Maxell XLII - 1988 - US
This Maxell XLII could be the best all round version of this legendary cassette line.
Gorgeous to look at, with the oval shell, black hubs and tape that really does capture the top end well.
You need to put positive bias on these cassettes to get the best out of them, but that also means you get the bass.
These still look and feel so cool.
A true classic at an unbelievable price at $9.59. 100% Clean wrappers, box-fresh tapes!
Maxell XLII - 1988 - US - Wrapper is slightly different. Made for the Canadian Market. It has a diamond shape "Maxell Super Sweepstakes" stamp on the wrapper (Front). New pictures available!
NOTE: B-Grade. Four (4) available! One has an insignificant rip on the back, and all of them have a small trace of scuffing on the wrappers. Considered B-Grade only because the others available here are 100% perfect and box-fresh. Price $7.99 These also have the Canadian Black Diamond stamp on them. 2 SOLD, 2 (C90) Still available). One new C100 also available now (no pictures) with very light wrapper blemishes, but no rips. This one also has the Canadian Super Sweepstakes seal!
About Maxell:
Maxell Holdings, Ltd. (日立マクセル株式会社 Hitachi Makuseru Kabushiki-gaisha), commonly known as Maxell, is a Japanese company that manufactures consumer electronics.
Maxell was formed in 1960, when a dry cell manufacturing plant was created at the company's headquarters in Ibaraki, Osaka. In 1961, Maxell Electric Industrial Company, Limited was created out of the dry battery and magnetic tape divisions of Nitto Electric Industrial Company, Limited (now Nitto Denko Corporation).
On March 18, 2014 the company was listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.[7]
The company's notable products are batteries—the company's name is a contraction of "maximum capacity dry cell"—wireless charging solutions, storage devices, computer tapes, professional broadcast tapes and functional materials.[4][5] In the past, the company manufactured recording media, including audio cassettes and blank VHS tapes, and recordable optical discs including CD-R/RW and DVD±RW.
On March 4, 2008, Maxell announced that they would outsource the manufacturing of their optical media.[6]
During the height of the Compact Audio Cassette's popularity, Maxell's audio cassettes were held in high regard, producing some of the finest examples of the standard available. The performance of the XLII-S (CrO2) and MX (pure metal particles) cassettes was regarded by many audiophiles to be the ultimate achievement in the pre digital domestic recording medium.
In the 1980s, Maxell became an icon of pop culture when it produced advertisements popularly known as "Blown Away Guy" for its line of audio cassettes. The original campaign conceived by Art Director Lars Anderson began as a two-page spread in Rolling Stone Magazine ad in 1980, and was made into television spots in 1981 which ran throughout the 1980s.[10]
Maxell audio cassettes are available in 46, 60, 90, 100, 120 and 150 minute lengths.
Maxell XLII - 1988