Maxell UD Reel-to-Reel Tape (1977)

Maxell UD

Ultra-Dynamic Master Quality High Fidelity Tape

Maxell UD permits a frequency response from 20 Hz to 24,000 Hz - limits that are beyond the range of many recorders. The dynamic range, too, is so wide as to allow high input signals to be recorded without distortion, while low strength signals are captured with full fidelity.

The binder system guarantees uniform coating of the oxide, which means virtually no dropouts along the lenght of the tape. Special surface polishing to a mirror finish means better tape-to -head contact for maximum fidelity.

The tape that's too good for most equipment.

Maxell tapes are not cheap. In fact, a single reel of our most expensive tape costs more than many inexpensive tape recorders. Our tape is expensive because it's designed specifically to get the most out of good high fidelity components. So it makes no sense to invest in Maxell unless you have equipment that can put it to good use.

The reason our tape sounds so good is because it's made so carefully.

Every batch of magnetic oxide we use gets run through an electron microscope. Because if every particle isn't perfect, the sound you hear won't be either. And since even a little speck of dust can put a dropout in tape, no one gets into our manufacturing area until he's been washed, dressed in a special dust-free uniform and vacuumed.

We clean off the crud other tapes leave behind.

After all the work we put into our tape, we're not about to let it go to waste on a dirty tape recorder head. So we out special nonabrasive head cleaner on all our cassettes and reel-to-reel tapes. Which is something no other tape company bothers to do.

Our tape comes with a better guarantee than your tape recorder.

Nothing is guaranteed to last forever. Nothing we know of, except our tape. So our guarantee is simplicity itself, anytime you ever have a problem with any Maxell cassette, 8-track or reel-to-reel tape, you can send it back and get a new one.

Give our tape a fair hearing

You can hear just how good Maxell tape sounds at your nearby audio dealer. (Chances are, it's what he uses to demonstrate his best tape decks.) You'll be surprised to hear how much more music good equipment can produce when it's equipped with good tape.

Maxell UD Compact Cassette (1977)

maxell UD

Ultra-Dynamic Professional Choice for High Fidelity

There are a number of reasons why professional recordists working in the cassette format choose, and prefer - Maxell UD cassettes. Foremost among these is the ferric oxide particle itself, a micro-fine coating of PX gamma-hematite for very wide range high fidelity reproduction.

The exclusive maxell thermal-hardening binder system is responsable for the notably smooth oxide coating, finished to a mirror surface for ideal head-to-tape contact and elimination of drop-out causing irregularities. Maxell UD cassettes are well known for extra high output lower noise, low distortion, and very wide dynamic range.

No wonder audio laboratories select Maxell UD cassettes to test the abilities of new recorders.

Any critic who wants to do a completely fair and impartial test of a tape recorder is very fussy about the tape he uses. because a flowed tape can lead to same very misleading results. A tape that can't cover the full audio spectrum can keep a recorder from ever reaching its full potential. A tape that's noisy makes it hard to measure how quiet the recorder is. A tape that doesn't have a wide enough bias latitude can make you question the bias settings.

And a tape doesn't sound consistently the same, from end to ebd, from tape to tape, can make you question the stability of the electronics.

If a cassette or 8-track jams,it can suggest some nasty, but erroneous comments about the drive mechanism. And if a cassette or 8-track introduces wow and flutter, it's apt to produce some test results that anyone can argue with.

Fortunately, we test Maxell cassette, 8-track and reel-to-reel tape to make sure itdoesn't have the problems that plague other tapes. So it's not surprising that most critics end up with our tape in thier tape recorders. It's one way to guarantee the equipment will get a fair hearing.

Our cassettes are put together as carefully as our tape.

Other companies are willing to use wax paper and plastic rollers in thier cassettes. We're not. We use carbon-impregnated material. And Delrin rollers. Because nothing sticks to them. A lot of companies weld their cassettes together. We use screws. Screws are more expensive. But they also make for stronger cassettes.

Maxell. The tapethat's too good for most equipment.

MAXELL UD XL I, UD XL II

Maxell UD XL I e UD XL II: per ogni audiofilo che si rispetti non può esserci alternativa.

Il vostro registratore quasi certamente possiede un selettore per cassette del tipo normale e del tipo cromo. la Maxell vi propone due casette radicalmente nuove che offrono la possibilita di ottenere il meglio dal vostro apparecchio secondo quale posizione del selettore vogliate usare; si chiamano UD XL I e UD XL II.

La UD XL I è stata concepita esclusivamente per l'uso con il selettore del nastro sulla posizione "normal" (120µs di equalizzazione). Confrontata con cassette convenzionali, possiesde un livello massimo di uscita superiore di 8 dB sull'intera gamma delle frequenze. Diventa cosi possibile eseguire registrazioni assolutamente prive di distorsioni anche con alti livelli d'entrata ed in registrazioni dal vivo.

La Maxell UD XL II invece è stata concepita per l'uso con selettore di nastro sulla posizione CrO₂ (Crome) (70µs di equalizzazione). Ciò permette di sfruttare la capacità di ridurre il rumore di fondo propria di questo circuito che generalmente riduce i rumori dell alte frequenze fino a 4 - 5 dB, permettendovi registrazioni pulite e trasparenti senza il minimo "soffio" di sottofondo. Ma, fatto ancora più importante, questa cassetta possiede un raporto segnale/disturbo superiore di 5 dB rispetto alle migliori cassette al cromo ed al ferri-cromo, senza presentare i difetti legati al nastro al cromo quali l'usura delle testine e la risposta molto limitata sulle medie frequenze.

Ma non è tutto: la stupefacente fedeltà di queste nuove Maxell è assicurata anche dalla meticolosa lavorazione della cassetta che in ogni sua parte presenta tolleranze comprese entro 1/5 di quelle ammesse dagli standart philips, oltre ad avere incorporato un sistema di guide del nastro ruotante su supporti in acciaio inossidabile per una completa e totale assenza di wow e flutter. Infine, anche queste nuove cassette adottano l'ormai famoso ed esclusivo "leader tape" Maxell a 4 funzioni:

pulisci testine non abrasivo;

5 secondi esatti per "cueing";

frecce che indicano la direzione di rotazione del nastro;

contrassegni A/B per riconoscere il lato che sta per essere adoperato.