Just got my 9600! :)

[K4S3RYN]

MMmmm lovely kit. Aren't these great? Initially i was a bit disappointed when trying some oldish original tapes.. but when i tried some stuff rec'd in LP [lots of stuff crammed on a tape] it was rock solid. I have noticed the auto tracking has trouble locking onto some tapes and just keeps searching up and down. Apart from turning BEST off can i make slight manual ajustments to tracking if i want? Also.. is it a good idea to clean the heads.. and what would people recommend for this.. a particular brand of cleaning tape or method?

thanks

[RottenFoxBreath]

i just use the wet/dry tapes,with isopropyl alcohol.
but i never rewind em and use again.so youll get a few cleans out of a tape cleaner.then just buy a new one.
by the way,how much did you pick it up for?

[K4S3RYN]

K cool.. well i realised that they go a lot cheaper and are more plentiful on German Ebay.. i paid abt £250 and another one i saw, in immaculate ex display cond. went for a LOT less.. this is after me having bid up to £440! for one on Ebay UK.. man am i glad I lost that one. Can u adjust manual tracking ?

[K4S3RYN]

Well i've since discovered that manual tracking is performed by means of the 'tv prog +/-' button.. something the manual fails to point out.. but if anyone else was wondering, there you are.

[K4S3RYN]

Hrmn, it was in the manual lol .. It's amazing how this handles large area's of black.. you appreciate the difference when u stop/start and the tbc kicks in.. looks better than my ld did..