I think you can still buy TDK Professional SM-60 type II blank tapes at the Guitar Center online store. About $25 for a 10-pack. Not as high-end as TDK's metal formula cassettes of yesteryear, but still much better than Maxell UR's..
where to buy new blank quality cassette tapes?
I'm sure this has been discussed in the past year or two, so please point me to any threads -- haven't been able to find anything with audiogon's forum search. Some of us still have perfectly functional high-end cassette decks that make great recordings and are more flexible (and arguably higher-rez & better-sounding than a CD recorder). But they need better cassettes than a Maxell UR to sound their best.
I'm certain I haven't looked everywhere, but it seems the closest I can come is Maxell still making UD-XLII, which is a 35 year old tape formulation. Anybody manufacturing and selling high-quality metal tape, or at least the last best type II cassettes??
I'm certain I haven't looked everywhere, but it seems the closest I can come is Maxell still making UD-XLII, which is a 35 year old tape formulation. Anybody manufacturing and selling high-quality metal tape, or at least the last best type II cassettes??