[net.audio] Durability of Metal Cassettes??

gwhawkins@watrose.UUCP (gwhawkins) (04/07/85)

Is there anyone out there who has Metal tapes recorded over 2 to 3 
years ago.  I'm still in the dark as to the nasty rumours when they
first came out regarding oxidization and abrasiveness.  Was this
the usual scam to discredit a new technology or is it a real thing?

		larry fast (Universty of Waterloo)
		broadcasting from exile

fish@ihlpg.UUCP (Bob Fishell) (04/08/85)

> Is there anyone out there who has Metal tapes recorded over 2 to 3 
> years ago.  I'm still in the dark as to the nasty rumours when they
> first came out regarding oxidization and abrasiveness.  Was this
> the usual scam to discredit a new technology or is it a real thing?
> 
***     AC  T              YOUR     AGE ***
I have about a dozen Maxell MX-90's and TDK MA-90's that are over
two years old.  All of them perform like champs, despite the hard
lives they've led, being played often in my car.  I have noticed no
deterioration of the tape surface, and I can't find any visible
signs of wear in my tape heads.  

Metal tapes have the advantage of being able to be recorded at
high levels that would saturate Type II tapes.  That makes them
good for wide-range recordings.  I use them to make tapes for
the car because I can use the boost in volume they provide
by being recorded at a high level, even if the frequency response
is wasted in such a noisy listening environment.
/_\_

				Bob Fishell
				ihnp4!ihlpg!fish