Re: Akai audio cassette question

CLM in ND <camarvel8@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Luckily, there are quite a few tape wholesalers online where I can get
a real good price on type II tapes from TDK, Fuji, Maxell, etc... One
site has 90 minute Akai high bias cassettes for only 80 cents each:

http://www.batteriesandbutter.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=AKAIGX-90&Category_Code=ta

That seems almost too good to be true, a 10 count box for only $8.00.
However, I haven't been able to find any reviews regarding them. I'm
familiar with their tape decks, but not so much with their tapes. Has
anyone ever tried these cassettes? Did you like them? How is the
quality & sound compared to TDK, Maxell, etc... Any info would be
appreciated.

The problem with cassettes is that nobody ever rebiases their machine
properly when they get a new brand of tape. So you will hear people arguing
that one brand of tape has too much high end, and another person arguing that
same brand doesn't have enough high end... and they are BOTH right because
they are both getting completely different experiences on their machines.

I will personally recommend the 65 minute house load tapes from Tape
Warehouse in Atlanta. Get the cheap white shells, not the expensive clear
Shape shells... the cheap shells are more rugged and will not be damaged
by being left in a hot car. You can order house loads with whatever kind
of tape in them that you want. I like the BASF stuff, personally, but
it doesn't matter so much what kind of tape you use, as long as you bias
the machine properly for the kind of tape you use.

I don't recall what I paid last time for BASF loads from Tape Warehouse
but it was definitely under a dollar. Oh yes, and don't go with anything
longer than 65 minutes or so because the tape used is thinner, and less
rugged.
--scott

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