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Audio and Video Talk
The Vintage Audio Section
Aiwa AD-F660 3-Head Stereo Cassette Deck (1983-86)
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<blockquote data-quote="jjjonker" data-source="post: 1163222" data-attributes="member: 1035"><p>Awesome. Still have my Aiwa AD F770 from 1982, bought from Tafelberg Meubileerders in Bellville.</p><p></p><p>Ditto in the case of the recording capability of these decks.</p><p></p><p>The mechanism inside is absolute precision engineering.</p><p></p><p>Dual capstans - not auto-reverse - to maintain tape tension. Different diameter capstans to reduce resonance. </p><p></p><p>When you turn the power on, the motor runs straight away, driving a heavy capstan flywheel for speed stability. When you select any transport function a solenoid-operated cam smoothly engages the motor/pinch rollers.</p><p></p><p>When you insert a cassette, it FFs the tape for a few seconds, then rewinds it to the starting point. This takes up any tape slack between the cassette hubs. No more looking for a pencil.</p><p></p><p>The auto-bias works great. Chrome was the best value cassette formulation. Yes, metal extended top end to 20kHz, but 18kHz was fine.</p><p></p><p>Dolby C as well as HX PRO for high frequency extension.</p><p></p><p>Auto recording head demagnetation.</p><p></p><p>The permanent running of the motor was the reason I had to replace the deck, as it got tired after 20 years of almost daily use, resulting in some erratic speed issues.</p><p></p><p>Uses a Mitsubishi motor, but I could not find a replacement. </p><p></p><p>The replacement Yamaha also has great recording quality, but man, is it clunky......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jjjonker, post: 1163222, member: 1035"] Awesome. Still have my Aiwa AD F770 from 1982, bought from Tafelberg Meubileerders in Bellville. Ditto in the case of the recording capability of these decks. The mechanism inside is absolute precision engineering. Dual capstans - not auto-reverse - to maintain tape tension. Different diameter capstans to reduce resonance. When you turn the power on, the motor runs straight away, driving a heavy capstan flywheel for speed stability. When you select any transport function a solenoid-operated cam smoothly engages the motor/pinch rollers. When you insert a cassette, it FFs the tape for a few seconds, then rewinds it to the starting point. This takes up any tape slack between the cassette hubs. No more looking for a pencil. The auto-bias works great. Chrome was the best value cassette formulation. Yes, metal extended top end to 20kHz, but 18kHz was fine. Dolby C as well as HX PRO for high frequency extension. Auto recording head demagnetation. The permanent running of the motor was the reason I had to replace the deck, as it got tired after 20 years of almost daily use, resulting in some erratic speed issues. Uses a Mitsubishi motor, but I could not find a replacement. The replacement Yamaha also has great recording quality, but man, is it clunky...... [/QUOTE]
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Audio and Video Talk
The Vintage Audio Section
Aiwa AD-F660 3-Head Stereo Cassette Deck (1983-86)
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