There are also differences in housing. Although it is transparent in both versions. However, are inserted (with a viewing window in the middle), so you have as opposed to 60 in the 90 no full view of the inner workings of the cassette in the 90 goldfärbige on both sides of sheets. While 90 is completely free of marking, stand on top of the 60 lots of information including African distribution address. The term of the 60s is a remarkable 69 minutes, while in the 90 with 92 minutes hardly anything has been paid to do so.
More important than these appearances, however, are for the music lover the sound characteristics of the cassette. Compared to TDK SA thereby striking that the Cobalt Chrome requires a slightly higher recording level. So if I do the same level as in receiving the TDK SA, then missing when playing 3 to 4 dB level on the display. One can also hear the difference in volume. After recording my recording decks Revox B215 to the Chrome Cobalt 60 adjusts the level and listening level is now like the TDK SA. The dubbing of the LP "Prince - 1999" on the 60 functions without problems. It seems to me, however, as if the Cobalt Chrome a little less plastic sound differently than the TDK SA. Have this checked repeatedly with Nachbandkontrolle directly during recording of the record. In my experience that is the TDK SA-nose has sound slightly forward - but it is no longer available.
A test also the Chrome Cobalt 90 brings a surprise: I get the impression that not exactly the same strip material used for the 60s and 90s for Chrome Cobalt. Because a trial recording on the 90 with the room analysis setting the 60 sounds dull. After New calibration of the deck on the 90 (goes fortunately the Revox B215 by pressing a button automatically) are now on the 90 sufficient heights available. However, when the 90 came while recording a very different problem: By the end of dubbing the album "Kiss - Unmasked" with the beginning of the title "Easy As It Seems" recording by a shrill high-frequency whistle is superimposed which is beyond endurance increases, forcing the interruption of the recording. I attach a one-TDK SA and the recording is running normally. I switch back to the Chrome Cobalt 90 and the pipes during recording is back. Unfortunately I am not a technician, in order to explain the cause of this disorder can. Anyway, I could not play this part of the Kiss record. On the TDK SA-I was able to play completely without any problems the same record subsequently.
Conclusion:
The new Chrome Cobalt there after the end of the TDK SA again a Chrome Audio cassette on the market, which all sounds pretty good in everything and also has a very stable mechanics. Therefore I let my problem when taking the 90 (perhaps it was a setting on my deck) before times out and give it 5 points.
