/dev/null Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/10/22/an-era-ends-sony-stops-manufacturing-cassette-walkmans/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/10/22/an-era-ends-sony-stops-manufacturing-cassette-walkmans/ From the article: Truth be told, I wasn’t aware Sony was still producing cassette Walkmans. I thought that very thing. RIP Walking Men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Just trying to find blank, recordable cassette tapes has been difficult for about 2 years. Not too long ago, I saw a 5 pack of new, Maxell high-bias blanks, sell on EBAY for $53.00 I still use them for my car... no point in having another CD player stolen...and they sound great! I have live radio simulcast from the Stones, that I recorded back on 12/18/1981, on a Maxell high-bias XLIIS, 28 years ago. Other than about 10 seconds of garbled sound at the beginning of the recording, it still sounds pristine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 (edited) Just trying to find blank, recordable cassette tapes has been difficult for about 2 years. Not too long ago, I saw a 5 pack of new, Maxell high-bias blanks, sell on EBAY for $53.00 I still use them for my car... no point in having another CD player stolen...and they sound great! I have live radio simulcast from the Stones, that I recorded back on 12/18/1981, on a Maxell high-bias XLIIS, 28 years ago. Other than about 10 seconds of garbled sound at the beginning of the recording, it still sounds pristine! Transfer that tape before it totally craps the bed! You can still get TDK cassettes for a reasonable price, I think. Edited October 24, 2010 by The Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Just trying to find blank, recordable cassette tapes has been difficult for about 2 years. Not too long ago, I saw a 5 pack of new, Maxell high-bias blanks, sell on EBAY for $53.00 That's crazy, looking at the prices on Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 That's crazy, looking at the prices on Amazon. Actually, all but one of those listed on Amazon, are "normal bias". There is a big difference. There is an XLII pack listed for 9.99, but XLII-S are (or should I say "were") the blank tape of choice, commercially, back in the day. They stopped making them a few years ago, and are very hard to come by. I might pull the trigger on those XLII's. You can still buy the Maxell normal bias cassettes at places like Walgreens, for cheap, but they are not great for music. I use them, because they are still out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary M Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Just trying to find blank, recordable cassette tapes has been difficult for about 2 years. Not too long ago, I saw a 5 pack of new, Maxell high-bias blanks, sell on EBAY for $53.00 I still use them for my car... no point in having another CD player stolen...and they sound great! I have live radio simulcast from the Stones, that I recorded back on 12/18/1981, on a Maxell high-bias XLIIS, 28 years ago. Other than about 10 seconds of garbled sound at the beginning of the recording, it still sounds pristine! Damn I tossed two in the trash last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Actually, all but one of those listed on Amazon, are "normal bias". There is a big difference. There is an XLII pack listed for 9.99, but XLII-S are (or should I say "were") the blank tape of choice, commercially, back in the day. They stopped making them a few years ago, and are very hard to come by. I might pull the trigger on those XLII's. You can still buy the Maxell normal bias cassettes at places like Walgreens, for cheap, but they are not great for music. I use them, because they are still out there. There is a huge difference between Normal and High bias. I was a TDK fan back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 I used to have one .... sadly I still drive a car that has a cassette player in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rackemrack Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 if you buy a brand new yamaha royal star venture motorcycle, the factory stereo still has a cassette player... i don't even think they come in cars anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 I used to have one .... sadly I still drive a car that has a cassette player in it My 2006 Chrysler Pacifica came with one built into its "premium" sound system... Never used it... It has a factory DVD player and Navi. I never figured out why it was in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 I used to have one .... sadly I still drive a car that has a cassette player in it 1995 Honda Accord...still going strong, cassette player and all! Actually, given me some (minimal) problems lately, nothing serious. I love that piece of **** car! I guess my parents instilled in me some sort of thing, that you use something until it just doesn't work any more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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