jonnoshore
physicist, engineer and healer
I have a Nakamichi BX300E which I have for sale if anyone is interested in a good 3 headed cassette deck. It is in mint condition and boxed and photos are available for those interested.
Good cassette player
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Martyn Miles
pfm Member
I have a Denon 790R, a prof. model used by broadcasters, etc. They cost £499 plus VAT when new. I acquired two, kept one and sold the other. The buyer could not believe how good it was. I have made recordings from CDs and records and, frankly, cannot tell the difference. Yes, honestly...
Mike Reed
pfm Member
Sold mine to my bro.-in-law in the mid seventies. When it came out it was the bees' knees, but was very soon surpassed. Not very robust, either, which was a bit embarrassing for me.
waxkinglyrical
pfm Member
Nakamichi is the obvious choice - B&W do a great job repairing or in my case converting a CR-7A (US model) to UK configuration.
Revox, terrific machines although repairs can be costly, Brian Reeves in the greater Manchester area is a top notch technician and former Revox employee.
I see the Walkman Pro gets a mention and so it should, an excellent component which belies it's lowly status when compared to the aforementioned. It is very good in record and playback mode. An Italian guru - dottor walkman - can do amazing things with these machines at a price of course.
Which leaves us with:
Tandberg; from many accounts the best and most difficult to obtain parts for.
Arcam; the Arcam Delta 100 is a UK made component (maybe using Denon or Sanyo parts) and got good reviews, tend to be rare though.
Pioneer; many of the forum members at www.tapeheads.net use a CT-1250
Sony; the TC-KA7ES
Studer; the A710
T+A; German company who still or until recently manufactured cassette players.
and Aiwa, Denon, NEAL, Kyocera, Hitachi...
Revox, terrific machines although repairs can be costly, Brian Reeves in the greater Manchester area is a top notch technician and former Revox employee.
I see the Walkman Pro gets a mention and so it should, an excellent component which belies it's lowly status when compared to the aforementioned. It is very good in record and playback mode. An Italian guru - dottor walkman - can do amazing things with these machines at a price of course.
Which leaves us with:
Tandberg; from many accounts the best and most difficult to obtain parts for.
Arcam; the Arcam Delta 100 is a UK made component (maybe using Denon or Sanyo parts) and got good reviews, tend to be rare though.
Pioneer; many of the forum members at www.tapeheads.net use a CT-1250
Sony; the TC-KA7ES
Studer; the A710
T+A; German company who still or until recently manufactured cassette players.
and Aiwa, Denon, NEAL, Kyocera, Hitachi...
Daniel Quinn
Banned
If you give it any credibility , there is an article on cassette decks in this months hifi news , it would seem a few of the above have read it , though those listed have probably increased in price by 30% by now .