{"title":"Type 4 Metal","description":"\u003cp\u003eType 4 - High Bias cassettes - 70μs - Metal setting\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tdk-ma-1988-us","title":"TDK MA - 1988 - US","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(72, 100, 147);\"\u003eTDK MA - 1988 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"My favourite version of this legendary cassette, it just looks and sounds superb. Saying that, I think 1988 is my favourite year for TDKs\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTony Villa.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese have come out of plastic sealed master boxes, so they're \"box-fresh\" and probably the finest on sale if you're buying to collect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat about the \"white powder\"? Well, it seems to have affected many of the TDK metals of this era. Many of our samples do show a minor amount of this white powder. Some less, some more. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's not as bad as some make out. It's not mould. It's dried lubricant. FF\/REW these a couple of times in a winder or on your deck (clean the tape path afterwards) and then it disappears. They record as superbly as you would expect. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5e7aa9;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(72, 100, 147);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5e7aa9;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(72, 100, 147);\"\u003eNote 1: 90 Minutes: rarely \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5e7aa9;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(72, 100, 147);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e, Rarely offered here these 90 minutes cassettes. There are only four \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e cassettes available.\u003cstrong\u003e Only 1 available now.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5e7aa9;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(72, 100, 147);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5e7aa9;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(72, 100, 147);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 2: 110 Minutes:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eUp for grabs, four \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e cassettes that have some scuffing, and may or may not have price stickers, and\/or UPC stickers. Light to no powder. Priced lower at $25.88 vs, $27.88... just a sweet deal, for little or no reason.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe 3 cassettes below have perfect wrappers on their reverse side:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(72, 100, 147);\"\u003eNote 3: 110 Minutes: B-Grade: B101:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eNearly box-fresh cassette with a 0.8mm tear (repaired to avoid further damage). Light to no powder.\u003cstrong\u003e Only 1 available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5e7aa9;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(72, 100, 147);\"\u003eNote 4: 110 Minutes: B-Grade: B102:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eNearly box-fresh cassette with a 1.5mm (3\/4\") tear (repaired to avoid further damage). Light to no powder.\u003cstrong\u003e Only 1 available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5e7aa9;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(72, 100, 147);\"\u003eNote 5: 110 Minutes: B-Grade: B103\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eNearly box-fresh cassette with a \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003evisible\u003c\/span\u003e 1.2mm (1\/2\") hairline crack on the front side of the case. Light to moderate powder. \u003cstrong\u003eOnly 1 available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatch below a video about these TDK MA by Tony Villa, on the subject of this infamous \"dried lubricant\" powder:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ezdlGSXUZ3M?si=LUa-gejx1odqsPE9\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout TDK:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eTDK was founded in Tokyo, Japan, on 7 December 1935 to manufacture the \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Iron\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iron\"\u003eiron\u003c\/a\u003e-based magnetic material \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Ferrite (magnet)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferrite_(magnet)\"\u003eferrite\u003c\/a\u003e, which had been recently invented by Yogoro Kato and Takeshi Takei.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-3\"\u003e[3]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In 1952 and 1957 they began production of magnetic tapes, with \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Compact cassette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_cassette\"\u003ecompact cassette\u003c\/a\u003e 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 \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Videotape\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Videotape\"\u003evideotape\u003c\/a\u003e and blank \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"CD-R\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CD-R\"\u003eCD-R\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"DVD recordable\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD_recordable\"\u003erecordable DVD\u003c\/a\u003e discs until the recording business was sold to \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Imation\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imation\"\u003eImation\u003c\/a\u003e in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOperations in the USA began in 1965 with a New York City office,\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and European operations began in 1970 with an office in \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Frankfurt\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankfurt\"\u003eFrankfurt\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"West Germany\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Germany\"\u003eWest Germany\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-5\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSince 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 \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Blu-ray Disc\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blu-ray_Disc\"\u003eBD\u003c\/a\u003e post-\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"DVD\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD\"\u003eDVD\u003c\/a\u003e technology.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-1\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e TDK operated a \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Teridian Semiconductor\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teridian_Semiconductor\"\u003esemiconductor division in California\u003c\/a\u003e for about a decade, but divested it in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn late 2007, Imation acquired TDK's recording business, including flash media, optical media, magnetic tape, and accessories, for $300 million.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e This also included a license to use the \"TDK Life on Record\" brand on data storage and audio products\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-8\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-8\"\u003e[8]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e for 25 years.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-1\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In September 2015, Imation announced that it had agreed to relinquish this license\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-9\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-9\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and would cease selling TDK-branded products by the end of the year.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-10\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTDK MA - 1988 - US\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"TDK","offers":[{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":29748858388577,"sku":"TDK-MA-C90-88-US(JP)","price":31.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"110 Minutes","offer_id":47236360241444,"sku":"TDK-MA-C110-88-US(JP)","price":25.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"110 Mins B101","offer_id":39559763329121,"sku":"TDK-MA-C110-88-US(JP)-B101","price":24.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"110 Mins B102","offer_id":51127736500516,"sku":"TDK-MA-C110-88-US(JP)-B102","price":24.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"110 Mins B103","offer_id":51127694983460,"sku":"TDK-MA-C110-88-US(JP)-B103","price":23.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/products\/TDK-MA-90-88-US-FRONT.jpg?v=1566207671"},{"product_id":"maxell-mx-1985-us","title":"Maxell MX - 1985 - US","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMaxell MX - 1985 - US\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fantastic Maxell Type IV, from possibly Maxells best year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA legendary and superbly capable cassette. It just looks and sounds great, even after all this time, in fact this is one of the best ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou've got to be rich (or nuts) to buy this to open and record on, but this is a fantastic Type IV if that's what you want.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE: These are not \"Boxfresh\" so although new and sealed, expect some imperfections to the wrappers and perhaps the odd small tear, hence the lowered price.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Maxell:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaxell Holdings, Ltd.\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003e日立マクセル株式会社\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eHitachi Makuseru Kabushiki-gaisha\u003c\/em\u003e), commonly known as \u003cstrong\u003eMaxell\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Japan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Company (law)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Company_(law)\"\u003ecompany\u003c\/a\u003e that manufactures \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Consumer electronics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Consumer_electronics\"\u003econsumer electronics\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMaxell was formed in 1960, when a dry cell manufacturing plant was created at the company's headquarters in \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Ibaraki, Osaka\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ibaraki,_Osaka\"\u003eIbaraki, Osaka\u003c\/a\u003e. 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 \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Nitto Denko\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitto_Denko\"\u003eNitto Denko\u003c\/a\u003e Corporation).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn March 18, 2014 the company was listed on the First Section of the \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Tokyo Stock Exchange\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tokyo_Stock_Exchange\"\u003eTokyo Stock Exchange\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe company's notable products are \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Battery (electricity)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battery_(electricity)\"\u003ebatteries\u003c\/a\u003e—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.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-5\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In the past, the company manufactured recording media, including \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Audio cassette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Audio_cassette\"\u003eaudio cassettes\u003c\/a\u003e and blank \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Vhs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vhs#Cassette_and_tape_design\"\u003eVHS tapes\u003c\/a\u003e, and recordable optical discs including CD-R\/RW and DVD±RW.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn March 4, 2008, Maxell announced that they would outsource the manufacturing of their optical media.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-6\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDuring the height of the \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Compact Audio Cassette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_Audio_Cassette\"\u003eCompact Audio Cassette\u003c\/a\u003e'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 (CrO\u003csub style=\"line-height: 1; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e) and MX (pure metal particles) cassettes was regarded by many audiophiles to be the ultimate achievement in the pre digital domestic recording medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn the 1980s, Maxell became an icon of \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\" title=\"Popular culture\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Popular_culture\"\u003epop culture\u003c\/a\u003e when it produced advertisements popularly known as \"Blown Away Guy\" for its line of \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\" title=\"Audio cassette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Audio_cassette\"\u003eaudio cassettes\u003c\/a\u003e. 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.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-10\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMaxell audio cassettes are available in 46, 60, 90, 100, 120 and 150 minute lengths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMaxell MX - 1985 - US\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Maxell","offers":[{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":29748876279905,"sku":"MAX-MX-C90-85-US","price":79.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/products\/MAXELL_MX_90_85_US_FRONT.jpg?v=1566207768"},{"product_id":"hitachi-me-1981-eu","title":"Hitachi ME - 1981 - EU","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(236, 80, 36);\"\u003eHITACHI ME - 1976 \u0026amp; 1981 - EU\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"About the 1981 issue: A rare to find Hitachi branded Type 4 Metal... but you know that Hitachi owned and made Maxell. A legendary and superbly capable cassette. It just looks and sounds great, even after all this time, the shell just oozes class.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(236, 80, 36);\"\u003eNote 1: 1976:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e 60 Minutes: Only \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e available. \u003cstrong\u003eBeyond Rare.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(236, 80, 36);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 2: 1981:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e 60 Minutes: Out of Stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Hitachi Maxell:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaxell Holdings, Ltd.\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003e日立マクセル株式会社\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eHitachi Makuseru Kabushiki-gaisha\u003c\/em\u003e), commonly known as \u003cstrong\u003eMaxell\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\" title=\"Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Company_(law)\" title=\"Company (law)\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003ecompany\u003c\/a\u003e that manufactures \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Consumer_electronics\" title=\"Consumer electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003econsumer electronics\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMaxell was formed in 1960, when a dry cell manufacturing plant was created at the company's headquarters in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ibaraki,_Osaka\" title=\"Ibaraki, Osaka\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eIbaraki, Osaka\u003c\/a\u003e. 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitto_Denko\" title=\"Nitto Denko\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eNitto Denko\u003c\/a\u003e Corporation).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn March 18, 2014 the company was listed on the First Section of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tokyo_Stock_Exchange\" title=\"Tokyo Stock Exchange\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eTokyo Stock Exchange\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-7\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-7\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe company's notable products are \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battery_(electricity)\" title=\"Battery (electricity)\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003ebatteries\u003c\/a\u003e—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.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-4\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-4\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-5\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-5\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In the past, the company manufactured recording media, including \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Audio_cassette\" title=\"Audio cassette\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eaudio cassettes\u003c\/a\u003e and blank \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vhs#Cassette_and_tape_design\" title=\"Vhs\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eVHS tapes\u003c\/a\u003e, and recordable optical discs including CD-R\/RW and DVD±RW.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn March 4, 2008, Maxell announced that they would outsource the manufacturing of their optical media.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-6\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-6\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDuring the height of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_Audio_Cassette\" title=\"Compact Audio Cassette\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eCompact Audio Cassette\u003c\/a\u003e'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 (CrO\u003csub style=\"line-height: 1; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e) and MX (pure metal particles) cassettes was regarded by many audiophiles to be the ultimate achievement in the pre digital domestic recording medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(236, 80, 36);\"\u003eHITACHI ME - 1976 \u0026amp; 1981 - EU\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Hitachi","offers":[{"title":"60 Mins 1976","offer_id":50481010278692,"sku":"HIT-ME-C60-76-EU","price":59.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60 Mins 1981","offer_id":29748877721697,"sku":"HIT-ME-C60-81-EU","price":61.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/665A6D1F-37EF-4A1D-8322-C993394A940B.jpg?v=1742146408"},{"product_id":"sony-metal-sr-1990-us","title":"SONY METAL SR - 1990 - US","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSONY METAL SR - 1990 - US\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown as Metal XR in the EU.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is there to say about Sony metals? They look and sound great, but you have to pay for the privilege... yet, they are all SOLD! They always sell first! Nothing like having Precious Metals in your Tapefolio!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d42b0a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThese tape have the \u003cstrong\u003e\"Ideal for CD\"\u003c\/strong\u003e labelled on it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d42b0a;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d42b0a;\"\u003eNote 1: 60 Minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d42b0a;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d42b0a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eModerately to heavily scuffed wrapper,  with small rips (repaired). Open it and use it! Not for collecting, although this is rare length. Two \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d42b0a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eNote 2: 90 Minutes:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eLight scuffing present. One \u003cspan style=\"color: #d42b0a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 3: 100 Minutes:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eLight scuffing present. One \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e available. \u003cstrong\u003eSOLD.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 4: 100 Minutes: B-Grade. Two (2) available. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eBlemishes are very insignificant, nonetheless see the last set of pics showing these 2 tapes. \u003cstrong\u003eSOLD.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Sony:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSony Corporation\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003eソニー株式会社\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eSonī \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kabushiki_Kaisha\" title=\"Kabushiki Kaisha\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eKabushiki Kaisha\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"white-space: nowrap;\" class=\"nowrap\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"IPA nopopups noexcerpt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English\" title=\"Help:IPA\/English\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e\/\u003cspan style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted;\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/ˈ\/: primary stress follows\"\u003eˈ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'s' in 'sigh'\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/oʊ\/: 'o' in 'code'\"\u003eoʊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'n' in 'nigh'\"\u003en\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/i\/: 'y' in 'happy'\"\u003ei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key\" title=\"Help:Pronunciation respelling key\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e\u003cem title=\"English pronunciation respelling\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.6px;\"\u003eSOH\u003c\/span\u003e-nee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, stylized as \u003cstrong\u003eSONY\u003c\/strong\u003e) is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\" title=\"Japan\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multinational_corporation\" title=\"Multinational corporation\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emultinational\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conglomerate_company\" title=\"Conglomerate company\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003econglomerate\u003c\/a\u003e corporation headquartered in Kōnan, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Minato,_Tokyo\" title=\"Minato, Tokyo\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eMinato\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tokyo\" title=\"Tokyo\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eTokyo\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-10\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-10\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Kaisha_or_Gaisha_1-1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Kaisha_or_Gaisha-1\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[1]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Its diversified business includes consumer and professional \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electronics\" title=\"Electronics\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eelectronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Video_game_industry\" title=\"Video game industry\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003egaming\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Entertainment\" title=\"Entertainment\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eentertainment\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Financial_service\" title=\"Financial service\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003efinancial services\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-FY_11-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-FY-11\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The company owns the largest \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music\" title=\"Sony Music\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emusic entertainment business\u003c\/a\u003e in the world,\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-12\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-12\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[11]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and is one of the leading manufacturers of electronic products for the consumer and professional markets, and a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures\" title=\"Sony Pictures\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eleading player\u003c\/a\u003e in the film and television industry.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-SonyHistory_13-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-SonyHistory-13\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[12]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; font-size: 11.2px; white-space: nowrap;\" class=\"noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact\"\u003e[\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:NOTRS\" title=\"Wikipedia:NOTRS\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"A statement such as 'leading manufacturer of X' requires an independent source (June 2018)\"\u003ebetter source needed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e]\u003c\/sup\u003e Sony was ranked 97th on the 2018 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fortune_Global_500\" title=\"Fortune Global 500\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eFortune Global 500\u003c\/a\u003e list.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-14\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-14\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[13]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony Corporation is the electronics \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strategic_business_unit\" title=\"Strategic business unit\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ebusiness unit\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parent_company\" title=\"Parent company\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eparent company\u003c\/a\u003e of the Sony Group (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003eソニー・グループ\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eSonī Gurūpu\u003c\/em\u003e), which is engaged in business through its four operating components: electronics (AV, IT \u0026amp; communication products, semiconductors, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Video_games\" title=\"Video games\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003evideo games\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Network_service\" title=\"Network service\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003enetwork services\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Health_technology\" title=\"Health technology\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003emedical business\u003c\/a\u003e), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Film\" title=\"Film\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emotion pictures\u003c\/a\u003e (movies and TV shows), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Music_industry\" title=\"Music industry\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emusic\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Record_label\" title=\"Record label\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003erecord labels\u003c\/a\u003e and music publishing) and financial services (banking and insurance).\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Organization_Data_April_2012_15-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Organization_Data_April_2012-15\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[14]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Annual_Report_2010_16-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Annual_Report_2010-16\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[15]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Organization_Data_17-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Organization_Data-17\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[16]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e These make Sony one of the most \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Media_conglomerate\" title=\"Media conglomerate\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ecomprehensive entertainment companies\u003c\/a\u003e in the world. The group consists of Sony Corporation, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures\" title=\"Sony Pictures\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Pictures\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures_Entertainment_Japan\" title=\"Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Pictures Entertainment Japan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Mobile\" title=\"Sony Mobile\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Mobile\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment\" title=\"Sony Interactive Entertainment\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Interactive Entertainment\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music\" title=\"Sony Music\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Music\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music_Entertainment_Japan\" title=\"Sony Music Entertainment Japan\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Music Entertainment Japan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Financial_Holdings\" title=\"Sony Financial Holdings\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Financial Holdings\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Sony_subsidiaries\" title=\"List of Sony subsidiaries\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eothers\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony is among the semiconductor sales leaders\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-18\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-18\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[17]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and since 2015, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Television#Market_share\" title=\"Television\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003efifth-largest television manufacturer\u003c\/a\u003e in the world after \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samsung_Electronics\" title=\"Samsung Electronics\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSamsung Electronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LG_Electronics\" title=\"LG Electronics\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eLG Electronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TCL_Corporation\" title=\"TCL Corporation\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eTCL\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hisense\" title=\"Hisense\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eHisense\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-market-share_19-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-market-share-19\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[18]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe company's current slogan is \u003cem\u003eBe Moved\u003c\/em\u003e. Their former slogans were \u003cem\u003eThe One and Only\u003c\/em\u003e (1979–1982), \u003cem\u003eIt's a Sony\u003c\/em\u003e (1982–2006), \u003cem\u003elike.no.other\u003c\/em\u003e (2006–2009)\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-20\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-20\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[19]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Make.believe\" title=\"Make.believe\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emake.believe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (2009–2014).\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-21\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-21\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[20]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony has a weak tie to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sumitomo_Mitsui_Financial_Group\" title=\"Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group\u003c\/a\u003e (SMFG) \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Keiretsu\" title=\"Keiretsu\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ekeiretsu\u003c\/a\u003e, the successor to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mitsui\" title=\"Mitsui\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eMitsui keiretsu\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-22\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-22\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[21]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony produced the world's first portable music player, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walkman\" title=\"Walkman\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eWalkman\u003c\/a\u003e in 1979. This line fostered a fundamental change in music listening habits by allowing people to carry music with them and listen to music through lightweight headphones. Walkman originally referred to portable audio \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_cassette\" title=\"Compact cassette\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003ecassette\u003c\/a\u003e players. The company now uses the Walkman brand to market its portable audio and video players as well as a line of former \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Mobile_Communications\" title=\"Sony Mobile Communications\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eSony Ericsson\u003c\/a\u003e mobile phones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSONY METAL SR - 1990 - US\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sony","offers":[{"title":"60 Minutes","offer_id":50700716474660,"sku":"SON-MSR-C60-90-US(JP)","price":20.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":31611426144353,"sku":"SON-MSR-C90-90-US(JP)","price":22.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"100 Minutes","offer_id":29749077704801,"sku":"SON-MSR-C100-90-US(JP)","price":22.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"100 Minutes B-Grade","offer_id":50192687825188,"sku":"SON-MSR-C100-90-US(JP)-B","price":20.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/65F850AA-5819-4D82-98EF-6AFDF799CB84.jpg?v=1750125827"},{"product_id":"sony-metal-sr-1996-eu","title":"Sony Metal SR - 1996 - EU","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0d8920;\"\u003eSony Metal SR - 1996 - EU\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's simply a Sony Metal cassette. Always very capable and sturdy. You can always expect the highest performance from a Sony cassette.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMade in Italy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(13, 137, 32);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 60 Mins:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOne \u003cstrong\u003e(1)\u003c\/strong\u003e available. Moderately scuffed with two 1mm rips... hmm, looks like there are a couple of even smaller blemishes. Please see the pictures provided. \u003cstrong\u003eSOLD.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(13, 137, 32);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 2: 90 Mins:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Box-fresh cassettes. Very few available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(13, 137, 32);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(13, 137, 32);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 3: 100 Mins:\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eBox-fresh cassettes. very few available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(13, 137, 32);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 2: 90 Mins: B-Grade:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e One \u003cstrong\u003e(1)\u003c\/strong\u003e available. As per pictures shown. \u003cstrong\u003eSOLD.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(13, 137, 32);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(13, 137, 32);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 3: 100 Mins: B-Grade:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e One \u003cstrong\u003e(1)\u003c\/strong\u003e available. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAs per pictures shown. \u003cstrong\u003eSOLD.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Sony:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSony Corporation\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003eソニー株式会社\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eSonī \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kabushiki_Kaisha\" title=\"Kabushiki Kaisha\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eKabushiki Kaisha\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"white-space: nowrap;\" class=\"nowrap\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"IPA nopopups noexcerpt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English\" title=\"Help:IPA\/English\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none; text-decoration-line: none !important;\"\u003e\/\u003cspan style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted;\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/ˈ\/: primary stress follows\"\u003eˈ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'s' in 'sigh'\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/oʊ\/: 'o' in 'code'\"\u003eoʊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'n' in 'nigh'\"\u003en\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/i\/: 'y' in 'happy'\"\u003ei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key\" title=\"Help:Pronunciation respelling key\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e\u003cem title=\"English pronunciation respelling\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.6px;\"\u003eSOH\u003c\/span\u003e-nee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, stylized as \u003cstrong\u003eSONY\u003c\/strong\u003e) is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\" title=\"Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multinational_corporation\" title=\"Multinational corporation\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emultinational\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conglomerate_company\" title=\"Conglomerate company\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003econglomerate\u003c\/a\u003e corporation headquartered in Kōnan, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Minato,_Tokyo\" title=\"Minato, Tokyo\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eMinato\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tokyo\" title=\"Tokyo\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eTokyo\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-10\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-10\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Kaisha_or_Gaisha_1-1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Kaisha_or_Gaisha-1\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[1]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Its diversified business includes consumer and professional \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electronics\" title=\"Electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eelectronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Video_game_industry\" title=\"Video game industry\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003egaming\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Entertainment\" title=\"Entertainment\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eentertainment\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Financial_service\" title=\"Financial service\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003efinancial services\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-FY_11-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-FY-11\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The company owns the largest \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music\" title=\"Sony Music\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emusic entertainment business\u003c\/a\u003e in the world,\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-12\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-12\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[11]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and is one of the leading manufacturers of electronic products for the consumer and professional markets, and a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures\" title=\"Sony Pictures\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eleading player\u003c\/a\u003e in the film and television industry.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-SonyHistory_13-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-SonyHistory-13\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[12]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; font-size: 11.2px; white-space: nowrap;\" class=\"noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact\"\u003e[\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:NOTRS\" title=\"Wikipedia:NOTRS\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"A statement such as 'leading manufacturer of X' requires an independent source (June 2018)\"\u003ebetter source needed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e]\u003c\/sup\u003e Sony was ranked 97th on the 2018 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fortune_Global_500\" title=\"Fortune Global 500\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eFortune Global 500\u003c\/a\u003e list.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-14\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-14\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[13]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony Corporation is the electronics \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strategic_business_unit\" title=\"Strategic business unit\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ebusiness unit\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parent_company\" title=\"Parent company\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eparent company\u003c\/a\u003e of the Sony Group (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003eソニー・グループ\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eSonī Gurūpu\u003c\/em\u003e), which is engaged in business through its four operating components: electronics (AV, IT \u0026amp; communication products, semiconductors, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Video_games\" title=\"Video games\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003evideo games\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Network_service\" title=\"Network service\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003enetwork services\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Health_technology\" title=\"Health technology\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003emedical business\u003c\/a\u003e), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Film\" title=\"Film\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emotion pictures\u003c\/a\u003e (movies and TV shows), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Music_industry\" title=\"Music industry\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emusic\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Record_label\" title=\"Record label\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003erecord labels\u003c\/a\u003e and music publishing) and financial services (banking and insurance).