Method and system for compensating for adjacent tracks during reading of data

A storage device comprising:

• a first read head that reads a first data stream from a current track of a storage medium;
• a second read head that reads a second data stream from an adjacent track of the storage medium;
• and
• a decoder that:
• delays one of the first data stream and the second data stream to account for a position difference between the first read head and the second read head;
• and
• controls sampling of the first data stream and the second data stream to align the first data stream and the second data stream.

A method of controlling read head position in a storage device having a plurality of read heads, the method comprising:

• deriving a first parameter from a first read head that reads a first track of a plurality of tracks;
• and
• deriving a second parameter from a second read head that reads a second track of the plurality of tracks;
• wherein:
• the first parameter represents a portion of a signal from the first read head attributable to overlap of the first read head over the second track;
• and
• the second parameter represents a portion of a signal from the second read head attributable to overlap of the second read head over the first track;
• the method further comprising:
• controlling position of at least one of the read heads to achieve a desired relationship of the first and second parameters.