{"product_id":"sony-metal-master-1990-eu","title":"Sony Metal Master - 1990 - EU\/US","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(168, 145, 52);\"\u003eSony Metal Master - 1990 - EU\/US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Simply one of the greatest cassettes ever made. A heavy, ceramic, shell encapsulating TOTL Sony Type IV Metal tape. A legendary and superbly capable cassette, that was always expensive and lusted after. You've got to be rich (or nuts) to buy this to open and record on, but if you're a REAL collector, you've got to have at least one of these in the stash.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTony Villa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(154, 132, 45);\"\u003eMade in Japan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(154, 132, 45);\"\u003eNote 1: 60 Minutes: EU:  \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eOut of Stock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(154, 132, 45);\"\u003eNote 2: 90 Minutes: EU:  \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eOut of Stock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(154, 132, 45);\"\u003eNote 3: 90 Minutes: US: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Light scuffing wrapper on the reverse side of the case (left side). Pictures may not be able show it much. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly 1 available.\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-outline-level: 3;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003eSony began in 1946 as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, founded by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita with a focus on turning advanced research into practical consumer technology. By the 1960s, the company had adopted the Sony name and expanded into magnetic tape, quickly becoming one of Japan’s most innovative audio manufacturers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-outline-level: 3;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThrough the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, Sony established a strong presence in the cassette market with lines such as \u003cb\u003eHF (Normal)\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eUCX\/UX (Type II)\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eMetal‑ES\/Metal‑XR (Type IV)\u003c\/b\u003e. These tapes were known for clean, stable formulations and consistently high build quality, earning Sony a reputation amongst the best in the upper tier of global tape production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-outline-level: 3;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAs the cassette era wound down, Sony gradually exited in‑house tape manufacturing and shifted its focus toward electronics, imaging sensors, gaming, and content creation. Unlike some of its competitors, Sony did not sell or transfer its tape‑manufacturing operations; the company simply wound them down as the cassette era ended. Yet its cassette legacy, from the everyday HF to the premium Metal ES, remains highly regarded.\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break; page-break-before: always;\" clear=\"all\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(154, 132, 45);\"\u003eSony Metal Master - 1990 - EU\/US - Made in Japan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Sony","offers":[{"title":"60 Minutes EU","offer_id":29748933787745,"sku":"SON-MM-C60-90-EU","price":169.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes EU","offer_id":29748933820513,"sku":"SON-MM-C90-90-EU","price":179.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes US","offer_id":55920295870756,"sku":"SON-MM-C90-90-US","price":179.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/products\/SONY-MM-60-90-EU-FRONT.jpg?v=1566207873","url":"https:\/\/www.cassettecomeback.com\/products\/sony-metal-master-1990-eu","provider":"Cassette Comeback","version":"1.0","type":"link"}