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That's interesting considering RMGI doesn't even list 1" 468 on their own website. I would actually call Full Compass and check for availability. FC doesn't generally stock RMGI, my rep always told me tape is a special order item, they order, tape ships to them, they ship to customer (which I...

I have a matched stereo pair of Distressors with all the options and I agree they are fantastic, and actually a terrific bargain for what they do--I mean if you look at what other high-end 2-channel compressors cost (UAs, Manley etc) they're really not badly priced, and they're absolute...

I don't believe they are slitting SM468 in 1", probably not enough demand for it. Your option for higher output tape from them would be SM911 or SM900 (assuming your machine can fully erase the SM900, not sure how the '60s machines do there). Congrats on the score, that looks like a super...

I have some Re-Grip that I found "new old stock" at my local electronics shop (the place is a time capsule lol). It's something that I only use very sparingly, and once a pinch roller is shot, it's shot.

Do you mean a 60hz ground hum? Does your machine have a head shield? How long is your cabling?

I might be a little hard to read on that analog meter being that the reference voltage for -10db gear is pretty low. Dial the meter to 10 AC V it and see what you get at 1k then lower the tone to something like 100hz while keeping the tone's level the same and see if you get a very different...

GP9 and 499 run quite clean for me too.

Ah good point, I rescind my suggestion there, I forgot about the cheapies being inaccurate above lower mids, but yeah, $40 can get a good DVOM, not all are created equal and yes you need to check the specs. It's a good general purpose piece of equipment to have in life anyway, as basic a...

Well, let's help you get that volt meter in the picture. You need to know if you're sending the cal tones into the machine at the right level. If you're not comfortable with your analog volt meter, any basic digital one will do, it needn't be anything fancy, a $15 Radio Shack DVOM will do the...

Right, You can't look at a VU meter and "know" what the overbias is set at. It's all relative, the overbias is determined by how many dB below the peak reading you go as you turn the bias trimmer clockwise and the meter dips. As I said, the peak reading of each channel will be a little...

Ah yes my bad, I forgot that machine i/o's at -10 not +4db, so make sure you're sending your cal tones out at that level.

Well I'd rather the teevee watching masses saw House spinning a SOTA Sapphire than cramming crappy iPod buds in his ears! ;)

Cool, so make sure you clean your tape path very well and demag the heads carefully WITH THE MACHINE POWERED OFF and make sure you keep tapes well away from the demagnetizier while you do it! So this is the general procedure for setting +6 with a 250nwbm MRL; I don't know your specific machine...

That's the general idea. What operating level MRL did you get? 250nwbm, 355? Presumably you're calibrating for +6 right?

The short form MRLs are a good value and work just fine. Rewind of you need more of a tone, or let it play if you don't. You really don't need more than 1khz and 10khz tones to do the job. The other nice thing about a short mrl is that it makes you more willing to be patient and do a library...

I use industrial wood stick swabs from my local electronics shop, I get them cheap and am pretty sure I'm the only one who buys them lol. But paper stick qtips are ok too. I also use cotton balls for the rollers. I use 99% isopropyl alcohol for the heads, guides and rollers. I have had...

They should put up or shut up. I don't expect to see Quantegy back in production. I'd sooner expect some other company to start making their own version of the formulas, sort of like rmgi/emtec. Too bad, I like Quantegy tape, but I don't get why they keep stringing people along, or why...

Thanks for the kind words! thereelman77, let us know when your MRL comes in and we'll go from there!

You should be able to both see (on the meters) and hear what the MRL is telling you. But yes, do the basic bonehead stuff like cleaning and demagging the tape path first. If you don't already have one, invest in a Han D Mag. I got mine for $50 shipped from Markertek. Oy vey...play the cal...

Jinn, I got my Tektronix 2235A scope off fleabay for something like 50 or 70 bucks...