while i understand that lu

while i understand that lubricants did cause a lot of grief between manfacturers in the 90’s, the problem is almost irrelevant today. that’s why my post explicitly said “may” cause problems. The best advice is to stick with quality media and learn how to maintain your equipment and clean when necessary. The OP wanted advice on whether on not to buy a dedicated deck to avoid the problems he was having and my point was that he would still run into the problems he was having regardless.

John