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Reel-to-Reel & Cassette Tapes
What to look for in a cassette deck ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Marc Hugo" data-source="post: 913957" data-attributes="member: 15915"><p>Thenoiseguy and Steerpike all made valid points. Cassette recording can be incredibly absorbing and just sheer fun when you get into it. But R600 was and is a tall order for a 3 head dual cap deck. SA never was a very discerning market for decks or tape from the way I saw it. I have gathered a decent collection over the years and many of my best I bought new and elsewhere. There's no substitute for an originally owned machine. A high precision single capstan three head machine can be excellent too and I would get that on UK eBay and have it bought across by FedEx. Forget post. Its fine there. Here it's a corrupt dump that makes a sloth look like a greyhound. Look for late 80s machines like a Pioneer CT-S610 or a Technics RS-BX828. If you can get a "new-old-stock" unit you might be lucky. The Yamaha KX-580SE is single cap 2 head but the GF37 head is a revelation. It has Dolby S too and those big luminous green Nichicon caps make for a sweet sounding, explicit sounding deck. Very steady, well built and you'll likely find new belts, heads and pinch rollers around. But them and vacuum pack them. Previously owned cassette decks and cassettes have not dropped one iota in price on FleaBay in 20 years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marc Hugo, post: 913957, member: 15915"] Thenoiseguy and Steerpike all made valid points. Cassette recording can be incredibly absorbing and just sheer fun when you get into it. But R600 was and is a tall order for a 3 head dual cap deck. SA never was a very discerning market for decks or tape from the way I saw it. I have gathered a decent collection over the years and many of my best I bought new and elsewhere. There's no substitute for an originally owned machine. A high precision single capstan three head machine can be excellent too and I would get that on UK eBay and have it bought across by FedEx. Forget post. Its fine there. Here it's a corrupt dump that makes a sloth look like a greyhound. Look for late 80s machines like a Pioneer CT-S610 or a Technics RS-BX828. If you can get a "new-old-stock" unit you might be lucky. The Yamaha KX-580SE is single cap 2 head but the GF37 head is a revelation. It has Dolby S too and those big luminous green Nichicon caps make for a sweet sounding, explicit sounding deck. Very steady, well built and you'll likely find new belts, heads and pinch rollers around. But them and vacuum pack them. Previously owned cassette decks and cassettes have not dropped one iota in price on FleaBay in 20 years. [/QUOTE]
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