{"product_id":"tdk-sa-x-1982-ca-eu","title":"TDK SA-X - 1982 - CA","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(110, 56, 3);\"\u003eTDK SA-X - 1982 - CA\/EU(JP)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTDK's best, double coated Type II. Rare and nostalgically at the top of the list.\u003cbr\u003eThey were very well designed and quality was already amazing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreat design with a very unusual \u003cspan style=\"color: #6e3803;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBROWN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e shell and great tape make this an ultra classic. These were the tapes featured in the \u003cstrong\u003eYamaha 1982\u003c\/strong\u003e line-up that command up to 3 or 4+ times the value of these TDK tapes. Same shell, and in all likeliness, the exact same tape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-----------------------------------------------------------------------\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b90909;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(110, 56, 3);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 1: 90 Minutes: CA:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very rarely offered and very few available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(140, 110, 12);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(110, 56, 3);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote 2: 90 Minutes: EU:\u003c\/strong\u003e Low inventory... now only \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSOLD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-----------------------------------------------------------------------\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout TDK:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; color: #222222;\"\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;\" 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;\"\u003eOperations in the USA began in 1965 with a New York City office,\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;\" 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;\" 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;\"\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;\" 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;\"\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;\" 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;\" 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;\" 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;\" 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;\" 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 Branded products by the end of the year.\u003csup style=\"line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;\" 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\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(110, 56, 3);\"\u003eTDK SA-X - 1982 - CA\/EU\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"TDK","offers":[{"title":"90 Minutes CA","offer_id":39580884074593,"sku":"TDK-SAX-C90-82-CA(JP)","price":28.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90 Minutes EU","offer_id":39580884795489,"sku":"TDK-SAX-C90-82-EU(JP)","price":29.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0254\/5208\/5345\/files\/3F0B3B2B-E6E3-42E1-A579-C9AAE6FC6EE7.jpg?v=1740439663","url":"https:\/\/www.cassettecomeback.com\/products\/tdk-sa-x-1982-ca-eu","provider":"Cassette Comeback","version":"1.0","type":"link"}