Charity Shop New-Old-Stock Cassettes

[@redpossum]

The TDK cassette was from the late 70s , early 80s and the range, if I remember rightly, was D (Dynamic), AD (Acoustic Dynamic) and OD (Optimum Dynamic) the latter having a brown label and J-card. I have examples of these which I bought at the time. Their Type II cassette was the SA (Super Avilyn) - a formulation that, I think, was exclusive to TDK. I never bought any of those as I mainly played my tapes on an old 'shoebox' recorder which didn't really play Type IIs.

[@CBitsTech]

I don't think I've ever seen a TDK OD here in the UK. The SAs were my favourite when I could afford more than entry-level. Nothing would sound great on a shoebox player, but that was the only portable type I had as a kid. They're good for 8-bit computer tapes though, better than more expensive players.

[@EgoChip]

TDK SA's are the gold standard for Chrome tapes. SA-60 being the preferred tape, as the 90 minute tapes were slightly thinner.

[@CBitsTech]

Good point. I've never had issues with 90 minute tapes though, and they're certainly more convenient for my habits.

[@redpossum]

@@CBitsTech I've got 6 of them (I presume I they were in packs of three) which I bought in the late 70s and they still play OK!

[@CBitsTech]

I was looking on eBay last night for NoS, but decided not to buy. I think I have about 50 tapes too many as it is.

[@EgoChip]

If I ever come across sealed blank tapes, I always pick them up if the price is right. Sadly many people have caught on to their scarcity, so I will usually pass on any of the Type 1's. That TDK tape was probably the limit of what I would pay for a sealed AD-90. It's not so bad if it's a charity shop (depending on the charity).

[@CBitsTech]

Yes, if it's any charity shop I consider it a donation if I'm paying over the odds, and it's always nice to find new tapes, so paying up is the price of the entertainment.