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In Reply to: RE: An Epic Maxell Reel Tape Find posted by b.l.zeebub on November 10, 2014 at 07:32:17:
My question would be, how often did it happen? I'm surprised you called 3M (Scotch) one of the brands LESS troublesome, since some of the later Scotch tapes were well known for being prone to "sticky shed." As long as you know the good brands (Maxell being one of the very best) and/or buy only the commercial tapes, I can't see what the problem is.
I'm not saying that commercial reel-to-reel tapes are any kind of slam dunk because they invariably sound great. Many were poorly recorded to begin with or had their highs removed by being played on decks with magnetized heads. Or they feature artists and/or performances that haven't, let's say, stood the test of time. But as far as the tape stock itself is concerned, few exhibit problems. On my Otari and Teac decks at least. And certainly the idea of a 10=20 year lifespan is just plain silly.
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