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In Reply to: Is $20 a pop justified for sealed TDK MA-XG90(Audiogon)? posted by Redbook on January 28, 2005 at 10:10:12:
...because I think that there are other variables where the money can be spent to better effect. Just 3 of those tapes will pay someone to optimize the bias on your machine for high bias tape that is readily available for a dollar or two. Five or six of them will pay for an exhaustive going over of the transport in terms of adjustments, lubrication and a survey of commonly troublesome parts. Before I pay $20 for blanks, I'll be changing out electrolytic caps for ones with lower ESR on the PS board and audio path. Metal is/was great, but at a price. Personaly speaking only — I am in for the long haul, and I am resigned to the best chrome I can get. These online sales are not going to herd me into into desparation buying for a quickly vanishing species. For some of us with specific heads at risk, chrome, as opposed to metal, may allow for an extended lifespan of our heads. — Lorne
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