Never met a bad Sony cassette. These, the FXI, HD-F, EF...they're all the same...very decent.
@retrocoreav70253 жыл бұрын
I'd have to agree. Surprised some said these were awful. Sure, they're not great but not bad either.
@FlamingMonkey463 жыл бұрын
Hi Tony, enjoying the new videos, can I ask why you don't enable comments on your videos as it seems it would be a great place for discussion and knowledge sharing, cheers.
@retrocoreav70253 жыл бұрын
His latest video did have them enabled. Tony had an issue with idiots for a while so he switched off the comments.
@wrestletube13 жыл бұрын
Treble reproduction was pants but I kinda liked what it did right the bass and mid range. That is what I would call a raw sound 70s ferric that changes the source to sound warm and good in it's own way but much later than 70s. I wouldn't use it on any genre that needs a lot of treble like a literal 70s Disco record which needs you to hear that Disco treble though.
@retrocoreav70253 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I agree, it was pretty poor on the high ends.
@historiaycoleccionismo Жыл бұрын
Hello i use this cassette to recording music in 1999 and the tape still working. Sound very great. Greatins for Perú. Cheers.
@Yoda894510 ай бұрын
One good thing about those cassettes is that they are screwed together. This gives you a good basis for a cassette repair from another ruined cassette.
@Konstantin_Terletskiy3 жыл бұрын
Latest versions of EF and HF look similar, but in blue and red colors respectively.
@retrocoreav70253 жыл бұрын
Maybe they all have the same tape stock?
@chevycaprice873 жыл бұрын
@@retrocoreav7025 Probably ZX is the same cassette as EF, but for the Asian market.
@retrocoreav70253 жыл бұрын
Yeah. It wouldn't surprise me. Kind of like TDK's AE is the Japanese version of the D.
@vidtech26303 жыл бұрын
The EF is good sonicly as well but comes in a sealed shell , without screws .
@Musicradio77Network3 жыл бұрын
I used to have those Sony ZX tapes and they were good for recording Old Time Radio. Sony also has the EF and the top of the line HF. I have so many HF’s in my collection including the 1986 edition which is still the best one, along with the 1985, 1988 and a few others right up until 2002. The earliest ones that I remember was the Sony CHF cassette from the early 1980’s along with the LNX cassette. Both looked identical to the CHF cassettes.
@retrocoreav70253 жыл бұрын
I had to Google the CHF but after seeing it I could remember that tape. Had some as a kid.
@Musicradio77Network2 жыл бұрын
@@retrocoreav7025 I also have the Sony C60 and C90 cassettes which dates back to the late 1960’s and early 1970’s which is the first generation Sony cassette from that era that has “Auto Sensor” on the leader which was silver.
@olaniyi5703 жыл бұрын
A great deck will get good sound out of all but the worst (type zero) cassette. Thank you for the video. Keep them coming.
@retrocoreav70253 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Will try to do more videos soon.
@amerigocosta74523 жыл бұрын
It looks like Made in Japan still means something after all in this world of today where almost everything is made in China.
@retrocoreav70253 жыл бұрын
Yep. Japan still has standards even if they do think they're too low for the domestic market.
@janchristianursuaaguilar74343 жыл бұрын
everything made in china? DINKLEBERG!!!!!!
@HostiaRecords3 жыл бұрын
I have some later EF tapes that looks really cheap and Bad, but sounds amazing, better than another early type I tapes.
@retrocoreav70253 жыл бұрын
I wonder if these low end Sony tapes all have the same stock inside?
@zextakamania20862 жыл бұрын
I have two ZX cassettes and while the tape seems alright although a bit hissy, I feel like something is wrong about the shell because both have horrible flutter which is especially noticeable at the start of each side. Definitely not a deck issue, with a test tape both my decks showed it in 0.05-0.1% range, which is not that audible. I wonder if moving the pancakes to different shells would help, at least these cassettes have screwed shells unlike last-gen EFs..
