CERTRON HD - 1992 - US(CN)
These are Certron's attempt at supplying the cassette world an above average Normal Type I tape. Made in China.
Visible Characteristics & Key Details
1. Dark Type I ferric formulation designed for dependable music recording, with excellent results for voice, dictation, and AM/FM broadcast capture. A reliable, all‑purpose tape compatible with all recording equipment and common cassette players.
2. Clear leader and clear five‑screw shells, offering smooth threading, stable transport, and the classic build quality collectors prefer.
3. Above‑average label set, including factory‑applied shell labels and additional recording labels for later use. Clean, crisp, and easy to write on.
4. New and sealed, no‑frills cassettes intended for solid everyday music recording and general use.
5. This is one of our best value cassette choices at $2.72 Each.
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Note 1: 60 minutes: These tapes are on average clean, sealed and ready for usage. You may encounter the smallest blemishes on the wrappers, but not likely. These are not "Collectible" tapes. They are meant for immediate usage after you get them. Decent Stock available
Note 1: 60 minutes: B-Grade: These tapes are fine, but the cases have hairline crack(s) on them. The last 6 Pictures of the worst sides of these available six tapes. Six 6 available, including the one that was opened to take pictures of.
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About AMPEX:
Ampex Corporation, founded in 1944 by Alexander M. Poniatoff, was an American electronics company whose innovations shaped the entire landscape of magnetic recording. While best known for professional reel‑to‑reel systems, Ampex also played a foundational role in the development of cassette‑grade magnetic tape, bringing studio‑level chemistry and coating expertise into consumer formats.
Ampex ferric formulations were robust, stable, and unmistakably “American” in character — thicker coatings, strong low‑frequency handling, and a durability that made their tapes a favourite in broadcasting, instrumentation, and early home recording. Their engineering culture emphasized reliability over flash, and even their consumer shells carried the same no‑nonsense build philosophy that defined their professional machines.
Although Ampex eventually exited consumer tape production, their influence continued through Quantegy, which inherited and refined Ampex’s magnetic‑media lineage. For collectors and recording enthusiasts, Ampex remains synonymous with the birth of modern magnetic recording — a legacy that still resonates every time one of their tapes rolls across the heads.