Maxell

Explore Maxell vintage audio equipment in the Vintage Technology Archive.

Cassette Deck

• MX-90 — Maxell MX-90 metal-bias cassette — dealer price lists from 1985–86 put it above the XLII-S at $3.37–$3.69. Thin documentation, real premium-tier pricing.
• UD-50 — Maxell UD-50 open-reel tape: 1.5-mil polyester, 70.5 dB S/N, recommended by TEAC and Tascam. The studio workhorse of the Ultra Dynamic line.
• XLII-100 — Maxell XLII-100 high-bias cassette — 100-minute long-length tape sold by the each in studio mail-order catalogs, priced above the 90-minute XLII.
• XLII-90 — Maxell XLII-90 cassette — the working musician's bulk tape. Period dealer listings priced it around $1.30–$1.80 each.

Cassette Decks

• 90B — Maxell 90B — an obscure blank audio cassette from the late Seventies, documented only through a January 1978 HiFI-Stereo price ad listing the UDXL35-90B at $5.40.
• C-90 — Maxell C-90 blank cassette — little documented; listed at $4.59 in Audio's September 1983 tape roundup. This page has production dates.
• LN-60 — The Maxell LN-60 is a little-documented cassette tape; a January 1979 buyer's guide lists it at $2.55 with a tensilized polyester base.
• XLII-S-60 — Little is documented about the Maxell XLII-S-60. The one concrete trace in the Archive’s files is a 1984 HiFI-Stereo blank-tape ad (p.76).

Cassette Tape

• SA-90 — Maxell SA-90 high-bias cassette — the discount-favorite Type II tape of the 1980s, sold from $1.49 to $4.39 in period mail-order ads.

Media

• 120-HGX — Maxell 120-HGX: a little-documented blank tape; only a 1998 price-list line and 1988 classified context survive. Identity unconfirmed.
• 90-CAS — Little is documented about the Maxell 90-CAS cassette. Period ads show Maxell's 1970s cassette line, but the 90-CAS itself remains obscure.
• DAT-120 — Maxell DAT-120 is a little-documented blank DAT cassette from the 1990s. Advertised in Audio, June 1994, and listed in late-1990s classified ads around $5-6.
• LN-120 — Maxell LN-120: top of Maxell's LN cassette line, priced at $5.20 in a January 1979 HI-Fi-Stereo-Buyers listing; little else documented.
• LN-46 — Little-documented Maxell LN-46 cassette; 1979 HI-Fi-Stereo-Buyers listed it at $2.30; LN series used tensilized polyester.
• LN-90 — Maxell LN-90: 90-minute cassette from Maxell's LN tape line. Known chiefly from 1979–1983 dealer listings; otherwise little documented.
• LNC-120 — Maxell LNC-120, an obscure low-noise audio cassette documented in a 1977 price listing: 60 min/side and $5.00.
• LNC-60 — Maxell LNC-60 low-noise cassette tape, documented in a 1977 price listing at $2.35 with 30 min/side. Find production years here.
• LNC-90 — Maxell LNC-90 low-noise cassette, 45 min/side C-90. Listed at $3.75 in a 1977 Hi-Fi-Stereo-Buyers roundup. Little else documented.
• UD35-90 — Maxell UD35-90 open-reel tape — 550m/1800ft on a 7-inch reel, 35-micron standard play, listed at $4.45 in January 1978. Thinly documented.
• UDC-120 — Little is documented about the Maxell UDC-120 audio cassette; the model number suggests the 60-minutes-per-side member of Maxell's Ultra Dynamic tape line.
• UDC-90 — The Maxell UDC-90 is a 1970s blank cassette documented mainly through a July 1974 Audio classified ad (ten for $17.00) and owner reports of clean CD transfers.
• UDXL-11 — Maxell UDXL-11: a high-bias audio tape praised in period reviews for sensitivity and output. Dates and prices undocumented.
• UDXL-C60 — Maxell UDXL-C60: little-documented late-1970s blank audio cassette, sold in Type I and II versions; period ads list it at about $2.20.
• UDXL35 — Maxell UDXL35 blank audio tape, little documented. Known from a Jan 1978 HiFI-Stereo price listing at $5.40 for the 90B version.
• UDXL35-90B — Obscure Maxell UDXL35-90B blank tape, documented only via 1978 dealer ads listing it at $5.40. No specs survive.
• XLI-S — Maxell XLI-S: a normal-bias ferric cassette from the XL-S series, advertised as CD-compatible in the 1980s. Thin documentation but period ads survive.
• XLII-S-90 — Maxell XLII-S-90 — 90-minute high-bias epitaxial cassette, documented 1982–1990 with period prices and magazine references.

Unknown

• LNE-35 — Maxell LNE-35 low-noise open-reel tape: 1 mil polyester, 70.5 dB S/N, 1800 ft on 7-inch reel, £3.15 in 1974.

Other Models

• UD-35-180 — Maxell UD-35-180 — 7-inch, 1,800-foot low-noise ferric open-reel tape. Late-1970s dealer prices ranged roughly $14–$19.