I don't think there as dead as you think! Because of the vinyl resurgence, cassette tapes and other analog formats have returned as well! It's a beautiful thing to see!
Analog Guy I should have been more specific, the dead media was on the bottom shelf. That was your zip drives and your CD-R’s and your mini discs. Certainly tapes are not dead!
I have a small collection of unopened cassettes. Sony HF90 1990 (4:08), Sony EF90 1999, TDK D60 1991, TDK SA60 1982 (type II), and 4x TDK D90 (3 pack plus bonus) from around the early 2000's.
I remember trying to find the best sounding tapes for my 4 track multitrack cassette recorder and final mixdown back in the day. I think the Maxell black hi bias tapes always sounded the best. I still use 3.5" floppy disks some to save things on old school harware and just recently got rid of a Mini Disc 8 track recorder. I record on digital equipment now but it's still fun to encorporate some analog stuff in there. occasionally.
I remember those Panasonic micro-cassettes. Back in the day, my parents had an answering machine that used those tapes. The Memorex tapes with the neon colors also bring back some fond memories. I used to make a lot of mixtapes with those, and a high school classmate made me a mixtape with them of the 1st 2 Guns N' Roses albums. I used quite a few blank cassettes back in the 80's and 90's, and I really miss that format.
Wow ! Impressive collection !! I prepare a new video about my blank tapes collection , which is a bit smaller than yours , but there's lots of TDKs and Sony especially .
I’m liking what I see hear with the display and the extras very nice. In Sony’s line you are missing the very famous Metal Master, which was their top of the line tape, expensive then, but ridiculously expensive now. In Tdk line you are missing the Max, Mar, Ma-xg. You are missing Denon’s whole line up, they made great tapes starting with the HD8 and HDM-Metal. In Maxell’s lineup the very expensive Metal Vertex type IV. There is also the famous BASF CRE-II and they had a metal tape as well. You are totally right about Memorex, Absolute garbage. I’m not picking on the Denon and BASF because their are others that neither one of us have mentioned, it I’m impressed with what you have displayed. Oh don’t forget about DCC-digital cassette tapes. I’m just mentioning some stuff from my collection in addition to what you have shown. Great job here. What deck are you using to play back your tapes on?
Thank Goodness for Cassettes. Cassettes gave people the ability to record off the radio going back go the 50s. Tape Decks really became great in the 70s when Pioneer, Sony, Nakamichi, Akai, Hitcahi starting making top notch tape decks. In the 80s Tape Decks were amazing from Nakamichi, Tandberg, Revox, Sony ES, JVC, Harmon Kardon, Teac, Aiwa, Denon,
Nice collection and another great video. You might wanna try collecting Radio Shack tapes. They're generally not very expensive at all. Anyhow keep up the great work.👍👍
There is a HF-ES from 86/87 that you don't have! It's got 'Single Crystal Gamma' written on it in blue! It's the top tier Sony Type I and there is a HF-Pro too! Great collection.
KRAZEEIZATION Thanks for the info! Guess I need to get on eBay and see about some of those. Love your videos btw - you inspired me to start this channel ☺️
That’s great! Thank you kindly! Cassettes are cool. Sony and TDK are my favorites as they’re probably the best. Maxell after that for build quality. The Sony HF-S is a superb type 1 and my favorite!
Really!? I haven't kept up with prices very much. Would be interesting to eBay some of these and see what I would get. I'll tell you I have a TON of sealed blank cassettes to sell if anyone is interested.
Great collection👌 Which Sony tape do you think is pretty great and is easily obtainable? What are your thoughts on the quality of modern type 1 tape being used today?
Danika Sidoti I’d LOVE some more BASF’s, but all the ones I find aren’t sealed. I’ve actually only found one other BASF and it was just an older Ferro Extra.
I have a Maxhell type one tape and sounds fantastic, it's the new production, my old cassette deck records great in this new tapes, better than Sony type 1
What is the best quality/sound type II tape for multitrack recording? I heard several contrasting opinions, like Maxell XL-II, BASF Super Chrome, cobalt doped ferric (like That's VX-A). What is your experience?
despicabledog I’ve heard the best Type II you can get is what you mentioned - the BASF Super Chrome. I think it’s because back in the day BASF owned the patent for their chrome tapes and nobody else did. I’ve had personal experience with the TDK SA-X though, and it is fantastic. Those would be my top two.
