TDK Vs. SONY
Shan-Lyn Forsythe
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As hard as it is to believe these days, some people still use plain ordinary audio cassette tapes aside from CDs to do their recorded material with. As a musician, I am one of these people.
I've gone through many brands of audio cassette tapes in my recording endeavors such as with TDK, Memorex, Sony, Maxell, et cetera. However - from the list I've just included - I would like to narrow two of these products down which I use mostly and would like to give my rendition of what I think of 
these two manufacturer brands in the way of type, style-appearance and performance.
First, I need to point out that the manufacturers of recording audio cassette tapes allow a consumer to choose from the various type of quality brands available. Though there are many, the two most popular and common type-formats of audio cassettes are:
- Normal Bias IEC Type 1
- Chrome High Bias IEC Type 2
What's the difference one might ask?
Normal-Bias cassette types (also called Type 1) account for the vast majority of audio cassettes used today. Though they are the most universally played tapes in the consumer home, car and portable tape decks, their quality are normally inferior to the Chrome High Bias Type 2 cassettes. Despite being more compatible with standard regular recording machines or devices, the sound produced carries more static noise and is more dulled and not as crystal clear as the Chrome High Bias Type 2 cassettes. On the other hand, the "High Bias" cassette tapes tend to wear out the record heads on a tape deck much more quickly due to being capable of carrying a stronger ("hotter") signal which is needed for better sound quality. Therefore, it stands to reason that one must have a supportive tape deck recorder to handle the Chrome High Bias Type 2 cassettes.
With this now explained, I would like to include that most of my recording tape decks are capable of handling both types of tape cassettes. As well, I mostly use the 60 minute and 90 minute recording time-formats. I would now like to introduce my two favourite manufacturer cassette brands.
These are: TDK and Sony.
I've gone through many brands of audio cassette tapes in my recording endeavors such as with TDK, Memorex, Sony, Maxell, et cetera. However - from the list I've just included - I would like to narrow two of these products down which I use mostly and would like to give my rendition of what I think of
First, I need to point out that the manufacturers of recording audio cassette tapes allow a consumer to choose from the various type of quality brands available. Though there are many, the two most popular and common type-formats of audio cassettes are:
- Normal Bias IEC Type 1
- Chrome High Bias IEC Type 2
What's the difference one might ask?
Normal-Bias cassette types (also called Type 1) account for the vast majority of audio cassettes used today. Though they are the most universally played tapes in the consumer home, car and portable tape decks, their quality are normally inferior to the Chrome High Bias Type 2 cassettes. Despite being more compatible with standard regular recording machines or devices, the sound produced carries more static noise and is more dulled and not as crystal clear as the Chrome High Bias Type 2 cassettes. On the other hand, the "High Bias" cassette tapes tend to wear out the record heads on a tape deck much more quickly due to being capable of carrying a stronger ("hotter") signal which is needed for better sound quality. Therefore, it stands to reason that one must have a supportive tape deck recorder to handle the Chrome High Bias Type 2 cassettes.
With this now explained, I would like to include that most of my recording tape decks are capable of handling both types of tape cassettes. As well, I mostly use the 60 minute and 90 minute recording time-formats. I would now like to introduce my two favourite manufacturer cassette brands.
These are: TDK and Sony.