pound, but you also paid for it.

It's cool that they put the demagnetizers at the end too.

[MasterCylinder]

Great post, MGH.

I know the entire lineup of those images from Denon, Maxell, Memorex, Sony and TDK.

Back when I was spending (way too many) hours in the recording studio, we thought the engineer was cool because he exclusively used the Denon products........so those images in particular gave me some good memories.

[Troy]

Maxell UDXLIIS was my casette of choice.

I used to paint on them like that sometimes, but mostly it was hand cut vinyl tape.

I shipped all my tapes to Barry L years ago. I wonder whatever happened to them?

[BarryL]

Maxell UDXLIIS was my casette of choice.

I used to paint on them like that sometimes, but mostly it was hand cut vinyl tape.

I shipped all my tapes to Barry L years ago. I wonder whatever happened to them?

THe man was absolutely anal. He would get out plastic pinstriping tape and use his exacto knife to carve out the name of the band to put on the label of the cassette.

Now that's a man who LOVE's music!

I still have all of them, and play them at times in my van when the kids aren't bugging me to play Tom Chapin or Jack Grumsky. The older daughter loves my music, but the younger one still likes kid songs.

I still store them in the box you shipped them in. If you ever get too lonely without them, I can sell them back to you!

My favorites are the driving all night series.

[Mr MidFi]

I was a taping fanatic, back in the day. Maxell XLII-S was my weapon of choice, and I was fiercely brand loyal. TDK SA-X would do in a pinch, I guess.

I don't know how many hundreds of tapes I made through the years (roughly 1976 thru 2000), but sometimes I miss the slow, thoughtful, hands-on approach to capturing the "right" sound and the right mix. But damn, did I waste a lot of time with those things.

More than anything else, I miss my old Teac deck. May it rust in peace.

[Troy]

THe man was absolutely anal. He would get out plastic pinstriping tape and use his exacto knife to carve out the name of the band to put on the label of the cassette.

Now that's a man who LOVE's music!

I still have all of them, and play them at times in my van when the kids aren't bugging me to play Tom Chapin or Jack Grumsky. The older daughter loves my music, but the younger one still likes kid songs.

I still store them in the box you shipped them in. If you ever get too lonely without them, I can sell them back to you!

My favorites are the driving all night series.

Yeah, the DAN tapes were my faves too. I kept my musical mayhem tapes too.

No chance of me buying them back from you. In fact, wanna buy my film cameras now?

Troy

[Dave_G]

I liked the high dollar Maxells and TDK's too, and occasionaly used some of the metal bias tapes.

Anyone ever use an open reel deck or an Elcasette?

Dave

[BarryL]

Yeah, the DAN tapes were my faves too. I kept my musical mayhem tapes too.

No chance of me buying them back from you. In fact, wanna buy my film cameras now?

Troy

My 28 year-old Canon AE-1 works just fine. My next SLR will be digital. Likely, though, by the time I get around to it, the 20D will be obsolete. Let me know when you're ready to upgrade!

[Swish]

Looking on this page brought back some memories...


http://hanazuc02.ld.infoseek.co.jp/c.../cassettes.htm

I think the SA-X were the ones I usually bought, but it's been so long since I've fooled with them that I can't remember all the letters and such. I went to the high bias and metal when they came out, and they certainly made an improvement in sound quality.

Swish

[3-LockBox]

If my wife thinks I waste time now, making CD comps, she shoulda seen me the first few months I got my first high-end stereo with EQ, tape player w/ HX-PRO and a CD player (Onkyo). Holy crap, I could spend days making tape comps.

I was in the Navy and our PX had some great buys on blank tapes back then. I could buy TDK SA-XG 90s for what you'd spend on a crapy BASF normal bias tapes in a RatShack back then. In fact, I used to spoil myself buying TDK MA-XG's and Maxell XLII-S and MX-S tapes and in a pinch, I use Sony UX-Pro. I tried Denons, but my Onkyo deck didn't seem to like them?! Maxell seemed to make a superior product fit and feel wise, but the TDKs did sound sweet and were more forgiving I thought. Both had great dynamic range and worked well with HX-PRO decks.

When I got out of the Navy, I went to a store (Target, I think) and was floored at what the real world was paying for tapes. So yeah, I relented and used some BASF Chrome II tapes for a while.

Good riddens! Gimme CD-Rs and a computer any old day. Yeesh!