Philips CD Extra - 1997 - EU

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Philips CD Extra - 1997 - EU *PLEASE NOTE, THESE ARE 100% PURE CHROME TYPE 2 CASSETTES - IF YOU HAVE A DECK CALIBRATED TO FERRO COBALT TYPE 2 (LIKE TDK SA) YOU WILL NEED TO PROPERL Y CALIBRATE TO THESE CASSETTES TO GET THE BEST RESULTS* "The last ever Type II from the creators of the compact cassette. Whilst many brands went the OEM route towards the end, especially using SKC and Saehan, Philips didn't. These could be some of the last pure chromes ever made and looking at the hubs we'd hazard Philips-DuPont Media was still making them. You'll need a deck with manual calibration facilities, and don't record them over 0db, but then you'll find that these sound fantastic and full, with low hiss." Tony Villa Collectors' Corner: The visible quality of this cassette is unequivocal! Stunning shells with 5 screws and smoothest finely cut tape pancakes! Top end of quality! Nice exit from the cassette business with nothing but class. Well done Philips! Note 1: 60 Minutes: Box-fresh cassettes. Stock is dwindlingNote 2: 90 Minutes: Box-fresh cassettes, but these have an issue. The pancakes have a light powdery or possibly mould‑like residue. One was opened and cleaned, and it worked fine afterwards, however you will need to open them up and clean them to make them usable. After cleaning, the tape recorded normally. See a further footnote(*) below for what was done to clean them up. Better inventory than the C60 above------------------------------------------------------------------------See below a video on these Philips cassettes by Tony Villa! About Philips: Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Philips, stylized as PHILIPS) is a Dutch multinational technology company headquartered in Amsterdam currently employs around 105,000 people across 60 countries.Philips, founded in 1891 in Eindhoven, became one of Europe’s most influential electronics companies and the very originator of the Compact Cassette, introduced in 1963. Their early leadership in tape technology shaped global standards, while their consumer audio lineup, cassette decks, portable recorders, boomboxes, and HiFi systems, earned a reputation for practical engineering and dependable performance.Philips collaborated widely with Japanese and European OEMs for tape production, releasing ferric and chrome lines across multiple markets. In later decades the company shifted toward medical and professional technologies, but its role in defining the cassette format remains one of its most enduring legacies.Footnote (*): These tapes have a mysterious residue on the pancake — possibly a fine white powder similar to what appears on some 1990–92 TDK Metal tapes, or in rarer cases dried mold. However, the rest of the cassette shows no signs of moisture exposure: the J‑cards and labels are perfectly flat and glossy, and the pressure pads and metal shields are spotless with no rust. Because the shells use five removable screws, you can open the cassette and gently brush the pancake with a clean 2 cm (¾") paintbrush until the tape is clear. Do this outdoors in case the residue is mold. Aside from a screwdriver and your chosen cleaning tools, patience is essential if you want to give these tapes a fair chance. Philips CD Extra - 1997 - EU Show more