Recent content by fireeater73

Hi JP. You helped me yesterday. Thx again. My fostex a8 lr plays for about 20 seconds and then stops. 1'st question- could the thicker tape be pulling too much and bringing it to a slow stall? Question 2- if I have to replace the unit do you know of a few other machines that record 8 tracks...

Thx JP... I think I'll go with using the roll of 2mm tape I have until the other thinner tape arrives (as per your info.) I truly appreciate your input. As I get acquainted with this recorder I may ask another question or two of you. Thanks again. Shawn

Hi everyone. I just got one of these recorders and have been told it is tensioned to accept Quantegy 457 (1 mm base) tape and that using 456 will damage the heads. I found an equivalent to 457 and am buying it today. My question is will using 456 (or any other 2 mm base tape) do immediate damage...

Hi everyone. I just got one of these recorders and have been told it is tensioned to accept Quantegy 457 (1 mm base) tape and that using 456 will damage the heads. I found an equivalent to 457 and am buying it today. My question is will using 456 (or any other 2 mm base tape) do immediate damage...