TDK D - 1979 - US

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TDK D - 1979 - US

Legendary and reliable.

Honestly, the later and cheaper ones are just as good, so you'll really only want this version for nostalgia or collecting purposes.

A big of negative bias and NR, and this is a very musical cassette.

NoteThese were made available unwrapped inside a TDK colourful plastic bag meant for the US market, with 2 cassettes inside. Over time there was some mishandling of these 2-cassette packs and their plastic cases were cracked and damaged. See pictures below. The tapes have never been used and I cut open the bags myself. A bag will be included with each cassette. There are only 2 available. These have never been offered here before now. Feb. 15, 2023
Note: The first to buy one of these tapes gets the least damaged case which is the one with the two hairline cracks.

About TDK:

TDK was founded in Tokyo, Japan, on 7 December 1935 to manufacture the iron-based magnetic material ferrite, which had been recently invented by Yogoro Kato and Takeshi Takei.[3] In 1952 and 1957 they began production of magnetic tapes, with compact cassette tapes following in 1966; it is for these that the company is most widely noted. TDK used to manufacture an extensive portfolio of magnetic and optical media, including several formats of videotape and blank CD-R and recordable DVD discs until the recording business was sold to Imation in 2007.

Operations in the USA began in 1965 with a New York City office,[4] and European operations began in 1970 with an office in FrankfurtWest Germany.[5]

Since 1997 TDK has gradually withdrawn from the production of compact cassettes. First with the MA-X and AR ("Acoustic Response"), then the AD ("Acoustic Dynamic") and SA-X line in 2001 and 2002 respectively, then the MA ("Metal Alloy") line in 2004. The SA ("Super Avilyn") and D ("Dynamic") lines were withdrawn in 2012 under Imation ownership. Industry trends see the company moving into new forms of media; in 2004 TDK was the first media manufacturer to join the companies developing BD post-DVD technology.[4] TDK operated a semiconductor division in California for about a decade, but divested it in 2005.

In late 2007, Imation acquired TDK's recording business, including flash media, optical media, magnetic tape, and accessories, for $300 million.[6][7] This also included a license to use the "TDK Life on Record" brand on data storage and audio products[8] for 25 years.[6] In September 2015, Imation announced that it had agreed to relinquish this license[9] and would cease selling TDK-branded products by the end of the year.[10]

TDK D - 1979 - US