SONY HF - 1986 - US
"... If you were taping "back in the day" you most probably will have used some of these. A design classic... being about as good as an everyday tape got, at the time. Put some Noise Reduction on them, and negative bias at 9 o'clock and you'll find they're very musical cassettes." Tony Villa
Note 1: 60 Minutes: MX: Box-fresh cassettes. Only 2 in stock
Note 2: 60 Minutes: JP: Moderately scuffed cassettes, with other tiny blemishes on the wrapper. Two (2) available with a crack on its case. Cases are still usable. See pictures. These are to be opened and recorded on. B101 will be released first, and then B102. Only 2 in stock
Note 3: 90 Minutes: MX: Box-fresh cassettes. Low inventory
Note 4: 120 Minutes: JP: Box-fresh cassettes. Only 1 available
Note 5: 90 Minutes: MX: It has a "Bargain Harold's" price sticker on it! (*). Box-fresh cassette. Only 1 available
Side Note: (*) Bargain Harold’s was a Canadian discount retail chain. Some of its assets were used to establish The Bargain! Shop under Woolworth Canada in 1991. In late 1993, 101 Canadian Woolworth stores were converted to The Bargain! Shop. The chain later began re-branding stores as Red Apple in 2012.
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https://youtu.be/WKBlKW5BZHs?si=E4_7gh0276CbmjJZ
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About Sony:
Sony began in Japan in 1946 as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, founded by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita. The company built its identity around audio and consumer electronics, with magnetic recording becoming an important part of its early development.
During the cassette era, Sony offered tapes across the main recording categories, including HF ferric models, UCX and UX high-bias ranges, and Metal ES and Metal XR metal-particle tapes. Its blank cassettes formed part of a wider recording and listening ecosystem that included home decks, portable recorders and the Walkman.
As listening habits shifted toward digital formats, Sony’s business continued across electronics, imaging, gaming and entertainment. Its cassette legacy remains closely tied to the experience of home recording and portable music, with tapes ranging from everyday HF models to premium metal formulations still attracting collectors and enthusiasts.