Hey all,
I have been taping now, using the same Sony M1, since i started year ago. For the entire year, through 68 shows my M1 has performed without one signal hitch or flaw and i have been sticking to the cleaning schedule(every 10-25 hours of use) with the dat cleaner.
my question to everybody is how often, if at all, do you send in your porta-dat decks to Pro Digital for a checkup and clean bill of health? Or do you only send it in if there is a problem with the deck that hinders it from performing correctly? I believe in the philosophy of "if it ain't broken, don't fix it". Anybody get their dat decks checked up on a yearly basis? I know it couldn't hurt, but is it necessary?
thanks for the help!
Brian