I used a bunch of Memorex cassettes in the early 80's and regretted it. They used foam pressure pads that disintegrated after 10 years, even if you left them in the case. And they didn't use screws to hold them together. TDK, Maxell, Sony and BASF tapes were much better.
@wildbilltexas Hey, I just bought three cassettes at a charity shop a few weeks ago, two of which are Memorex Chrome Cassettes and the other are a bog-standard Ferric cassette. I think they too were produced in the arly 80s and they seem to play okay, even if the recording is a bit noisy... The pressure pads make the cassette sound noisy as well...
Agreed the other brands were better, do you know my Memorex will last? o.O
@RollinRolex I wouldn't trust Memorex tapes that old for anything than temporary short-term use. You'll probably have the same problems I did. Use TDK or Maxell tape for any music or audio that you want to keep for a long time.
@wildbilltexas Ouch! Mercifully all my Memorex tapes have nothing of value on them since I backed them up to a blank CD-R... Ditto though; My recordings are spread on a variety of brands of cassettes, but mainly consisting of TDK and Maxell, since they were the cheapest and the best :)
@RollinRolex I need to do that too. I'm a former radio DJ and had many rare radio shows and concerts recorded on Memorex tape. I thought I was getting a good deal. High Bias Memorex were available everywhere and usually 2-3 dollars cheaper than Maxell or TDK tapes.Luckily I kept them in their boxes and all I have to do is take the tape out of the shell and put them in new shells for them to play. Someone told me you could also replace the felt pad with window weather stripping.
@wildbilltexas Forgive me for my late reply. I figured that with all the scare stories floating about Memorex (I've never had a single magnetic tape damage - Applying for both VHS / Cassette) so I transferred it over to an old TDK shell with a fairly old foam padding (Possibly mid-70s?) and just tossed the Memorex shell away. Although whilst what I have isn't essential, I figured it just wasn't worth hazarding the risk for Memorex cassettes...
@wildbilltexas I was re-padding 3 70s era Memorex MRX2 Oxide 120min cassettes earlier today. They're the ones w/ the gray stickers and wide window. I think they looks cooler than the laters ones.
@SnowbirdFlock It's really a shame from the glory days of the 80's and 90's when companies were putting out all kinds of cassettes. I cant find TDK SA 90's at any local store.
Memorex's best tapes were made after 1985-6 when they were bought by Tandy Corporation (Radio Shack) and became known as "Memtek Corporation". The HB II, HBX, and CDX that are in screw-type cases are much better quality than the earlier ones. The MRX and Db's still aren't as good as TDK D or Maxell UR's.
the one thing what i hated about cassetts, is when it would get all tangled up in your car stereo.. I had a great car stereo back then, a Kenwood pull out I bought from once time great Circuit City.....
Hey. Whats the song they used in this? I have a High Bias cassette from memorex btw :) great cassettes back then :D
Oerg866 1 month ago
I used a bunch of Memorex cassettes in the early 80's and regretted it. They used foam pressure pads that disintegrated after 10 years, even if you left them in the case. And they didn't use screws to hold them together. TDK, Maxell, Sony and BASF tapes were much better.
wildbilltexas 11 months ago
@wildbilltexas Hey, I just bought three cassettes at a charity shop a few weeks ago, two of which are Memorex Chrome Cassettes and the other are a bog-standard Ferric cassette. I think they too were produced in the arly 80s and they seem to play okay, even if the recording is a bit noisy... The pressure pads make the cassette sound noisy as well...
Agreed the other brands were better, do you know my Memorex will last? o.O
RollinRolex 10 months ago
@RollinRolex I wouldn't trust Memorex tapes that old for anything than temporary short-term use. You'll probably have the same problems I did. Use TDK or Maxell tape for any music or audio that you want to keep for a long time.
wildbilltexas 10 months ago
@wildbilltexas Ouch! Mercifully all my Memorex tapes have nothing of value on them since I backed them up to a blank CD-R... Ditto though; My recordings are spread on a variety of brands of cassettes, but mainly consisting of TDK and Maxell, since they were the cheapest and the best :)
RollinRolex 10 months ago
@RollinRolex I need to do that too. I'm a former radio DJ and had many rare radio shows and concerts recorded on Memorex tape. I thought I was getting a good deal. High Bias Memorex were available everywhere and usually 2-3 dollars cheaper than Maxell or TDK tapes.Luckily I kept them in their boxes and all I have to do is take the tape out of the shell and put them in new shells for them to play. Someone told me you could also replace the felt pad with window weather stripping.
wildbilltexas 10 months ago
@wildbilltexas Forgive me for my late reply. I figured that with all the scare stories floating about Memorex (I've never had a single magnetic tape damage - Applying for both VHS / Cassette) so I transferred it over to an old TDK shell with a fairly old foam padding (Possibly mid-70s?) and just tossed the Memorex shell away. Although whilst what I have isn't essential, I figured it just wasn't worth hazarding the risk for Memorex cassettes...
RollinRolex 9 months ago
@wildbilltexas That's exactly how I repaired mines. I used weather stripping w/ a piece of sticky back felt on it.
Vinylrecordsneverdie 7 months ago
@wildbilltexas I was re-padding 3 70s era Memorex MRX2 Oxide 120min cassettes earlier today. They're the ones w/ the gray stickers and wide window. I think they looks cooler than the laters ones.
Vinylrecordsneverdie 7 months ago
@wildbilltexas I always have bought TDK. But in recent years, I find that they've gone downhill. Such a letdown
SnowbirdFlock 4 weeks ago
@SnowbirdFlock It's really a shame from the glory days of the 80's and 90's when companies were putting out all kinds of cassettes. I cant find TDK SA 90's at any local store.
Memorex's best tapes were made after 1985-6 when they were bought by Tandy Corporation (Radio Shack) and became known as "Memtek Corporation". The HB II, HBX, and CDX that are in screw-type cases are much better quality than the earlier ones. The MRX and Db's still aren't as good as TDK D or Maxell UR's.
wildbilltexas 4 weeks ago
I don't know about the audio tape, but the video tape this was recorded on was in pretty bad shape. :)
lemonrind 1 year ago
@lemonrind probably not a memorex :D
Oerg866 1 month ago
the one thing what i hated about cassetts, is when it would get all tangled up in your car stereo.. I had a great car stereo back then, a Kenwood pull out I bought from once time great Circuit City.....
Dan4USCTroy 1 year ago
It's Memorex
anthraxmikeydoolin 1 year ago
Not ever? OK Memorex I have a closet full of dysfunctional old tapes. So how bout that refund?
Plan9wood 3 years ago 11
@Plan9wood Yeah I always had problems with Memorex cassettes from this period. TDK was the way to go back then.
VinylLad 1 year ago