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Originally Posted by aKnyght
i somewhat remember the r2r in the house when i was a kid. it gave way at some point to an 8-track player (sad!)
just wondering how the average home user back in the day dealt with all the mechanical and electrical calibrations discussed here that are required for quality playback? if i had to guess, if they did anything it was maybe clean the heads infrequently and then just take it in for servicing if/when things got bad.
anyway, long way of saying / asking that its seems like these issues make r2r a technical challenge for users without the necessary tools or experience?
i am curious what current r2r users here are doing for these regular maintenence proceedures?
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Bear in mind that what Rex Anderson is talking about is maintaining studio tape decks to peak performance, because the commercial nature of the application demanded it. That said, most home enthusiasts only concern themselves with having their deck calibrated only so often at best. That usually occurs when something goes wrong or the deck just starts sounding bad. The easiest way to maintain a vintage deck (assuming that it works properly) is to keep the tape path clean and to
use it regularly.
As to the initial question of tape resolution; I think many will be surprised to find out how truly excellent it can be.
Read:
https://www.atrtape.com/sound-of-tape/