\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Organization_Data_April_2012_15-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Organization_Data_April_2012-15\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[14]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Annual_Report_2010_16-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Annual_Report_2010-16\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[15]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Organization_Data_17-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Organization_Data-17\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[16]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e These make Sony one of the most \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Media_conglomerate\" title=\"Media conglomerate\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ecomprehensive entertainment companies\u003c\/a\u003e in the world. The group consists of Sony Corporation, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures\" title=\"Sony Pictures\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Pictures\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures_Entertainment_Japan\" title=\"Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Pictures Entertainment Japan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Mobile\" title=\"Sony Mobile\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Mobile\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment\" title=\"Sony Interactive Entertainment\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Interactive Entertainment\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music\" title=\"Sony Music\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Music\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music_Entertainment_Japan\" title=\"Sony Music Entertainment Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Music Entertainment Japan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Financial_Holdings\" title=\"Sony Financial Holdings\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Financial Holdings\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Sony_subsidiaries\" title=\"List of Sony subsidiaries\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eothers\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony is among the semiconductor sales leaders\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-18\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-18\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[17]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and since 2015, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Television#Market_share\" title=\"Television\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003efifth-largest television manufacturer\u003c\/a\u003e in the world after \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samsung_Electronics\" title=\"Samsung Electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSamsung Electronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LG_Electronics\" title=\"LG Electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eLG Electronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TCL_Corporation\" title=\"TCL Corporation\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eTCL\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hisense\" title=\"Hisense\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eHisense\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-market-share_19-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-market-share-19\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[18]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe company's current slogan is \u003cem\u003eBe Moved\u003c\/em\u003e. Their former slogans were \u003cem\u003eThe One and Only\u003c\/em\u003e (1979–1982), \u003cem\u003eIt's a Sony\u003c\/em\u003e (1982–2006), \u003cem\u003elike.no.other\u003c\/em\u003e (2006–2009)\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-20\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-20\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[19]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Make.believe\" title=\"Make.believe\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emake.believe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (2009–2014).\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-21\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-21\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[20]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony has a weak tie to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sumitomo_Mitsui_Financial_Group\" title=\"Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group\u003c\/a\u003e (SMFG) \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Keiretsu\" title=\"Keiretsu\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ekeiretsu\u003c\/a\u003e, the successor to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mitsui\" title=\"Mitsui\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eMitsui keiretsu\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-22\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-22\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[21]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony produced the world's first portable music player, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walkman\" title=\"Walkman\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eWalkman\u003c\/a\u003e in 1979. This line fostered a fundamental change in music listening habits by allowing people to carry music with them and listen to music through lightweight headphones. Walkman originally referred to portable audio \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_cassette\" title=\"Compact cassette\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003ecassette\u003c\/a\u003e players. The company now uses the Walkman brand to market its portable audio and video players as well as a line of former \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Mobile_Communications\" title=\"Sony Mobile Communications\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eSony Ericsson\u003c\/a\u003e mobile phones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSony Metal SR - 1996 - EU\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sony","offers":[{"title":"60 Minutes","offer_id":50686503485732,"sku":"SON-MSR-C60-96-EU(IT)","price":21.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":39647954075745,"sku":"SON-MSR-C90-96-EU(IT)","price":22.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 Minutes","offer_id":29749139374177,"sku":"SON-MSR-C100-96-EU(IT)","price":23.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"90 Minutes B-Grade","offer_id":51038642209060,"sku":"SON-MSR-C90-96-EU(IT)-B","price":21.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"100 Minutes B-Grade","offer_id":51038642274596,"sku":"SON-MSR-C100-96-EU(IT)-B","price":20.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/791E84EA-A1D0-49DD-BA42-B9597D71BE45.jpg?v=1748471585"},{"product_id":"tdk-ma-x-1986-us","title":"TDK MA-X - 1986 - US","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTDK MA-X - 1986 - US\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTDKs best Type IV from the mid 80s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA legendary and superbly capable cassette. The same tape inside this can be found in the crikey expensive MA-XG, only that the MA-XG has a shell made out of alloy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOTE: These 4 tapes have white powder on the pancakes. Very common to TDK Metals of this era and it is not detrimental to the tape or its quality. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDo your research on this. There are videos on YouTube, even by Tony Villa (CassetteComeback videos) put out a video about all of this. Apparently Fast Forwarding (\u0026gt;\u0026gt;) and then Rewinding (\u0026lt;\u0026lt;) the tape from beginning to end and back a couple of times removes this powder from the pancake, and it is then good to go. Maybe after the (\u0026gt;\u0026gt;) and then (\u0026lt;\u0026lt;) you may want to open the cassette and attempt to blow off the tiny white powder particles that would probably be sitting at the bottom of the shells on the inside of the cassette. This is all doable, however you will need to be super carefull. It is not an easy process, but let's be realistic, you need to expect some drawbacks when wanting to deal with anything that is nearly 40 years old. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout TDK:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eTDK was founded in Tokyo, Japan, on 7 December 1935 to manufacture the \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Iron\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iron\"\u003eiron\u003c\/a\u003e-based magnetic material \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Ferrite (magnet)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferrite_(magnet)\"\u003eferrite\u003c\/a\u003e, which had been recently invented by Yogoro Kato and Takeshi Takei.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-3\"\u003e[3]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In 1952 and 1957 they began production of magnetic tapes, with \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Compact cassette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_cassette\"\u003ecompact cassette\u003c\/a\u003e 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 \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Videotape\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Videotape\"\u003evideotape\u003c\/a\u003e and blank \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"CD-R\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CD-R\"\u003eCD-R\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"DVD recordable\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD_recordable\"\u003erecordable DVD\u003c\/a\u003e discs until the recording business was sold to \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Imation\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imation\"\u003eImation\u003c\/a\u003e in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOperations in the USA began in 1965 with a New York City office,\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and European operations began in 1970 with an office in \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Frankfurt\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankfurt\"\u003eFrankfurt\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"West Germany\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Germany\"\u003eWest Germany\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-5\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSince 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 \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Blu-ray Disc\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blu-ray_Disc\"\u003eBD\u003c\/a\u003e post-\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"DVD\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD\"\u003eDVD\u003c\/a\u003e technology.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-1\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e TDK operated a \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Teridian Semiconductor\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teridian_Semiconductor\"\u003esemiconductor division in California\u003c\/a\u003e for about a decade, but divested it in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn late 2007, Imation acquired TDK's recording business, including flash media, optical media, magnetic tape, and accessories, for $300 million.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e This also included a license to use the \"TDK Life on Record\" brand on data storage and audio products\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-8\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-8\"\u003e[8]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e for 25 years.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-1\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In September 2015, Imation announced that it had agreed to relinquish this license\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-9\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-9\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and would cease selling TDK-branded products by the end of the year.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-10\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTDK MA-X - 1986 - US\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TDK","offers":[{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":29749169979489,"sku":"TDK-MAX-C90-86-US","price":38.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/products\/TDK_MAX_EU_86_Front.jpg?v=1623199479"},{"product_id":"tdk-ma-xg-1986-us","title":"TDK MA-XG - 1986 - US","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(74, 86, 136);\"\u003eTDK MA-XG - 1986 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTDK's best Metal tape (MA-X) put it in a shell made out of metal alloy. The successor of the legendary MA-R of 1982.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA superbly heavy and stable cassette that is one of the best ever made. Sounds amazing, but if you're going to unwrap this and record on it, you'd better some phenomenal music to put on it. My suggestion?\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eMake it a \"Master Recording\" that from time to time, you can make copies of onto \"cheaper' tapes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(74, 86, 136);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE 1: 90 Minutes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Not the one in the picture, but it is very much like it. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(164, 10, 10);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt has no powder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e... hence the higher price.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RfZr_knFBMo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout TDK:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eTDK was founded in Tokyo, Japan, on 7 December 1935 to manufacture the \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Iron\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iron\"\u003eiron\u003c\/a\u003e-based magnetic material \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Ferrite (magnet)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferrite_(magnet)\"\u003eferrite\u003c\/a\u003e, which had been recently invented by Yogoro Kato and Takeshi Takei.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-3\"\u003e[3]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In 1952 and 1957 they began production of magnetic tapes, with \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Compact cassette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_cassette\"\u003ecompact cassette\u003c\/a\u003e 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 \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Videotape\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Videotape\"\u003evideotape\u003c\/a\u003e and blank \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"CD-R\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CD-R\"\u003eCD-R\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"DVD recordable\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD_recordable\"\u003erecordable DVD\u003c\/a\u003e discs until the recording business was sold to \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Imation\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imation\"\u003eImation\u003c\/a\u003e in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOperations in the USA began in 1965 with a New York City office,\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and European operations began in 1970 with an office in \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Frankfurt\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankfurt\"\u003eFrankfurt\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"West Germany\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Germany\"\u003eWest Germany\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-5\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSince 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 \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Blu-ray Disc\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blu-ray_Disc\"\u003eBD\u003c\/a\u003e post-\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"DVD\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD\"\u003eDVD\u003c\/a\u003e technology.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-1\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e TDK operated a \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Teridian Semiconductor\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teridian_Semiconductor\"\u003esemiconductor division in California\u003c\/a\u003e for about a decade, but divested it in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn late 2007, Imation acquired TDK's recording business, including flash media, optical media, magnetic tape, and accessories, for $300 million.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e This also included a license to use the \"TDK Life on Record\" brand on data storage and audio products\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-8\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-8\"\u003e[8]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e for 25 years.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-1\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In September 2015, Imation announced that it had agreed to relinquish this license\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-9\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-9\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and would cease selling TDK-branded products by the end of the year.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-10\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTDK MA-XG - 1986 - US\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TDK","offers":[{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":29749170077793,"sku":"TDK-MAXG-C90-86-US","price":129.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes Powder","offer_id":50419485868324,"sku":"TDK-MAXG-C90-86-US-P","price":119.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/CCBEDF05-62E1-4BA9-BCE4-BC634A04587C.jpg?v=1740448859"},{"product_id":"tdk-ma-r-1982-us","title":"TDK MA-R - 1982 - US","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTDK MA-R - 1982 - US\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most expensive cassettes ever made when new, and certainly up there now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat's so special? Well, take TDKs best Metal tape from the early 80s and put it in an unparalleled innovative shell made out of metal alloy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA superbly heavy and stable cassette that is one of the best ever made. Sounds amazing, but if you're going to unwrap it and record on it, it better be worth it! Even back when they were coming out back in 1982, you had to have a serious recording to do with these expensive cassettes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote: This is the North American market MA-R cassette, with the address in the back showing only the USA address at 12 Harbor Park Drive in Port Washington, NY State. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #a40909;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE 1: 60 Minutes: SOLD.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOTE 2: 90 Minutes: SOLD.\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE 3: 90 Minutes: \u003c\/strong\u003eB-Grade B101. See picture. One (1) available.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOTE 4: 90 Minutes: \u003c\/strong\u003eNot available.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOTE 5: 90 Minutes: CA: \u003c\/strong\u003eCassette with a\u003cstrong\u003e \"Sweepstakes\"\u003c\/strong\u003e sticker on it.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eThe wrappers on these MA-R are flawless, however they have this \"Sweepstakes\" sticker over them and so... \u003cstrong\u003eyou can still win a Commodore Vic 2.0!!!\u003c\/strong\u003e Hahaha!\u003cstrong\u003e SOLD! \u003c\/strong\u003eRare doesn't even begin to describe these. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout TDK:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eTDK was founded in Tokyo, Japan, on 7 December 1935 to manufacture the \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Iron\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iron\"\u003eiron\u003c\/a\u003e-based magnetic material \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Ferrite (magnet)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferrite_(magnet)\"\u003eferrite\u003c\/a\u003e, which had been recently invented by Yogoro Kato and Takeshi Takei.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-3\"\u003e[3]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In 1952 and 1957 they began production of magnetic tapes, with \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Compact cassette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_cassette\"\u003ecompact cassette\u003c\/a\u003e 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 \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Videotape\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Videotape\"\u003evideotape\u003c\/a\u003e and blank \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"CD-R\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CD-R\"\u003eCD-R\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"DVD recordable\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD_recordable\"\u003erecordable DVD\u003c\/a\u003e discs until the recording business was sold to \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Imation\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imation\"\u003eImation\u003c\/a\u003e in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOperations in the USA began in 1965 with a New York City office,\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and European operations began in 1970 with an office in \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Frankfurt\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankfurt\"\u003eFrankfurt\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"West Germany\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Germany\"\u003eWest Germany\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-5\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSince 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 \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Blu-ray Disc\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blu-ray_Disc\"\u003eBD\u003c\/a\u003e post-\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"DVD\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD\"\u003eDVD\u003c\/a\u003e technology.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-1\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e TDK operated a \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Teridian Semiconductor\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teridian_Semiconductor\"\u003esemiconductor division in California\u003c\/a\u003e for about a decade, but divested it in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn late 2007, Imation acquired TDK's recording business, including flash media, optical media, magnetic tape, and accessories, for $300 million.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e This also included a license to use the \"TDK Life on Record\" brand on data storage and audio products\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-8\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-8\"\u003e[8]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e for 25 years.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-1\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In September 2015, Imation announced that it had agreed to relinquish this license\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-9\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-9\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and would cease selling TDK-branded products by the end of the year.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-10\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTDK MA-R - 1982 - US\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TDK","offers":[{"title":"60 Minutes","offer_id":50208899301668,"sku":"TDK-MAR-C60-82-US","price":113.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":29749170307169,"sku":"TDK-MAR-C90-82-US","price":118.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes B-Grade B101","offer_id":50208899039524,"sku":"TDK-MAR-C90-82-US-B101","price":108.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes B-Grade B102","offer_id":47826719080740,"sku":"TDK-MAR-C90-82-US-B102","price":113.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes Sweepstakes","offer_id":39655842709601,"sku":"TDK-MAR-C90-82-CA-S","price":138.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/D63651EB-29A5-46C2-AEEA-BD05C3602817.jpg?v=1734999054"},{"product_id":"sony-metal-cdit-1994-eu","title":"Sony Metal CDit IV - 1994 - US","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eSony Metal CDit IV - 1994 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(71, 8, 140);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eA very unique shell design, making it one of our very favourite line of Sony cassettes, and a very definite favourite with many of you as well, as I can't keep them in stock long enough for dust to fall on them. Made in Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(241, 53, 53);\"\u003eNote 1: 54 Mins:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eSOLD.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(198, 12, 182);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 2: 74 Mins:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e SOLD.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(9, 100, 170);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 3: 94 Mins:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e SOLD.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(71, 8, 140);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 4: 100 Mins:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Only 2 available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(241, 53, 53);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; background: white;\"\u003ePlease Note:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #545454; background: white;\"\u003e Minimum purchase is 2 tapes. Mix and match any cassettes from the entire site selection to complete your order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout SONY:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSony Corporation\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003eソニー株式会社\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eSonī \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kabushiki_Kaisha\" title=\"Kabushiki Kaisha\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eKabushiki Kaisha\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"white-space: nowrap;\" class=\"nowrap\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"IPA nopopups noexcerpt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English\" title=\"Help:IPA\/English\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none; text-decoration-line: none !important;\"\u003e\/\u003cspan style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted;\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/ˈ\/: primary stress follows\"\u003eˈ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'s' in 'sigh'\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/oʊ\/: 'o' in 'code'\"\u003eoʊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'n' in 'nigh'\"\u003en\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/i\/: 'y' in 'happy'\"\u003ei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key\" title=\"Help:Pronunciation respelling key\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e\u003cem title=\"English pronunciation respelling\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.6px;\"\u003eSOH\u003c\/span\u003e-nee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, stylized as \u003cstrong\u003eSONY\u003c\/strong\u003e) is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\" title=\"Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multinational_corporation\" title=\"Multinational corporation\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emultinational\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conglomerate_company\" title=\"Conglomerate company\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003econglomerate\u003c\/a\u003e corporation headquartered in Kōnan, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Minato,_Tokyo\" title=\"Minato, Tokyo\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eMinato\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tokyo\" title=\"Tokyo\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eTokyo\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-10\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-10\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Kaisha_or_Gaisha_1-1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Kaisha_or_Gaisha-1\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[1]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Its diversified business includes consumer and professional \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electronics\" title=\"Electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eelectronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Video_game_industry\" title=\"Video game industry\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003egaming\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Entertainment\" title=\"Entertainment\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eentertainment\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Financial_service\" title=\"Financial service\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003efinancial services\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-FY_11-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-FY-11\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The company owns the largest \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music\" title=\"Sony Music\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emusic entertainment business\u003c\/a\u003e in the world,\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-12\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-12\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[11]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and is one of the leading manufacturers of electronic products for the consumer and professional markets, and a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures\" title=\"Sony Pictures\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eleading player\u003c\/a\u003e in the film and television industry.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-SonyHistory_13-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-SonyHistory-13\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[12]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; font-size: 11.2px; white-space: nowrap;\" class=\"noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact\"\u003e[\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:NOTRS\" title=\"Wikipedia:NOTRS\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"A statement such as 'leading manufacturer of X' requires an independent source (June 2018)\"\u003ebetter source needed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e]\u003c\/sup\u003e Sony was ranked 97th on the 2018 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fortune_Global_500\" title=\"Fortune Global 500\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eFortune Global 500\u003c\/a\u003e list.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-14\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-14\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[13]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony Corporation is the electronics \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strategic_business_unit\" title=\"Strategic business unit\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ebusiness unit\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parent_company\" title=\"Parent company\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eparent company\u003c\/a\u003e of the Sony Group (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003eソニー・グループ\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eSonī Gurūpu\u003c\/em\u003e), which is engaged in business through its four operating components: electronics (AV, IT \u0026amp; communication products, semiconductors, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Video_games\" title=\"Video games\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003evideo games\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Network_service\" title=\"Network service\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003enetwork services\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Health_technology\" title=\"Health technology\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003emedical business\u003c\/a\u003e), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Film\" title=\"Film\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emotion pictures\u003c\/a\u003e (movies and TV shows), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Music_industry\" title=\"Music industry\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emusic\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Record_label\" title=\"Record label\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003erecord labels\u003c\/a\u003e and music publishing) and financial services (banking and insurance).\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Organization_Data_April_2012_15-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Organization_Data_April_2012-15\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[14]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Annual_Report_2010_16-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Annual_Report_2010-16\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[15]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Organization_Data_17-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Organization_Data-17\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[16]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e These make Sony one of the most \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Media_conglomerate\" title=\"Media conglomerate\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ecomprehensive entertainment companies\u003c\/a\u003e in the world. The group consists of Sony Corporation, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures\" title=\"Sony Pictures\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Pictures\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures_Entertainment_Japan\" title=\"Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Pictures Entertainment Japan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Mobile\" title=\"Sony Mobile\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Mobile\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment\" title=\"Sony Interactive Entertainment\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Interactive Entertainment\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music\" title=\"Sony Music\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Music\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music_Entertainment_Japan\" title=\"Sony Music Entertainment Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Music Entertainment Japan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Financial_Holdings\" title=\"Sony Financial Holdings\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Financial Holdings\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Sony_subsidiaries\" title=\"List of Sony subsidiaries\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eothers\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony is among the semiconductor sales leaders\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-18\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-18\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[17]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and since 2015, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Television#Market_share\" title=\"Television\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003efifth-largest television manufacturer\u003c\/a\u003e in the world after \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samsung_Electronics\" title=\"Samsung Electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSamsung Electronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LG_Electronics\" title=\"LG Electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eLG Electronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TCL_Corporation\" title=\"TCL Corporation\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eTCL\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hisense\" title=\"Hisense\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eHisense\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-market-share_19-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-market-share-19\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[18]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe company's current slogan is \u003cem\u003eBe Moved\u003c\/em\u003e. Their former slogans were \u003cem\u003eThe One and Only\u003c\/em\u003e (1979–1982), \u003cem\u003eIt's a Sony\u003c\/em\u003e (1982–2006), \u003cem\u003elike.no.other\u003c\/em\u003e (2006–2009)\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-20\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-20\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[19]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Make.believe\" title=\"Make.believe\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emake.believe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (2009–2014).\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-21\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-21\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[20]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony has a weak tie to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sumitomo_Mitsui_Financial_Group\" title=\"Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group\u003c\/a\u003e (SMFG) \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Keiretsu\" title=\"Keiretsu\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ekeiretsu\u003c\/a\u003e, the successor to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mitsui\" title=\"Mitsui\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eMitsui keiretsu\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-22\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-22\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[21]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony produced the world's first portable music player, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walkman\" title=\"Walkman\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eWalkman\u003c\/a\u003e in 1979. This line fostered a fundamental change in music listening habits by allowing people to carry music with them and listen to music through lightweight headphones. Walkman originally referred to portable audio \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_cassette\" title=\"Compact cassette\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003ecassette\u003c\/a\u003e players. The company now uses the Walkman brand to market its portable audio and video players as well as a line of former \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Mobile_Communications\" title=\"Sony Mobile Communications\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eSony Ericsson\u003c\/a\u003e mobile phones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSony Metal CDit IV - 1994 - US - Made in Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sony","offers":[{"title":"54 Minutes","offer_id":50234482852132,"sku":"SON-CDit-IV-C54-94-US(JP)","price":25.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"74 Minutes","offer_id":50234487734564,"sku":"SON-CDit-IV-C74-94-US(JP)","price":25.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"94 Minutes","offer_id":31525973065825,"sku":"SON-CDit-IV-C94-94-US(JP)","price":26.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"100 Minutes","offer_id":39274685005921,"sku":"SON-CDit-IV-C100-94-US(JP)","price":26.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/C099950D-DDCF-4B70-B198-E3A1C253649B.jpg?v=1735842119"},{"product_id":"tdk-ma-1992-us","title":"TDK MA - 1992 - US","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 110, 16);\"\u003eTDK MA - 1992 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat about the \"white powder\"? Well, it seems to have affected many of the TDK metals of this era. Many of our samples do show a minor amount of this white powder. Some less, some more. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's not as bad as some make out. It's not mould. It's dried lubricant. FF\/REW these a couple of times in a winder or on your deck (clean the tape path afterwards) and then it disappears. They record as superbly as you would expect. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 110, 16);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ff2a00\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote 1: 60 Minutes: \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eNew Stock. 3-Pack. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\" color=\"#ff2a00\"\u003eThese are priced individually, but can be sold as 3-pack if you buy all 3. They are not individually packed and the wrapper has a large rip (repaired). The cassettes cases and tapes seem to be visibly intact. If bought individually, they will be shipped inside a small new zip-bag. \u003cstrong\u003eOnly 2 available now.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ff2a00\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote 2: 90 Minutes: \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eNew!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ff2a00\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Thin case and light discoloration on the main edge of the case. \u003cstrong\u003eWarning:\u003c\/strong\u003e Generic pictures shown, not the actuals\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ff2a00\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Only 1 available. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote 3: 110 Minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ff2a00\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eLight scuffing. No powder. These are the Slim case version with Gold writing throughout, in lieu of White. Only \u003cstrong\u003e(1)\u003c\/strong\u003e available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 110, 16);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCassette Coins Loyalty Program Tip:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Apply your Gold Status 12% discount to buy the C90 tape for less... $23.69 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatch below a great video by Tony Villa on TDK MA cassettes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ezdlGSXUZ3M?si=MyQ_95T3S6qEpG-e\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout TDK:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eTDK was founded in Tokyo, Japan, on 7 December 1935 to manufacture the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iron\" title=\"Iron\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eiron\u003c\/a\u003e-based magnetic material \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferrite_(magnet)\" title=\"Ferrite (magnet)\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eferrite\u003c\/a\u003e, which had been recently invented by Yogoro Kato and Takeshi Takei.