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Hi,
I plan to use TDK MA metal tapes with the accord factory
standard stereo and was wondering if anyone has use metal
tapes with this deck before and if so has there been any
problems with tape head wear?
Is "metal tape cause more head damage than type 2 and 1
tapes" myth or fact?

Thanks

"Andy" <bikejog@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I plan to use TDK MA metal tapes with the accord factory
> standard stereo and was wondering if anyone has use metal
> tapes with this deck before and if so has there been any
> problems with tape head wear?
> Is "metal tape cause more head damage than type 2 and 1
> tapes" myth or fact?

There's so more damage from a metal tape (type III) than from any other tape
(type I and type II). But there is no benefit either because the factory
deck cannot take advantage of the wider frequency spectrum that a properly
recorded metal tape offers, so it's pretty much just throwing your money
away, unless you already have a bunch of metal tapes that you want to kill
off by playing them in the car where they get very hot and eventually
stretch out and/or get tangled inside. :-(

I'm assuming CD player is not an option for you, otherwise CD-Rs are much
cheaper than any tapes and offer superior frequency range and no noise/hiss.
They also can't get tangled inside. ;-)

Cheers,

Pete

In article <bl8oc1$arc$1@korweta.task.gda.pl>,
"Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com> wrote:

> "Andy" <bikejog@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:aed59298.0309282220.3fb9ec23@posting.google.c om...
> > Hi,
> > I plan to use TDK MA metal tapes with the accord factory
> > standard stereo and was wondering if anyone has use metal
> > tapes with this deck before and if so has there been any
> > problems with tape head wear?
> > Is "metal tape cause more head damage than type 2 and 1
> > tapes" myth or fact?
>
> There's so more damage from a metal tape (type III) than from any other tape
> (type I and type II). But there is no benefit either because the factory
> deck cannot take advantage of the wider frequency spectrum that a properly
> recorded metal tape offers, so it's pretty much just throwing your money
> away, unless you already have a bunch of metal tapes that you want to kill
> off by playing them in the car where they get very hot and eventually
> stretch out and/or get tangled inside. :-(
>
> I'm assuming CD player is not an option for you, otherwise CD-Rs are much
> cheaper than any tapes and offer superior frequency range and no noise/hiss.
> They also can't get tangled inside. ;-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Pete
>
>
>

Not only can CD-R be found for 0.05 USD, but CD-R records in 1/4 to 1/32
of the time it takes to record a tape. A CD-R damaged in a car costs
much less in both time and money.

Some Honda radios detect metal tapes and adjust accordingly. As far as
wear, I cannot say.

"Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> (type I and type II). But there is no benefit either because the factory
> deck cannot take advantage of the wider frequency spectrum that a properly
> recorded metal tape offers, so it's pretty much just throwing your money

Are you sure about the tape head wear thing? I also
think that metal and chrome tapes are the same as far as
wear go, but just wanted to be sure.
This is actually for my sisters' cars. They do not live
near me so I can't replace their decks for them. I'd if
I could, but it's not an option. I found this place that
sells TDK MAs cheaper than you can get the SA-Xs. I don't
known if they're legit or if the TDK MA is any better than the
SA-Xs.
As far as wasting money using metal tapes in a car
deck. Type 4 tapes offer more advantages than simply
wider frequency response.
1. You can record at a higher level, thus better S/N
2. Music lasts longer on metal tape than any other tapes.

I recorded something on a Sony Metal ES more than 10
years ago and recently I listen to it again and it sounded
almost as good as the CD source. All the stuff I recorded
onto anything Type II has mild dropouts here and there.
I'm not saying that the TDK MA will be in the same ballpark,
it probably isn't, but what the heck if I can get it cheaper
than SA-Xs, right??


"Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<bl8oc1$arc$1@korweta.task.gda.pl>...
> "Andy" <bikejog@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:aed59298.0309282220.3fb9ec23@posting.google.c om...
> > Hi,
> > I plan to use TDK MA metal tapes with the accord factory
> > standard stereo and was wondering if anyone has use metal
> > tapes with this deck before and if so has there been any
> > problems with tape head wear?
> > Is "metal tape cause more head damage than type 2 and 1
> > tapes" myth or fact?
>
> There's so more damage from a metal tape (type III) than from any other tape
> (type I and type II). But there is no benefit either because the factory
> deck cannot take advantage of the wider frequency spectrum that a properly
> recorded metal tape offers, so it's pretty much just throwing your money
> away, unless you already have a bunch of metal tapes that you want to kill
> off by playing them in the car where they get very hot and eventually
> stretch out and/or get tangled inside. :-(
>
> I'm assuming CD player is not an option for you, otherwise CD-Rs are much
> cheaper than any tapes and offer superior frequency range and no noise/hiss.
> They also can't get tangled inside. ;-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Pete