04.02.2019, 16:07
Hi Max!
The High Dynamic is technically a Ferrocolor tape in a black shell, and was to my knowledge only marketed in 10-packs without individual boxes. You can see them on this page, at the bottom:
http://agfabasf.com/en/catalog/agfa/agfa-1980-82/
These plastic cases for 10 cassettes were used by the two Berlin cassette companies Magna and Permaton, for their own brands as well as for OEM products like Universum. Some 90+ % of these Agfa High Dynamic cassettes I have seen so far come in a Permaton shell, as does yours. But I have also found the occasional example with original Agfa shell. Once I got a 10-pack with mixed shells - some Agfa, some Permaton, but it came to me in used condition, so I don't know whether it was originally sold as a mixed lot or not. I would not be surprised if it was mixed right out of the factory.
The yellow Low-Noise on your second picture came a little bit later, and it was a budget version like the previous LNS and later LNX. These yellow ones do also come in quite a great variety of different shells, yours being from Magna.
Regards
Martin
The High Dynamic is technically a Ferrocolor tape in a black shell, and was to my knowledge only marketed in 10-packs without individual boxes. You can see them on this page, at the bottom:
http://agfabasf.com/en/catalog/agfa/agfa-1980-82/
These plastic cases for 10 cassettes were used by the two Berlin cassette companies Magna and Permaton, for their own brands as well as for OEM products like Universum. Some 90+ % of these Agfa High Dynamic cassettes I have seen so far come in a Permaton shell, as does yours. But I have also found the occasional example with original Agfa shell. Once I got a 10-pack with mixed shells - some Agfa, some Permaton, but it came to me in used condition, so I don't know whether it was originally sold as a mixed lot or not. I would not be surprised if it was mixed right out of the factory.
The yellow Low-Noise on your second picture came a little bit later, and it was a budget version like the previous LNS and later LNX. These yellow ones do also come in quite a great variety of different shells, yours being from Magna.
Regards
Martin