28 Sep
2008
28 Sep
'08
2:20 a.m.
On Fri, 26 Sep 2008, Rik Bos wrote:
BASF made very bad audio tapes in the 60'th and
70'th , after a few years
the powder came off the tape.
Well, my BASF audio tapes from the 50s/60s/70s and 80s (open reel and
compact cassette) are all in a very good condition, although some of them
have been played quite extensively. Agfa tapes are also good. But I do
have really bad tapes, especially from Ampex and other American brands.
But speaking of digital tapes (1/2" tapes) I must agree that BASF made
very bad ones (they get sticky), the same applies for whoever produced the
"Digital Equipment" branded tapes. And Scotch QIC tapes are a nightmare in
contrast to 3M QIC tapes (although Scotch is 3M).
But as I recall BASF media was rebranded to 3M in the
90'th with is now
rebranded to imagination.
I haven't heard of that before.
Christian