TDK SA - 1991 - US
"One of TDK's most loved cassettes. Looks and sounds fantastic and was the yardstick many deck manufacturers at the time calibrated their decks to. So much so, usually no biasing is needed. Over the years, we've found this to be the most consistent SA, it just sounds great no matter the deck or the music being recorded." Tony Villa.
Note 1: 60 Minutes: CA: Made in the USA: These tapes have the Canadian "Best Selling 1" printed sticker on them. Nearly box-fresh tapes. Only 2 available
Note 2: 90 Minutes: CA: Made in the USA: B-Grade+: These tapes have the Canadian "Best Selling 1" printed sticker on them. Wrappers are lightly to moderately scuffed. At $7.91... get them while you can! Only a few left! Picture shown is the worst one of the lot. The rest are medium to lightly scuffed. One has a 2mm, less than a 1/4" hairline crack on the front side of the case. Note: One of these tapes does not have the Canadian seal that reads "Best Selling 1", and it should not matter, as B-Graded tapes are definitely not meant for collecting.
Note 3: 90 Minutes: CA: Made in the USA: NEW! These tapes have the Canadian "Best Selling 1" printed sticker on their wrapper. Some light to moderate scuffing may be present, but these are mostly box-fresh cassettes.
Note 4: 90 Minutes: CA: Made in Japan: Same as Note 3, but these were made in Japan. These are much rarer tapes. These also have the Canadian "Best Selling 1" printed sticker on them. These are 100% box-fresh cassettes.
Note 5: 100 Minutes: CA: Made in the USA: These tapes have the Canadian "Best Selling 1" printed sticker on them. Clean wrappers. SOLD
Note 6: 60 Minutes: US: Made in Japan: Moderately to heavily scuffed wrapper, but no rips and no cuts. Careful! Generic pictures shown only, and not of the actual cassette being sold. SOLD
Note 7: 90 Minutes: US: Made in the USA: These do NOT have the Canadian "Best Selling 1" imprinted sticker on them. 100% box-fresh cassettes. These were made for the US market.
Note 8: 100 Minutes: US: Made in the USA: B-Grade. These do NOT have the "Best Selling 1" printed sticker on them. Light to moderately scuffed wrappers. No apparent cuts or tears. Made for the US market.
Tape in Japan and cassette assembled in the USA, or 100% Made in Japan.
About TDK:
TDK’s origins trace back to 1935, when the Tokyo Denki Kagaku Kogyo company was founded to commercialize ferrite, a magnetic material invented by Dr. Takeshi Takei that would become central to modern recording technology. By the 1950s and 1960s, TDK had evolved from a materials science firm into one of Japan’s most important manufacturers of magnetic tape, supplying both industrial and consumer markets.
With the rise of the Compact Cassette, TDK quickly established itself as a global benchmark for tape quality. Their formulations, especially the AD (Normal), SA (CrO₂), and MA (pure metal particle) series, became reference tapes for consistency, durability, and performance. The SA and the MA lines near-legendary status among home recordists and audiophiles, helping define what "premium" cassette tape meant throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
TDK eventually sold its magnetic tape business to Imation in 2007. Today, TDK, is a major supplier worldwide of electronic components, sensors, and energy devices. Its strong focus on advanced materials and sectors such as EVs, renewables, and industrial automation, keeps it positioned as a top-tier technology company.
TDK SA - 1991 - US/CA - Made in the USA or Japan