Hi,
Consider upping the speed to 30ips (you can get kits to do that) and if you really want to get things going consider using a G36 and get it fully rebuils and serviced.
Certainly gives the term "Digital to Analogue Converter" another rather different twist and introduces an excellent source of natural and sonically inoffensive dither while we are at it.
Ingenious. Makes one wonder why not go AAD to start with... ;-)
Welcome to the club.
Ciao T