Jonny Ramone
Super Member
Pure Iron particles exposed would at least be more susceptible to rusting.
Conventional wisdom might suggest that, say, 20 bucks might be TOO TOO much to pay for a premium or "super" C-90 Metal tape - such as TDK MA-XG, Sony Metal Master or Denon MG-X, but if you swing on over to the Gov'ts Inflation Calculator and modernize the old retail price to today's dollar value, you'll find that 20 bucks is actually a fair shake - for what some folks have characterized as "collector items". Personally, I use first, collect second and I'm here to state for the record that if the average Joe spends a little focused effort each week searching eBoy, CL and thrift stores - sealed NOS (new old stock) can be found at great present day value. Top of the line Metal tapes sold for between 14 and 20 bucks retail between the years of 1988 and 1994. Run the numbers through that calculator and see what I mean...you'll gain a whole new perspective on pricing. (20 bucks was only postulated for example sake btw, quality Metal type tape can still be had for much less than that - it's just not going to fall into your lap.)
Bottom line for me: Couldn't afford them in 1985 (just out of HS), can't afford them now (mortgage, home maintenance, saving for 'retirement', etc). C'est la guerre.
Hi, this is my first post on AK forums, glad to find all of you passionate about analog recording and collecting.
I have the opportunity to buy at 3$/piece (~12 pcs) Fuji FR Metal 90, are these good tapes or low end crapy metals ?
The rest of my Metals i own now are Sony and TDK .
It's FeCr (FerroChrom), it was manufactured in the past for a limited time, mainly by BASF and AGFA