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Memorex...Stay Away

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I guess most of you guys know to stay away from Memorex. Do not use Memorex for anything. (Maybe a doorjam is OK though). In every way that a tape can fail, Memorex fails when I have tried it.

I have not had problems with Sony. I am sorry that others had a bad experience with Sony. I use mostly Maxell because it is 10.49 for 24 tapes at Sam's. Sam's used to sell TDK and it worked and sounded fine. <P ID="signature">______________
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> I guess most of you guys know to stay away from Memorex. Do
> not use Memorex for anything. (Maybe a doorjam is OK
> though). In every way that a tape can fail, Memorex fails
> when I have tried it.
>
> I have not had problems with Sony. I am sorry that others
> had a bad experience with Sony. I use mostly Maxell because
> it is 10.49 for 24 tapes at Sam's. Sam's used to sell TDK
> and it worked and sounded fine.
>
I haven't used Memorex in years because very few people (Other then Pick N' Save) sell them. The Memorex tapes I still have from a few years ago still work fine.<P ID="signature">______________
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I haven't had any problemms with memerex.
Nor have I had any with RCA nor Foogy.
John
> I guess most of you guys know to stay away from Memorex. Do
> not use Memorex for anything. (Maybe a doorjam is OK
> though). In every way that a tape can fail, Memorex fails
> when I have tried it.
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John
E-mail: [email protected]
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memorex is ok...i cannot find them in Toronto anymore...fuji is ok...still like maxell.


> I haven't had any problemms with memerex.
> Nor have I had any with RCA nor Foogy.
> John
> > I guess most of you guys know to stay away from Memorex.
> Do
> > not use Memorex for anything. (Maybe a doorjam is OK
> > though). In every way that a tape can fail, Memorex fails
>
> > when I have tried it.
>
 
fuji is ok...i find there can be lots of hissing sometimes...i don't think memorex is available in toronto anymore..

> I haven't had any problemms with memerex.
> Nor have I had any with RCA nor Foogy.
> John
> > I guess most of you guys know to stay away from Memorex.
> Do
> > not use Memorex for anything. (Maybe a doorjam is OK
> > though). In every way that a tape can fail, Memorex fails
>
> > when I have tried it.
>
 
> I guess most of you guys know to stay away from Memorex. Do
> not use Memorex for anything. (Maybe a doorjam is OK
> though). In every way that a tape can fail, Memorex fails
> when I have tried it.

Sir, I am appalled that you would even think about keeping your doors open with such a vile instrument! Your doors provide years and years of faithful, low-maintenance service. And this is the thanks they get. Harrumph!! ;-)

Otherwise, I am in complete agreement. Using Memorex (or, for that matter, Wal-Mart branded RCA product) in trades with me is the exact-change-only fast lane to my doo-doo list. I cannot understand for the life of me why Memorex has continued to market subpar tape for all these years. TDK and Maxell have long been the dual gold standard for basic, reliable recording tape ... and they're priced very competitively. Why go with salisbury steak if ground beef is the same price??!!

My theory is that shards from the breaking wine goblet on the package somehow get into the housing and oxide and gum up the works.....

> I have not had problems with Sony. I am sorry that others
> had a bad experience with Sony. I use mostly Maxell because
> it is 10.49 for 24 tapes at Sam's. Sam's used to sell TDK
> and it worked and sounded fine.

Sony, to me, has always been the poor stepchild to TDK and Maxell. They're okay, and I've accepted them in trades; however, I have noticed greater amounts of hiss on Sony cassettes. Their VHS tapes are okay - the tape stock is fine, just that their construction is very cheap and flimsy.

Today, though, I rarely deal with cassettes. I'm pretty much 99% CD/R these days, and -- as with tape -- I never go near any spindles with the name Memorex on 'em. My preference here are the Taiyo Yuden (Japan) blanks, often used by Fuji and Maxell Audio. Memorex goes with the cheapest stock possible -- any time I get a Memorex CD/R in a trade, it goes straight into the computer to copy onto a Fuji. :)

My .02, and a 20-year-old "Certron" tape with more flakes than bad dandruff,
Russell W. in Savannah, Ga.
 
> I guess most of you guys know to stay away from Memorex. Do
> not use Memorex for anything. (Maybe a doorjam is OK
> though). In every way that a tape can fail, Memorex fails
> when I have tried it.
>
> I have not had problems with Sony. I am sorry that others
> had a bad experience with Sony. I use mostly Maxell because
> it is 10.49 for 24 tapes at Sam's. Sam's used to sell TDK
> and it worked and sounded fine.
>
Your post is funny. I'll use your advice about the doorjam.

I agree with you 100%. I like to work with cassettes. I always liked working with Maxell XL-II (90 min tapes). My local Wal-Mart had them for years for about $6 or $7 for a 5 pack. A few weeks ago they stopped selling them.
 
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