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Originally Posted by paulsherwin
Another recommendation for the Japanese formulations if you're buying secondhand/NOS. Although not considered professional stock, they have aged very well and can be tremendous performers with correctly calibrated kit.
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You're also unlikely to get sticky shed. I helped a friend record an album at uni in 1993 on a Tascam 16 track (MSR-16) at Radio One (Otago Uni student station) in Dunedin. I could get "cheap" 1/2" Maxell XLI from the importer, but he spent more and used Ampex 456 instead at the recommendation of the studio tech. Thirteen years later I saw the studio was selling the MSR-16 on Trademe to got the tapes back to transfer to digital - bad sticky shed of course so had to pay them an extra $100 to bake them.
Maxell hasn't had any issues with sticky shed.