Abstract: The magnetic recording medium has a nonmagnetic layer satisfying: the ratio of the total area accounted for by voids observed to the area of the observed region falls within a range of 13.0% to 25.0% in a sectional image taken by SEM; R+?r is 58.0 nm or less and R??r is 21.0 nm or greater when denoting the average value of the diameters of corresponding circles for voids observed in the sectional image as R, denoting the standard deviation of the diameters of the corresponding circles as ?r; N+?n is 185 voids/?m2 or less and N??n is 120 voids/?m2 or greater when denoting the average number of voids observed per ?m2 unit area of the observed region in the sectional image as N, denoting the standard deviation of this number as ?n; and the thickness of the nonmagnetic layer is 0.20 ?m or greater.

Abstract: The magnetic recording medium has a nonmagnetic layer satisfying: the ratio of the total area accounted for by voids observed to the area of the observed region falls within a range of 13.0% to 25.0% in a sectional image taken by SEM; R+?r is 58.0 nm or less and R??r is 21.0 nm or greater when denoting the average value of the diameters of corresponding circles for voids observed in the sectional image as R, denoting the standard deviation of the diameters of the corresponding circles as ?r; N+?n is 185 voids/?m2 or less and N??n is 120 voids/?m2 or greater when denoting the average number of voids observed per ?m2 unit area of the observed region in the sectional image as N, denoting the standard deviation of this number as ?n; and the thickness of the nonmagnetic layer is 0.20 ?m or greater.

Abstract: The magnetic tape comprises, on one surface of a nonmagnetic support, a nonmagnetic layer comprising nonmagnetic powder, lubricant, and binder, comprises, on a surface of the nonmagnetic layer, a magnetic layer comprising magnetic powder, lubricant, and binder, and comprises, on the opposite surface of the nonmagnetic support from the surface on which the nonmagnetic layer and magnetic layer are present, a backcoat layer comprising nonmagnetic powder, lubricant, and binder, wherein the contact angle for water of a surface of the magnetic layer ranges from 95° to 100°, and the contact angle for water of a surface of the backcoat layer ranges from 95° to 100°.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder and a binder on one surface of a nonmagnetic support and a backcoat layer on the other surface of the nonmagnetic support, wherein a number of indentations equal to or greater than 20 nm in depth present on the magnetic layer surface is equal to or less than 100/10,000 ?m2, a sol component ratio in the magnetic layer is equal to or less than 5.0 percent, and the support has an amount of heat absorption based on enthalpy relaxation ranging from 0.5 J/g to 2.0 J/g, and a glass transition temperature Tg ranging from 110° C. to 140° C. The present invention further relates to a method of reproducing magnetic signals and magnetic signal reproduction system in which the magnetic recording medium is employed.