05.07.2024, 17:57
I'm a bit conspiring that there is some connection between Basf and Philips Metal.
I'll have to find that black PDM to take pics and compare to the Agfa.
In the meantime, I'll check my notes to see what my Akai has to say about those cassettes.
Agfa F-DX-I S +4db bias 0
the tape is almost black with very little hint of brown
PDM TriOxide Ferro 90 1983 +2db bias 0
the tape has a grey-black appearance with a slight hint of brown, it is more similar to the old Agfa Superferro from 1985
Boots Super +4db, bias -8
the tape is black, it has no brown colour shimmer
those notes and values are very subjective depending on when and how I wrote it in the notes, so it's necessarily taken into account only very Indicative
a direct comparison of all the tapes mentioned would be better, but I have so extremely many here that sometimes it takes an hour to find a specific tape, so I don't want to do that at the moment
The worst part of all this is that different storage and aging of the tape can completely throw off the test numbers, even for the same pieces.
I'll have to find that black PDM to take pics and compare to the Agfa.
In the meantime, I'll check my notes to see what my Akai has to say about those cassettes.
Agfa F-DX-I S +4db bias 0
the tape is almost black with very little hint of brown
PDM TriOxide Ferro 90 1983 +2db bias 0
the tape has a grey-black appearance with a slight hint of brown, it is more similar to the old Agfa Superferro from 1985
Boots Super +4db, bias -8
the tape is black, it has no brown colour shimmer
those notes and values are very subjective depending on when and how I wrote it in the notes, so it's necessarily taken into account only very Indicative
a direct comparison of all the tapes mentioned would be better, but I have so extremely many here that sometimes it takes an hour to find a specific tape, so I don't want to do that at the moment
The worst part of all this is that different storage and aging of the tape can completely throw off the test numbers, even for the same pieces.