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Cassette deck head wear

Forgive my question, but how do you estimate the head wear more or less precisely(+/- 10%)? My Nak682ZX sounds no worse than before, but the playback head does not look exactly new? How many hours do they usually last anyway? I use only Metal tapes.Will appreciate your responses.
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shasta
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Considering the snail speed of cassette tape vs. studio (1.825 / 15 ips) I'd really not worry...

I never use Dolby A,B,C,HX etc etc. What is critical is head/tape path cleaning and degaussing. If the machine has the capability, bias and level adjustments are important.

The best tapes I've heard on my (mature) JVC 1050 are Maxell XL II-S...
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