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-3\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-3\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[3]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In 1952 and 1957 they began production of magnetic tapes, with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_cassette\" title=\"Compact cassette\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003ecompact cassette\u003c\/a\u003e 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Videotape\" title=\"Videotape\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003evideotape\u003c\/a\u003e and blank \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CD-R\" title=\"CD-R\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eCD-R\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD_recordable\" title=\"DVD recordable\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003erecordable DVD\u003c\/a\u003e discs until the recording business was sold to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imation\" title=\"Imation\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eImation\u003c\/a\u003e in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOperations in the USA began in 1965 with a New York City office,\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and European operations began in 1970 with an office in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankfurt\" title=\"Frankfurt\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eFrankfurt\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Germany\" title=\"West Germany\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eWest Germany\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-5\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-5\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSince 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blu-ray_Disc\" title=\"Blu-ray Disc\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eBD\u003c\/a\u003e post-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD\" title=\"DVD\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eDVD\u003c\/a\u003e technology.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e TDK operated a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teridian_Semiconductor\" title=\"Teridian Semiconductor\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003esemiconductor division in California\u003c\/a\u003e for about a decade, but divested it in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn late 2007, Imation acquired TDK's recording business, including flash media, optical media, magnetic tape, and accessories, for $300 million.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-7\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-7\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e This also included a license to use the \"TDK Life on Record\" brand on data storage and audio products\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-8\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[8]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e for 25 years.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In September 2015, Imation announced that it had agreed to relinquish this license\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-9\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-9\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and would cease selling TDK-branded products by the end of the year.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-10\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-10\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTDK MA - 1992 - US\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"TDK","offers":[{"title":"60 Minutes","offer_id":31530710564961,"sku":"TDK-MA-C60-92-US","price":24.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":31530548297825,"sku":"TDK-MA-C90-92-US(US)","price":25.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"110 Minutes","offer_id":39415373987937,"sku":"TDK-MA-C110-92-US","price":24.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/products\/IMG_0764.jpg?v=1632979302"},{"product_id":"sony-metal-xr-1999-eu","title":"Sony Metal XR - 1999 - EU","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSony Metal XR - 1999 - EU\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSony's last metal Type IV.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe last of Sony's legendary and superb metal tapes ends with this tape manufactured in the E.U.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b60505;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 60 Minutes: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003ePerfectly clean and scuff free wrappers. Box-fresh cassettes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSOLD\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b60505;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 2: 60 Minutes: B-Grade: B101. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eWrapper blemishes, but not cracks, at least it looks that way. Only \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e SOLD.\u003cbr\u003eNote 3: 60 Minutes: B-Grade: B102. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eOne hairline crack, but it appears you can use the case just the same. See picture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Only \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e SOLD.\u003cbr\u003eNote 4: 60 Minutes: B-Grade: B103. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eExtensive damage on the case. Cassette inside looks perfect. You will have to replace this case. See picture. Only \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Sony:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSony Corporation\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003eソニー株式会社\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eSonī \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Kabushiki Kaisha\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kabushiki_Kaisha\"\u003eKabushiki Kaisha\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"nowrap\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"IPA nopopups noexcerpt\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none; text-decoration-line: none !important;\" title=\"Help:IPA\/English\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English\"\u003e\/\u003cspan style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted;\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/ˈ\/: primary stress follows\"\u003eˈ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'s' in 'sigh'\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/oʊ\/: 'o' in 'code'\"\u003eoʊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'n' in 'nigh'\"\u003en\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/i\/: 'y' in 'happy'\"\u003ei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Help:Pronunciation respelling key\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key\"\u003e\u003cem title=\"English pronunciation respelling\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.6px;\"\u003eSOH\u003c\/span\u003e-nee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, stylized as \u003cstrong\u003eSONY\u003c\/strong\u003e) is a \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Japan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Multinational corporation\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multinational_corporation\"\u003emultinational\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Conglomerate company\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conglomerate_company\"\u003econglomerate\u003c\/a\u003e corporation headquartered in Kōnan, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Minato, Tokyo\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Minato,_Tokyo\"\u003eMinato\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Tokyo\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tokyo\"\u003eTokyo\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-10\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Kaisha_or_Gaisha_1-1\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Kaisha_or_Gaisha-1\"\u003e[1]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Its diversified business includes consumer and professional \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Electronics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electronics\"\u003eelectronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Video game industry\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Video_game_industry\"\u003egaming\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Entertainment\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Entertainment\"\u003eentertainment\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Financial service\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Financial_service\"\u003efinancial services\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-FY_11-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-FY-11\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The company owns the largest \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Sony Music\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music\"\u003emusic entertainment business\u003c\/a\u003e in the world,\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-12\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-12\"\u003e[11]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and is one of the leading manufacturers of electronic products for the consumer and professional markets, and a \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Sony Pictures\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures\"\u003eleading player\u003c\/a\u003e in the film and television industry.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-SonyHistory_13-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-SonyHistory-13\"\u003e[12]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup class=\"noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact\" style=\"line-height: 1; font-size: 11.2px; white-space: nowrap;\"\u003e[\u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Wikipedia:NOTRS\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:NOTRS\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"A statement such as 'leading manufacturer of X' requires an independent source (June 2018)\"\u003ebetter source needed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e]\u003c\/sup\u003e Sony was ranked 97th on the 2018 \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Fortune Global 500\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fortune_Global_500\"\u003eFortune Global 500\u003c\/a\u003e list.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-14\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-14\"\u003e[13]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony Corporation is the electronics \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Strategic business unit\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strategic_business_unit\"\u003ebusiness unit\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Parent company\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parent_company\"\u003eparent company\u003c\/a\u003e of the Sony Group (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003eソニー・グループ\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eSonī Gurūpu\u003c\/em\u003e), which is engaged in business through its four operating components: electronics (AV, IT \u0026amp; communication products, semiconductors, \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Video games\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Video_games\"\u003evideo games\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Network service\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Network_service\"\u003enetwork services\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Health technology\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Health_technology\"\u003emedical business\u003c\/a\u003e), \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Film\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Film\"\u003emotion pictures\u003c\/a\u003e (movies and TV shows), \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Music industry\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Music_industry\"\u003emusic\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Record label\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Record_label\"\u003erecord labels\u003c\/a\u003e and music publishing) and financial services (banking and insurance).\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Organization_Data_April_2012_15-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Organization_Data_April_2012-15\"\u003e[14]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Annual_Report_2010_16-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Annual_Report_2010-16\"\u003e[15]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Organization_Data_17-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Organization_Data-17\"\u003e[16]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e These make Sony one of the most \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Media conglomerate\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Media_conglomerate\"\u003ecomprehensive entertainment companies\u003c\/a\u003e in the world. The group consists of Sony Corporation, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Sony Pictures\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures\"\u003eSony Pictures\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures_Entertainment_Japan\"\u003eSony Pictures Entertainment Japan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Sony Mobile\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Mobile\"\u003eSony Mobile\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Sony Interactive Entertainment\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment\"\u003eSony Interactive Entertainment\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Sony Music\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music\"\u003eSony Music\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Sony Music Entertainment Japan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music_Entertainment_Japan\"\u003eSony Music Entertainment Japan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Sony Financial Holdings\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Financial_Holdings\"\u003eSony Financial Holdings\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"List of Sony subsidiaries\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Sony_subsidiaries\"\u003eothers\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony is among the semiconductor sales leaders\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-18\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-18\"\u003e[17]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and since 2015, the \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Television\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Television#Market_share\"\u003efifth-largest television manufacturer\u003c\/a\u003e in the world after \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Samsung Electronics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samsung_Electronics\"\u003eSamsung Electronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"LG Electronics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LG_Electronics\"\u003eLG Electronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"TCL Corporation\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TCL_Corporation\"\u003eTCL\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Hisense\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hisense\"\u003eHisense\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-market-share_19-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-market-share-19\"\u003e[18]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe company's current slogan is \u003cem\u003eBe Moved\u003c\/em\u003e. Their former slogans were \u003cem\u003eThe One and Only\u003c\/em\u003e (1979–1982), \u003cem\u003eIt's a Sony\u003c\/em\u003e (1982–2006), \u003cem\u003elike.no.other\u003c\/em\u003e (2006–2009)\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-20\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-20\"\u003e[19]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Make.believe\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Make.believe\"\u003emake.believe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (2009–2014).\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-21\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-21\"\u003e[20]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony has a weak tie to the \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sumitomo_Mitsui_Financial_Group\"\u003eSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group\u003c\/a\u003e (SMFG) \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Keiretsu\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Keiretsu\"\u003ekeiretsu\u003c\/a\u003e, the successor to the \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Mitsui\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mitsui\"\u003eMitsui keiretsu\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-22\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-22\"\u003e[21]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony produced the world's first portable music player, the \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Walkman\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walkman\"\u003eWalkman\u003c\/a\u003e in 1979. This line fostered a fundamental change in music listening habits by allowing people to carry music with them and listen to music through lightweight headphones. Walkman originally referred to portable audio \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Compact cassette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_cassette\"\u003ecassette\u003c\/a\u003e players. The company now uses the Walkman brand to market its portable audio and video players as well as a line of former \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Sony Mobile Communications\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Mobile_Communications\"\u003eSony Ericsson\u003c\/a\u003e mobile phones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSony Metal XR - 1999 - EU\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Sony","offers":[{"title":"60 Minutes","offer_id":32679189643361,"sku":"SON-MXR-C60-99-EU","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"60 Minutes B101","offer_id":50300000534820,"sku":"SON-MXR-C60-99-EU-B101","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"60 Minutes B102","offer_id":50300002959652,"sku":"SON-MXR-C60-99-EU-B102","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"60 Minutes B103","offer_id":50300003057956,"sku":"SON-MXR-C60-99-EU-B103","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/products\/IMG_0662.jpg?v=1741128514"},{"product_id":"scotch-xsm-iv-1987-us","title":"Scotch XSM IV - 1987 - US","description":"\u003ch1\u003eScotch XSM IV Metal - 1987 - US\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScotch \/ 3M were pioneers in tape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir Reel To Reel tape was used in many a studio. Their cassettes were around from the early days too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen they realized that it was more economical to just re-brand their cassettes and have them made by DENON in this case. Search for Denon DXM-90.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScotch Type IV aren't common, but this cassette really performs. It's not unusual to see Denon Metal tapes priced on other internet markets ranging between $75.00 and $125.00. These Scotch tapes are no less rarer than the best Denon tapes and even rarer is any of them offered at this rather low price. Let's see who's paying attention to the bargains with less than a handful available! Only 2 at a time will be released.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eNote 1: 90 Minutes: Out of Stock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Scotch \/ 3M:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eFive businessmen founded 3M in \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Two Harbors, Minnesota\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Two_Harbors,_Minnesota\"\u003eTwo Harbors\u003c\/a\u003e, Minnesota, in 1902.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-CPS_7-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/3M#cite_note-CPS-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Originally a \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Mining\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mining\"\u003emining\u003c\/a\u003e venture, the goal was to mine \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Corundum\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Corundum\"\u003ecorundum\u003c\/a\u003e, but this failed because the mine's mineral holdings were \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Anorthosite\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anorthosite\"\u003eanorthosite\u003c\/a\u003e, which had no commercial value.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-CPS_7-1\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/3M#cite_note-CPS-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Co-founder John Dwan solicited funds in exchange for stock and Edgar Ober and Lucius Ordway took over the company in 1905.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-CPS_7-2\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/3M#cite_note-CPS-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The company moved to \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Duluth, Minnesota\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Duluth,_Minnesota\"\u003eDuluth\u003c\/a\u003e and began research and producing \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Sandpaper\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sandpaper\"\u003esandpaper\u003c\/a\u003e products.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-CPS_7-3\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/3M#cite_note-CPS-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"William L. McKnight\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_L._McKnight\"\u003eWilliam L. McKnight\u003c\/a\u003e, later a key executive, joined the company in 1907, and \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Archibald Bush\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Archibald_Bush\"\u003eA. G. Bush\u003c\/a\u003e joined in 1909.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-CPS_7-4\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/3M#cite_note-CPS-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e 3M finally became financially stable in 1916 and was able to pay \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Dividend\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dividend\"\u003edividends\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-CPS_7-5\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/3M#cite_note-CPS-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe company moved to \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Saint Paul, Minnesota\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota\"\u003eSt. Paul\u003c\/a\u003e in 1910, where it remained for 52 years before outgrowing the campus and moving to its current headquarters at 3M Center in \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Maplewood, Minnesota\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maplewood,_Minnesota\"\u003eMaplewood\u003c\/a\u003e, Minnesota in 1962.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-8\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/3M#cite_note-8\"\u003e[8]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe company began by mining stone from \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Quarries\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quarries\"\u003equarries\u003c\/a\u003e for use in grinding wheels. Struggling with quality and marketing of its products, management supported its workers to innovate and develop new products, which became its core business.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-The_3M_Story_9-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/3M#cite_note-The_3M_Story-9\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Twelve years after its inception, 3M developed its first exclusive product: Three-M-ite cloth. Other innovations in this era included masking tape, waterproof sandpaper, and \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Scotch Tape\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scotch_Tape\"\u003eScotch brand tapes\u003c\/a\u003e. By 1929, 3M had made its first moves toward international expansion by forming Durex to conduct business in Europe. The same year, the company's stock was first traded over the counter and in 1946 listed on the \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"New York Stock Exchange\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_York_Stock_Exchange\"\u003eNew York Stock Exchange\u003c\/a\u003e (NYSE). The company is currently a component of the \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Dow Jones Industrial Average\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average\"\u003eDow Jones Industrial Average\u003c\/a\u003e and of the \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"S\u0026amp;P 500\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/S%26P_500\"\u003eS\u0026amp;P 500\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScotch XSM IV Metal - 1987 - US\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scotch \/ 3M","offers":[{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":32762356203617,"sku":"SCO-XSM-C90-87-US","price":36.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/products\/IMG_1607.jpg?v=1601922776"},{"product_id":"sony-metal-sr-1992-us-2","title":"Sony Metal SR - 1992 - US","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(130, 117, 48);\"\u003eSony Metal SR - 1992 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown as Metal XR in the EU. It's an early 90s Sony Type IV metal, and if performance is what you are looking for, this is one top notch metal tape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b62305;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(130, 117, 48);\"\u003eNote 1: 60 Minutes: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eModerately scuffed wrapper.\u003cstrong\u003e Only 1 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eavailable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(130, 117, 48);\"\u003eNote 2: 90 Minutes: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eModerately scuffed wrapper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Only 1 available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(130, 117, 48);\"\u003eNote 3: 100 Minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eSome light blemishes on the sides of the wrappers, but these are about perfect where it counts, front, back and top edge sides. Very few available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b62305;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(130, 117, 48);\"\u003eNote 4: 100 Minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e B-Grade:\u003c\/strong\u003e In good shape, but there are traces of glue residue on the top edge of the case. Mostly cleaned up and some rips along that edge(s) have been repaired as well. Good to go and still very collectible, if that's your objective.\u003cspan style=\"color: #b62305;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b62305;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e No visible cracks anywhere. You will be half-surprised this was graded B-Grade. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe picture shown here is of the worst one, and it will be the last one to go on sale here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Sony:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSony Corporation\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003eソニー株式会社\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eSonī \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kabushiki_Kaisha\" title=\"Kabushiki Kaisha\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eKabushiki Kaisha\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"white-space: nowrap;\" class=\"nowrap\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"IPA nopopups noexcerpt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English\" title=\"Help:IPA\/English\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none; text-decoration-line: none !important;\"\u003e\/\u003cspan style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted;\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/ˈ\/: primary stress follows\"\u003eˈ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'s' in 'sigh'\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/oʊ\/: 'o' in 'code'\"\u003eoʊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'n' in 'nigh'\"\u003en\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/i\/: 'y' in 'happy'\"\u003ei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key\" title=\"Help:Pronunciation respelling key\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e\u003cem title=\"English pronunciation respelling\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.6px;\"\u003eSOH\u003c\/span\u003e-nee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, stylized as \u003cstrong\u003eSONY\u003c\/strong\u003e) is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\" title=\"Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multinational_corporation\" title=\"Multinational corporation\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emultinational\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conglomerate_company\" title=\"Conglomerate company\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003econglomerate\u003c\/a\u003e corporation headquartered in Kōnan, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Minato,_Tokyo\" title=\"Minato, Tokyo\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eMinato\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tokyo\" title=\"Tokyo\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eTokyo\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-10\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-10\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Kaisha_or_Gaisha_1-1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Kaisha_or_Gaisha-1\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[1]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Its diversified business includes consumer and professional \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electronics\" title=\"Electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eelectronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Video_game_industry\" title=\"Video game industry\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003egaming\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Entertainment\" title=\"Entertainment\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eentertainment\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Financial_service\" title=\"Financial service\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003efinancial services\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-FY_11-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-FY-11\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The company owns the largest \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music\" title=\"Sony Music\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emusic entertainment business\u003c\/a\u003e in the world,\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-12\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-12\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[11]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and is one of the leading manufacturers of electronic products for the consumer and professional markets, and a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures\" title=\"Sony Pictures\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eleading player\u003c\/a\u003e in the film and television industry.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-SonyHistory_13-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-SonyHistory-13\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[12]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; font-size: 11.2px; white-space: nowrap;\" class=\"noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact\"\u003e[\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:NOTRS\" title=\"Wikipedia:NOTRS\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"A statement such as 'leading manufacturer of X' requires an independent source (June 2018)\"\u003ebetter source needed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e]\u003c\/sup\u003e Sony was ranked 97th on the 2018 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fortune_Global_500\" title=\"Fortune Global 500\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eFortune Global 500\u003c\/a\u003e list.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-14\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-14\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[13]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony Corporation is the electronics \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strategic_business_unit\" title=\"Strategic business unit\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ebusiness unit\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parent_company\" title=\"Parent company\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eparent company\u003c\/a\u003e of the Sony Group (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003eソニー・グループ\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eSonī Gurūpu\u003c\/em\u003e), which is engaged in business through its four operating components: electronics (AV, IT \u0026amp; communication products, semiconductors, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Video_games\" title=\"Video games\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003evideo games\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Network_service\" title=\"Network service\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003enetwork services\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Health_technology\" title=\"Health technology\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003emedical business\u003c\/a\u003e), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Film\" title=\"Film\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emotion pictures\u003c\/a\u003e (movies and TV shows), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Music_industry\" title=\"Music industry\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emusic\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Record_label\" title=\"Record label\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003erecord labels\u003c\/a\u003e and music publishing) and financial services (banking and insurance).\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Organization_Data_April_2012_15-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Organization_Data_April_2012-15\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[14]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Annual_Report_2010_16-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Annual_Report_2010-16\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[15]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Organization_Data_17-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Organization_Data-17\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[16]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e These make Sony one of the most \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Media_conglomerate\" title=\"Media conglomerate\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ecomprehensive entertainment companies\u003c\/a\u003e in the world. The group consists of Sony Corporation, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures\" title=\"Sony Pictures\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Pictures\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures_Entertainment_Japan\" title=\"Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Pictures Entertainment Japan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Mobile\" title=\"Sony Mobile\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Mobile\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment\" title=\"Sony Interactive Entertainment\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Interactive Entertainment\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music\" title=\"Sony Music\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Music\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music_Entertainment_Japan\" title=\"Sony Music Entertainment Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Music Entertainment Japan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Financial_Holdings\" title=\"Sony Financial Holdings\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Financial Holdings\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Sony_subsidiaries\" title=\"List of Sony subsidiaries\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eothers\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony is among the semiconductor sales leaders\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-18\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-18\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[17]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and since 2015, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Television#Market_share\" title=\"Television\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003efifth-largest television manufacturer\u003c\/a\u003e in the world after \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samsung_Electronics\" title=\"Samsung Electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSamsung Electronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LG_Electronics\" title=\"LG Electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eLG Electronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TCL_Corporation\" title=\"TCL Corporation\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eTCL\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hisense\" title=\"Hisense\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eHisense\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-market-share_19-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-market-share-19\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[18]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe company's current slogan is \u003cem\u003eBe Moved\u003c\/em\u003e. Their former slogans were \u003cem\u003eThe One and Only\u003c\/em\u003e (1979–1982), \u003cem\u003eIt's a Sony\u003c\/em\u003e (1982–2006), \u003cem\u003elike.no.other\u003c\/em\u003e (2006–2009)\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-20\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-20\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[19]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Make.believe\" title=\"Make.believe\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emake.believe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (2009–2014).\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-21\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-21\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[20]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony has a weak tie to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sumitomo_Mitsui_Financial_Group\" title=\"Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group\u003c\/a\u003e (SMFG) \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Keiretsu\" title=\"Keiretsu\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ekeiretsu\u003c\/a\u003e, the successor to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mitsui\" title=\"Mitsui\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eMitsui keiretsu\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-22\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-22\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[21]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony produced the world's first portable music player, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walkman\" title=\"Walkman\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eWalkman\u003c\/a\u003e in 1979. This line fostered a fundamental change in music listening habits by allowing people to carry music with them and listen to music through lightweight headphones. Walkman originally referred to portable audio \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_cassette\" title=\"Compact cassette\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003ecassette\u003c\/a\u003e players. The company now uses the Walkman brand to market its portable audio and video players as well as a line of former \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Mobile_Communications\" title=\"Sony Mobile Communications\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eSony Ericsson\u003c\/a\u003e mobile phones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSony Metal SR - 1992 - US\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sony","offers":[{"title":"60 Minutes","offer_id":40108209963105,"sku":"SON-MSR-C60-92-US","price":23.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":32902265569377,"sku":"SON-MSR-C90-92-US(JP)","price":24.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 Minutes","offer_id":39254100443233,"sku":"SON-MSR-C100-92-US","price":24.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 Minutes B-Grade","offer_id":50299963932964,"sku":"SON-MSR-C100-92-US-B","price":23.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/70A52108-79BB-48E2-B248-A53C6A2A3003.jpg?v=1756691028"},{"product_id":"tdk-ma-1990-us","title":"TDK MA - 1990 - US","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(73, 8, 203);\"\u003eTDK MA - 1990 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(73, 8, 203);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*** 2026 March Break Hidden Gem! ***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMade in Japan \u0026amp; USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 60 Minutes: US: B-Grade:\u003c\/strong\u003e One hairline crack on the front. A piece of the wrapper has been torn off and some of the cassette case is also cracked. This case needs to be replaced. I will include a brand new TDK case with it. Very faint amount of powder visible, but it's there. It's an ever slightly case, but it works perfectly.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote 2: 90 Minutes: US: B-Grade:\u003c\/strong\u003e Box-fresh cassettes but with a tear on them (repaired with clear tape, with no fingerprints). Light powder. Very few in stock. See picture showing the one tear common to these 3 tapes.\u003cstrong\u003e Only 3 available.\u003cbr\u003eNote 3: 110 Minutes: US: \u003c\/strong\u003eLittle to no scuffing. Light to moderate powder present.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote 4: 110 Minutes: JP: \u003c\/strong\u003eLight scuffing throughout. Light powder. Very few available.