Goodwill cassettes. TDK CD Power 90's, any good?

[Master Z]

So I dropped by my local Goodwill, to check out the bins and noticed the electronics really dried up from before.
I guess they were tired of re stacking their giant wall of vcr's.

But I didn't leave empty handed.
I picked up 2 of these TDK high bias CD power 90's (TDK PWR-90)
Anybody record on these, any opinions?

Also picked up a new copy of the Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out.
Cool ass jazz is always a nice find. Just finished listening to it on my HiFi, and it sounds as good as a CD.
All this for the princely sum of $1.50.

 

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

Hey Z! Don't know if they're any good but I'm collecting tapes also, so I call DIBS on one of those TDK's!!!

 

[Master Z]

I don't collect, I use!
I just have to decide what kind of mix I want on it.
A. Reggae / Dub mix
B. Wu Tang Clan mix
C. Gangster rap (Scarface, Ant Banks, RBL Posse, Spice 1, Above the Law etc...)
Decisions, decisions.
Heres a shot of the tape if you were wondering what it looks like. It's actually a translucent dark blue.

 

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

Great lookin' !!!!! I love to use too, but if I can get my hands on two identical sealed ones, then I'll keep one sealed and open the other one to make a mix tape! I agree!!!

 

[Johnny]

I imagine they are pretty good tapes as TDK them. I haven't made a mix tape in years - but prefer the gangster rap - oldschool style

 

[ViennaSound]

I like those "CD-wannabe" tapes.

 

[ClaretBadger]

Hey if you dig the Wu Tang
try ripping for this or similar:

http://www.wutang-corp.com/forum/showth ... 6&page=163

it's acollection of ORIGINAL ARTISTS that the Wu sampled.

And if you want beef then bring the ruckus
Wu-Tang Clan ain't nothin' ta fúck wit

 

[Fatdog]

That's a cool link, CB.

 

[jaetee]

I don't collect, I use!
I just have to decide what kind of mix I want on it.
A. Reggae / Dub mix
B. Wu Tang Clan mix
C. Gangster rap (Scarface, Ant Banks, RBL Posse, Spice 1, Above the Law etc...)
Decisions, decisions.
Heres a shot of the tape if you were wondering what it looks like. It's actually a translucent dark blue.

[ Image ]

My vote goes for "A" the Reggae Dub mix... I like my music deep...

I have recorded many DJ sets onto those CD Power tapes and they are about equivalent to what you get out of a current TDK SA. It is an extremely capable tape and the quality of your results with it will likely be more limited by the equipment you use to record with rather than the actual tape itself.

If I had to give them a letter grade compared to all other chrome or cobalt-doped type II tapes out there, I'd give them a solid B. The type II tapes that I would give an A and A+ are the Denon HD8, Sony UCX-S, TDK SA-X (and SA-XG), Maxell XLII-S and Fuji ZII (to name a few).