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Title: What's Better than Sony DATs?
Post by: blu666z on December 30, 2003, 12:35:58 PM: Wanna get some DATs other than these *&#&*@#) Sonys that always seem to have a dropout. Seems that the Maxells are highly thought of. Do I need to move to Audio DATs?

-Kevin
Title: Re:What's Better than Sony DATs?
Post by: Sean Gallemore on December 30, 2003, 05:47:14 PM: ??? the maxells are dds tapes, not sure what you're getting at.
Title: Re:What's Better than Sony DATs?
Post by: blu666z on December 30, 2003, 05:50:24 PM: Guess I used the wrong terminology. I have Sony DDS tapes that alwyas have dropouts. Just trying to figure out what brand to try next.

-Kevin
Title: Re:What's Better than Sony DATs?
Post by: Swampy on December 30, 2003, 05:52:02 PM: Have you had your dat checked out recently? If your getting dropouts reguarly, I doubt its the tapes... I have yet to have 1 dropout with sonys... Just a through FWIW
Title: Re:What's Better than Sony DATs?
Post by: blu666z on December 30, 2003, 07:26:30 PM: It got a thumbs up from ProDigital a few(4-5) months ago.

-Kevin
Title: Re:What's Better than Sony DATs?
Post by: nickgregory on December 30, 2003, 07:30:46 PM: it could be the deck...try another brand, but I have used Sony DDS exclusively for a few years, with no problems....
Title: Re:What's Better than Sony DATs?
Post by: blu666z on December 30, 2003, 07:39:22 PM: Hope its not the deck, but you guys aren't helping my spirits. ;)

-Kevin
Title: Re:What's Better than Sony DATs?
Post by: nickgregory on December 30, 2003, 10:02:36 PM: try a different brand and see....that is the best way to trouble shoot it
Title: Re:What's Better than Sony DATs?
Post by: caymanreview on December 30, 2003, 10:38:01 PM: maxell hs4s are what i used exclusively, and what i will be using exclusively when i get another deck
Title: Re:What's Better than Sony DATs?
Post by: sexymexi on December 30, 2003, 11:08:50 PM: used both maxell, and sony DDS tapes without a problem. well one, but it was my own stupid mistake of locking the tape. don't worry about the deck man... i phreaked too a month after i got mine back from pro digital, and it wouldn't play any tapes.. it just needed a cleaning tape. watch your hrs. if i dont' clean mine every 30 hrs or so it will start to get stupid like that... i always carry a cleaning tape to shows too, just in case... good luck.. +T
Title: Re:What's Better than Sony DATs?
Post by: blu666z on December 31, 2003, 01:49:07 AM: Gonna run a cleaner through it and see what happens.

-Kevin
Title: Re:What's Better than Sony DATs?
Post by: blu666z on December 31, 2003, 01:49:56 AM: How long do you run them for? 10-20 secs?

-Kevin
Title: Re:What's Better than Sony DATs?
Post by: nickgregory on December 31, 2003, 07:14:04 AM: 10 seconds
Title: Re:What's Better than Sony DATs?
Post by: F.O.Bean on December 31, 2003, 07:17:06 AM: Quote from: nickgregory on December 31, 2003, 07:14:04 AM
10 seconds

no longer either!!!
Title: Re:What's Better than Sony DATs?
Post by: nickgregory on December 31, 2003, 07:22:56 AM: good point bean and only run the cleaning tape through once..when it is done, toss it. never rewind and rerun a cleaning tape...you would just be reintroducing the crap it may have cleaned from your deck before...back to your deck
Title: Re:What's Better than Sony DATs?
Post by: F.O.Bean on December 31, 2003, 07:54:30 AM: Quote from: nickgregory on December 31, 2003, 07:22:56 AM
good point bean and only run the cleaning tape through once..when it is done, toss it. never rewind and rerun a cleaning tape...you would just be reintroducing the crap it may have cleaned from your deck before...back to your deck

also a great point nick
Title: Re:What's Better than Sony DATs?
Post by: blu666z on December 31, 2003, 01:02:46 PM: Is there a problem with cleaning for longer than 10 secs or is it just overkill?

-Kevin
Title: Re:What's Better than Sony DATs?
Post by: Brian Skalinder on December 31, 2003, 01:03:31 PM: Quote from: blu666z on December 31, 2003, 01:02:46 PM
Is there a problem with cleaning for longer than 10 secs or is it just overkill?

The dry cleaning tapes are a bit abrasive and will wear your heads unnecessarily if run too long.
Title: Re:What's Better than Sony DATs?
Post by: super-phat-al on December 31, 2003, 01:05:39 PM: really? you can't reuse them? I knew you couldn't rewind them but i thought you could use them again.
Title: Re:What's Better than Sony DATs?
Post by: Brian Skalinder on December 31, 2003, 01:10:33 PM: Quote from: superphatal on December 31, 2003, 01:05:39 PM
really? you can't reuse them? I knew you couldn't rewind them but i thought you could use them again.

Using them multiple times - but with a fresh strip of cleaning tape every run - probably isn't technically re-use. Just ongoing use. You're correct - it's rewinding and reusing that's the issue.