ATR Magnetics makes and sells cassettes here in the US. They are selling off their Ampex ATR service division- there is an announcement about that on their home page- don't be put off by it.
I just yesterday received a nice vintage Harman Kardon TD 4800 cassette deck.
I've wanted one for years and finally scored it. This deck sounds SWEET, even with a 40 year old prerecorded tape.
I've been researching the best types of blank tapes to buy. Of course there's many opinions and most differ. One thing I have learned is that a cobalt tape is of very high quality. I'll definitely try out the ATR offerings.
BTW, just tried to order direct from ATR. The Silver series tapes are available from them. The Gold series tapes are sold out. I believe I have found a source for the Gold series at Lunchbox Audio:
I ordered two 5 packs of the Gold series from them.
I just deleted my message that says Lunchbox Audio is out of stock on the ATR Cobalt Gold Series blank cassettes.
After I placed my order for two 5 packs, they notified me that they only had 4 blanks in stock. Apparently when they picked the order they found that they had more in stock than their inventory list showed. How many more? I don't know. They were able to fulfill my original order of two 5 packs though.
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