\u003cstrong\u003e These were made in Japan.\u003cbr\u003eNote 5: 110 Minutes: CA: \u003c\/strong\u003eBox-fresh tapes. Canadian version with the \"\u003cspan style=\"color: #4c33ab;\"\u003eBest Selling Audio\/Video Cassettes, #1 in Canada\u003c\/span\u003e\" printed label on the front. Light to no scuffing. Light to no powder. Made in the USA. Very few available.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote 6: 110 Minutes: JP: B-Grade. B102. \u003c\/strong\u003eModerately scuffed. No rips. No cuts. Moderate powder. Hairline crack on the front 2.5cm (1\"). see picture. Made in Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB101: $19.90 : SOLD\u003cbr\u003eB102: $20.90 : Now available\u003cbr\u003eB103: Not available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout TDK:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eTDK was founded in Tokyo, Japan, on 7 December 1935 to manufacture the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iron\" title=\"Iron\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eiron\u003c\/a\u003e-based magnetic material \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferrite_(magnet)\" title=\"Ferrite (magnet)\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eferrite\u003c\/a\u003e, which had been recently invented by Yogoro Kato and Takeshi Takei.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-3\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-3\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[3]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In 1952 and 1957 they began production of magnetic tapes, with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_cassette\" title=\"Compact cassette\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003ecompact cassette\u003c\/a\u003e 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Videotape\" title=\"Videotape\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003evideotape\u003c\/a\u003e and blank \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CD-R\" title=\"CD-R\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eCD-R\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD_recordable\" title=\"DVD recordable\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003erecordable DVD\u003c\/a\u003e discs until the recording business was sold to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imation\" title=\"Imation\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eImation\u003c\/a\u003e in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOperations in the USA began in 1965 with a New York City office,\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and European operations began in 1970 with an office in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankfurt\" title=\"Frankfurt\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eFrankfurt\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Germany\" title=\"West Germany\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eWest Germany\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-5\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-5\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSince 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blu-ray_Disc\" title=\"Blu-ray Disc\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eBD\u003c\/a\u003e post-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD\" title=\"DVD\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eDVD\u003c\/a\u003e technology.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e TDK operated a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teridian_Semiconductor\" title=\"Teridian Semiconductor\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003esemiconductor division in California\u003c\/a\u003e for about a decade, but divested it in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn late 2007, Imation acquired TDK's recording business, including flash media, optical media, magnetic tape, and accessories, for $300 million.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-7\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-7\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e This also included a license to use the \"TDK Life on Record\" brand on data storage and audio products\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-8\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[8]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e for 25 years.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In September 2015, Imation announced that it had agreed to relinquish this license\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-9\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-9\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and would cease selling TDK-branded products by the end of the year.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-10\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-10\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #a40707;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eTDK MA - 1990 - Made in Japan or USA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"TDK","offers":[{"title":"60 Minutes US B-Grade","offer_id":33103187443809,"sku":"TDK-MA-C60-90-US","price":21.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes US - B-Grade","offer_id":39561099739233,"sku":"TDK-MA-C90-90-US(US)-B","price":23.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"110 Minutes US","offer_id":50208043172132,"sku":"TDK-MA-C110-90-US(US)","price":22.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"110 Minutes JP","offer_id":33103187411041,"sku":"TDK-MA-C110-90-JP","price":23.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"110 Minutes CA Best Selling","offer_id":47455125242148,"sku":"TDK-MA-C110-90-CA(US)","price":24.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"110 Minutes B-Grade B102","offer_id":50208118341924,"sku":"TDK-MA-C110-90-JP-B102","price":20.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/A8BE484F-C8FD-40FF-876A-A67CC0F5DAC1.jpg?v=1758769171"},{"product_id":"fuji-metal-z-1995-us","title":"FUJI Metal Z - 1995 - US","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #bfab3a;\"\u003eFUJI Metal Z - IV - 1995 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is from an underrated manufacturer, Fuji. People think Fuji, they think cameras and film, not cassette. Wrong!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Fuji Metal can go toe to toe with TDK and Maxell metals, it sounds fantastic... but comes with the usual high price of any top-notch Type IV... they are \"precious Metals\"! ;)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe finish quality of all Fuji cassettes is second to none. Even the case is a new and creative sleek design. Just when you thought they could not improve or re-design the cassette case, Fuji comes out with this one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #bfab3a;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 60 Minutes: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eOnly a few available. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Fuji:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFujifilm Holdings Corporation\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003e富士フイルム株式会社\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eFujifuirumu Kabushiki-kaisha\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trading_as\" title=\"Trading as\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003etrading as\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFujifilm\u003c\/strong\u003e (stylized as \u003cstrong\u003eFUJiFILM\u003c\/strong\u003e), or simply \u003cstrong\u003eFuji\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a Japanese \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multinational_corporation\" title=\"Multinational corporation\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;\"\u003emultinational\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Photography\" title=\"Photography\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;\"\u003ephotography\u003c\/a\u003e and imaging company headquartered in Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eFujifilm's principal activities are the development, production, sale and servicing of business document solutions, medical imaging and diagnostics equipment, cosmetics, regenerative medicine, stem cells, biologics manufacturing, optical films for flat panel displays, optical devices, photocopiers and printers, digital cameras, color film, color paper, photofinishing equipment, photofinishing chemicals, graphic arts equipment and material\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(191, 171, 58);\"\u003eFUJI METAL Z - US - Made in Japan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fuji","offers":[{"title":"60 Minutes","offer_id":39261516169313,"sku":"FUJ-MZ-C60-95-US","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/products\/IMG_1875.jpg?v=1616047514"},{"product_id":"denon-hd-m-1988-us","title":"Denon HD-M - 1988 - US","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDenon HD-M - 1988 - US\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDenon are consistently some of the most expensive blank Cassette brand out there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is their top of the line Type IV - Metal. The manufacturer recommends these to be  recorded at around +7db (look at the back of the wrapper).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(37, 108, 190);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 75 Minutes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #157e20;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Box-fresh cassettes or just about.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(212, 10, 10);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 90 Minutes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Box-fresh cassettes or just about. Only 2 available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(24, 153, 6);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 100 Minutes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eBox-fresh cassettes or just about. Only 1 available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(37, 108, 190);\"\u003eNote 1: 75 Minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e B-Grade. \u003c\/strong\u003eTwo hairline cracks on the front. Wrapper has light scuffing. Only \u003cstrong\u003e(1)\u003c\/strong\u003e available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatch below Tony Villa's video review on Denon cassettes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/msIf99QXjgw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Denon:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDenon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003e株式会社デノン\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eKabushiki Kaisha Denon\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\" title=\"Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electronics\" title=\"Electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eelectronics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e company that was involved in the early stages of development of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digital_audio\" title=\"Digital audio\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003edigital audio\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e technology, while specializing in the manufacture of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High-fidelity\" title=\"High-fidelity\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003ehigh-fidelity\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eprofessional and consumer audio equipment. For many decades, Denon was a brand name of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Columbia_Music_Entertainment\" title=\"Columbia Music Entertainment\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eNippon-Columbia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e, including the Nippon Columbia record label. The Denon brand came from a merger of Denki Onkyo and others in 1939. In 2001, Denon was spun off as a separate company with 98% held by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ripplewood_Holdings\" title=\"Ripplewood Holdings\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eRipplewood Holdings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e and 2% by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hitachi,_Ltd.\" title=\"Hitachi, Ltd.\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eHitachi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e. In 2002, Denon merged with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marantz\" title=\"Marantz\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMarantz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e to form \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/D%26M_Holdings\" title=\"D\u0026amp;M Holdings\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eD\u0026amp;M Holdings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e. On March 1st, 2017, Sound United LLC completed the acquisition of D+M Holdings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDenon HD8 - 1988 - US - Made in Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b70404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDenon HD-M - 90 Minutes: These tapes have \"Huron Electronics\" store price stickers on them. Huron Electronics was a High Fidelity store located in downtown Toronto, Canada during the 80's and 90's. All of these have been SOLD.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Denon","offers":[{"title":"75 Minutes","offer_id":44555591450916,"sku":"DEN-HDM-C75-88-US(JP)","price":44.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":39266752692321,"sku":"DEN-HDM-C90-88-US(JP)","price":45.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"100 Minutes","offer_id":44555550982436,"sku":"DEN-HDM-C100-88-US(JP)","price":46.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"75 Minutes B-Grade B101","offer_id":50165660549412,"sku":"DEN-HDM-C75-88-US(JP)-B101","price":42.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/products\/image_fa31386f-1e61-4178-af5a-efd2d185f897.jpg?v=1675922545"},{"product_id":"tdk-ma-1988-eu-1","title":"TDK MA-X - 1988","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 136, 49);\"\u003eTDK MA-X - 1988 - EU\/CA\/JP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"My favourite version of this legendary cassette, it just looks and sounds superb. Saying that, I think 1988 is my favourite year for TDK cassettes.\" - Tony Villa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat about the \"white powder\"? Well, it seems to have affected many of the TDK metals. \u003c\/span\u003eThese seem to have some white powder visible on the magnetic tape. It is not always easy to determine if it is indeed present or not.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA legendary and superbly capable cassette. The same tape inside this can be found in the rather expensive MA-XG, only that has a shell made out of alloy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 136, 49);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 60 Mins: JP: #101:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e  Moderately scuffed wrapper with one tear on the front bottom right corner. Looks like there is no powder. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eOne \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote 1: 90 Mins: JP: #102:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e  Moderately scuffed wrapper with some other very minor blemishes. See pictures and... good luck spotting the blemishes. Also looks like there is no powder.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eOne \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote 1: 90 Mins: JP\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(209, 166, 26);\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e  Moderately scuffed wrapper with a few blemishes on the front left edge only. One hairline crack, possibly 2.0cm (7\/8\") long. Some of it is hidden by the wrapper. This also appears to have no powder. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eOne \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote 1: 90 Mins: CA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(209, 166, 26);\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e Light scuffing. Little to no powder. This cassette does not have the price sticker on it. \u003cstrong\u003eSOLD.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 136, 49);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 2: 90 Mins: EU:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Light scuffing. No powder. \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSOLD.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout TDK:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eTDK was founded in Tokyo, Japan, on 7 December 1935 to manufacture the \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Iron\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iron\"\u003eiron\u003c\/a\u003e-based magnetic material \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Ferrite (magnet)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferrite_(magnet)\"\u003eferrite\u003c\/a\u003e, which had been recently invented by Yogoro Kato and Takeshi Takei.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-3\"\u003e[3]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In 1952 and 1957 they began production of magnetic tapes, with \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Compact cassette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_cassette\"\u003ecompact cassette\u003c\/a\u003e 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 \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Videotape\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Videotape\"\u003evideotape\u003c\/a\u003e and blank \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"CD-R\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CD-R\"\u003eCD-R\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"DVD recordable\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD_recordable\"\u003erecordable DVD\u003c\/a\u003e discs until the recording business was sold to \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Imation\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imation\"\u003eImation\u003c\/a\u003e in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOperations in the USA began in 1965 with a New York City office,\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and European operations began in 1970 with an office in \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Frankfurt\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankfurt\"\u003eFrankfurt\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"West Germany\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Germany\"\u003eWest Germany\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-5\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSince 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 \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Blu-ray Disc\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blu-ray_Disc\"\u003eBD\u003c\/a\u003e post-\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"DVD\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD\"\u003eDVD\u003c\/a\u003e technology.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-1\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e TDK operated a \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Teridian Semiconductor\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teridian_Semiconductor\"\u003esemiconductor division in California\u003c\/a\u003e for about a decade, but divested it in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn late 2007, Imation acquired TDK's recording business, including flash media, optical media, magnetic tape, and accessories, for $300 million.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e This also included a license to use the \"TDK Life on Record\" brand on data storage and audio products\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-8\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-8\"\u003e[8]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e for 25 years.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-1\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In September 2015, Imation announced that it had agreed to relinquish this license\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-9\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-9\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and would cease selling TDK-branded products by the end of the year.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-10\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(151, 126, 43);\"\u003eTDK MA - 1988 - EU\/CA\/JP - Made in Japan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"TDK","offers":[{"title":"60 Minutes JP #101","offer_id":51978896638244,"sku":"TDK-MAX-C60-88-JP-101","price":42.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"60 Minutes JP #102","offer_id":51978896703780,"sku":"TDK-MAX-C60-88-JP-102","price":42.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes JP","offer_id":51978900046116,"sku":"TDK-MAX-C90-88-JP","price":42.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes CA","offer_id":39274633068641,"sku":"TDK-MAX-C90-88-CA(JP)","price":44.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes EU","offer_id":50224062202148,"sku":"TDK-MAX-C90-88-EU(JP)","price":44.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/C0A2E99B-34A4-4BAE-8246-55CB2EFFD4ED.jpg?v=1770000097"},{"product_id":"tdk-ma-1982-us","title":"TDK MA - 1982 - US","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(12, 136, 19);\"\u003eTDK MA - 1982 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIconic TDK cassettes. Rare tapes... \u003cstrong\u003eand these DO NOT have any powder residue issues!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A heavy and stable cassette shell that became an all time favourite with all of us, tape enthusiasts. You will get amazing sound from them, but they are an expensive treat! Every serious collector should have one or more in their collection.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTony Villa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e60 Minutes: US:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eBox fresh cassettes. Wrappers are perfect. Low inventory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1bae0f;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(12, 136, 19);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 2: 90 Minutes: US:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eBox fresh cassettes. Wrappers are perfect. Low inventory.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eSome of these have a (clean) \"Goodwill\" price sticker on them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1bae0f;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(12, 136, 19);\"\u003eNote 2: 90 Minutes: CA:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1bae0f;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eBox fresh cassettes. Wrappers are perfect. Low inventory. Description in English and French.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout TDK:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eTDK was founded in Tokyo, Japan, on 7 December 1935 to manufacture the \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Iron\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iron\"\u003eiron\u003c\/a\u003e-based magnetic material \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Ferrite (magnet)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferrite_(magnet)\"\u003eferrite\u003c\/a\u003e, which had been recently invented by Yogoro Kato and Takeshi Takei.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-3\"\u003e[3]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In 1952 and 1957 they began production of magnetic tapes, with \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Compact cassette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_cassette\"\u003ecompact cassette\u003c\/a\u003e 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 \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Videotape\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Videotape\"\u003evideotape\u003c\/a\u003e and blank \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"CD-R\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CD-R\"\u003eCD-R\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"DVD recordable\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD_recordable\"\u003erecordable DVD\u003c\/a\u003e discs until the recording business was sold to \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Imation\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imation\"\u003eImation\u003c\/a\u003e in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOperations in the USA began in 1965 with a New York City office,\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and European operations began in 1970 with an office in \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Frankfurt\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankfurt\"\u003eFrankfurt\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"West Germany\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Germany\"\u003eWest Germany\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-5\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSince 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 \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Blu-ray Disc\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blu-ray_Disc\"\u003eBD\u003c\/a\u003e post-\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"DVD\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD\"\u003eDVD\u003c\/a\u003e technology.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-1\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e TDK operated a \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Teridian Semiconductor\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teridian_Semiconductor\"\u003esemiconductor division in California\u003c\/a\u003e for about a decade, but divested it in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn late 2007, Imation acquired TDK's recording business, including flash media, optical media, magnetic tape, and accessories, for $300 million.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e This also included a license to use the \"TDK Life on Record\" brand on data storage and audio products\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-8\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-8\"\u003e[8]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e for 25 years.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-1\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In September 2015, Imation announced that it had agreed to relinquish this license\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-9\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-9\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and would cease selling TDK-branded products by the end of the year.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-10\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTDK MA - 1982 - US\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TDK","offers":[{"title":"60 Minutes US","offer_id":39277156892769,"sku":"TDK-MA-C60-82-US(JP)","price":41.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"90 Minutes US","offer_id":45186353463588,"sku":"TDK-MA-C90-82-US(JP)","price":42.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"90 Minutes CA","offer_id":50419101008164,"sku":"TDK-MA-C90-82-CA(JP)","price":43.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/53615DF0-3A16-4CF2-85CC-7EBF90343589.jpg?v=1740433022"},{"product_id":"realistic-supertape-metal-iv-1988-us","title":"REALISTIC SUPERTAPE METAL IV - 1988 - US","description":"\u003ch2\u003eREALISTIC SUPERTAPE \u003cspan style=\"color: #589eea;\"\u003eMetal Type IV\u003c\/span\u003e - 1988 - US\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRealistic were a brand of Radio Shack \/ Tandy. Made specifically for the Canadian market as they were written in English and French. This particular fact, makes this tape exceptionally RARE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text_exposed_show\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text_exposed_show\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text_exposed_show\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text_exposed_show\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(88, 158, 234);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(66, 128, 194);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 60 minutes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTwo 60 Minutes tapes available. \u003cstrong\u003eSOLD.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(88, 158, 234);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(66, 128, 194);\"\u003eNote 1: 90 minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(88, 158, 234);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(66, 128, 194);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e One small tear on the front, lower left side. One tear on the J-card edge (repaired). It has an original Radio Shack price sticker. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(88, 158, 234);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(66, 128, 194);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eOnly 1 available. No pictures yet!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text_exposed_show\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text_exposed_show\"\u003eREALISTIC SUPERTAPE HD - 1988 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Realistic","offers":[{"title":"60 Minutes","offer_id":39338340778081,"sku":"REA-MIV-C60-88-US","price":28.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":39338351231073,"sku":"REA-MIV-C90-88-US","price":31.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/products\/IMG_2171.jpg?v=1620010130"},{"product_id":"maxell-capsule-1990-us","title":"Maxell Metal Capsule - 1990 - US","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 30, 163);\"\u003eMaxell Metal Capsule - 1990 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fantastic Type IV, from the more affordable Maxell line of tapes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 30, 163);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 30, 163);\"\u003eNote 1: 100 Minutes: CA:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 30, 163);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e These have the Canadian \"Maxell Super Sweepstakes\" black seal on them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 30, 163);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAll the wrappers have a fair amount of scuffing, may have a tiny rip, but no cuts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 30, 163);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eNote 2: 100 Minutes: US:\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAll wrappers have a fair amount of scuffing, or in other words, they are not box-fresh. Two of them have one tiny rip each (repaired), and can hardly be spotted.\u003cstrong\u003e SOLD.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 30, 163);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 30, 163);\"\u003eNote 3: 100 Minutes: CA: B-Grade:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 30, 163);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 30, 163);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e These have the Canadian \"Maxell Super Sweepstakes\" black seal on them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 30, 163);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 30, 163);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e SOLD.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Maxell:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaxell Holdings, Ltd.\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003e日立マクセル株式会社\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eHitachi Makuseru Kabushiki-gaisha\u003c\/em\u003e), commonly known as \u003cstrong\u003eMaxell\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Japan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Company (law)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Company_(law)\"\u003ecompany\u003c\/a\u003e that manufactures \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Consumer electronics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Consumer_electronics\"\u003econsumer electronics\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMaxell was formed in 1960, when a dry cell manufacturing plant was created at the company's headquarters in \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Ibaraki, Osaka\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ibaraki,_Osaka\"\u003eIbaraki, Osaka\u003c\/a\u003e. 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 \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Nitto Denko\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitto_Denko\"\u003eNitto Denko\u003c\/a\u003e Corporation).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn March 18, 2014 the company was listed on the First Section of the \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Tokyo Stock Exchange\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tokyo_Stock_Exchange\"\u003eTokyo Stock Exchange\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe company's notable products are \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Battery (electricity)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battery_(electricity)\"\u003ebatteries\u003c\/a\u003e—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.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-5\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In the past, the company manufactured recording media, including \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Audio cassette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Audio_cassette\"\u003eaudio cassettes\u003c\/a\u003e and blank \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Vhs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vhs#Cassette_and_tape_design\"\u003eVHS tapes\u003c\/a\u003e, and recordable optical discs including CD-R\/RW and DVD±RW.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn March 4, 2008, Maxell announced that they would outsource the manufacturing of their optical media.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-6\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDuring the height of the \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Compact Audio Cassette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_Audio_Cassette\"\u003eCompact Audio Cassette\u003c\/a\u003e'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 (CrO\u003csub style=\"line-height: 1; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e) and MX (pure metal particles) cassettes was regarded by many audiophiles to be the ultimate achievement in the pre digital domestic recording medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn the 1980s, Maxell became an icon of \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\" title=\"Popular culture\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Popular_culture\"\u003epop culture\u003c\/a\u003e when it produced advertisements popularly known as \"Blown Away Guy\" for its line of \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\" title=\"Audio cassette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Audio_cassette\"\u003eaudio cassettes\u003c\/a\u003e. 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.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-10\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMaxell audio cassettes are available in 46, 60, 90, 100, 120 and 150 minute lengths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 30, 163);\"\u003eMaxell Metal Capsule - 1990 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Maxell","offers":[{"title":"100 Minutes CA","offer_id":50221695893796,"sku":"MAX-CAP-IV-C100-90-CA(JP)","price":30.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"100 Minutes US","offer_id":39338390847585,"sku":"MAX-CAP-IV-C100-90-US(JP)","price":29.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"100 Minutes CA B-Grade","offer_id":50221696024868,"sku":"MAX-CAP-IV-C100-90-CA(JP)-B","price":28.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/A38D9242-54CA-4B73-9444-26DC187D0777.jpg?v=1758521490"},{"product_id":"tdk-ma-x-1990-us","title":"TDK MA-X - 1990 - US","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(193, 167, 35);\"\u003eTDK MA-X - 1990 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA no frills TDK yet superbly capable Metal type IV cassette. The same tape inside this can be found in the crikey expensive MA-XG, the one that has a shell made out of alloy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou've got to be rich to buy this to open and record on, but this is a fantastic Type IV if that's what you want.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b60b0b;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(193, 167, 35);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(193, 167, 35);\"\u003e90 Minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eOnly 1 available. Has some light scuffing. Light powder.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(193, 167, 35);\"\u003eNote 2: 100 Minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Box-fresh flawless cassettes. Little to no powder visible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatch below a video by Tony Villa on TDK Metal cassettes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ezdlGSXUZ3M\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout TDK:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eTDK was founded in Tokyo, Japan, on 7 December 1935 to manufacture the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iron\" title=\"Iron\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eiron\u003c\/a\u003e-based magnetic material \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferrite_(magnet)\" title=\"Ferrite (magnet)\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eferrite\u003c\/a\u003e, which had been recently invented by Yogoro Kato and Takeshi Takei.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-3\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-3\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[3]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In 1952 and 1957 they began production of magnetic tapes, with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_cassette\" title=\"Compact cassette\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003ecompact cassette\u003c\/a\u003e 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Videotape\" title=\"Videotape\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003evideotape\u003c\/a\u003e and blank \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CD-R\" title=\"CD-R\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eCD-R\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD_recordable\" title=\"DVD recordable\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003erecordable DVD\u003c\/a\u003e discs until the recording business was sold to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imation\" title=\"Imation\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eImation\u003c\/a\u003e in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOperations in the USA began in 1965 with a New York City office,\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and European operations began in 1970 with an office in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankfurt\" title=\"Frankfurt\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eFrankfurt\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Germany\" title=\"West Germany\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eWest Germany\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-5\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-5\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSince 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blu-ray_Disc\" title=\"Blu-ray Disc\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eBD\u003c\/a\u003e post-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD\" title=\"DVD\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eDVD\u003c\/a\u003e technology.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e TDK operated a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teridian_Semiconductor\" title=\"Teridian Semiconductor\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003esemiconductor division in California\u003c\/a\u003e for about a decade, but divested it in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn late 2007, Imation acquired TDK's recording business, including flash media, optical media, magnetic tape, and accessories, for $300 million.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-7\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-7\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e This also included a license to use the \"TDK Life on Record\" brand on data storage and audio products\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-8\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[8]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e for 25 years.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In September 2015, Imation announced that it had agreed to relinquish this license\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-9\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-9\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and would cease selling TDK-branded products by the end of the year.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-10\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-10\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTDK MA - 1990 - US\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"TDK","offers":[{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":45164025053476,"sku":"TDK-MAX-C90-90-US","price":36.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"100 Minutes","offer_id":39341423132769,"sku":"TDK-MAX-C100-90-US","price":37.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/image_207287b8-39c1-4ecd-b80b-cb5963473729.jpg?v=1682989543"},{"product_id":"maxell-mx-1990-us","title":"Maxell MX - 1990 - US","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0845ab;\"\u003eMaxell MX - 1990 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The same unmistakable Maxell Type IV as always. A legendary and superbly capable cassette. Still looking and sounding great as always, now in a new shell design. You've got to be rich (or nuts) to buy this to open and record on, but this is a fantastic Type IV if that's what you want.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTony Villa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0845ab;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 90 Minutes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e  Square edged case. Lightly scuffed wrapper\u003cstrong\u003e. SOLD.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0845ab;\"\u003eNote 2: 110 Minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0845ab;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e  Round edge case.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0845ab;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0845ab;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eLightly to moderately scuffed wrapper and one tiny 1mmx1mm rip on the front. One other small tear on the reverse side (top right hand corner). Actual pictures provided.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0845ab;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Only 1 available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0845ab;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0845ab;\"\u003eNote 3: 110 Minutes:\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0845ab;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0845ab;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Square edged case. