SM900 was the tape I was thinking of measuring but looks like they have done that and then some!
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2019 Thorens New Reel to Reel Deck
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I could do a test like that. Looks like they charge more for their tapes though: https://www.amazon.com/Analog-Recor...-36/dp/B078R7ZN5H?ref_=bl_dp_s_web_8317357011
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You don't want the MDS-36. That's the thinner mil, 3600 foot per 10" version, equivalent to LPR90.
You can get a 10" pancake of the Master for $41:
https://www.atrtape.com/products/master-tape-14-x-2500
Or better yet for a test, just get a little 7" spool for $27:
https://www.atrtape.com/products/master-tape-14-x-1250-7-plastic-reel-set-up-box
I believe so but the problem, as I recall, was that the subjective annoyance of print-through was entirely dependent upon the nature of the programme content. The fact that neither the frequency nor level response of the print-through were linear, whether the tape had been stored tail-out or not (making the worst of the print-through a “post-echo” rather than a “pre-echo”, generally thought of as less damaging but on a simple speech recording, probably no better or worse) all contrived to make measurement of print-through a largely academic exercise.
Some tape types had a reputation for being prone to printing, others didn't. For the work I was doing at the time, we didn't loose too much sleep over what the print might be like in a few years – it was what might happen within a few weeks that mattered. Print-through, being within the “Dolby loop”, was typically reduced by about 10dB compared to non-Dolby recordings and most back-coated tapes seemed to reduce the phenomenon to manageable levels. It was a far more significant problem in the film world where the use of small spools of long-play (thinner), non back-coated, tape stock was common.
While wandering through the nostalgia-territory of magnetic tape, I came across these well-written histories:
Reelin' in the years: Tracking the history of magnetic tape
A game of noughts and crosses
Video thrilled the radio star
Reelin' in the years: Tracking the history of magnetic tape
A game of noughts and crosses
Video thrilled the radio star