TDK D - 1982 - US/EU/AU
"The well respected early 80s version of this affordable Type I cassette. 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." Tony Villa
Note 1: C30: JP: SOLD.
Note 2: C46: JP: SOLD
Note 3: C60: US: B-Grade: Severely cracked case, needs to be replaced. Cassette inside appears to be intact. Only 1 available.
Note 4: C60: US: Made for the US market. Practically box-fresh cassettes, but may have a small blemish or two, and/or price stickers. Only 3 available.
Note 5: C60: JP: Made for the AU and EU markets. Box-fresh cassettes. Only 3 available.
Note 6: C90: US: Made for the US market. Box-fresh cassettes. Only 2 available.
Note 7: C90: JP: SOLD
Side Note: Most of these tapes have nearly perfectly scuff-free wrappers to perfect.
Click below to watch a video by Tony Villa on TDK D cassettes:
TDK D Cassettes - YouTube
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 Frankfurt, West 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Since 1997 TDK has gradually withdrawn from the production of compact cassettes.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 The SA ("Super Avilyn") and D ("Dynamic") lines were withdrawn in 2012 under Imation ownership.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 - 1982 - US/EU/AU