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0845ab;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0845ab;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eLightly to moderately scuffed wrapper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0845ab;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0845ab;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0845ab;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0845ab;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eSOLD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0845ab;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Maxell:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eMaxell, originally part of Hitachi’s corporate family, emerged in 1960 when a dry‑cell plant was established in Ibaraki, Osaka. In 1961, Hitachi consolidated its dry‑battery and magnetic‑tape operations into the new Maxell Electric Industrial Company, positioning the brand as Hitachi’s key vehicle for consumer recording media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout the cassette era, Maxell became one of the most respected tape manufacturers. Their formulations, especially the XLI-S (Normal), XLII‑S (CrO₂), and MX (pure metal particle), were widely regarded as peak‑performance examples of the Compact Cassette format, earning strong loyalty from audiophiles and home recording enthusiasts. Maxell also produced a full range of consumer and professional magnetic media, including computer and broadcast tapes, before later shifting away from in‑house optical and recording‑media production.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe company’s cultural visibility peaked in the 1980s with the “Blown Away Guy” advertising campaign, which cemented Maxell’s reputation for high‑performance audio cassettes. Even as Maxell diversified into batteries, storage, and functional materials, its cassette legacy—and its long-standing connection to Hitachi remains central to its identity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(8, 69, 171);\"\u003eMaxell MX - 1990 - US - Made in Japan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Maxell","offers":[{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":39366999146593,"sku":"MAX-MX-C90-90-US","price":34.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"110 Minutes Round edge case","offer_id":39367005962337,"sku":"MAX-MX-C110-90-US","price":34.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"110 minutes Square edge case","offer_id":52781212139812,"sku":null,"price":34.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/products\/IMG_1821.jpg?v=1621349282"},{"product_id":"tdk-ma-1986-us","title":"TDK MA - 1986 - US","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTDK MA - 1986 - US\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTDK’s iconic mid‑80s Type IV — a benchmark Metal tape from the golden age of cassette engineering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA genuine treasure from a period when TDK, Maxell, Fuji, Denon, That’s, Sony, and BASF were locked in a fierce race to outdo one another. This was the era when every brand pushed design, materials, and performance to their absolute limits. The MA stands as a reminder of that peak: a level of quality and craftsmanship we simply never saw again with this analogue media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 31, 31);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 60 Minutes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDown to the last 3!\u003c\/strong\u003e Lightly scuffed wrapper. Remember that 60 minutes lengths are always rarer than 90 Minutes lengths. These will not be easy to find again! Oh well... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(12, 139, 23);\"\u003eNote 2: 90 Minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eOnly 1 available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout TDK:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eTDK was founded in Tokyo, Japan, on 7 December 1935 to manufacture the \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Iron\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iron\"\u003eiron\u003c\/a\u003e-based magnetic material \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Ferrite (magnet)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferrite_(magnet)\"\u003eferrite\u003c\/a\u003e, which had been recently invented by Yogoro Kato and Takeshi Takei.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-3\"\u003e[3]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In 1952 and 1957 they began production of magnetic tapes, with \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Compact cassette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_cassette\"\u003ecompact cassette\u003c\/a\u003e 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 \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Videotape\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Videotape\"\u003evideotape\u003c\/a\u003e and blank \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"CD-R\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CD-R\"\u003eCD-R\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"DVD recordable\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD_recordable\"\u003erecordable DVD\u003c\/a\u003e discs until the recording business was sold to \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Imation\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imation\"\u003eImation\u003c\/a\u003e in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOperations in the USA began in 1965 with a New York City office,\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and European operations began in 1970 with an office in \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Frankfurt\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankfurt\"\u003eFrankfurt\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"West Germany\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Germany\"\u003eWest Germany\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-5\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSince 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 \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Blu-ray Disc\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blu-ray_Disc\"\u003eBD\u003c\/a\u003e post-\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"DVD\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD\"\u003eDVD\u003c\/a\u003e technology.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-1\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e TDK operated a \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Teridian Semiconductor\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teridian_Semiconductor\"\u003esemiconductor division in California\u003c\/a\u003e for about a decade, but divested it in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn late 2007, Imation acquired TDK's recording business, including flash media, optical media, magnetic tape, and accessories, for $300 million.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e This also included a license to use the \"TDK Life on Record\" brand on data storage and audio products\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-8\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-8\"\u003e[8]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e for 25 years.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-1\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In September 2015, Imation announced that it had agreed to relinquish this license\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-9\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-9\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and would cease selling TDK-branded products by the end of the year.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-10\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTDK MA - 1986 - US - Made in Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TDK","offers":[{"title":"60 Minutes","offer_id":39567203762273,"sku":"TDK-MA-C60-86-US(JP)","price":44.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":43978294100260,"sku":"TDK-MA-C90-86-US(JP)","price":46.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/products\/IMG_2418.jpg?v=1632974218"},{"product_id":"maxell-mx-1992-us","title":"Maxell MX - 1992 - US","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(169, 143, 55);\"\u003eMaxell MX - 1992 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The same unmistakable Maxell Type IV as always. A legendary and superbly capable cassette.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTony Villa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStill looking and sounding great as always, now in an almost \"military grade\" shell design. Very sturdy and heavier than most other brands. This is a fantastic Type IV and priced well below other more collectible \"Precious Metals\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollector's Corner:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cassettes with the \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(146, 144, 144);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"maxell\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e white letters are scarcer than the ones with the \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(207, 172, 55);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\"maxell\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e black letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(207, 172, 55);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(169, 143, 55);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(207, 172, 55);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(169, 143, 55);\"\u003eNote 1: 90 Minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(169, 143, 55);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(207, 172, 55);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e  Lightly scuffed wrapper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(207, 172, 55);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e. White\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(207, 172, 55);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(207, 172, 55);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e letters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(146, 144, 144);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"maxell\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(207, 172, 55);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eon the bottom edge, left side.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(207, 172, 55);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(169, 143, 55);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(207, 172, 55);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eOnly 1 available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote 1: 90 Minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e  Lightly scuffed wrapper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e. \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(207, 172, 55);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eBlack letters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\"maxell\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(207, 172, 55);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eon the bottom edge, left side.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSOLD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(207, 172, 55);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(169, 143, 55);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 2: 110 minutes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e  Lightly scuffed wrapper. Black letters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\"maxell\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(207, 172, 55);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eon the bottom edge, left side. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eSOLD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(169, 143, 55);\"\u003eNote 3: 110 Minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eSame as above, but with white letters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(155, 151, 151);\"\u003emaxell\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e on the bottom edge, left side. Much rarer. See the very last picture. \u003cstrong\u003eSOLD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Maxell:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaxell Holdings, Ltd.\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003e日立マクセル株式会社\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eHitachi Makuseru Kabushiki-gaisha\u003c\/em\u003e), commonly known as \u003cstrong\u003eMaxell\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Japan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Company (law)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Company_(law)\"\u003ecompany\u003c\/a\u003e that manufactures \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Consumer electronics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Consumer_electronics\"\u003econsumer electronics\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMaxell was formed in 1960, when a dry cell manufacturing plant was created at the company's headquarters in \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Ibaraki, Osaka\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ibaraki,_Osaka\"\u003eIbaraki, Osaka\u003c\/a\u003e. 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 \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Nitto Denko\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitto_Denko\"\u003eNitto Denko\u003c\/a\u003e Corporation).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn March 18, 2014 the company was listed on the First Section of the \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Tokyo Stock Exchange\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tokyo_Stock_Exchange\"\u003eTokyo Stock Exchange\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe company's notable products are \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Battery (electricity)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battery_(electricity)\"\u003ebatteries\u003c\/a\u003e—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.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-5\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In the past, the company manufactured recording media, including \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Audio cassette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Audio_cassette\"\u003eaudio cassettes\u003c\/a\u003e and blank \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Vhs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vhs#Cassette_and_tape_design\"\u003eVHS tapes\u003c\/a\u003e, and recordable optical discs including CD-R\/RW and DVD±RW.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn March 4, 2008, Maxell announced that they would outsource the manufacturing of their optical media.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-6\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDuring the height of the \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Compact Audio Cassette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_Audio_Cassette\"\u003eCompact Audio Cassette\u003c\/a\u003e'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 (CrO\u003csub style=\"line-height: 1; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e) and MX (pure metal particles) cassettes was regarded by many audiophiles to be the ultimate achievement in the pre digital domestic recording medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn the 1980s, Maxell became an icon of \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\" title=\"Popular culture\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Popular_culture\"\u003epop culture\u003c\/a\u003e when it produced advertisements popularly known as \"Blown Away Guy\" for its line of \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\" title=\"Audio cassette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Audio_cassette\"\u003eaudio cassettes\u003c\/a\u003e. 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.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-10\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMaxell audio cassettes are available in 46, 60, 90, 100, 120 and 150 minute lengths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMaxell MX - 1992 - US\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Maxell","offers":[{"title":"C90 White Letters","offer_id":52781222986020,"sku":"MAX-MX-C90-92-US(JP)-WL","price":33.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"C90 Black Letters","offer_id":45157236834596,"sku":"MAX-MX-C90-92-US(JP)-BL","price":32.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"C110 Black Letters","offer_id":39605832188001,"sku":"MAX-MX-C110-92-US(JP)-BL","price":32.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"C110 White Letters","offer_id":39605832220769,"sku":"MAX-MX-C110-92-US(JP)-WL","price":33.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/9CD918F6-3193-4CD7-A58A-7DBEF9C1B503.jpg?v=1775517562"},{"product_id":"fuji-fr-metal-1982-us","title":"FUJI FR Metal - 1982 - US","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFUJI FR Metal - 1982 - US\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is from an underrated manufacturer, Fuji. When people think Fuji, they think cameras and film, not cassette, but when it comes to cassette quality from the shell to the cut smoothness of the tape pancake, and all its other parts... it is second to none! The total finished product stands up to Maxell, TDK, That's, Denon, Sony and BASF on a total equal footing.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis metal can go toe to toe with TDK and Maxell metals, it sounds fantastic... but it comes at a price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis vintage is regarded as one of the best Type IV ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease expect some wear on the outer wrapper. Nothing too excessive, but it's there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: Light scuffing throughout the wrapper. Only one available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Fuji:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFujifilm Holdings Corporation\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003e富士フイルム株式会社\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eFujifuirumu Kabushiki-kaisha\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trading_as\" title=\"Trading as\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003etrading as\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFujifilm\u003c\/strong\u003e (stylized as \u003cstrong\u003eFUJiFILM\u003c\/strong\u003e), or simply \u003cstrong\u003eFuji\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a Japanese \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multinational_corporation\" title=\"Multinational corporation\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emultinational\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Photography\" title=\"Photography\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ephotography\u003c\/a\u003e and imaging company headquartered in Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eFujifilm's principal activities are the development, production, sale and servicing of business document solutions, medical imaging and diagnostics equipment, cosmetics, regenerative medicine, stem cells, biologics manufacturing, optical films for flat panel displays, optical devices, photocopiers and printers, digital cameras, color film, color paper, photofinishing equipment, photofinishing chemicals, graphic arts equipment and material\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFUJI FR Metal - 1982 - US\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fuji","offers":[{"title":"60 Minutes","offer_id":39647926812769,"sku":"FUJ-FRM-C60-82-US","price":32.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/products\/IMG_2864.jpg?v=1637560008"},{"product_id":"denon-s-port-metal-1991-us","title":"Denon S-PORT Metal - 1991 - US","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(194, 51, 206);\"\u003eDenon S-PORT - SP-M100 - 1991 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is their top of the line Type IV - Metal. The manufacturer recommends these to be  recorded at around +7db (look at the back of the wrapper).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #af0404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(194, 51, 206);\"\u003eNote 1: 100 Minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eVery limited quantities. Only one per customer (or per order). A few more will be made available, but these are flawless in every way. Rarely offered anywhere. One \u003cstrong\u003e(1)\u003c\/strong\u003e available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"315\" width=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/msIf99QXjgw\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Denon:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDenon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003e株式会社デノン\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eKabushiki Kaisha Denon\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Japan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Electronics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electronics\"\u003eelectronics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e company that was involved in the early stages of development of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Digital audio\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digital_audio\"\u003edigital audio\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e technology, while specializing in the manufacture of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"High-fidelity\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High-fidelity\"\u003ehigh-fidelity\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eprofessional and consumer audio equipment. For many decades, Denon was a brand name of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Columbia Music Entertainment\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Columbia_Music_Entertainment\"\u003eNippon-Columbia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e, including the Nippon Columbia record label. The Denon brand came from a merger of Denki Onkyo and others in 1939. In 2001, Denon was spun off as a separate company with 98% held by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Ripplewood Holdings\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ripplewood_Holdings\"\u003eRipplewood Holdings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e and 2% by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Hitachi, Ltd.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hitachi,_Ltd.\"\u003eHitachi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e. In 2002, Denon merged with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Marantz\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marantz\"\u003eMarantz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e to form \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"D\u0026amp;M Holdings\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/D%26M_Holdings\"\u003eD\u0026amp;M Holdings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e. On March 1st, 2017, Sound United LLC completed the acquisition of D+M Holdings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(194, 51, 206);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDenon S-PORT Metal - SP-M100 - 1988 - US\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Denon","offers":[{"title":"100 Minutes","offer_id":39769933840481,"sku":"DEN-SPM-C100-91-US(JP)","price":37.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/products\/IMG_2902.jpg?v=1645811190"},{"product_id":"memorex-cdx-iv-1989-us","title":"Memorex CDX IV - 1989 - US","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(161, 12, 12);\"\u003eMemorex CDX IV - 1989 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMemorex had these cassettes manufactured in South Korea. Brilliant looking tapes and high quality type IV as expected.\u003cspan style=\"color: #a10c0c;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote 1: 110 Minutes: B-Grade.\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe wrapper has split on the right side, and it has two other tiny rips, that have now been repaired. Why repair them? It is at the very least so that when handling them, for whatever reason, they do not get sustain further damage. See first picture.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eOnly \u003cstrong\u003e(1)\u003c\/strong\u003e available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e SOLD.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote 2: 110 Minutes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Box-fresh cassette. Like new... but, it has one 4.7cms (1 13\/16\") hairline crack on the back side of the case. No need for a picture here. You will be able to use the case normally. This is priced $1.50 lower than the regular price of $21.89. Only \u003cstrong\u003e(1)\u003c\/strong\u003e available. LAST ONE!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Memorex:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eEstablished in 1961 in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Silicon_Valley\" title=\"Silicon Valley\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSilicon Valley\u003c\/a\u003e, Memorex started by selling computer tapes, then added other media such as disk packs. The company then expanded into \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Disk_drive\" title=\"Disk drive\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003edisk drives\u003c\/a\u003e and other peripheral equipment for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IBM\" title=\"IBM\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eIBM\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mainframe_computer\" title=\"Mainframe computer\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emainframes\u003c\/a\u003e. During the 1970s and into the early 1980s Memorex was worldwide one of the largest independent suppliers of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hard_disk_drive\" title=\"Hard disk drive\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003edisk drives\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Communications_controller\" title=\"Communications controller\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003ecommunications controllers\u003c\/a\u003e to users of IBM-compatible mainframes, as well as media for computer uses and consumers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMemorex entered the consumer media business in 1971 and started the ad campaign, first with its \"shattering glass\" advertisements and then with a series of famous \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Television_commercial\" title=\"Television commercial\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003etelevision commercials\u003c\/a\u003e featuring \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ella_Fitzgerald\" title=\"Ella Fitzgerald\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eElla Fitzgerald\u003c\/a\u003e. In the commercials she would sing a note that shattered a glass while being recorded to a Memorex \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Audio_cassette\" title=\"Audio cassette\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eaudio cassette\u003c\/a\u003e. The tape was played back and the recording also broke the glass, asking \"Is it live, or is it Memorex?\" This would become the company slogan which was used in a series of advertisements released through 1970s and 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn 1982 Memorex was bought by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burroughs_Corporation\" title=\"Burroughs Corporation\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"\u003eBurroughs\u003c\/a\u003e. Over the next six years, Burroughs and its successor \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unisys\" title=\"Unisys\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"\u003eUnisys\u003c\/a\u003e shut down, sold off or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/spun\" title=\"wikt:spun\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #663366; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\" class=\"extiw\"\u003espun\u003c\/a\u003e out the various parts of Memorex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOver time the Memorex consumer brand has been owned by Tandy, Handy Holdings, Imation and as of 2016 Digital Products International (DPI)\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-5\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Memorex#cite_note-5\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e. Today, Memorex is a brand for consumer electronics and accessories such as portable audio players, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IPod\" title=\"IPod\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eiPod\u003c\/a\u003e accessories, flat panel TVs, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blu-ray_Disc\" title=\"Blu-ray Disc\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eBlu-ray Disc\u003c\/a\u003e players, flash drives, CDs and DVDs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMemorex CDX IV- 1989 - US\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Memorex","offers":[{"title":"110 Minutes B-Grade","offer_id":40013596557409,"sku":"MEM-CDXIV-C110-89-US(SK)-B","price":16.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"110 Minutes","offer_id":50200628855076,"sku":"MEM-CDXIV-C110-89-US(SK)","price":21.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/CD597A3B-2F0F-46F3-981B-24BBB20178ED.jpg?v=1734647295"},{"product_id":"maxell-mx-1987-us","title":"Maxell MX - 1987 - US","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMaxell MX - 1987 - US\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same unmistakable Maxell Type IV as always.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA legendary and superbly capable cassette. Still looking and sounding great as always, now in a new shell design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE NOTE: New and sealed, but minor scuffing present on the wrappers, evident on the pictures. LAST ONE!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Maxell:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaxell Holdings, Ltd.\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003e日立マクセル株式会社\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eHitachi Makuseru Kabushiki-gaisha\u003c\/em\u003e), commonly known as \u003cstrong\u003eMaxell\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\" title=\"Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Company_(law)\" title=\"Company (law)\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003ecompany\u003c\/a\u003e that manufactures \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Consumer_electronics\" title=\"Consumer electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003econsumer electronics\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMaxell was formed in 1960, when a dry cell manufacturing plant was created at the company's headquarters in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ibaraki,_Osaka\" title=\"Ibaraki, Osaka\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eIbaraki, Osaka\u003c\/a\u003e. 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitto_Denko\" title=\"Nitto Denko\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eNitto Denko\u003c\/a\u003e Corporation).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn March 18, 2014 the company was listed on the First Section of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tokyo_Stock_Exchange\" title=\"Tokyo Stock Exchange\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eTokyo Stock Exchange\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-7\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-7\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe company's notable products are \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battery_(electricity)\" title=\"Battery (electricity)\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003ebatteries\u003c\/a\u003e—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.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-4\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-4\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-5\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-5\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In the past, the company manufactured recording media, including \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Audio_cassette\" title=\"Audio cassette\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eaudio cassettes\u003c\/a\u003e and blank \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vhs#Cassette_and_tape_design\" title=\"Vhs\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eVHS tapes\u003c\/a\u003e, and recordable optical discs including CD-R\/RW and DVD±RW.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn March 4, 2008, Maxell announced that they would outsource the manufacturing of their optical media.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-6\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-6\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDuring the height of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_Audio_Cassette\" title=\"Compact Audio Cassette\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eCompact Audio Cassette\u003c\/a\u003e'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 (CrO\u003csub style=\"line-height: 1; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e) and MX (pure metal particles) cassettes was regarded by many audiophiles to be the ultimate achievement in the pre digital domestic recording medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn the 1980s, Maxell became an icon of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Popular_culture\" title=\"Popular culture\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"\u003epop culture\u003c\/a\u003e when it produced advertisements popularly known as \"Blown Away Guy\" for its line of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Audio_cassette\" title=\"Audio cassette\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eaudio cassettes\u003c\/a\u003e. 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.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-10\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-10\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMaxell audio cassettes are available in 46, 60, 90, 100, 120 and 150 minute lengths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMaxell MX - 1987 - US\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Maxell","offers":[{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":40034661236833,"sku":"MAX-MX-C90-87-US","price":33.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/products\/IMG_2970.jpg?v=1652768703"},{"product_id":"tdk-ma-r-1979-us","title":"TDK MA-R - 1979 - US","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTDK MA-R - 1979 - US\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most expensive cassettes ever made when new, and certainly up there now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat's so special? Well, take TDKs best Metal tape from the early 80s and put it in an unparalleled innovative shell made out of metal alloy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA superbly heavy and stable cassette that is one of the best ever made. Sounds amazing, but if you're going to unwrap it and record on it, it better be worth it! Even back when they were coming out back in 1979, you had to have a serious recording to do with these expensive cassettes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpectacular cassettes that seriously began to take all cassettes (for all manufacturers) to the next level of precision, quality and design. The race was on from this point onward and literally from this exact cassette, as to who could manufacture the best tapes, period. The race to achieve the best of quality and ergonomics was on! It lasted about a decade and then eventually it all went the other way, \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #a40909;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: New and sealed. This one has some clear (opaque) tape repairs around the \"spine\" areas of the wrapper. Not repaired by us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #0937cc;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #0937cc;\"\u003eNOTE: See pictures... only 1 available! Get it for $123.02 with your 12% Loyalty program discount!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hywlgjKRPUQ\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout TDK:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eTDK was founded in Tokyo, Japan, on 7 December 1935 to manufacture the \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Iron\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iron\"\u003eiron\u003c\/a\u003e-based magnetic material \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Ferrite (magnet)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferrite_(magnet)\"\u003eferrite\u003c\/a\u003e, which had been recently invented by Yogoro Kato and Takeshi Takei.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-3\"\u003e[3]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In 1952 and 1957 they began production of magnetic tapes, with \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Compact cassette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_cassette\"\u003ecompact cassette\u003c\/a\u003e 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 \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Videotape\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Videotape\"\u003evideotape\u003c\/a\u003e and blank \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"CD-R\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CD-R\"\u003eCD-R\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"DVD recordable\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD_recordable\"\u003erecordable DVD\u003c\/a\u003e discs until the recording business was sold to \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Imation\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imation\"\u003eImation\u003c\/a\u003e in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOperations in the USA began in 1965 with a New York City office,\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and European operations began in 1970 with an office in \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Frankfurt\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankfurt\"\u003eFrankfurt\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"West Germany\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Germany\"\u003eWest Germany\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-5\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSince 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 \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Blu-ray Disc\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blu-ray_Disc\"\u003eBD\u003c\/a\u003e post-\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"DVD\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD\"\u003eDVD\u003c\/a\u003e technology.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-1\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e TDK operated a \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Teridian Semiconductor\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teridian_Semiconductor\"\u003esemiconductor division in California\u003c\/a\u003e for about a decade, but divested it in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn late 2007, Imation acquired TDK's recording business, including flash media, optical media, magnetic tape, and accessories, for $300 million.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e This also included a license to use the \"TDK Life on Record\" brand on data storage and audio products\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-8\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-8\"\u003e[8]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e for 25 years.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-1\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In September 2015, Imation announced that it had agreed to relinquish this license\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-9\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-9\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and would cease selling TDK-branded products by the end of the year.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-10\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTDK MA-R - 1979 - US\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TDK","offers":[{"title":"60 Minutes (1)","offer_id":43982942077220,"sku":"TDK-MAR-C60-79-US(1)","price":59.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes (1)","offer_id":43982868087076,"sku":"TDK-MAR-C90-79-US(1)","price":119.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/products\/image_74d1900f-14da-461e-9614-469fca8eb9d2.jpg?v=1698540080"},{"product_id":"tdk-ma-1979-us","title":"TDK MA - 1979 - US","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(66, 74, 183);\"\u003eTDK MA - 1979 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Iconic TDK cassettes. Exceptionally rare tapes. A heavy and stable cassette shell that became an all time favourite with all of us, tape enthusiasts. You will get amazing sound from them, but they are an expensive treat! Every serious collector should have one or more in their collection. Very likely to have the same formulation as the 1982 issue.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTony Villa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9f0909;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(66, 74, 183);\"\u003eImportant:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eTypical of this run of TDK cassettes (Maxell and others ~1979), the wrappers are very brittle and they just split open randomly.  These 1979 MA cassettes are rarely offered with or without their original wrappers.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9f0909;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(66, 74, 183);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 90 Minutes: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe one available (\u003cstrong\u003eonly 1\u003c\/strong\u003e), it is very similar to the one shown in the pics. \u003cstrong\u003eSOLD OUT.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9f0909;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(66, 74, 183);\"\u003eAdditional Notes: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eBasically the cassette is new and sealed, however, In order to protect the original brittle wrapper from completely disintegrating, it was encasing inside a custom-made \"box\" of good quality shrink wrap film, in the shape of a cassette case (See 3 pictures at the very end of the pics available on this listing).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout TDK:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eTDK was founded in Tokyo, Japan, on 7 December 1935 to manufacture the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iron\" title=\"Iron\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eiron\u003c\/a\u003e-based magnetic material \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferrite_(magnet)\" title=\"Ferrite (magnet)\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eferrite\u003c\/a\u003e, which had been recently invented by Yogoro Kato and Takeshi Takei.