I just order a box Of Sony ux 60 minutes cassettes from mercado libre and i want to have My room like That i wanna start My Black cassettes collection to make My mixtapes like When i was a kid and wish i become a DJ now i'm a DJ.
The problem with tapes now they’re aren’t as good as they were back in the 80s early 90s I have my own collection and I’m 18 been collecting since I was 16.I do have the Maxell UR from now they just don’t last long.The rarest thing I probably have are the 80s Sony UX with purple lettering.But I own a Betamax with tapes which I was lucky to find.Since they’re rare
You're RIGHT! Only reason I said "dead" though is that the major companies like Sony and TDK are no longer producing them. Thank goodness for the two or three companies still producing blanks for up and coming bands and musicians. That's where it's not dead!
Great stuff. I saw those Onn tapes at Walmart just today, but the j-card was yellow instead of blue.
I don't think there as dead as you think! Because of the vinyl resurgence, cassette tapes and other analog formats have returned as well! It's a beautiful thing to see!
Analog Guy I should have been more specific, the dead media was on the bottom shelf. That was your zip drives and your CD-R’s and your mini discs. Certainly tapes are not dead!
Absolutely beautiful collection.
Appreciate that, thanks!
I have a small collection of unopened cassettes. Sony HF90 1990 (4:08), Sony EF90 1999, TDK D60 1991, TDK SA60 1982 (type II), and 4x TDK D90 (3 pack plus bonus) from around the early 2000's.
I remember trying to find the best sounding tapes for my 4 track multitrack cassette recorder and final mixdown back in the day. I think the Maxell black hi bias tapes always sounded the best. I still use 3.5" floppy disks some to save things on old school harware and just recently got rid of a Mini Disc 8 track recorder. I record on digital equipment now but it's still fun to encorporate some analog stuff in there. occasionally.
I am and always will be a fan of audio cassettes.
I remember those Panasonic micro-cassettes. Back in the day, my parents had an answering machine that used those tapes. The Memorex tapes with the neon colors also bring back some fond memories. I used to make a lot of mixtapes with those, and a high school classmate made me a mixtape with them of the 1st 2 Guns N' Roses albums. I used quite a few blank cassettes back in the 80's and 90's, and I really miss that format.
Wow ! Impressive collection !! I prepare a new video about my blank tapes collection , which is a bit smaller than yours , but there's lots of TDKs and Sony especially .
I’m liking what I see hear with the display and the extras very nice. In Sony’s line you are missing the very famous Metal Master, which was their top of the line tape, expensive then, but ridiculously expensive now. In Tdk line you are missing the Max, Mar, Ma-xg. You are missing Denon’s whole line up, they made great tapes starting with the HD8 and HDM-Metal. In Maxell’s lineup the very expensive Metal Vertex type IV.
There is also the famous BASF CRE-II and they had a metal tape as well. You are totally right about Memorex, Absolute garbage. I’m not picking on the Denon and BASF because their are others that neither one of us have mentioned, it I’m impressed with what you have displayed.
Oh don’t forget about DCC-digital cassette tapes. I’m just mentioning some stuff from my collection in addition to what you have shown. Great job here. What deck are you using to play back your tapes on?
Need that Metal Master, you're right - RIDICULOUSLY expensive.
Hai una collezione di cassette perfetta,ci tengo a dirlo,davvero eccellente,ottimo
¡Muchas gracias y gracias por visitarnos!
Mi dispiace, italiano non spagnolo! Grazie mille! E grazie per essere passato dal canale.
Thank Goodness for Cassettes. Cassettes gave people the ability to record off the radio going back go the 50s. Tape Decks really became great in the 70s when Pioneer, Sony, Nakamichi, Akai, Hitcahi starting making top notch tape decks. In the 80s Tape Decks were amazing from Nakamichi, Tandberg, Revox, Sony ES, JVC, Harmon Kardon, Teac, Aiwa, Denon,
Dan Livni The compact cassette was invented in 1965
Definitely harder to find high end type I & II when your looking for deals. I'm not paying ebay prices.