@vidtech26302 жыл бұрын
Same here , I've noticed that too .
@waymorelonesome64463 жыл бұрын
There's an earlier ZX tape that came in a full square case with it's own J card. Maybe that's the shit one? Great video.
@srijitofficial Жыл бұрын
Literally sounds same as source ❤️🌟
@RadOo3 жыл бұрын
The tape looks like sandpaper to me 😀. Even though the sound quality is usable after all. BTW the recording is in mono sadly, haven't you noticed?
@retrocoreav70253 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that was an error on my part. The source was in mono too. This is because everything goes through a matrix switchbox but I had accidentally touched the mono switch 😔. Still, both channels of the tape were recorded on to so I just left it.
@armandomolina99052 ай бұрын
Justamente hace 2 días atras tuve la oportunidad de comprar 2 cajas de la linea ZX , hoy grabe un cassette y el resultado fueron muy bueno , lo utilize en un deck Yamaha KX-360.
@teensuicide91039 ай бұрын
Did a recording on a used one of these, using dolby b, i was extremely surprised at the sound quality.
@jaha_trini_23 жыл бұрын
I was scared when I saw the actual tracks on the cassette tape, but it held up better than I thought. I guess this video just goes to show that you can't take anyone's word at all, you need to try stuff for yourself and come to your own conclusion.
@retrocoreav70253 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. On forums and the like, some say that these tapes were fine while others say they were terrible. While they weren't amazing I did think they preformed reasonably well. Definitely missing some high end but over all, not bad at all. They'd be perfect for radio recordings or stuff that wasn't going to be played back on a high end deck.
@darinb.32732 жыл бұрын
Kind of makes me wonder if this was spooled from the edge of the main rolls and being at the edge not the best consistancy. Center cuts would likely have a different name like say EF or HF. Just thinking on my keyboard (thinking out loud, LOL).
@andrewlittleboy85323 жыл бұрын
Looks good and sounds good!
@Monacomaverick3 жыл бұрын
Could you possibly review aftermarket CD jewel cases? I'd like to buy nice replacements for my CD collection and most of them are terrible. Any leads to a quality supplier?
@retrocoreav70253 жыл бұрын
I live in Japan so the stuff I can buy here will not be available overseas. Our replacement CD jewel cases are just like original ones. Well molded and strong. You could try Amazon Japan but the best are sellers on Yahoo Auctions that sell in bult of 100 cases a time. Inserts can be white, black or transparent.
@JohnSmith-lh1wp3 жыл бұрын
I have some Sony ZX90 and they are OK. The boxes in my cassettes are different with embossed Sony on them. They are typical for Sony boxes with this typical Sony ZX90 paper on front side from down.
@CannondaleCAAD3 жыл бұрын
You should make a discord for cassettes sometime! I bet alot of people would join :)
@retrocoreav70253 жыл бұрын
Sadly I'm way too busy to do that. This is actually my second channel. My main channel is a retro gaming channel with over 40,000 subscribers. I wonder if this channel would grow that big.
@billrootes-composersongwri55529 ай бұрын
I had 2 van halen albums on one of these tapes. Sounded great at the time but aged terribly very fast >
@wildbilltexas3 жыл бұрын
They remind me of the last HF's that Sony made in Mexico. It also had the L card and was as cheap as they could make it, but it was a capable type 1. I like the ZX shell better because it has screws to fix the tape if it jams or breaks.
@retrocoreav70253 жыл бұрын
Also, screwed shells are often stronger.
@dean68165 ай бұрын
Wonder why the named them ZX when ZX on Nakamichi decks refers to metal??
@retrorambles5172 жыл бұрын
Sounded good to me I like the simple shell with hints of green
@rdrgtreer2 жыл бұрын
Want this tape very badly... Love an underdog
@janchristianursuaaguilar74343 жыл бұрын
wait i have those zx tapes the old ones have like you said were made in japan now all EF ZX and HF line of tapes were made in thailand. they were sold in the philippines sold for 30 to 41 pesos and the maxell ur 120 cost 69 pesos.