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-3\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-3\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[3]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In 1952 and 1957 they began production of magnetic tapes, with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_cassette\" title=\"Compact cassette\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003ecompact cassette\u003c\/a\u003e 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Videotape\" title=\"Videotape\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003evideotape\u003c\/a\u003e and blank \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CD-R\" title=\"CD-R\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eCD-R\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD_recordable\" title=\"DVD recordable\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003erecordable DVD\u003c\/a\u003e discs until the recording business was sold to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imation\" title=\"Imation\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eImation\u003c\/a\u003e in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOperations in the USA began in 1965 with a New York City office,\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and European operations began in 1970 with an office in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankfurt\" title=\"Frankfurt\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eFrankfurt\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Germany\" title=\"West Germany\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eWest Germany\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-5\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-5\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSince 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blu-ray_Disc\" title=\"Blu-ray Disc\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eBD\u003c\/a\u003e post-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD\" title=\"DVD\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eDVD\u003c\/a\u003e technology.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e TDK operated a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teridian_Semiconductor\" title=\"Teridian Semiconductor\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003esemiconductor division in California\u003c\/a\u003e for about a decade, but divested it in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn late 2007, Imation acquired TDK's recording business, including flash media, optical media, magnetic tape, and accessories, for $300 million.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-7\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-7\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e This also included a license to use the \"TDK Life on Record\" brand on data storage and audio products\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-8\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[8]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e for 25 years.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In September 2015, Imation announced that it had agreed to relinquish this license\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-9\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-9\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and would cease selling TDK-branded products by the end of the year.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-10\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-10\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTDK MA - 1979 - US\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TDK","offers":[{"title":"60 Minutes","offer_id":43983249178916,"sku":"TDK-MA-C60-79-US(JP)","price":36.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":43983263891748,"sku":"TDK-MA-C90-79-US(JP)","price":37.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/products\/image_e92df6b9-a8a2-4de5-ace6-e6a81707ead1.jpg?v=1668317108"},{"product_id":"toshiba-mx-1979-us","title":"Toshiba MX - 1979 - US","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(250, 183, 12);\"\u003eToshiba MX Metal - 1979 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExceptionally rare tapes that seem to have been OEM, re-branded TDK tapes (probably the MA tape). Many design features that compare to the TDK 1979 line, although this Toshiba run of MX tapes could have been manufactured in 1980.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \"\u003cspan style=\"color: #fab70c;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eroasted yellow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\" choice of colour gives it a rather unique look among cassettes.\u003cbr\u003eThe 1981 BASF LH cassette is one other brand of tapes with a similar yellow. Does this matter? You bet it does! Cassette enthusiasts collect (and use) cassettes for many different reasons, and one of them is the wide selection of many different colours and designs. Often, colour variations are what visually distinguishes the various sizes of tapes within a specific type of tape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9f0909;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(250, 183, 12);\"\u003eNote 1: 60 Minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eTypical of this run of many tapes manufactured around 1979 (Maxell and TDK mainly), the wrappers are very brittle and they just split open randomly. The cassette is new and sealed. Very rarely offered.\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Only 1 available now.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Toshiba\/Aurex:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eNo content available for Toshiba\/Aurex.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eToshiba MX Metal - 1979 - US\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TDK","offers":[{"title":"60 Minutes","offer_id":43983430385956,"sku":"TOSH-MX-C60-79-US(JP)","price":45.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/products\/image_f37175e1-35f2-4d50-b5b2-4fbd50d79e5a.jpg?v=1668326586"},{"product_id":"realistic-supertape-metal-1986-us","title":"REALISTIC SUPERTAPE METAL IV - 1986 - US","description":"\u003ch3\u003eREALISTIC SUPERTAPE \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(37, 108, 185);\"\u003eMetal - Type IV\u003c\/span\u003e - 1986 - US\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRealistic were a brand of Radio Shack \/ Tandy. Made specifically for the Canadian market as they were written in English and French. This particular fact, makes this tape exceptionally RARE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text_exposed_show\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMetal Type IV. No reviews available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text_exposed_show\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(37, 108, 185);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e60 Minutes:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e100% Box-fresh condition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThis one is a nearly PERFECT sample with only some very light scuffing. The first two pictures are of the actual tape you are buying. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(37, 108, 185);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eOne (1) available. Last one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text_exposed_show\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(37, 108, 185);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 2: 9\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e0 Minutes: B-Grade.\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e SOLD.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Out of Stock.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text_exposed_show\"\u003eREALISTIC SUPERTAPE Metal - 1986 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Realistic","offers":[{"title":"60 Minutes","offer_id":48787844268324,"sku":"REA-MIV-C60-86-US","price":26.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":44059207663908,"sku":"REA-MIV-C90-86-US","price":25.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/6F35BFB3-F77F-4925-BFEA-FAD3D9C06AAB.jpg?v=1769532430"},{"product_id":"denon-hd-m-1994-us","title":"Denon HD-M - 1994 - US","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDenon HD-M90 - 1994 - US\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDenon are consistently the most expensive blank Cassette brand out there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is their top of the line Type IV - Metal. The manufacturer recommends these to be  recorded at around +7db (look at the back of the wrapper).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 100 Minutes:\u003c\/strong\u003e This single available cassette has four exceptionally minor rips on the front side of the wrapper. See picture and see if you can actually detect them. \u003cstrong\u003eSOLD.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"315\" width=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/msIf99QXjgw\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Denon:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDenon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003e株式会社デノン\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eKabushiki Kaisha Denon\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Japan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Electronics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electronics\"\u003eelectronics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e company that was involved in the early stages of development of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Digital audio\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digital_audio\"\u003edigital audio\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e technology, while specializing in the manufacture of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"High-fidelity\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High-fidelity\"\u003ehigh-fidelity\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eprofessional and consumer audio equipment. For many decades, Denon was a brand name of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Columbia Music Entertainment\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Columbia_Music_Entertainment\"\u003eNippon-Columbia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e, including the Nippon Columbia record label. The Denon brand came from a merger of Denki Onkyo and others in 1939. In 2001, Denon was spun off as a separate company with 98% held by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Ripplewood Holdings\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ripplewood_Holdings\"\u003eRipplewood Holdings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e and 2% by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Hitachi, Ltd.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hitachi,_Ltd.\"\u003eHitachi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e. In 2002, Denon merged with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Marantz\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marantz\"\u003eMarantz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e to form \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"D\u0026amp;M Holdings\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/D%26M_Holdings\"\u003eD\u0026amp;M Holdings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e. On March 1st, 2017, Sound United LLC completed the acquisition of D+M Holdings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDenon HD8 - 1988 - US\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b70404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDenon HD-M90 - 90 Minutes: These tapes have \"Huron Electronics\" store price stickers. Huron Electronics was a High Fidelity store located in downtown Toronto, Canada. They can be removed clean, but you will need a lot of patience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Denon","offers":[{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":44061690560804,"sku":"DEN-HD-M-C90-94-US","price":42.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/products\/image_37b95822-e331-40fb-9de1-001ab52dd6af.jpg?v=1668713572"},{"product_id":"denon-s-port-iv-metal-1990-us","title":"Denon S-Port IV Metal  - 1990 - US","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 177, 124);\"\u003eDenon S-Port - SP-M100 - 1990 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDenon are consistently some of the most expensive blank Cassette brand out there. These derived from their former HD-M line-up. Made in Japan and that is all you really need to know ;)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is their top of the line Type IV - Metal. The manufacturer recommends these to be  recorded at around +7db, like some of their previous runs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(165, 11, 100);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(50, 30, 221);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 100 Minutes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Only \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e available at a reduced price of $35.90 down from $37.90. Lightly scuffed wrapper. No cuts and no rips. New stock coming in soon will remain priced at $37.90\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatch below a video by Tony Villa on Denon cassettes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"315\" width=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/msIf99QXjgw\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Denon:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDenon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003e株式会社デノン\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eKabushiki Kaisha Denon\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Japan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Electronics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electronics\"\u003eelectronics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e company that was involved in the early stages of development of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Digital audio\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digital_audio\"\u003edigital audio\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e technology, while specializing in the manufacture of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"High-fidelity\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High-fidelity\"\u003ehigh-fidelity\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eprofessional and consumer audio equipment. For many decades, Denon was a brand name of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Columbia Music Entertainment\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Columbia_Music_Entertainment\"\u003eNippon-Columbia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e, including the Nippon Columbia record label. The Denon brand came from a merger of Denki Onkyo and others in 1939. In 2001, Denon was spun off as a separate company with 98% held by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Ripplewood Holdings\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ripplewood_Holdings\"\u003eRipplewood Holdings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e and 2% by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Hitachi, Ltd.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hitachi,_Ltd.\"\u003eHitachi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e. In 2002, Denon merged with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Marantz\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marantz\"\u003eMarantz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e to form \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" title=\"D\u0026amp;M Holdings\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/D%26M_Holdings\"\u003eD\u0026amp;M Holdings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e. On March 1st, 2017, Sound United LLC completed the acquisition of D+M Holdings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDenon S-Port IV Metal - 1990 - US\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Denon","offers":[{"title":"100 Minutes (GP)","offer_id":44061881631012,"sku":"DEN-SPIV-C100-90-US","price":33.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/5322A3F4-5BBA-4C0F-95D2-290E7777E267.jpg?v=1740185759"},{"product_id":"maxell-mx-s-1990-us","title":"Maxell MX-S - 1990 - US","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMaxell MX-S - 1990 - US\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same unmistakable Maxell Type IV as always.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA legendary and superbly capable cassette. Still looking and sounding great as always, now in a new shell design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 100 Minutes:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Very light scuffing and very clear windows, strikingly clear compared to their occasional opaque appearance. Featured in the angled photo is one of the two specific tapes currently in stock. Overall better than the one shown in the first 2 pictures. \u003cstrong\u003eOnly 2 available. Rare pieces indeed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eCollector’s Corner: Hazy Windows…\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e- Maxell’s 1986–1991 line is known for its hazy see‑through windows, often making collectors wonder whether the cloudiness is residue or something worse. I finally tested it by opening a sealed MX with a bad wrapper but a foggy window. After disassembling the shell, a lightly damp microfiber cloth with diluted Windex cleared the haze completely.\u003cbr\u003e- Reassembling it back onto the second shell was fiddly, but the result confirmed it: the haze isn’t permanent. If you’re opening one of these for use, take a moment to clean the windows... the tapes look far better with a clear, sharp view.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Maxell:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eMaxell, originally part of Hitachi’s corporate family, emerged in 1960 when a dry‑cell plant was established in Ibaraki, Osaka. In 1961, Hitachi consolidated its dry‑battery and magnetic‑tape operations into the new Maxell Electric Industrial Company, positioning the brand as Hitachi’s key vehicle for consumer recording media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout the cassette era, Maxell became one of the most respected tape manufacturers. Their formulations, especially the XLI-S (Normal), XLII‑S (CrO₂), and MX (pure metal particle), were widely regarded as peak‑performance examples of the Compact Cassette format, earning strong loyalty from audiophiles and home recording enthusiasts. Maxell also produced a full range of consumer and professional magnetic media, including computer and broadcast tapes, before later shifting away from in‑house optical and recording‑media production.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe company’s cultural visibility peaked in the 1980s with the “Blown Away Guy” advertising campaign, which cemented Maxell’s reputation for high‑performance audio cassettes. Even as Maxell diversified into batteries, storage, and functional materials, its cassette legacy—and its long-standing connection to Hitachi remains central to its identity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMaxell MX-S - 1990 - US\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Maxell","offers":[{"title":"100 Minutes","offer_id":44086875521316,"sku":"MAX-MXS-C100-90-US(JP)","price":34.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/products\/image_7fcfb6de-9d20-4ab8-9f7f-b157e9235f42.jpg?v=1669098457"},{"product_id":"maxell-mx-s-1992-us","title":"Maxell MX-S - 1992 - US","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMaxell MX-S - 1992 - US\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The same unmistakable Maxell Type IV as always. A legendary and superbly capable cassette. Still looking and sounding great as always, now in a new shell design.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTony Villa\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 100 minutes: B-Grade:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wrappers show light scuffing throughout. Two rips in the front, one was repaired with a bit of clear tape with no finger-prints on it. Two 2 available.\u003cstrong\u003e SOLD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Maxell:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eMaxell, originally part of Hitachi’s corporate family, emerged in 1960 when a dry‑cell plant was established in Ibaraki, Osaka. In 1961, Hitachi consolidated its dry‑battery and magnetic‑tape operations into the new Maxell Electric Industrial Company, positioning the brand as Hitachi’s key vehicle for consumer recording media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout the cassette era, Maxell became one of the most respected tape manufacturers. Their formulations, especially the XLI-S (Normal), XLII‑S (CrO₂), and MX (pure metal particle), were widely regarded as peak‑performance examples of the Compact Cassette format, earning strong loyalty from audiophiles and home recording enthusiasts. Maxell also produced a full range of consumer and professional magnetic media, including computer and broadcast tapes, before later shifting away from in‑house optical and recording‑media production.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe company’s cultural visibility peaked in the 1980s with the “Blown Away Guy” advertising campaign, which cemented Maxell’s reputation for high‑performance audio cassettes. Even as Maxell diversified into batteries, storage, and functional materials, its cassette legacy—and its long-standing connection to Hitachi remains central to its identity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eMaxell MX-S - 1992 - US\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Maxell","offers":[{"title":"100 Minutes","offer_id":44086940172580,"sku":"MAX-MXS-C100-92-US(JP)","price":31.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/products\/image_d01be753-384f-4de3-ac38-a73f9dd7f32e.jpg?v=1669099289"},{"product_id":"thats-mg-a-1993-eu","title":"That's MG-A - 1993 - EU","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(95, 93, 93);\"\u003eThat's MG-A - 1993\u003cbr\u003eMaGica - Type IV Metal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat's\u003c\/strong\u003e easily and quickly proved they did not enter the cassette tape market to lag behind anybody. Their quality and performance is superb at every level. Expect nothing less. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow about this name though? \"\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\" ?! \u003cbr\u003eWas it due to a lack of imagination or an excess of it? Was it a marketing strategy? Anyway, Frank Lassak of Germany has an explanation...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThey chose the name because they thought people would like to say, for example... '\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eThat's\u003c\/span\u003e Peter Gabriel' or '\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eThat's\u003c\/span\u003e Madonna'. Simple as that!\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile in London, Frank learned this about \"naming\" fact in the early 80's as the tape was being introduced and distributed in London and to the rest of the UK. He attended an event at Virgin Record Store on Oxford Street, where he learned about this and other facts, as well as how special these tapes were. He ended up buying 20 tapes on that special day! Cheers Frank!\u003cbr\u003eJune 15, 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qp7XnbhO_RA?si=waboZPm_wgrJe5Zg\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003e太陽誘電株式会社\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eTaiyō Yūden Kabushiki-gaisha\u003c\/em\u003e, translated as \u003cem\u003eSun Dielectric Co., Ltd.\u003c\/em\u003e) is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\" title=\"Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e materials and electronics company, situated in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Kyobashi,_Tokyo\u0026amp;action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" title=\"Kyobashi, Tokyo (page does not exist)\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #a55858; background: none;\" class=\"new\"\u003eKyobashi\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chuo,_Tokyo\" title=\"Chuo, Tokyo\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eChuo, Tokyo\u003c\/a\u003e, that helped pioneer recordable CD technology (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CD-R\" title=\"CD-R\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eCD-R\u003c\/a\u003e) along with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony\" title=\"Sony\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philips\" title=\"Philips\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ePhilips\u003c\/a\u003e in 1988. Founded 60 years ago, Taiyo Yuden currently operates factories in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\" title=\"Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eJapan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singapore\" title=\"Singapore\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSingapore\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korea\" title=\"Korea\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eKorea\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China\" title=\"China\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eChina\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippines\" title=\"Philippines\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ePhilippines\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taiwan\" title=\"Taiwan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eTaiwan\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malaysia\" title=\"Malaysia\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eMalaysia\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThey were well known for their \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Recordable_media\" title=\"Recordable media\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003erecordable\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Optical_disc\" title=\"Optical disc\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eoptical\u003c\/a\u003e media, and were regarded by many to be the very best in the industry.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-4\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taiyo_Yuden#cite_note-4\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-5\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taiyo_Yuden#cite_note-5\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In June 2015, Taiyo Yuden announced their intention to discontinue their recording media business by December of that year, citing market shrinkage, changing market conditions, difficulty while improving earnings and a hike in the cost of raw materials.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-pr_discontinued_6-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taiyo_Yuden#cite_note-pr_discontinued-6\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eTaiyo Yuden branded products were not common outside Japan (where Taiyo Yuden media had a market share of about 60%) but unbranded CDs and DVDs were available from some online retailers. Rebranded Taiyo Yuden media could be found under \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fujifilm\" title=\"Fujifilm\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eFujifilm\u003c\/a\u003e, Fusion, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell\" title=\"Maxell\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eMaxell\u003c\/a\u003e (Maxell Music CD-R, Maxell CD-R Pro, and Maxell CD-R Music Pro (discontinued)), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Miflop\u0026amp;action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" title=\"Miflop (page does not exist)\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #a55858; background: none;\" class=\"new\"\u003eMiflop\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Panasonic\" title=\"Panasonic\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ePanasonic\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plextor\" title=\"Plextor\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ePlextor\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony\" title=\"Sony\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony\u003c\/a\u003e (Sony Music CD-R (discontinued 2008)), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK\" title=\"TDK\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eTDK\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Verbatim_Corporation\" title=\"Verbatim Corporation\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eVerbatim Corporation\u003c\/a\u003ebrands.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-16\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taiyo_Yuden#cite_note-16\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[16]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In Japan, Korea and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greece\" title=\"Greece\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eGreece\u003c\/a\u003e, Taiyo Yuden was distributing its own brand \"\u003cstrong\u003eThat's\u003c\/strong\u003e\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaiyo Yuden has also developed the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Autostrategy\u0026amp;action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" title=\"Autostrategy (page does not exist)\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #a55858; background: none;\" class=\"new\"\u003eAutostrategy\u003c\/a\u003e technology, a learning mode for DVD burners, for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plextor\" title=\"Plextor\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ePlextor\u003c\/a\u003e.In October 2008 Taiyo Yuden partnered with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/JVC\" title=\"JVC\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eJVC\u003c\/a\u003e to form JVC Advanced Media as a marketing plan to distribute Taiyo Yuden media globally under the JVC brand name.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-VAM_15-1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taiyo_Yuden#cite_note-VAM-15\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[15]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn mid-2015, Taiyo Yuden announced their intention to have withdrawn from the optical media business (including CD-R, DVD-R and BD-R) by December of that year.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-pr_discontinued_6-2\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taiyo_Yuden#cite_note-pr_discontinued-6\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Taiyo Yuden sold its disc manufacturing patents and equipment to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CMC_Magnetics\" title=\"CMC Magnetics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eCMC Magnetics\u003c\/a\u003e, and today the media is manufactured by CMC under the CMC Pro brand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat's MG-A - 1993 - EU - Metal -Type IV\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"That's \/ Triad","offers":[{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":44621603209508,"sku":"THA-MGA-C90-93-EU(JP)","price":33.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/products\/image_ebe59285-0adb-4c34-b673-fbda47893a0a.jpg?v=1676877624"},{"product_id":"radioshack-mp-x-1991-us","title":"RadioShack MP-X - 1995 - US","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b70c70;\"\u003eRadioShack \u003cspan style=\"color: #eabf0b;\"\u003eMP-X\u003c\/span\u003e - 1995 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinimum order: 2 Cassettes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eType IV - Metal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eManufactured by TDK. In essence, it is an MA-X tape from 1993~1995.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b60b0b;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(147, 13, 91);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cstrong\u003e 60 Minutes: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSOLD.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(147, 13, 91);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 2: 90 Minutes: Only \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e available now.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eThese come in a 2-Pack, and are NOT individually wrapped. These will be carefully re-sealed or placed into a small new plastic bag, in order to protect the cassette tape and case. It helps avoid outside elements to access the magnetic tape. The case will be safe from getting scratches and dirt. These are unequivocally 100% brand new tapes. See pictures. Buy 1 or buy both. \u003cstrong\u003eSOLD.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatch a video below by Tony Villa about a Realistic Metal Supertape (RadioShack):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y_V3YKIBsJs\"\u003eRealistic Supertape Type 4 Metal \/ BASF Chrome Maxima Design Edition No 4 \/ TDK ME 90 Pro - Review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y_V3YKIBsJs?si=gPHom8IL6N3_YAd9\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout RadioShack:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Radio Shack brand for cassettes started with the name Supertape, then eventually they also used their very own same name, \"Radio Shack\", by Tandy Corporation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRadioShack - MP-X - 1995 - US - Made in Japan\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"RadioShack","offers":[{"title":"60 Minutes","offer_id":49876479934756,"sku":"RAD-MPX-C60-95-US(TH)","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes (A)","offer_id":44624520544548,"sku":"RAD-MPX-C90-95-US(JP)","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/9D1BA2B6-65CF-4E33-9010-104649A26A97.jpg?v=1733624588"},{"product_id":"memorex-metal-iv-1982-us","title":"Memorex METAL IV - 1982 - US","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(197, 145, 23);\"\u003eMEMOREX METAL IV - 1982 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMemorex’s 1982 Metal IV was their entry into the high‑end Type IV market, offering solid durability and respectable high‑frequency response. While it never matched the refinement of Japanese competitors like TDK MA or Maxell MX, it remains notable for bringing metal tape technology to a wider audience at a lower price. Today, collectors value it more for its rarity and iconic branding than for absolute performance, making it a distinctive piece of Memorex’s cassette legacy. \u003cstrong\u003eMade in the USA. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #a10c0c;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(197, 145, 23);\"\u003eNote 1: 90 Minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eNew one available but not as perfect as the one shown. Close though. \u003cstrong\u003eOne 1 available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Memorex:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMemorex was founded in 1961 in Silicon Valley, initially producing computer tapes and disk packs before expanding into disk drives and peripherals for IBM mainframes. By the 1970s, it had become one of the largest independent suppliers of disk drives and controllers worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1971, Memorex entered the consumer media market with audio cassettes, launching its iconic “Is it live, or is it Memorex?” campaign. The ads, featuring Ella Fitzgerald shattering a glass both live and on playback, cemented Memorex’s reputation and made its cassettes household staples through the 1970s and 1980s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcquired by Burroughs in 1982, and later absorbed into Unisys, Memorex’s operations were gradually dismantled by the late 1980s. Yet its cassette legacy remains central to its identity, remembered for combining mass‑market reach with one of the most famous advertising slogans in audio history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(197, 145, 23);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMEMOREX METAL IV- 1982 - US\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Memorex","offers":[{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":44626443796772,"sku":"MEM-IV-C90-82-US","price":33.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/7C5277BA-F63D-43E3-A97B-9F6C721D104F.jpg?v=1735945842"},{"product_id":"tdk-ma-xg-1990-us","title":"TDK MA-XG - 1990 - US","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #298e2b;\"\u003eTDK MA-XG - 1990 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most expensive cassettes ever made when new, and certainly up there now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat's so special? Well, take TDKs best Metal tape from the MA-X and put it in a shell made out of metal alloy. The successor of the legendary MA-XG of 1986.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA superbly heavy and stable cassette that is one of the best ever made. Sounds amazing, but if you're going to unwrap this and record on it, you've more spare money that us!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, these are rather expensive, but they are also one of the ultimate cassettes. Every serious collector should have one in their collection. The Video below is for the 1986 version. Same tape formulation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 60 Minutes: \u003c\/strong\u003eThese are 100% box fresh, but may have the slightest scuff. LAST one available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"315\" width=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RfZr_knFBMo\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout TDK:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eTDK was founded in Tokyo, Japan, on 7 December 1935 to manufacture the \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Iron\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iron\"\u003eiron\u003c\/a\u003e-based magnetic material \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Ferrite (magnet)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferrite_(magnet)\"\u003eferrite\u003c\/a\u003e, which had been recently invented by Yogoro Kato and Takeshi Takei.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-3\"\u003e[3]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In 1952 and 1957 they began production of magnetic tapes, with \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Compact cassette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_cassette\"\u003ecompact cassette\u003c\/a\u003e 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 \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Videotape\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Videotape\"\u003evideotape\u003c\/a\u003e and blank \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"CD-R\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CD-R\"\u003eCD-R\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"DVD recordable\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD_recordable\"\u003erecordable DVD\u003c\/a\u003e discs until the recording business was sold to \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Imation\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imation\"\u003eImation\u003c\/a\u003e in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOperations in the USA began in 1965 with a New York City office,\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and European operations began in 1970 with an office in \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Frankfurt\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankfurt\"\u003eFrankfurt\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"West Germany\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Germany\"\u003eWest Germany\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-5\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSince 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 \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Blu-ray Disc\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blu-ray_Disc\"\u003eBD\u003c\/a\u003e post-\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"DVD\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD\"\u003eDVD\u003c\/a\u003e technology.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-corp_history_aae10000_4-1\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-corp_history_aae10000-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e TDK operated a \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Teridian Semiconductor\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teridian_Semiconductor\"\u003esemiconductor division in California\u003c\/a\u003e for about a decade, but divested it in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn late 2007, Imation acquired TDK's recording business, including flash media, optical media, magnetic tape, and accessories, for $300 million.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-0\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e This also included a license to use the \"TDK Life on Record\" brand on data storage and audio products\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-8\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-8\"\u003e[8]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e for 25 years.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-reg_sale_6-1\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-reg_sale-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In September 2015, Imation announced that it had agreed to relinquish this license\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-9\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-9\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and would cease selling TDK-branded products by the end of the year.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TDK#cite_note-10\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTDK MA-XG - 1986 - EU\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TDK","offers":[{"title":"60 Minutes","offer_id":45186467823908,"sku":"TDK-MAXG-C60-90-US","price":138.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/image_14acd28e-22e1-4ab6-8e53-f3e33f1ed512.jpg?v=1683255119"},{"product_id":"sony-metal-xr-1998-eu","title":"Sony Metal XR - 1998 - EU","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 155, 6);\"\u003eSony Metal XR - 1998 - EU\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSony's last metal Type IV.