BASF Chrome Super II - 1992 - EU
Many cassettes say "Chrome POSITION", but don't use chrome tape at all.
BASF developed the first Chromium Dioxide "Chrome" tape and patented the technology.
Most of the other manufacturers didn't want to license it, so their Type II tapes are cobalt doped ferric, hence Chrome POSITION.
Now, pure chrome tapes didn't perform well in a lot of Japanese decks, especially those without level and bias adjustments. These decks were usually calibrated to a Japanese tape like the TDK SA.
So, late on, BASF changed their formulation to be comparable to Japanese Type II. Hence these are not pure chromes like the earlier BASF Type II (you can tell by smelling the tape, if it smells like wax crayons, it's a pure chrome) but it means they perform well in most decks. Actually, these are among our favourite Type IIs, they're very good and still have SOME chrome in the formulation.
These are just fantastic to look at, with a very unique design and some Gold lettering and gold colour screws on the shell.
BASF Chrome Super II
About BASF:
BASF SE is a German chemical company and the largest chemical producer in the world.[3][4][5] The BASF Group comprises subsidiaries and joint ventures in more than 80 countries and operates six integrated production sites and 390 other production sites in Europe, Asia, Australia, the Americas and Africa.[6] Its headquarters is located in Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has customers in over 190 countries and supplies products to a wide variety of industries. Despite its size and global presence, BASF has received relatively little public attention since it abandoned manufacturing and selling BASF-branded consumer electronics products in the 1990s.
At the end of 2015, the company employed more than 122,000 people, with over 52,800 in Germany alone. In 2015, BASF posted sales of €70.4 billion and income from operations before special items of about €6.7 billion. The company is currently expanding its international activities with a particular focus on Asia. Between 1990 and 2005, the company invested €5.6 billion in Asia, for example in sites near Nanjing and Shanghai, China and Mangalore in India.
BASF is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, and Zurich Stock Exchange. The company delisted its ADR from the New York Stock Exchange in September 2007. The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index.[7][8]
BASF Chrome Super II - 1992 - EU