Ar yes I remember the Maxima but wasn't that around 1986? I used the Chromdioxid in 1984 I think that I still have it. I remeber my Aunt having bright orange AGFA cassettes and my Mum brought my a green coloured one from back home in Alicante, Spain!
I loved the Maxell XLII and TDK ADs at the time!!! I wish i'd kept all of my cassettes but I had a huge throw out before I left for University and throw everything away - gutted!!!
Funny how as a kid I had a better sounding system than the one i use now - i've done a full circle with systems and now portability is key, just like my first ever Philips orange mono battery powered record player!!!!
I still have my Grandad's Beogram 1500, Beomaster 1900 and Beocord 1900 with 35 speakers from 1979 in storage! One day...
I always used TDK - a variety of D, AD, OD, and mainly SA with a few MA and -X thrown in the mix. They got a bit silly at the end with a variety of other two letter names. I didn't use Maxell as my dealer told me they were more abrasive and I didn't like the colour of BASF!! I did have a few Memorex with the cool cassette cases which opened in a silly way and were more rounded and had a small collection of the reel to reel looking cassettes!
Still got a huge draw but never use them now - the quality diminishes with time! I use one now and then to feed the Beocord 5000 which enjoys a good meal once in a while! 😁
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