goldenfleece Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I found some Maxell cassettes in a 5 pack in Maplin for £10.99 but these seem to be rather naff quality and not suitable for archive recording and storage. They barely sound good enough in my car which is annoying as I have a good high end cassette radio unit fitted. Anyone know who still sells chrome or metal cassettes, any decent brand. I tried high street stores I used to buy tapes, ie Boots, Smiths, Curry's, etc, but nothing at all.....very odd. Tried online and can only find those cheap Maxell ferro cassettes which are not the highest quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speleo1 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 you may get some from e/bay, not as cheap as use to be, http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=chrome+cassette http://www.tapecity.co.uk/acatalog/Audio_Cassettes.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Maxell always was crappy quality, once I could afford it I made all my mixtapes on BASF tapes. Unfortunately they don't make them anymore, haven't done for a long time. Good news though, TDK still make tapes and sell them via Amazon, they are pretty good as well if memory serves me right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenfleece Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 Maxell always was crappy quality, once I could afford it I made all my mixtapes on BASF tapes. Unfortunately they don't make them anymore, haven't done for a long time. Good news though, TDK still make tapes and sell them via Amazon, they are pretty good as well if memory serves me right. TDK still produce them? I am sure I couldn't find any yesterday I will have another look. BASF were great yes, as were SONY branded tapes, but TDK SA-X type were my preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 TDK still produce them? I am sure I couldn't find any yesterday I will have another look. BASF were great yes, as were SONY branded tapes, but TDK SA-X type were my preference. They seem to be. Not cheap though! I remember picking them up with my pocket money, 5 for 2,50 guilders... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellis perennis Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Tapeline in Stockport sell freshly wound audio cassettes. Be wary of 'new' ferric cassettes sold on Ebay and the like as they are probably old unused stock and ferric tape deteriorates over time. I can't post the link yet but their web address ends .info but don't let it put you off just because it's not a .com or .co.uk. Just as a bit of extra advice don't buy anything longer than 90 minute cassettes because the tape is thin and stretches and seemingly more prone in car stereos. Chrome tape is far more stretch resistant, less susceptible to aging and C60's thicker tape if you're looking at archiving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoney Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 cd and dvd killed the tape,do not know of any car radios that still come wth tape players,but i could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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