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Hello, can somebody tell me if it's acceptable / OK, to swap the 12AU7 out for a 12AT7 tube. I read some where that in some cases introducing a tube of a higher Gain rating could possibly damage the rest of the unit's circuitry ? Is this true ? Would I be actually gaining, no pun intended...

Hello everyone, I have an un-used roll of Quantegy GP9 1/2 inch that I bought around year 2000. At the that time I paid $59.00 for it. Why didn't I use it ? I honestly don't know,other than maybe it's because I had several brand new rolls of Quantegy 456 to work with and I literally thought...

Hello everyone, I have an un-used AS NEW roll of GP9 that I bought right around year 2000. The reel has never been on my machine. I bought the GP9 for my TASCAM MSR16, but found out later that I would have to rebias & recalibrate my MSR16 in order to get the most out of the GP9. I bought the...

Hello and thank you for the info on the Quantegy GP9 versus the 456 that I have been using. No I don't want to wear out my machine faster and no I don't want to re-bias or re-calibrate my MSR 16 in order to accommodate the use of GP9. Anybody interested in buying my un-used roll of GP9. I...

Thank You for the help. peace & kindness, charles

Hello, can somebody tell me if G9 analog tape will run on my TASCAM MRS 16 ? I've been using 456, but I have one un-used roll of G9 that I was thinking about trying ? peace & kindness, charles

Hello, I currently have 4 drum mics and a mic on my acoustic bass connected to my Tascam M2600 MkII 24 channel analog mixer. My question is: Would there be an advantage in having the drum mics and acoustic bass mic connected to a multi-channel pre-AMP and then out of the pre-amp and into the...

Hello and THANK YOU for the help. My Tascam M2600 MkII operates at either +4 or -10, howewver, when connecting to my MSR16 it has RCA (-10 ) jacks only. Therefor, I was thinking maybe I should have an LA-40 or LA-80 to convert to XLR (+4) voltage. What I'm trying to do is: connect my drum...

Thank You for the help. I'm most likely going to find a qualified tech to give my MSR16 a check up. I just don't think I'm up to the task of searching for the right equipment to do such a task (s) and secondly I really don't want to cough up the hours that it would take to learn how to do these...

Hello, can somebody tell me why I would need one of these ? My MSR16's ins AND outs are all RCA type. I have everything connected to my Tascam M2600 MkII mixer that I will want to record on to my MSR16. So I guess what I'm saying is that I don't understand how or why I would use one of these...

Hello, I have 2 rolls of 456 that I used very little, hardly at all about 4 or 5 years ago. I can't remember when I bought it, but, somewhere around 1998 maybe ? At any rate, how can I tell if it's still OK to use ? Also, I have a brand new roll of G9 that I never used and was wondering if I...

Hello, can you tell by looking at the used tape whether or not it's got the sticky shed syndrome ? Would bad tape feel sticky or...? peace & kindness, charles

Hi Tim and yes I have been reading threads pertaining to this sticky shed tape ordeal. I believe all my Quantegy 456 is still in good shape. It's been stored properly and always kept in it's box and plastic bag wrap. QUESTION: I have a new roll, never opened or used G9 - is this a better...

Hello and thank you for replying. After reading my owners manual today on how to service, including how to align this that and the other thing, I've decided I better take the MSR16 to somebody who knows how to perform these task. I need to find a qualified tech in the northern CA area...

Hi Tim and thank you for helping me. I actually don't know enough about my MSR16 to even know if I have a problem (s) or not ? I bought the recorder/reproducer over 10 years ago from a friend of a friend and and that time I was told that the MSR16 had hardly any hours on it and by the way it...