I have an MX5050-8 calibrated for 456/SM911. When I bought the deck, the dude gave me a couple old reels of 3M 996. I am not sure whether to use the reels, sell them so I can buy more SM911, or just throw the tape away and use the nice six screw high precision 3M reels for takeup reels and/or wind my RMGI tape on them.
Its my understanding that 456/SM911 is +6 and the 996 is +9. And the different tape types will probably require bias adjustment as well, correct? So the 996 is not that useful to my deck if its set up for 456, right?
So then, I am thinking I should sell it, but can it get sticky shed? I am not sure how old it is, but my research seems to indicate that 3M's 996 tape can't get sticky shed cuz they used a different kind of binder...
Any suggestions?
Its my understanding that 456/SM911 is +6 and the 996 is +9. And the different tape types will probably require bias adjustment as well, correct? So the 996 is not that useful to my deck if its set up for 456, right?
So then, I am thinking I should sell it, but can it get sticky shed? I am not sure how old it is, but my research seems to indicate that 3M's 996 tape can't get sticky shed cuz they used a different kind of binder...
Any suggestions?