Some $5 blank cassettes have the nerve to tinker with Beethoven.
We think it's outrageous.
Beethoven, even when he was deaf, knew exactly how a piccolo sounded in relation to the rest of the orchestra. Some cassette manufacturers would just as soon forget.
Their cassettes give the piccolo and other high frequency sounds a distorted prominence. They appear to do this deliberately, regarding absolutely natural sound as raw material to be improved upon.
At BASF, we think this is an abomination. We're purists; we stake everything on total accuracy of sound reproduction. You will never encounter artificially enhanced high frequencies in our cassettes. We believe that if you care enough to buy an expensive audio system, the last thing you need is a cassette that imposes its own dubious tastes upon your sensitive ears.
Faithful reproduction entails more than miracle ingredients and fanciful initials on a cassette label.
At BASF, we begin with the best quality ferric oxide. We mill it by a patented process to achieve maximum packing density and uniformity of coating. We use an exclusive chemically cross linked polymer binding which will never deteriorate and cause head-related frictional noise or wow and flutter.
We use a unique multi-stage polishing process, and our slitting technique results in an edge that's clean even when viewed under a microscope. Even our cassette case is different, incorporating our patented Special Mechanism, designed to assure smooth tape feed for years of dependable performance.
Is completely natural sound worth that kind of effort? To people who know the difference, it is.
At BASF, we're purists. We've been obsessed with total accuracy since we invented magnetic tape back in 1932. There are no shortcuts to perfection. But you knew that when you planned your own audio system. We'll give you no reason to compromise when you buy our cassettes.
BASF--The Purist Our Promise: the purest, most accurate sound that tape can reproduce.
(Source: Audio magazine, June 1977)
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