@retrocoreav70253 жыл бұрын
Maybe these are the remaining Japanese stock before they switched production to other countries?
@janchristianursuaaguilar74343 жыл бұрын
@@retrocoreav7025 edit the prices as of oct 2020 now is 50 pesos for both normal and chrome. for metal, 250 to 300 pesos. my 1998 sony metal xr from europe cost as mention above.
@Lucrativecris Жыл бұрын
How do you connect the audio to the camera?
@retrocoreav7025 Жыл бұрын
Via a 3.5mm jack.
@am743432 жыл бұрын
NORMAL-type cassette tapes actually work fine, as long as you boost the input signal treble signifcantly (maybe by about 6 dB to 8 db), and record them at a really hot volume, almost overdriving them just under the point of clipping. The other thing that works wonders for recording on NORMAL tapes is to run the input signal through an audio compressor/limiter with a fast response/rampdown, and increase the recording volume even more. NORMAL tapes need TONS higher volume in order to increase the signal-to-noise ratio.
@2ndPyleOfVinyl Жыл бұрын
Oh yes. Reminds me of the days when I had this cheap Pyle turntable that used a ceramic cartridge and a built-in preamp. I used a Shure M35X in it's place but did not modify the preamp so when I dubbed tapes, they sounded really hot. Especially ones that I transferred from 45 rpm singles. I could make some very basic cassettes sound good. I miss the Pyle as finally the cheap drive motor bearings wore so I replaced it with an AudioTechnica. The sound quality and reliability of the ATLP120 is better by far but I occasionally miss the hot sound of the Pyle when it worked.
@PhilipDXpeditionMalaysia3 жыл бұрын
Same tape as 2006 EF tape (with screws)
@swanthechosenone3975 Жыл бұрын
I am from a 3rd world country and most of the mainstream album releases from 2000s to the early 2010s were on zx tapes it sounds great to me
@ivanpetrov19859 ай бұрын
...Try this cassette on Nakamichi ZX-9❤😊❤
@user-id9pm2jn7s3 жыл бұрын
Yes, this is definitely the worst Sony tape, at the end of each side there is a terrible creak and detonation. This shows up on different cassette decks, I have three of them: AIWA AD F 910, AKAI GX 69, TECHNICS RS TR 474.
@retrocoreav70253 жыл бұрын
It is poor for a Sony but preformed better than I expected.
@josephfrye73423 жыл бұрын
to be honest i got ux and some cd it chrome cassette by sony with their original hubs and there is the other version using either agfa basf or emtec skc or usual Korean style saehan hubs and Pangong hubs from Maxell that it usually used and some hf hifi which it's in ferric position of course. some are in good slim or usual cases and some are in slide cases which it is convenient.
@josephfrye73423 жыл бұрын
and they are 45 minutes per each side and 90 minutes in total. so you got the 30 minutes perside which it is 60 minutes.
@retrocoreav70253 жыл бұрын
I guess you can't be sure what you will get with things like this.
@josephfrye73423 жыл бұрын
@@retrocoreav7025 and it looks like i got the 90 minute version ;) i did check out the get in the groove slide cassette of sony.
@djamarrecording67810 ай бұрын
Price kitna hai
@triplem8238 Жыл бұрын
Poor sound quality yet durable 😊
@SmoggyLambGG9 ай бұрын
Eh? Sounds like normal bias to me
@moshezaharia46663 жыл бұрын
Not bad at all! much better than i was expecting!
@retrocoreav70253 жыл бұрын
Same here. Many people said they were awful but truth be told, they aren't too bad.
@jasonlam90177 ай бұрын
Why are they called ZX? And who are these trolls 🧌 who say their really bad?