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Tape goes tails out because it packs better. Heads out makes pre-echo. Simple. <L> On Mar 10, 2015, at 9:03 PM, Ellis Burman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Kinda reminds me of the reason I've heard was to why people store tape > tails out - so that the print through is a post echo instead of a > pre-echo. I never understood that one either. It's the same distance from > oxide layer to oxide layer, so why would it matter? Why would the magnetic > field have a "preference" in any direction? > > Ellis