Magnetic reproducer and magnetic reproduction method

1. Field of the Invention A magnetic reproducer for reproducing data recorded on a magnetic tape by forming tracks sequentially and obliquely along a longitudinal direction of the magnetic tape, has magnetic heads for reproducing the information by sequentially scanning the tracks formed on the magnetic tape with a first track width for a first recording system or a second track width for a second recording system wider than that for the first recording system. And, a gap width between the magnetic heads is set at a value which is wider than the first track width and narrower than the second track width.