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TDK D

Magnetic Particle: Grained Ferric

Coercivity: 380 Oe
Remanence: 1450 Gauss
Squareness Ratio: 0.81

Operating Bias: -0.5dB
MOL 315Hz: +3.0dB
MOL 10kHz: -8.0dB
Sensitivity at 315Hz: -0.5dB
Sensitivity at 3.15kHz: -0.5dB
Sensitivity at 10kHz: -0.3dB
Sensitivity at 16kHz: -0.0dB
Bias Noise: -55.0dB

TDK D was a "work-horse" type I cassette. It was a basic type I that evolved from TDK LN and appreared first around 1972. Even as a basic tape it still offers reasonable performance. It was available in a variety of lenghts ranging from 30 to 180. In Japan starting from 1987 TDK D was sold under TDK AE name.


Japan

US

Europe

73-75

TDK D 1972 TDK D 1972

75-78

TDK D 1975 TDK D 1975

79-81

TDK D 1979 TDK D 1979

82-84

TDK D 1982 TDK D 1982

84-86

TDK D 1984 TDK D 1985 TDK D 1986

86-87

TDK D 1987 TDK D 1986 TDK D 1986

88-89

TDK D 1989 TDK D 1988 TDK D 1988

90-95

TDK D 1990 TDK D 1990

92-97

TDK AE 1994 TDK D 1992

95-97

TDK AE 1996 TDK D 1995

97-01

TDK AE 1998 TDK D 1997 TDK D 1997

01-03

TDK D 2001

03-05

TDK AE 2002 TDK D 2003

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