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From: bi50xrs@sdcc3.UUCP (rich)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: advice requested on brands of cassette tapes
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Date: Wed, 30-Oct-85 23:57:11 EST
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In article <10838@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> luria@ucbvax.UUCP (Marc Luria) writes:
>I just bought a cassette deck and am unsure which tape to buy.  Next
>to the TDK SA there is a note that this is a reference tape.  Does this
>mean this is the best tape?  
 
"TDK is the reference tape" denotes that other companies base their
tape quality on TDK obviously.
it's like IBM PC's, they are the standard which most companies
base their software.  they must be doing something right if others
compare to IBM PC's.  same for TDK.
personally i use nothing but SA because i've had bad luck with
Maxell.  but, BASF "standards" seem to be higher than TDK.