Some maxell ur in a Japanese supermarket

Some maxell ur in a Japanese supermarket. I bought a pack. I will try them when I have some time.

The tape path is browner (lighter in color) than 1990d. Sensitivity is similar 1990 d (it is slightly louder<1dB). The balance between the two channel is slightly different than my D (~1dB). I can turn up the record volume very high without losing much signal (seems to be better than 1990 d in this aspect). However, I have to turn the bias toward negative by a lot for 10khz at -20db (for the same bias position as d, 10khz is like 4db lower) (. Relatively stable high frequency. Weird occasional dropout at 10khz (loses up to 2db after like 1 second) at left channel (similar to what I see in some old tapes). It might be affected by the local humid weather.

Sounds good over all.

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