I loved the Fuji DR1 cassete tapes to record off the radio.
Buying and paying cash for old used Blank cassette tapes call Marvin 919-626-1710.
I used a lot of Maxell and Memorex tapes back in the 80's. The Memorex tapes with the neon colors were quite common.
Nice collection and another great video. You might wanna try collecting Radio Shack tapes. They're generally not very expensive at all. Anyhow keep up the great work.👍👍
Ralph Reinhardt Thanks Ralph!
@@TapeGeek31 Late reply from me, your welcome sir.
There is a HF-ES from 86/87 that you don't have! It's got 'Single Crystal Gamma' written on it in blue! It's the top tier Sony Type I and there is a HF-Pro too! Great collection.
KRAZEEIZATION Thanks for the info! Guess I need to get on eBay and see about some of those. Love your videos btw - you inspired me to start this channel ☺️
That’s great! Thank you kindly! Cassettes are cool. Sony and TDK are my favorites as they’re probably the best. Maxell after that for build quality. The Sony HF-S is a superb type 1 and my favorite!
My favorite has to be the maxell xlII-s 100. I like the slide cases Sony used on their cdit cassettes oo
I like using cassettes for radio DX recordings.
Watching now in 2022 ...It is not dead and prices are now crazy.
Really!? I haven't kept up with prices very much. Would be interesting to eBay some of these and see what I would get. I'll tell you I have a TON of sealed blank cassettes to sell if anyone is interested.
@@TapeGeek31 If you have rare tapes ...you can get some nice cash nowadays.
Nice collection!The hardest tapes to find are the Betamax tapes
Great collection👌 Which Sony tape do you think is pretty great and is easily obtainable? What are your thoughts on the quality of modern type 1 tape being used today?
Great collection Man!!!
Do you only have the one BASF Ferro Extra? I've been mainly collecting BASF mainly due to the fact there used to be a BASF plant near Albany, NY
Danika Sidoti I’d LOVE some more BASF’s, but all the ones I find aren’t sealed. I’ve actually only found one other BASF and it was just an older Ferro Extra.
I have a Maxhell type one tape and sounds fantastic, it's the new production, my old cassette deck records great in this new tapes, better than Sony type 1
Do you have an Skc cassettes?
What is the best quality/sound type II tape for multitrack recording? I heard several contrasting opinions, like Maxell XL-II, BASF Super Chrome, cobalt doped ferric (like That's VX-A). What is your experience?
despicabledog I’ve heard the best Type II you can get is what you mentioned - the BASF Super Chrome. I think it’s because back in the day BASF owned the patent for their chrome tapes and nobody else did. I’ve had personal experience with the TDK SA-X though, and it is fantastic. Those would be my top two.
Thanks man!
Yes!!!
Nice Video
I just order a box Of Sony ux 60 minutes cassettes from mercado libre and i want to have My room like That i wanna start My Black cassettes collection to make My mixtapes like When i was a kid and wish i become a DJ now i'm a DJ.
The problem with tapes now they’re aren’t as good as they were back in the 80s early 90s I have my own collection and I’m 18 been collecting since I was 16.I do have the Maxell UR from now they just don’t last long.The rarest thing I probably have are the 80s Sony UX with purple lettering.But I own a Betamax with tapes which I was lucky to find.Since they’re rare
what's the point if you never used?
I have a sealed prisma type 1 tape if you are interested
NOT Dead media ;)
And I got just not long time a go 8 TDK AD 120 and 3 TDK SA 90, both are used and recorded ;)
You're RIGHT! Only reason I said "dead" though is that the major companies like Sony and TDK are no longer producing them. Thank goodness for the two or three companies still producing blanks for up and coming bands and musicians. That's where it's not dead!
I have better sounding recordings on my memorex dbs tapes than my other type 1 tapes (TDK D, Maxell UR)...