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe last of Sony's legendary and superb metal tapes ends with this tape manufactured in the E.U. Made in Italy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b60505;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 155, 6);\"\u003eNote 1: 90 Minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003ePerfectly clean and scuff free wrappers. Fresh off the carton cassettes. Very few available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Sony:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSony Corporation\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003eソニー株式会社\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eSonī \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kabushiki_Kaisha\" title=\"Kabushiki Kaisha\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eKabushiki Kaisha\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"white-space: nowrap;\" class=\"nowrap\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"IPA nopopups noexcerpt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English\" title=\"Help:IPA\/English\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none; text-decoration-line: none !important;\"\u003e\/\u003cspan style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted;\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/ˈ\/: primary stress follows\"\u003eˈ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'s' in 'sigh'\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/oʊ\/: 'o' in 'code'\"\u003eoʊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'n' in 'nigh'\"\u003en\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/i\/: 'y' in 'happy'\"\u003ei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key\" title=\"Help:Pronunciation respelling key\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e\u003cem title=\"English pronunciation respelling\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.6px;\"\u003eSOH\u003c\/span\u003e-nee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, stylized as \u003cstrong\u003eSONY\u003c\/strong\u003e) is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\" title=\"Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multinational_corporation\" title=\"Multinational corporation\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emultinational\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conglomerate_company\" title=\"Conglomerate company\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003econglomerate\u003c\/a\u003e corporation headquartered in Kōnan, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Minato,_Tokyo\" title=\"Minato, Tokyo\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eMinato\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tokyo\" title=\"Tokyo\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eTokyo\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-10\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-10\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Kaisha_or_Gaisha_1-1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Kaisha_or_Gaisha-1\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[1]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Its diversified business includes consumer and professional \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electronics\" title=\"Electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eelectronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Video_game_industry\" title=\"Video game industry\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003egaming\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Entertainment\" title=\"Entertainment\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eentertainment\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Financial_service\" title=\"Financial service\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003efinancial services\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-FY_11-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-FY-11\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The company owns the largest \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music\" title=\"Sony Music\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emusic entertainment business\u003c\/a\u003e in the world,\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-12\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-12\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[11]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and is one of the leading manufacturers of electronic products for the consumer and professional markets, and a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures\" title=\"Sony Pictures\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eleading player\u003c\/a\u003e in the film and television industry.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-SonyHistory_13-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-SonyHistory-13\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[12]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; font-size: 11.2px; white-space: nowrap;\" class=\"noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact\"\u003e[\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:NOTRS\" title=\"Wikipedia:NOTRS\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"A statement such as 'leading manufacturer of X' requires an independent source (June 2018)\"\u003ebetter source needed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e]\u003c\/sup\u003e Sony was ranked 97th on the 2018 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fortune_Global_500\" title=\"Fortune Global 500\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eFortune Global 500\u003c\/a\u003e list.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-14\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-14\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[13]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony Corporation is the electronics \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strategic_business_unit\" title=\"Strategic business unit\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ebusiness unit\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parent_company\" title=\"Parent company\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eparent company\u003c\/a\u003e of the Sony Group (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003eソニー・グループ\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eSonī Gurūpu\u003c\/em\u003e), which is engaged in business through its four operating components: electronics (AV, IT \u0026amp; communication products, semiconductors, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Video_games\" title=\"Video games\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003evideo games\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Network_service\" title=\"Network service\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003enetwork services\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Health_technology\" title=\"Health technology\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003emedical business\u003c\/a\u003e), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Film\" title=\"Film\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emotion pictures\u003c\/a\u003e (movies and TV shows), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Music_industry\" title=\"Music industry\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emusic\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Record_label\" title=\"Record label\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003erecord labels\u003c\/a\u003e and music publishing) and financial services (banking and insurance).\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Organization_Data_April_2012_15-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Organization_Data_April_2012-15\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[14]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Annual_Report_2010_16-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Annual_Report_2010-16\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[15]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Organization_Data_17-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Organization_Data-17\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[16]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e These make Sony one of the most \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Media_conglomerate\" title=\"Media conglomerate\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ecomprehensive entertainment companies\u003c\/a\u003e in the world. The group consists of Sony Corporation, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures\" title=\"Sony Pictures\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Pictures\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures_Entertainment_Japan\" title=\"Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Pictures Entertainment Japan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Mobile\" title=\"Sony Mobile\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Mobile\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment\" title=\"Sony Interactive Entertainment\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Interactive Entertainment\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music\" title=\"Sony Music\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Music\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music_Entertainment_Japan\" title=\"Sony Music Entertainment Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Music Entertainment Japan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Financial_Holdings\" title=\"Sony Financial Holdings\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Financial Holdings\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Sony_subsidiaries\" title=\"List of Sony subsidiaries\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eothers\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony is among the semiconductor sales leaders\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-18\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-18\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[17]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and since 2015, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Television#Market_share\" title=\"Television\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003efifth-largest television manufacturer\u003c\/a\u003e in the world after \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samsung_Electronics\" title=\"Samsung Electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSamsung Electronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LG_Electronics\" title=\"LG Electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eLG Electronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TCL_Corporation\" title=\"TCL Corporation\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eTCL\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hisense\" title=\"Hisense\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eHisense\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-market-share_19-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-market-share-19\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[18]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe company's current slogan is \u003cem\u003eBe Moved\u003c\/em\u003e. Their former slogans were \u003cem\u003eThe One and Only\u003c\/em\u003e (1979–1982), \u003cem\u003eIt's a Sony\u003c\/em\u003e (1982–2006), \u003cem\u003elike.no.other\u003c\/em\u003e (2006–2009)\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-20\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-20\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[19]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Make.believe\" title=\"Make.believe\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emake.believe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (2009–2014).\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-21\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-21\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[20]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony has a weak tie to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sumitomo_Mitsui_Financial_Group\" title=\"Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group\u003c\/a\u003e (SMFG) \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Keiretsu\" title=\"Keiretsu\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ekeiretsu\u003c\/a\u003e, the successor to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mitsui\" title=\"Mitsui\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eMitsui keiretsu\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-22\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-22\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[21]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony produced the world's first portable music player, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walkman\" title=\"Walkman\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eWalkman\u003c\/a\u003e in 1979. This line fostered a fundamental change in music listening habits by allowing people to carry music with them and listen to music through lightweight headphones. Walkman originally referred to portable audio \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_cassette\" title=\"Compact cassette\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003ecassette\u003c\/a\u003e players. The company now uses the Walkman brand to market its portable audio and video players as well as a line of former \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Mobile_Communications\" title=\"Sony Mobile Communications\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eSony Ericsson\u003c\/a\u003e mobile phones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 155, 6);\"\u003eSony Metal XR - 1998 - EU\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Sony","offers":[{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":47020709642532,"sku":"SON-MXR-C90-98-EU(IT)","price":32.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/9913C7D5-A3DF-4054-A91F-883DF224D931.jpg?v=1694901603"},{"product_id":"maxell-mx-1988-us","title":"Maxell MX - 1988 - US","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(168, 146, 52);\"\u003eMaxell MX - 1988 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same unmistakable Maxell Type IV as always.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA legendary and superbly capable cassette. Still looking and sounding great as always, now in a new shell design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(210, 178, 40);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(168, 146, 52);\"\u003eNOTE 1: 46 Minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eNew and sealed. Lightly scuffed wrappers. Curious little fact. These black stickers showing \"Maxell Super Sweepstakes\" with the Canada Maple Leaf, are real paper stickers applied over the plastic wrapper.\u003cstrong\u003e Only 2 available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(210, 178, 40);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e** Rarer version of this MX tapes due to the Canadian \"Maxell Super Sweepstakes\" seal. This is an actual paper sticker seal, and not just designed into the plastic wrapper. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(168, 146, 52);\"\u003eNOTE 2: 90 Minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew stock:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sept. 21, 2025. Very few available. Lightly to moderately scuffed wrappers, with some other wrapper blemishes. No pictures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(168, 146, 52);\"\u003eNOTE 3: 100 Minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eOnly 2 available. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eLight scuffing. No cuts, no rips.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(168, 146, 52);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e SOLD.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(168, 146, 52);\"\u003eSide Note:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Take a look at all of the pictures right to the end. If you want the window of these cassettes to look as clean and sharp as the 90 Minutes one shown here, please read the text shown on the link below: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cassettecomeback.com\/products\/maxell-mx-s-1990-us?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=1a9ecc8cb\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.cassettecomeback.com\/products\/maxell-mx-s-1990-us?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=1a9ecc8cb\u0026amp;_ss=r \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Maxell:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaxell Holdings, Ltd.\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003e日立マクセル株式会社\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eHitachi Makuseru Kabushiki-gaisha\u003c\/em\u003e), commonly known as \u003cstrong\u003eMaxell\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Japan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Company (law)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Company_(law)\"\u003ecompany\u003c\/a\u003e that manufactures \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Consumer electronics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Consumer_electronics\"\u003econsumer electronics\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMaxell was formed in 1960, when a dry cell manufacturing plant was created at the company's headquarters in \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Ibaraki, Osaka\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ibaraki,_Osaka\"\u003eIbaraki, Osaka\u003c\/a\u003e. 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 \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Nitto Denko\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitto_Denko\"\u003eNitto Denko\u003c\/a\u003e Corporation).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn March 18, 2014 the company was listed on the First Section of the \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Tokyo Stock Exchange\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tokyo_Stock_Exchange\"\u003eTokyo Stock Exchange\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe company's notable products are \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Battery (electricity)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battery_(electricity)\"\u003ebatteries\u003c\/a\u003e—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.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-5\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In the past, the company manufactured recording media, including \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Audio cassette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Audio_cassette\"\u003eaudio cassettes\u003c\/a\u003e and blank \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Vhs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vhs#Cassette_and_tape_design\"\u003eVHS tapes\u003c\/a\u003e, and recordable optical discs including CD-R\/RW and DVD±RW.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn March 4, 2008, Maxell announced that they would outsource the manufacturing of their optical media.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-6\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDuring the height of the \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Compact Audio Cassette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_Audio_Cassette\"\u003eCompact Audio Cassette\u003c\/a\u003e'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 (CrO\u003csub style=\"line-height: 1; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e) and MX (pure metal particles) cassettes was regarded by many audiophiles to be the ultimate achievement in the pre digital domestic recording medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn the 1980s, Maxell became an icon of \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\" title=\"Popular culture\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Popular_culture\"\u003epop culture\u003c\/a\u003e when it produced advertisements popularly known as \"Blown Away Guy\" for its line of \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\" title=\"Audio cassette\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Audio_cassette\"\u003eaudio cassettes\u003c\/a\u003e. 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.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-10\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMaxell audio cassettes are available in 46, 60, 90, 100, 120 and 150 minute lengths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMaxell MX - 1988 - US\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Maxell","offers":[{"title":"46 Minutes","offer_id":47025450451236,"sku":"MAX-MX-C46-88-US","price":29.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":50221844496676,"sku":"MAX-MX-C90-88-US","price":31.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 Minutes","offer_id":50221844627748,"sku":"MAX-MX-C100-88-US","price":29.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/E275C95B-C279-4D99-B4A2-9B86F383A97D.jpg?v=1694967928"},{"product_id":"maxell-mx-s-1998-us","title":"Maxell MX-S - 1998 - US","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1d0591;\"\u003eMaxell\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #e2c623;\"\u003eMX-S\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #1d0591;\"\u003e- 1998 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same unmistakable Maxell Type IV as always.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA legendary and superbly capable cassette. Still looking and sounding great as always, now in a new shell design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1d0591;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 60 Minutes: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eWrapper has some scuffing, but no rips or cut. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSOLD.\u003cbr\u003eNote 2: 90 Minutes: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eWrapper has some scuffing. Oddly enough, only after having taken a picture focusing on the edge side of the cassette case, the angle of the light made it possible to reveal an hairline crack on the case. You can see it right under the large 'm' of \"maxell\" in the large white letters. Looks like it might be about 2cms long.\u003cstrong\u003e In any case, just this \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1d0591;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 2: 90 Minutes: B-Grade: SOLD.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Maxell:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaxell Holdings, Ltd.\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003e日立マクセル株式会社\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eHitachi Makuseru Kabushiki-gaisha\u003c\/em\u003e), commonly known as \u003cstrong\u003eMaxell\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\" title=\"Japan\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Company_(law)\" title=\"Company (law)\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003ecompany\u003c\/a\u003e that manufactures \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Consumer_electronics\" title=\"Consumer electronics\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003econsumer electronics\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMaxell was formed in 1960, when a dry cell manufacturing plant was created at the company's headquarters in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ibaraki,_Osaka\" title=\"Ibaraki, Osaka\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eIbaraki, Osaka\u003c\/a\u003e. 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitto_Denko\" title=\"Nitto Denko\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eNitto Denko\u003c\/a\u003e Corporation).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn March 18, 2014 the company was listed on the First Section of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tokyo_Stock_Exchange\" title=\"Tokyo Stock Exchange\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eTokyo Stock Exchange\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-7\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-7\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe company's notable products are \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battery_(electricity)\" title=\"Battery (electricity)\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003ebatteries\u003c\/a\u003e—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.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-4\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-4\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-5\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-5\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In the past, the company manufactured recording media, including \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Audio_cassette\" title=\"Audio cassette\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eaudio cassettes\u003c\/a\u003e and blank \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vhs#Cassette_and_tape_design\" title=\"Vhs\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eVHS tapes\u003c\/a\u003e, and recordable optical discs including CD-R\/RW and DVD±RW.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn March 4, 2008, Maxell announced that they would outsource the manufacturing of their optical media.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-6\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-6\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDuring the height of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_Audio_Cassette\" title=\"Compact Audio Cassette\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eCompact Audio Cassette\u003c\/a\u003e'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 (CrO\u003csub style=\"line-height: 1; font-size: 11.2px;\"\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e) and MX (pure metal particles) cassettes was regarded by many audiophiles to be the ultimate achievement in the pre digital domestic recording medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn the 1980s, Maxell became an icon of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Popular_culture\" title=\"Popular culture\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"\u003epop culture\u003c\/a\u003e when it produced advertisements popularly known as \"Blown Away Guy\" for its line of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Audio_cassette\" title=\"Audio cassette\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eaudio cassettes\u003c\/a\u003e. 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.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-10\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxell#cite_note-10\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMaxell audio cassettes are available in 46, 60, 90, 100, 120 and 150 minute lengths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMaxell MX-S - 1998 - US\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Maxell","offers":[{"title":"60 Minutes","offer_id":47039648989476,"sku":"MAX-MXS-C60-98-US","price":39.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":47439219753252,"sku":"MAX-MXS-C90-98-US","price":41.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes B-Grade","offer_id":50489625805092,"sku":"MAX-MXS-C90-98-US-B","price":39.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/42AAE7D8-3066-487F-AA55-D83A201F5659.jpg?v=1695057561"},{"product_id":"sony-metal-sr-1989-us","title":"SONY METAL SR - 1989 - US","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSONY METAL SR - 1989 - US\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown as Metal XR in the EU.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is there to say about Sony metals? They look and sound great.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 90 Minutes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Box-fresh cassettes. Only a few available.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote 2: 100 Minutes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Box fresh cassettes 100% perfect wrappers. Only \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e left.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCassette Coins Loyalty Program Note:\u003c\/strong\u003e With your Gold Status 12% discount, you can walk away with this brilliant Metal tape for only $21.02! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Sony:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSony Corporation\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003eソニー株式会社\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eSonī \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kabushiki_Kaisha\" title=\"Kabushiki Kaisha\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eKabushiki Kaisha\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"white-space: nowrap;\" class=\"nowrap\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"IPA nopopups noexcerpt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English\" title=\"Help:IPA\/English\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none; text-decoration-line: none !important;\"\u003e\/\u003cspan style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted;\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/ˈ\/: primary stress follows\"\u003eˈ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'s' in 'sigh'\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/oʊ\/: 'o' in 'code'\"\u003eoʊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'n' in 'nigh'\"\u003en\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/i\/: 'y' in 'happy'\"\u003ei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key\" title=\"Help:Pronunciation respelling key\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e\u003cem title=\"English pronunciation respelling\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.6px;\"\u003eSOH\u003c\/span\u003e-nee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, stylized as \u003cstrong\u003eSONY\u003c\/strong\u003e) is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\" title=\"Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multinational_corporation\" title=\"Multinational corporation\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emultinational\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conglomerate_company\" title=\"Conglomerate company\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003econglomerate\u003c\/a\u003e corporation headquartered in Kōnan, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Minato,_Tokyo\" title=\"Minato, Tokyo\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eMinato\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tokyo\" title=\"Tokyo\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eTokyo\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-10\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-10\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Kaisha_or_Gaisha_1-1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Kaisha_or_Gaisha-1\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[1]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Its diversified business includes consumer and professional \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electronics\" title=\"Electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eelectronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Video_game_industry\" title=\"Video game industry\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003egaming\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Entertainment\" title=\"Entertainment\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eentertainment\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Financial_service\" title=\"Financial service\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003efinancial services\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-FY_11-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-FY-11\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The company owns the largest \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music\" title=\"Sony Music\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emusic entertainment business\u003c\/a\u003e in the world,\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-12\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-12\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[11]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and is one of the leading manufacturers of electronic products for the consumer and professional markets, and a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures\" title=\"Sony Pictures\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eleading player\u003c\/a\u003e in the film and television industry.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-SonyHistory_13-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-SonyHistory-13\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[12]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; font-size: 11.2px; white-space: nowrap;\" class=\"noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact\"\u003e[\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:NOTRS\" title=\"Wikipedia:NOTRS\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"A statement such as 'leading manufacturer of X' requires an independent source (June 2018)\"\u003ebetter source needed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e]\u003c\/sup\u003e Sony was ranked 97th on the 2018 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fortune_Global_500\" title=\"Fortune Global 500\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eFortune Global 500\u003c\/a\u003e list.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-14\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-14\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[13]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony Corporation is the electronics \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strategic_business_unit\" title=\"Strategic business unit\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ebusiness unit\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parent_company\" title=\"Parent company\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eparent company\u003c\/a\u003e of the Sony Group (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003eソニー・グループ\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eSonī Gurūpu\u003c\/em\u003e), which is engaged in business through its four operating components: electronics (AV, IT \u0026amp; communication products, semiconductors, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Video_games\" title=\"Video games\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003evideo games\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Network_service\" title=\"Network service\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003enetwork services\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Health_technology\" title=\"Health technology\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003emedical business\u003c\/a\u003e), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Film\" title=\"Film\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emotion pictures\u003c\/a\u003e (movies and TV shows), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Music_industry\" title=\"Music industry\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emusic\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Record_label\" title=\"Record label\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003erecord labels\u003c\/a\u003e and music publishing) and financial services (banking and insurance).\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Organization_Data_April_2012_15-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Organization_Data_April_2012-15\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[14]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Annual_Report_2010_16-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Annual_Report_2010-16\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[15]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Organization_Data_17-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Organization_Data-17\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[16]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e These make Sony one of the most \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Media_conglomerate\" title=\"Media conglomerate\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ecomprehensive entertainment companies\u003c\/a\u003e in the world. The group consists of Sony Corporation, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures\" title=\"Sony Pictures\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Pictures\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures_Entertainment_Japan\" title=\"Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Pictures Entertainment Japan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Mobile\" title=\"Sony Mobile\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Mobile\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment\" title=\"Sony Interactive Entertainment\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Interactive Entertainment\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music\" title=\"Sony Music\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Music\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music_Entertainment_Japan\" title=\"Sony Music Entertainment Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Music Entertainment Japan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Financial_Holdings\" title=\"Sony Financial Holdings\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Financial Holdings\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Sony_subsidiaries\" title=\"List of Sony subsidiaries\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eothers\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony is among the semiconductor sales leaders\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-18\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-18\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[17]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and since 2015, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Television#Market_share\" title=\"Television\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003efifth-largest television manufacturer\u003c\/a\u003e in the world after \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samsung_Electronics\" title=\"Samsung Electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSamsung Electronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LG_Electronics\" title=\"LG Electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eLG Electronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TCL_Corporation\" title=\"TCL Corporation\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eTCL\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hisense\" title=\"Hisense\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eHisense\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-market-share_19-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-market-share-19\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[18]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe company's current slogan is \u003cem\u003eBe Moved\u003c\/em\u003e. Their former slogans were \u003cem\u003eThe One and Only\u003c\/em\u003e (1979–1982), \u003cem\u003eIt's a Sony\u003c\/em\u003e (1982–2006), \u003cem\u003elike.no.other\u003c\/em\u003e (2006–2009)\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-20\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-20\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[19]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Make.believe\" title=\"Make.believe\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emake.believe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (2009–2014).\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-21\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-21\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[20]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony has a weak tie to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sumitomo_Mitsui_Financial_Group\" title=\"Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group\u003c\/a\u003e (SMFG) \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Keiretsu\" title=\"Keiretsu\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ekeiretsu\u003c\/a\u003e, the successor to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mitsui\" title=\"Mitsui\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eMitsui keiretsu\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-22\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-22\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[21]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony produced the world's first portable music player, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walkman\" title=\"Walkman\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eWalkman\u003c\/a\u003e in 1979. This line fostered a fundamental change in music listening habits by allowing people to carry music with them and listen to music through lightweight headphones. Walkman originally referred to portable audio \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_cassette\" title=\"Compact cassette\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003ecassette\u003c\/a\u003e players. The company now uses the Walkman brand to market its portable audio and video players as well as a line of former \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Mobile_Communications\" title=\"Sony Mobile Communications\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eSony Ericsson\u003c\/a\u003e mobile phones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSONY METAL SR - 1989 - US\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sony","offers":[{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":47141579718948,"sku":"SON-SR-C90-89-US(JP)","price":23.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"100 Minutes","offer_id":47141579751716,"sku":"SON-SR-C100-89-US(JP)","price":23.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/A6B81517-485A-4434-970E-5FAF7D6ACEFE.jpg?v=1695397577"},{"product_id":"teac-mdx-1984-us","title":"TEAC MDX - 1984 - US","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #bc0808;\"\u003eTEAC MDX - 1984 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTYPE IV\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d20606;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTeac's Metal tape. Type IV. \u003cstrong\u003e70\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eμs\u003c\/strong\u003e setting. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ac0c0c;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0b40ab;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(190, 11, 11);\"\u003eNote 1: 46 minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0b40ab;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Light scuffing on the front side of the tape. The back is about perfect. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0b40ab;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eOnly 1 available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote 2: 90 Minutes:\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eSome scuffing on the front. No rips or cuts.\u003cstrong\u003e Only 1 Available. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout \u003cb\u003eTEAC CORPORATION\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"sect company-outline\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-12\"\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 534px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 117.517px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrade Name\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 399.483px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTEAC CORPORATION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 117.517px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHead Quarters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 399.483px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1-47 Ochiai, Tama-shi, Tokyo 206-8530, Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 117.517px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFounded\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 399.483px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAugust 26, 1953\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"sect company-outline\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-12\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAudio Products Business\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePremium audio products\u003cbr\u003eHigh-end audio products\u003cbr\u003eAudio equipment for Music production \u0026amp; Professional audio products\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTEAC MDX 1984\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TEAC","offers":[{"title":"46 Minutes","offer_id":51114892722468,"sku":"TEAC-MDX-C46-84-US(JP)","price":73.