This was a tape which certainly had the looks, but did it have the sound to match?…
The Sony UCX of 1984 was a Type 2, high bias, CrO2 cassette which was competing with the likes of TDK’s SA series, the Maxell XLII, and the BASF Chromdioxid. That was a tough arena for any rival, and I didn’t feel the Sony UCX had enough going for it to really fight its ground.
It sounded nice enough, but it wasn’t particularly resistant to drop-outs – those annoying breaks in recording consistency particularly evident in the high treble frequencies. Chrome tapes were always going to show up drop-outs more easily than normal tapes, simply because their high frequency reproduction was inherently more powerful. But one might have expected a Sony to be among the best of the performers in this class. This one just didn’t seem as solid and durable as the offerings from some other brands.
Tape Tardis 