The analog era saw a great many high-end cassette decks, but none as famous or sought after as the Nakamichi Dragon. Introduction, September 2018 If you were an audiophile in the late 1970s or early 1980s-or just a teenager with a fresh driver's license-the Compact Cassette was integral...
For Nakamichi ‘the brand’ it all started in 1973 when they turned the audio world on its head by taking what was decidedly a mid-fi format at best, and produced a cassette machine that was capable of rivalling the performance of the very best of the semi-pro Reel to Reels. (N...
Other three-head cassette decks, such as the AIWA AD-F770/AD-F990, enjoyed a fully automatic microcomputer system that adjusted bias, equalization and sensitivity. Even some lower-tier cassette decks, such as the Harman Kardon CD391 two-head cassette deck, had manual record calibratio...
For Nakamichi ‘the brand’ it all started in 1973 when they turned the audio world on its head by taking what was decidedly a mid-fi format at best, and produced a cassette machine that was capable of rivalling the performance of the very best of the semi-pro Reel to Reels. (Nakamichi...
Never before has casette recording been so convenient and so good! The CR-7A and CR-5A Discrete Head Cassette Decks combine the features you've been looking for with the crystal-clear sound that is a Nakamichi hallmark. Both decks utilize Nakamichi's Microprocessor-Controlled Direct-Drive Asymme...
Discussion in 'Cassette Decks' started by buzbox, Sep 13, 2021. buzbox Active Member Messages: 459 Trophy Points: 43 Location: Australia Hi all. Purchased one of these today. Found that the idler pulley rubber has hardened over the years so obviously will need to be replaced. It still ...
I can’t say that Nakamichi decks sound neutral – I have never met neutral Nakamichi. On the other side it gives the soul to the music, completely different comparing it with many other decks who suffer cassette format restrictions. So, I can say that 680ZX doesn’t just reproduce music...
Today, even the humble 500 is still capable of giving many other main stream cassette decks 20 years its younger a good walloping. My personal favourite of the bunch is the 600II, a lush sound, great looks, and useful tape calibration facilities, in an easily accommodated package; the 700...