Sony AHF - 1978 - EU/US "Sony's Top Of The Line Type I back in the late 70s. Their "Super Ferric". Remarkable to find still sealed nearly 40 years later, this really is a tape for the collectors... and as a piece of cassette history... these seem to be pretty RARE." Tony Villa Note 1: 90 Mins: EU Version: Notice the one made strictly for the German market! Wrapper has some light scuffing. No rips. SOLDNote 2: 90 Mins: US version: Heavier scuffing than the EU version and it has two rips. One major rip on the back with part of the wrapper teared off. The one small rip on the front was repaired with some good clear tape and no finger prints on it! SOLDNote 3: 90 Mins: US version: B101: Pre-owned cassette! Tape is perfect for testing this type of tape, before you decide to open up an expensive sealed one. It still looks quite good for recording. A clean never-used HF J-card will be included. Only 1 available. SOLDNote 4: 90 Mins: US version: B102: Pre-owned cassette! Tape is perfect for testing this type of tape, before you decide to open up an expensive sealed one. It still looks quite good for recording. It is visibly in better shape than the B101. A clean never-used HF J-card will be included. Only 1 available------------------------------------------------------------------------ About Sony: Sony Corporation (ソニー株式会社 Sonī Kabushiki Kaisha, /ˈsoʊni/ SOH-nee, stylized as SONY) is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Kōnan, Minato, Tokyo.[9][1]Sony began in 1946 as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, founded by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita with a focus on turning advanced research into practical consumer technology. By the 1960s, the company had adopted the Sony name and expanded into magnetic tape, quickly becoming one of Japan’s most innovative audio manufacturers. Through the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, Sony established a strong presence in the cassette market with lines such as HF (Normal), UCX/UX (Type II), and Metal‑ES/Metal‑XR (Type IV). These tapes were known for clean, stable formulations and consistently high build quality, earning Sony a reputation amongst the best in the upper tier of global tape production.As the cassette era wound down, Sony gradually exited its in-house tape manufacturing and shifted its focus toward electronics, imaging sensors, gaming, and content creation. Unlike some of it's competitors, Sony did not sell or transfer its tape-manufacturing operations; the company simply wound them down as the cassette era ended. Yet its cassette legacy, from everyday HF to the premium Metal ES, remains highly regarded. Sony AHF - 1978 - EU/US
