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Reel to Reel and General Tapes Questions

Hi all, I've gone down the road to reel to reel recently. It started with some of my speaker trading around and I ended up with a non working, recapped, Pioneer RT 909. Its been 6 months but I've got my first working reel to reel. I bought a DBX 224 and a Pioneer expander, haven't try them yet because the Pioneer was damaged in shipping. I also ordered a pro reel to reel from ebay, Otari mx 5050 I believe. I plan on going over this unit as I think it will be much better that the Pioneer. I was looking for some tips and tricks as far as upgrades to the expander units, noise reduction and wonder if anyone has ever tried to use VCR audio heads in a custom diy attempt at high quality sound. Also, what other pro gear is out there looking into? Thanks.
paullk

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russe41
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Otari is up the ladder so to speak of the Otari.
I had the 5050lll-2 that handles tape in a different league than a 
home unit that lasted a few years and sold it and went with a
Sony APR-5003 which is a dream to work with.
As far as vcr heads, why.....when you have a reel to reel.
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