Good morning.

My TASCAM 34B is biased for Quantegy 456. Is it ok to use Quantegy 406/407
as well ? Quantegy lit says that the 406/407 is "bias compatible" with the
456. Is it safe to say then, that the 34B is biased for the 456, 406 and 407
?

On a related note, I've read that the higher grade tapes (GP9, 456 etc) wear
the heads faster (speed and all things being equal) than say lesser grade
tapes like the 406/407 ... Would this be accurate and if yes, why ?

Thank you for your time,

Daniel

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 09:49:09 GMT, "Daniel"
wrote:

Good morning.

My TASCAM 34B is biased for Quantegy 456. Is it ok to use Quantegy 406/407
as well ? Quantegy lit says that the 406/407 is "bias compatible" with the
456. Is it safe to say then, that the 34B is biased for the 456, 406 and 407
?

On a related note, I've read that the higher grade tapes (GP9, 456 etc) wear
the heads faster (speed and all things being equal) than say lesser grade
tapes like the 406/407 ... Would this be accurate and if yes, why ?

Thank you for your time,

Daniel

The 406/407 will work but I'd expect it to exhibit a bit less top-end
than 456. (456 requires more bias.) I used to align my old 16 track
for 406 but actually use 456 because the resultant under-biasing gave
more headroom and things came back a tad brighter on playback.


http://liondogmusic.com

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 09:49:09 GMT, "Daniel"
wrote:

Good morning.

My TASCAM 34B is biased for Quantegy 456. Is it ok to use Quantegy 406/407
as well ? Quantegy lit says that the 406/407 is "bias compatible" with the
456. Is it safe to say then, that the 34B is biased for the 456, 406 and 407
?

On a related note, I've read that the higher grade tapes (GP9, 456 etc) wear
the heads faster (speed and all things being equal) than say lesser grade
tapes like the 406/407 ... Would this be accurate and if yes, why ?

Thank you for your time,

Daniel

The 406/407 will work but I'd expect it to exhibit a bit less top-end
than 456. (456 requires more bias.) I used to align my old 16 track
for 406 but actually use 456 because the resultant under-biasing gave
more headroom and things came back a tad brighter on playback.


http://liondogmusic.com

"Rick Ruskin" wrote in message
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On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 09:49:09 GMT, "Daniel"
wrote:

Good morning.

My TASCAM 34B is biased for Quantegy 456. Is it ok to use Quantegy
406/407
as well ? Quantegy lit says that the 406/407 is "bias compatible" with
the
456. Is it safe to say then, that the 34B is biased for the 456, 406 and
407
?

On a related note, I've read that the higher grade tapes (GP9, 456 etc)
wear
the heads faster (speed and all things being equal) than say lesser grade
tapes like the 406/407 ... Would this be accurate and if yes, why ?

Thank you for your time,

Daniel

The 406/407 will work but I'd expect it to exhibit a bit less top-end
than 456. (456 requires more bias.) I used to align my old 16 track
for 406 but actually use 456 because the resultant under-biasing gave
more headroom and things came back a tad brighter on playback.

Alright. Thanks very much.

~Daniel



http://liondogmusic.com

"Rick Ruskin" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 09:49:09 GMT, "Daniel"
wrote:

Good morning.

My TASCAM 34B is biased for Quantegy 456. Is it ok to use Quantegy
406/407
as well ? Quantegy lit says that the 406/407 is "bias compatible" with
the
456. Is it safe to say then, that the 34B is biased for the 456, 406 and
407
?

On a related note, I've read that the higher grade tapes (GP9, 456 etc)
wear
the heads faster (speed and all things being equal) than say lesser grade
tapes like the 406/407 ... Would this be accurate and if yes, why ?

Thank you for your time,

Daniel

The 406/407 will work but I'd expect it to exhibit a bit less top-end
than 456. (456 requires more bias.) I used to align my old 16 track
for 406 but actually use 456 because the resultant under-biasing gave
more headroom and things came back a tad brighter on playback.

Alright. Thanks very much.

~Daniel



http://liondogmusic.com