Nakamichi DR-10 - the last 3-head deck made by this great company!
Short review of Nakamichi's last 3 Head cassette deck, model DR-10. Legend goes that this was "the last" 3-head Nakamichi cassette deck produced. Mine was from Japan, but some of the last batch was Made in Taiwan. Mystery or not, I took a look at this fabulous machine that makes sound coming from it warm and exciting !
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But, this deck is not in perfect working condition, it has one problem. Playback is working perfectly fine, but recording is not! While you're recording prerecorded tapes, it will not erase properly previous recording, it'll just "add up" new recording on top of old one!
I guess, it needs more service.. But, for playing tapes, this is great cassette deck!
This single cassette deck looks simple, but it's one great mid range cassette deck from Onkyo. TA-R200 is equipped with smart auto reverse (changes sides quickly), and it comes with Dolby B and C Hx Pro noise reduction systems.
#onkyo #cassettedeck #vintagehifi
It has auto tape selector, 3 digits counter is still mechanical, and there's a old fashion LED with peak level indicator. But, this deck has bias knob, and recording input level for each channel, that's what was important for recording the various types of tapes the best possible way.
Here we have Technics RS-TR313 vintage double stereo cassette deck from 1991. It's a standard double deck, one is only for playing, the other one also records cassette tapes.
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It will automatically detect type of tape you are using, and you can select between Dolby B or C Hx-Pro noise reduction system. Since both decks are auto reverse, you'll get 180 minutes of music in continuous play mode.
There's a small but functional LCD with digital counter, and there's a timer selector.
Technics RS-TR272 is a stereo dual (double) cassette deck sold by Technics in 1998 and discontinued in 2002. It has Dolby B, C & Hx-Pro noise reduction, Auto-Reverse function, 2 heads, LCD with digital tape counter with 3 digits and auto tape type selection.
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Here we have one of the best AIWA's double cassette decks, model AD-WX808. Besides Dolby B and C noise reduction system, we also have dbx which can make records sound almost like CD! After belts replacement and speed adjustment, this deck works like a charm!
#aiwa #cassettedeck #ad-wx808 #vintage #hifi
The first thing you'll notice is backlight on each deck, but, only right deck can record tapes, left one is for playback only, and both are quick auto reverse mechanisms. But, when you see Amorphous Head on both decks, you know it means something important, and it is, better long lasting heads!
Demonstration of dbx recording, and Dolby B...
SONY TC-W230 is a basic dual (double) cassette deck with Dolby B & C Noise Reduction, DC servo controlled motors with Normal or High speed Synchro Dubbing. It was equipped with liquid crystal peak level meter and simple mechanical counter for right (recording) deck. Transport is mechanical but trusty, the only inconvenience is that you'll have to manually select cassette tape types before playing or recording.
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This was one of the best Pioneer double recording decks at the time, CT-W900R could record on both decks at the same time, and both sides since it's auto-reverse. Next to Dolby B and C and "twin Hx Pro", we also have auto tape selector, nice big LCD with peak meters and sharable counter.
#pioneer #doubledeck #cassettedeck
There's not to much to adjust beside recoding lever and balance, but this deck will record most of the tapes almost perfectly, even without bias adjustment. I was surprised with the sound quality on this old vintage cassette deck.
Here we have one nice looking dual cassette deck by Kenwood. KX-W8030 has double everything! Starting with recording on both decks with automatic calibration of your tape's bias, Dolby B, C and HxPro noise reduction systems, normal and high speed dubbing...
It's one of the latest Kenwood double cassette decks that looks really good, has some great functions and solid sound quality.
#kenwood #cassettedeck #vintagehifi review
Here we have one of the latest vintage double auto reverse cassette deck produced by Onkyo, model TA-RW111. Yes, it's basic cassette deck from Onkyo, but it sounds great, I like it.
#onkyo #vintagehifi #doubledeck
If you can pass that cheaper plastic, that was normal for the cassette deck industry at the end of the tape time, yes, it's a decent cassette deck. It'll help you transfer your cassette deck collection into digital world.
It has nice but size LCD with peak meters and one shareable counter, but also comes with Dolby B and C, and Hx Pro. With Auto reverse function, you can play 180 minutes of music continuously.
Recently I bought bunch of old pre-recorded cassette tapes because I needed some cheap Maxell XL-II and TDK SA's. Bu I got some other tapes that are not so precious to me, but I decided anyway to archive all those tape models that I currently have in this video.
It's starting with some cheap tapes, but later, you'll see some rare TDK and also newer designs. I bet some of these tapes are 50 year old.
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#vintage
#hifi
Vintage Blank Pre Recorded TDK SONY MEMOREX BASF FUJI