TDK FE90 v D90 tape
aa310
is this a lower grade than the 'D' series? Is it more usable for
speech recording rather than music. Just in stores they always
sell 10 packs really cheap--seems like a real bargin.
For some reason FE variety is not listed at
http://www.tdk.com/audio/audiotape.html
Thomas Klasson
intended for use in answermachines and other low quality sources. IMO
the D-tapes are good enough for recordnings from cd-players, but i
would prefer TDK AD or perhaps AD-X
FE is probably a temporary name, like TDK AD-R that they only sold for
a short time. Some kind of jubilée if i remember right.
/Thomas
Julian Fowler
<Thomas....@home.se> wrote:
>TDK "D" have always been their "lowest" quality tape.
No, FE is just one of several sub-D tapes that TDK have sold (at least
here in the UK).
> The D are
>intended for use in answermachines and other low quality sources.
I like the comparison :-)
> IMO
>the D-tapes are good enough for recordnings from cd-players, but i
>would prefer TDK AD or perhaps AD-X
Depends on your application ... for (most) in car tape players,
walkmans, boomboxes, etc. anything better than D is probably a waste
of money. If you want some semblance of fidelity, though, you really
need to go to TDK SA-K or Maxell XLIIS at a minimum.
>FE is probably a temporary name, like TDK AD-R that they only sold for
>a short time. Some kind of jubilée if i remember right.
The FEs seem to have been around for a while, and I suspect are a
rebranding of what was previously sold as "TDK Ferric". They tend to
only be seen in packs of 10 aimed at impulse buyers, right by the
tills in the bigger record stores.
I remember the AD-R's though ... came in a soft plastic case that
looked great until you wanted to label it or put it on a shelf :-(
Julian
> /Thomas
>
>On Thu, 01 Mar 2001 01:46:16 +0000, aa310 <aa...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>TDK 'recently' (in the last 10 years) introduced the 'FE' range;
>>is this a lower grade than the 'D' series? Is it more usable for
>>speech recording rather than music. Just in stores they always
>>sell 10 packs really cheap--seems like a real bargin.
>>For some reason FE variety is not listed at
>>http://www.tdk.com/audio/audiotape.html
--
Julian Fowler
jul...@annie-bell.freeserve.co.uk
Julian Fowler
<Thomas....@home.se> wrote:
>TDK "D" have always been their "lowest" quality tape.
No, FE is just one of several sub-D tapes that TDK have sold (at least
here in the UK).
> The D are
>intended for use in answermachines and other low quality sources.
I like the comparison :-)
> IMO
>the D-tapes are good enough for recordnings from cd-players, but i
>would prefer TDK AD or perhaps AD-X
Depends on your application ... for (most) in car tape players,
walkmans, boomboxes, etc. anything better than D is probably a waste
of money. If you want some semblance of fidelity, though, you really
need to go to TDK SA-X or Maxell XLIIS at a minimum.
>FE is probably a temporary name, like TDK AD-R that they only sold for
>a short time. Some kind of jubilée if i remember right.
The FEs seem to have been around for a while, and I suspect are a
rebranding of what was previously sold as "TDK Ferric". They tend to
only be seen in packs of 10 aimed at impulse buyers, right by the
tills in the bigger record stores.
I remember the AD-R's though ... came in a soft plastic case that
looked great until you wanted to label it or put it on a shelf :-(
Julian
> /Thomas
>
>On Thu, 01 Mar 2001 01:46:16 +0000, aa310 <aa...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>TDK 'recently' (in the last 10 years) introduced the 'FE' range;
>>is this a lower grade than the 'D' series? Is it more usable for
>>speech recording rather than music. Just in stores they always
>>sell 10 packs really cheap--seems like a real bargin.
>>For some reason FE variety is not listed at
>>http://www.tdk.com/audio/audiotape.html
--
Julian Fowler
jul...@annie-bell.freeserve.co.uk
Thomas Klasson
<jul...@annie-bell.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>On Thu, 01 Mar 2001 18:54:12 +0100, Thomas Klasson
><Thomas....@home.se> wrote:
>
>>TDK "D" have always been their "lowest" quality tape.
>
>No, FE is just one of several sub-D tapes that TDK have sold (at least
>here in the UK).
Hmm, Uk you say. It seems like TDK have different series of tapes in
different countries.
>I remember the AD-R's though ... came in a soft plastic case that
>looked great until you wanted to label it or put it on a shelf :-(
Yeahh, black with golden text
/Thomas
Dan
> Depends on your application ... for (most) in car tape players,
> walkmans, boomboxes, etc. anything better than D is probably a waste
> of money. If you want some semblance of fidelity, though, you really
> need to go to TDK SA-X or Maxell XLIIS at a minimum.
I'd go for SA-90s for 79p (RRP £2.49 or 3 for a fiver IIRC) from Richer
Sounds if they still do them. Excellent cassette.
They also sell other brands like Sony and BASF chromes from 69p. At that
price why bother with ferric?