significant tonal weaknesses, and the housing is very simple, no comparison to the NOS, after all, better than FeTyp1. With me showed vs. CD with particularly marked differences in the bass range. A good reference drive is certainly important, but just because of the difference to the good old tapes TDK SA, Sony UCX-S, Maxell, etc. properly and painfully clear. Unfortunately, there is no affordable alternatives because despite further spread of CC in Africa not a manufacturer of type II cassettes longer exists, even in the present only the bands cobalt seem to be drafted as Chromsubstitut and not newly produced what one reads so. Manufacturer info there to none. The manufacturer hatben probably scrapped all production machines, giving in United States has one of the glagert Nände, mwas course is also not encouraging due to aging. TDK still there videotapes nothing else more. And that where now 11 years later, the retro wave starts and there are hundreds of thousands of great cassette recorder lying around in seniors .. Ferro Type I Type been II bands previously at least inferior to very clear, but at least there's there's some that I try soon. The fact that the NOS (new old stock) bands are now outweighed almost in gold known but harebrained, aging is where not even pass. They serve in the long run rather for the showcase. The fact that the CC has survived as a niche product now in the absence of replenishment unfortunately unlikely.