Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Here I will unwrap a 1997-2001 era TDK SA and 1996-97 era Maxell XL II cassette tape. The TDK threw me for a loop because the case was badly damaged.

The TDK SA 90 had a couple drop-outs when I used it. The Maxell XLII was perfect, but did have a -1 db loss.

Both were made in Japan.