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From: bill@hpfcms.UUCP (bill)
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Subject: Inquiry about Denon/Maxell tapes
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Date: Thu, 23-May-85 13:21:00 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 23 13:21:00 1985
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Nf-From: hpfcms!bill    May 23 09:21:00 1985

All right - what's the scoop?!

A while back I posted a general query about the quality of Denon tapes as
compared with other tapes.  I got a couple of replies indicating that the
Maxell XL-IIS was better-quality tape then the Denon DX8, even though the
Denon sounds good.

Well, yesterday I heard from a favorite audio dealer of mine that Denon and
Maxell are both owned by Hitachi, and that Maxell is their lower line of
tapes, and Denon is their top-of-the-line.  (By the way, this dealer prefers
to sell the Denon tapes because of "piracy" in the Maxell line).

So what's the scoop?  Can anybody verify this?  How 'bout some more opinions
about which is better?  Is there a tape that's better than both Maxell and
Denon?

Bill Gates