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In Reply to: RE: The importance of frequent tape deck exeercise. posted by Dave Pogue on November 21, 2014 at 06:16:29
...that I'm more worried about head wear! But your point is an excellent one.
Rob
"Let there be songs, to fill the air"
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I hear you. Since virtually all tape decks are decades old, you're better off treating them with kindness and respect. By "exercising" I don't mean going crazy with fast-forward and rewind, or even spending much time (and head wear) in the process. Speaking of head wear, I'm fortunate in my Otari's ease of replacing the headstack and, more important, the fact that minimum-wear headstacks are still freely and FAIRLY inexpensively available on eBay. Which is why I have three of them, none of which is even close to needing a relap :-)
Actually, my Otari MX-5050 is now a grand 6 years old. Bought it new in 2008. So there!
Well, you guys were complaining about not enough posting activity in the tape forum...
cheers
Grant
What Dave Pogue said was: "...virtually all tape decks...".
He did NOT say "all tape decks".
That's an important difference.
When one thinks about the huge numbers of tape decks sold new from the 1950s to the 1980s, and the relatively minute number sold after the 1980s, "virtually all" pretty well sums it up.
One of the few exceptions, and in production STILL. when I queried them last year, the Otari rep said they still built 6-10 new MX5050 models each year. Had a few in stock, too, ranging from something like $8,500 to $9,500 depending on whether they offered four-track playback in addition to the normal two-track record/play. Enjoy yours. I'm envious.
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