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":47447024075044,"sku":"TEAC-MDX-C90-84-US(JP)","price":78.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/510DFC37-1E54-454C-8B7D-201E4AEB2AF1.jpg?v=1758772230"},{"product_id":"fuji-metal-1980-us","title":"FUJI Metal - 1980 - US","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(195, 158, 24);\"\u003eFUJI Metal - 1980 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFUJI has to be the most underrated magnetic tape manufacturer. When people think of  FUJI, they think cameras and film, not cassettes. However, when it comes to cassette quality from the shell to the cut smoothness of the tape pancake, and all its other parts including the brilliancy and quality of the magnetic tape... \u003cstrong\u003eit is second to none!\u003c\/strong\u003e The total finished product stands up to Maxell, TDK, That's, Denon, Sony and BASF on a totally equal footing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Metal formulation from Fuji will perform as well as any other top-end Metal tape you decide to stack up against it. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease expect some wear on the outer wrapper. Nothing too excessive, but it's there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(9, 144, 214);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 90 Minutes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Lightly scuffed wrapper. See pics. Only \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(13, 118, 172);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 2: 90 Minutes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e NOT Available. Last 3 pictures are about a tape I can't locate now. Oops. There isn't a separate listing for it until...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Fuji:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFujifilm Holdings Corporation\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003e富士フイルム株式会社\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eFujifuirumu Kabushiki-kaisha\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trading_as\" title=\"Trading as\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003etrading as\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFujifilm\u003c\/strong\u003e (stylized as \u003cstrong\u003eFUJiFILM\u003c\/strong\u003e), or simply \u003cstrong\u003eFuji\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a Japanese \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multinational_corporation\" title=\"Multinational corporation\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emultinational\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Photography\" title=\"Photography\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ephotography\u003c\/a\u003e and imaging company headquartered in Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eFujifilm's principal activities are the development, production, sale and servicing of business document solutions, medical imaging and diagnostics equipment, cosmetics, regenerative medicine, stem cells, biologics manufacturing, optical films for flat panel displays, optical devices, photocopiers and printers, digital cameras, color film, color paper, photofinishing equipment, photofinishing chemicals, graphic arts equipment and material\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFUJI Metal - 1980 - Made in Japan for both European and North American markets. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fuji","offers":[{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":47455629312292,"sku":"FUJI-M-C90-80-US","price":37.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/AB5BACB5-AF30-4FD8-B35F-5FFCB9DB7649.jpg?v=1758595338"},{"product_id":"fuji-fr-metal-1989-us","title":"FUJI FR Metal - 1989 - US","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(168, 143, 62);\"\u003eFUJI FR Metal - 1989 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFUJI has to be the most underrated magnetic tape manufacturer. When people think of  FUJI, they think cameras and film, not cassettes. However, when it comes to cassette quality from the shell to the cut smoothness of the tape pancake, and all its other parts including the brilliancy and quality of the magnetic tape... \u003cstrong\u003eit is second to none!\u003c\/strong\u003e The total finished product stands up to Maxell, TDK, That's, Denon, Sony and BASF on a totally equal footing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFuji's Metal formulations will perform as well as any other top-end Metal tape you decide to stack up against it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCassette Coins Corner: \u003c\/strong\u003eGet this tape for only $36.86 with your 12% discount from your Gold Status loyalty rewards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(168, 143, 62);\"\u003eNote 1: 90 Minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eThere is some light scuffing on the wrapper. \u003cstrong\u003eOnly 1 available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Fuji:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFujifilm Holdings Corporation\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003e富士フイルム株式会社\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eFujifuirumu Kabushiki-kaisha\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Trading as\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trading_as\"\u003etrading as\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFujifilm\u003c\/strong\u003e (stylized as \u003cstrong\u003eFUJiFILM\u003c\/strong\u003e), or simply \u003cstrong\u003eFuji\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a Japanese \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Multinational corporation\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multinational_corporation\"\u003emultinational\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" title=\"Photography\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Photography\"\u003ephotography\u003c\/a\u003e and imaging company headquartered in Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eFujifilm's principal activities are the development, production, sale and servicing of business document solutions, medical imaging and diagnostics equipment, cosmetics, regenerative medicine, stem cells, biologics manufacturing, optical films for flat panel displays, optical devices, photocopiers and printers, digital cameras, color film, color paper, photofinishing equipment, photofinishing chemicals, graphic arts equipment and material\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFUJI FR Metal - 1989 - Made in Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fuji","offers":[{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":47455652315428,"sku":"FUJ-FRM-C90-89-US","price":39.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/416CE1AC-1672-4EB0-B527-268169E61054.jpg?v=1698561267"},{"product_id":"sony-es-metal-1986-us","title":"Sony Metal-ES - 1986 - US","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(190, 146, 35);\"\u003eSony Metal-ES - 1986\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnything Sony ES denotes higher quality over the likes of an SR (North America) or XR (Europe). The same goes for a Sony \"Dynametal\" ES Type IV tape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(223, 165, 17);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(190, 146, 35);\"\u003eNote: 90 Minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Only \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e available. When you apply your \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eGOLD\u003c\/span\u003e Status Loyalty Program Cassette Coins discount of 12%, this cassette can be yours for $86.11 USD...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatch below a great video by Tony Villa on this 1986 Sony Metal-ES Cassette:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pugn-Ykdgws?si=QIfo7b8OACUdkByW\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Sony:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSony Corporation\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003eソニー株式会社\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eSonī \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kabushiki_Kaisha\" title=\"Kabushiki Kaisha\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eKabushiki Kaisha\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"white-space: nowrap;\" class=\"nowrap\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"IPA nopopups noexcerpt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English\" title=\"Help:IPA\/English\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none; text-decoration-line: none !important;\"\u003e\/\u003cspan style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted;\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/ˈ\/: primary stress follows\"\u003eˈ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'s' in 'sigh'\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/oʊ\/: 'o' in 'code'\"\u003eoʊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'n' in 'nigh'\"\u003en\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/i\/: 'y' in 'happy'\"\u003ei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key\" title=\"Help:Pronunciation respelling key\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e\u003cem title=\"English pronunciation respelling\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.6px;\"\u003eSOH\u003c\/span\u003e-nee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, stylized as \u003cstrong\u003eSONY\u003c\/strong\u003e) is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\" title=\"Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multinational_corporation\" title=\"Multinational corporation\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emultinational\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conglomerate_company\" title=\"Conglomerate company\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003econglomerate\u003c\/a\u003e corporation headquartered in Kōnan, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Minato,_Tokyo\" title=\"Minato, Tokyo\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eMinato\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tokyo\" title=\"Tokyo\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eTokyo\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-10\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-10\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Kaisha_or_Gaisha_1-1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Kaisha_or_Gaisha-1\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[1]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Its diversified business includes consumer and professional \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electronics\" title=\"Electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eelectronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Video_game_industry\" title=\"Video game industry\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003egaming\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Entertainment\" title=\"Entertainment\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eentertainment\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Financial_service\" title=\"Financial service\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003efinancial services\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-FY_11-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-FY-11\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The company owns the largest \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music\" title=\"Sony Music\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emusic entertainment business\u003c\/a\u003e in the world,\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-12\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-12\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[11]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and is one of the leading manufacturers of electronic products for the consumer and professional markets, and a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures\" title=\"Sony Pictures\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eleading player\u003c\/a\u003e in the film and television industry.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-SonyHistory_13-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-SonyHistory-13\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[12]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; font-size: 11.2px; white-space: nowrap;\" class=\"noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact\"\u003e[\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:NOTRS\" title=\"Wikipedia:NOTRS\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"A statement such as 'leading manufacturer of X' requires an independent source (June 2018)\"\u003ebetter source needed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e]\u003c\/sup\u003e Sony was ranked 97th on the 2018 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fortune_Global_500\" title=\"Fortune Global 500\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eFortune Global 500\u003c\/a\u003e list.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-14\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-14\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[13]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony Corporation is the electronics \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strategic_business_unit\" title=\"Strategic business unit\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ebusiness unit\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parent_company\" title=\"Parent company\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eparent company\u003c\/a\u003e of the Sony Group (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003eソニー・グループ\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eSonī Gurūpu\u003c\/em\u003e), which is engaged in business through its four operating components: electronics (AV, IT \u0026amp; communication products, semiconductors, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Video_games\" title=\"Video games\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003evideo games\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Network_service\" title=\"Network service\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003enetwork services\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Health_technology\" title=\"Health technology\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003emedical business\u003c\/a\u003e), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Film\" title=\"Film\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emotion pictures\u003c\/a\u003e (movies and TV shows), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Music_industry\" title=\"Music industry\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emusic\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Record_label\" title=\"Record label\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003erecord labels\u003c\/a\u003e and music publishing) and financial services (banking and insurance).\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Organization_Data_April_2012_15-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Organization_Data_April_2012-15\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[14]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Annual_Report_2010_16-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Annual_Report_2010-16\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[15]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Organization_Data_17-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Organization_Data-17\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[16]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e These make Sony one of the most \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Media_conglomerate\" title=\"Media conglomerate\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ecomprehensive entertainment companies\u003c\/a\u003e in the world. The group consists of Sony Corporation, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures\" title=\"Sony Pictures\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Pictures\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures_Entertainment_Japan\" title=\"Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Pictures Entertainment Japan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Mobile\" title=\"Sony Mobile\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Mobile\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment\" title=\"Sony Interactive Entertainment\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Interactive Entertainment\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music\" title=\"Sony Music\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Music\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music_Entertainment_Japan\" title=\"Sony Music Entertainment Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Music Entertainment Japan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Financial_Holdings\" title=\"Sony Financial Holdings\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Financial Holdings\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Sony_subsidiaries\" title=\"List of Sony subsidiaries\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eothers\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony is among the semiconductor sales leaders\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-18\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-18\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[17]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and since 2015, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Television#Market_share\" title=\"Television\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003efifth-largest television manufacturer\u003c\/a\u003e in the world after \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samsung_Electronics\" title=\"Samsung Electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSamsung Electronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LG_Electronics\" title=\"LG Electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eLG Electronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TCL_Corporation\" title=\"TCL Corporation\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eTCL\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hisense\" title=\"Hisense\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eHisense\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-market-share_19-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-market-share-19\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[18]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe company's current slogan is \u003cem\u003eBe Moved\u003c\/em\u003e. Their former slogans were \u003cem\u003eThe One and Only\u003c\/em\u003e (1979–1982), \u003cem\u003eIt's a Sony\u003c\/em\u003e (1982–2006), \u003cem\u003elike.no.other\u003c\/em\u003e (2006–2009)\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-20\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-20\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[19]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Make.believe\" title=\"Make.believe\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emake.believe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (2009–2014).\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-21\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-21\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[20]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony has a weak tie to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sumitomo_Mitsui_Financial_Group\" title=\"Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group\u003c\/a\u003e (SMFG) \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Keiretsu\" title=\"Keiretsu\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ekeiretsu\u003c\/a\u003e, the successor to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mitsui\" title=\"Mitsui\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eMitsui keiretsu\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-22\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-22\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[21]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony produced the world's first portable music player, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walkman\" title=\"Walkman\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eWalkman\u003c\/a\u003e in 1979. This line fostered a fundamental change in music listening habits by allowing people to carry music with them and listen to music through lightweight headphones. Walkman originally referred to portable audio \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_cassette\" title=\"Compact cassette\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003ecassette\u003c\/a\u003e players. The company now uses the Walkman brand to market its portable audio and video players as well as a line of former \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Mobile_Communications\" title=\"Sony Mobile Communications\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eSony Ericsson\u003c\/a\u003e mobile phones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSony Metal-ES - 1986 - US\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sony","offers":[{"title":"90 Minutes","offer_id":47461163761956,"sku":"SON-MeES-C90-86-US(JP)","price":92.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/783FCB98-0203-4EF2-934D-DEF735060499.jpg?v=1698646968"},{"product_id":"sony-metal-es-1988-ca","title":"Sony Metal-ES - 1988 - JP","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(173, 134, 56);\"\u003eSony Metal-ES - 1988 US\/CA\/JP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Anything Sony ES denotes higher quality over the likes of an SR (North America) or XR (Europe). The same goes for a Sony \"Dynametal\" ES Type IV tape. These were made for the Canadian Market, and they are 20:1 rarer than the ones made for the US and EU markets.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTony Villa\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(157, 122, 52);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 46 Mins: JP: B-Grade:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e  Does not appear to have any cracks (tactile checked), but it has multiple rips (repaired with good clear tape, no fingerprints) along the right side edge on the reverse side\u003cstrong\u003e. See Pic. Only 1 available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(223, 165, 17);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(157, 122, 52);\"\u003eNote 2: 46 Mins: JP:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(223, 165, 17);\"\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eLightly scuffed, with 2 tiny tears. Near perfect. \u003cstrong\u003eAvailable Soon.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(223, 165, 17);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(157, 122, 52);\"\u003eNote 3: 60 Mins: JP: B-Grade:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(157, 122, 52);\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis one has a 1.0cm (3\/8\") hairline crack under the \"S\" (SONY), and one tiny rip (repaired).\u003cstrong\u003e Available Soon.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(223, 165, 17);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(157, 122, 52);\"\u003eNote 4: 60 Mins: JP:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(173, 134, 56);\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(223, 165, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eLightly scuffed. Near perfect. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(223, 165, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eOne 1 available. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(157, 122, 52);\"\u003eNote 5: 90 Mins: JP: #101:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(223, 165, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eDoes not appear to have any cracks (tactile checked), but it has one large rip (repaired with good clear tape, no fingerprints) along the left side edge on the reverse side.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(223, 165, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e See Pic. Available Soon!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(157, 122, 52);\"\u003eNote 6: 90 Mins: JP: #102:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e  Almost like the one above with a light to moderate scuffed wrapper, but it does not have a tear like #101. Has a couple super tiny rips (one was repaired). Tactile checked for cracks, and none were detected. \u003cstrong\u003eOne 1 available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(223, 165, 17);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(223, 165, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(157, 122, 52);\"\u003eNote 7: 90 Mins: US:\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis one has a 1.5cm (5\/8\") hairline crack on the top left front corner. The yellow rubber band is not sitting over the crack as it should, but you can see it better on the second pic. It's also missing a tiny bit of the wrapper right next to the \"IV\" on the ridge of the cassette. See pics. \u003cstrong\u003eOne 1 available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(157, 122, 52);\"\u003eNote 8: 90 Mins: CA:\u003c\/span\u003e  Sold Out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatch below a great video by Tony Villa on as 1986 Sony Metal-ES!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pugn-Ykdgws?si=QIfo7b8OACUdkByW\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Sony:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSony Corporation\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003eソニー株式会社\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eSonī \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kabushiki_Kaisha\" title=\"Kabushiki Kaisha\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eKabushiki Kaisha\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"white-space: nowrap;\" class=\"nowrap\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"IPA nopopups noexcerpt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English\" title=\"Help:IPA\/English\" style=\"color: #0b0080; background: none; text-decoration-line: none !important;\"\u003e\/\u003cspan style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted;\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/ˈ\/: primary stress follows\"\u003eˈ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'s' in 'sigh'\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/oʊ\/: 'o' in 'code'\"\u003eoʊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'n' in 'nigh'\"\u003en\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/i\/: 'y' in 'happy'\"\u003ei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key\" title=\"Help:Pronunciation respelling key\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e\u003cem title=\"English pronunciation respelling\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.6px;\"\u003eSOH\u003c\/span\u003e-nee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, stylized as \u003cstrong\u003eSONY\u003c\/strong\u003e) is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\" title=\"Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multinational_corporation\" title=\"Multinational corporation\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emultinational\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conglomerate_company\" title=\"Conglomerate company\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003econglomerate\u003c\/a\u003e corporation headquartered in Kōnan, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Minato,_Tokyo\" title=\"Minato, Tokyo\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eMinato\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tokyo\" title=\"Tokyo\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eTokyo\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-10\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-10\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Kaisha_or_Gaisha_1-1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Kaisha_or_Gaisha-1\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[1]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Its diversified business includes consumer and professional \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electronics\" title=\"Electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eelectronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Video_game_industry\" title=\"Video game industry\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003egaming\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Entertainment\" title=\"Entertainment\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eentertainment\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Financial_service\" title=\"Financial service\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003efinancial services\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-FY_11-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-FY-11\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The company owns the largest \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music\" title=\"Sony Music\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emusic entertainment business\u003c\/a\u003e in the world,\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-12\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-12\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[11]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and is one of the leading manufacturers of electronic products for the consumer and professional markets, and a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures\" title=\"Sony Pictures\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eleading player\u003c\/a\u003e in the film and television industry.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-SonyHistory_13-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-SonyHistory-13\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[12]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; font-size: 11.2px; white-space: nowrap;\" class=\"noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact\"\u003e[\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:NOTRS\" title=\"Wikipedia:NOTRS\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"A statement such as 'leading manufacturer of X' requires an independent source (June 2018)\"\u003ebetter source needed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e]\u003c\/sup\u003e Sony was ranked 97th on the 2018 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fortune_Global_500\" title=\"Fortune Global 500\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eFortune Global 500\u003c\/a\u003e list.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-14\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-14\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[13]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony Corporation is the electronics \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strategic_business_unit\" title=\"Strategic business unit\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ebusiness unit\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parent_company\" title=\"Parent company\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eparent company\u003c\/a\u003e of the Sony Group (\u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003eソニー・グループ\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eSonī Gurūpu\u003c\/em\u003e), which is engaged in business through its four operating components: electronics (AV, IT \u0026amp; communication products, semiconductors, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Video_games\" title=\"Video games\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003evideo games\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Network_service\" title=\"Network service\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003enetwork services\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Health_technology\" title=\"Health technology\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003emedical business\u003c\/a\u003e), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Film\" title=\"Film\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emotion pictures\u003c\/a\u003e (movies and TV shows), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Music_industry\" title=\"Music industry\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emusic\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Record_label\" title=\"Record label\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003erecord labels\u003c\/a\u003e and music publishing) and financial services (banking and insurance).\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Organization_Data_April_2012_15-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Organization_Data_April_2012-15\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[14]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Annual_Report_2010_16-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Annual_Report_2010-16\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[15]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Organization_Data_17-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-Organization_Data-17\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[16]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e These make Sony one of the most \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Media_conglomerate\" title=\"Media conglomerate\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ecomprehensive entertainment companies\u003c\/a\u003e in the world. The group consists of Sony Corporation, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures\" title=\"Sony Pictures\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Pictures\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures_Entertainment_Japan\" title=\"Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Pictures Entertainment Japan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Mobile\" title=\"Sony Mobile\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Mobile\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment\" title=\"Sony Interactive Entertainment\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Interactive Entertainment\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music\" title=\"Sony Music\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Music\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Music_Entertainment_Japan\" title=\"Sony Music Entertainment Japan\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Music Entertainment Japan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Financial_Holdings\" title=\"Sony Financial Holdings\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSony Financial Holdings\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Sony_subsidiaries\" title=\"List of Sony subsidiaries\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eothers\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony is among the semiconductor sales leaders\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-18\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-18\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[17]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and since 2015, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Television#Market_share\" title=\"Television\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003efifth-largest television manufacturer\u003c\/a\u003e in the world after \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samsung_Electronics\" title=\"Samsung Electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSamsung Electronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LG_Electronics\" title=\"LG Electronics\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eLG Electronics\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TCL_Corporation\" title=\"TCL Corporation\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eTCL\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hisense\" title=\"Hisense\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eHisense\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-market-share_19-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-market-share-19\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[18]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe company's current slogan is \u003cem\u003eBe Moved\u003c\/em\u003e. Their former slogans were \u003cem\u003eThe One and Only\u003c\/em\u003e (1979–1982), \u003cem\u003eIt's a Sony\u003c\/em\u003e (1982–2006), \u003cem\u003elike.no.other\u003c\/em\u003e (2006–2009)\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-20\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-20\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[19]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Make.believe\" title=\"Make.believe\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003emake.believe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (2009–2014).\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-21\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-21\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[20]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony has a weak tie to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sumitomo_Mitsui_Financial_Group\" title=\"Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group\u003c\/a\u003e (SMFG) \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Keiretsu\" title=\"Keiretsu\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003ekeiretsu\u003c\/a\u003e, the successor to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mitsui\" title=\"Mitsui\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eMitsui keiretsu\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;\" class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-22\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony#cite_note-22\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003e[21]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSony produced the world's first portable music player, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walkman\" title=\"Walkman\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\"\u003eWalkman\u003c\/a\u003e in 1979. This line fostered a fundamental change in music listening habits by allowing people to carry music with them and listen to music through lightweight headphones. Walkman originally referred to portable audio \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_cassette\" title=\"Compact cassette\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003ecassette\u003c\/a\u003e players. The company now uses the Walkman brand to market its portable audio and video players as well as a line of former \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Mobile_Communications\" title=\"Sony Mobile Communications\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;\" class=\"mw-redirect\"\u003eSony Ericsson\u003c\/a\u003e mobile phones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSony Metal-ES - 1988 - CA\/US\/JP - Made in Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sony","offers":[{"title":"46 Minutes JP B-Grade","offer_id":51976132755748,"sku":"SON-MeES-C46-88-JP-B","price":38.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"46 Minutes JP","offer_id":51976133345572,"sku":"SON-MeES-C46-88-JP","price":39.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"60 Minutes JP B-Grade","offer_id":51976133411108,"sku":"SON-MeES-C60-88-JP-B","price":40.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"60 Minutes JP","offer_id":51976133378340,"sku":"SON-MeES-C60-88-JP","price":42.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"90 Minutes JP #101","offer_id":51976133738788,"sku":"SON-MeES-C90-88-JP-101","price":43.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes JP #102","offer_id":51976133804324,"sku":"SON-MeES-C90-88-JP-102","price":44.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"90 Minutes US B-Grade","offer_id":51401484697892,"sku":"SON-MeES-C90-88-US","price":41.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes CA","offer_id":47461247648036,"sku":"SON-MeES-C90-88-CA","price":47.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/467637A0-6CB3-498A-A642-9763065D92C8.jpg?v=1769890685"},{"product_id":"triad-mg-x-1986-us","title":"Triad MG-X - 1986 - US","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(154, 142, 76);\"\u003eTRIAD MG-X - 1986 - US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Top end Type IV cassette. This version was meant for the US market only.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003eMetal Tape\u003c\/strong\u003e stacks up to the very best of TDK, SONY, Maxell, Denon, BASF and Fuji.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMuch like its Type II cousin (EM-X) it can also take lots of signal, without noticeable distortion and super low hiss. This is one of those tapes said to \"nearly match the quality that of CD\". In fact it's probably so close, that if you hide the High Fidelity gear behind a curtain, you will not know what type of source you are listening to!  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTriad is how Taiyo Yuden cassettes were initially marketed in the USA (That's everywhere else) and the cassettes are identical, apart from the branding. Brilliant!\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Tony Villa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(154, 142, 76);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 60 Minutes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e One \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e available! The wrapper is lightly scuffed, but no cuts and no rips. It is not the one shown in the pictures. \u003cstrong\u003eSOLD. Out of Stock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(154, 142, 76);\"\u003eNote 1: 90 Minutes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e One \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e available! The wrapper is a bit scuffed. The one in the pictures is \u003cstrong\u003eSOLD.\u003c\/strong\u003e The one now available has some small cuts along two of its edges, a bit of tape has been added to avoid further accidental damage. It also has a small tear on the wrapper on the underside of the least looked at edge. It's all very insignificant, but if it's for collection purposes you should look for a better specimen. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout That's:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (太陽誘電株式会社, “Sun Dielectric”) is a Japanese materials and electronics company based in Tokyo. Founded in 1950, it became a pioneer in recording media, most famously co‑developing recordable CD-R technology with Sony and Philips in 1988. The company operated factories across Asia, including Japan, Korea, China, and Singapore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore its optical media dominance, Taiyo Yuden was deeply involved in cassette tape production, supplying high‑quality blanks that were re-branded by major names such as Maxell, TDK, Sony, and Fujifilm. Their cassettes were prized for consistency and performance, helping establish the company’s reputation long before CD‑R.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaiyo Yuden’s branded products were rare outside Japan, where its “That’s” line held strong market share. Globally, its media appeared under partner labels, and in 2008 it joined JVC to form JVC Advanced Media. 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