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As a general rule, what kind of life can one expect from reel to reel heads? My Nak says I can expect about 10,000 hrs from its heads. I’ve heard R2R heads are less – maybe 5000 hrs? I assume all heads wear at the same rate?
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Topic - Expectations re R2R headwear? - little help? 16:50:58 12/15/06 (13)
- I would venture to guess Permalloy heads are used most often - Akai's GX heads should theoretically last the longest... - danny kaey 23:32:08 12/16/06 (1)
- Also Dokorder's Molybdenum (MDB) heads are supposed to last nearly forever. - Teresa 02:00:21 12/18/06 (0)
- Thanks for the responses. So, do most asylum members keep a spare set of replacement heads in the wings? - little help? 12:51:41 12/16/06 (2)
- Teac Heads - X-2000R 11:06:58 12/17/06 (0)
- Parts avaliability.. - grhughes 09:40:03 12/17/06 (0)
- No! All heads don't wear the same.. - grhughes 08:04:38 12/16/06 (0)
- No Easy Answers - X-2000R 18:08:41 12/15/06 (6)
- How brutal is high speed cueing? … - little help? 12:50:07 12/16/06 (1)
- Very hard if not deadly on tweeters! - grhughes 16:25:35 12/16/06 (0)
- Re: No Easy Answers - Dave Pogue 05:10:46 12/16/06 (3)
- High frequency loss - stellavox 05:42:22 12/16/06 (2)
- Re: High frequency loss - Dave Pogue 08:40:01 12/16/06 (1)
- Dave - "Sounds" like it's happening gracefully! - stellavox 12:39:20 12/16/06 (0)
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