This site is not affiliated with nakamichi, it is purely a tribute to the cassette decks made by nakamichi. I know that the cassette decks we have restored are far superior to. Buy nakamichi home cassettetape players and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Nakamichi dr1 dr2 dr3 cassette decks original brochure dr1 dr2 dr3 tape deck. It was developed by philips in hasselt, belgium, and introduced in september 1963. It is manufactured to exacting specifications and is the phillips compact cassette standard. For cassette decks such as nakamichi, pioneer, teac, akai, technics, sony, sansui and more. If only there was a deck like that with dolby s, then it would be the definitive tape deck and would cost you. Before completely vanishing from visible sight, nakamichi made a quickie lowgrade version of the cassette deck in 1993. Nakamichi, one mans journey through the world of cassettes.
Nakamichi 480 2 head cassette deck 73 pages cassette player nakamichi bx300 owners manual. With the release of the model its number reflected its high price in the early 70s, reeltoreel tape. Cheaper down the scale a bx300e is extremely good as is a cassette deck 1, 1. Ive heard that the nakamichi dragon deck is the holy grail of tape decks, and looking at the specs, seems like it could get damn near close to cd quality by the numbers. The latter had different looks far less interesting but the very same basic appearance. Nakamichi dr3 twohead cassette deck still considered one of the best ever.
From 1973, nakamichi started to sell highquality stereo cassette decks that benefited from the mass markets move away from. Nakamichi tape decks are great vintage tape players because of their sound quality and the features that they offer. For recording, however, there are very few that can match a 3head nakamichi. That deck, the, had separate playback, record, and erase heads, and some owners thought it sounded as good as the better openreel tape machines. I know nakamichi is now owned by some malaysian or hong kong company and it is sunk in the creativity department. Nakamichi 480 manual two head stereo cassette deck.
Nakamichi audio cassette tape decks for sale shop with. When youre archiving your cassette tape collection in mp3 format, you can use double cassette players to record two cassette tapes at the same time. Many stereo cassette players have highquality, deep bass speakers, and are quite useful for playing cassette tapes at. Once i got the azimuth adjusted on the cassette deck 1, the tone was there. The compact cassette is a plastic case containing a spool of 3. Nakamichi is a subsidiary of chinese holding company nimble holdings nakamichi manufactured electronic devices from its founding in 1948, but only sold them under. Online shopping from a great selection at electronics store. Im looking at older nakamichi stuff such as the lx3 and the lx5. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Who knows about old nakamichi cassette decks page 2. Cassette deck repair, nakamichi repair, pioneer, teac. It blows out most other deck, including tree head deck from other company. Visit our new daughter site please register your nak today in the registrationarea.
It is a threehead, threemotor, dualcapstan unit with dolby b and dolby c noise reduction, useradjustable bias, and memoryrewind and automaticrepeat functions. The compact cassette or musicassette mc, also commonly called the cassette tape, audio cassette, or simply tape or cassette, is an analog magnetic tape recording format for audio recording and playback. Manual has 110 lbs cardstock front and back covers and is professionally spiral bound for ease of use and longevity. Nakamichi highcom ii noise reduction system fine audio.
Nakamichi emerged as the uncontested king of the hill when it built the worlds first threehead machine in 1973. If there was one cassette deck to own, it was a nakamichi. The nakamichi dragon is an audio cassette deck introduced by nakamichi in 1982 and marketed until 1994. This feature, invented by philips engineers and improved by niro nakamichi, continuously adjusts replay head. Many of the consumer cassette machines made today or in the last 15 years are aligned with tdk sa tape in type ii chrome situation but for maxell tapes in a type i ferric situation, however there is a slight problem there since the actual high quality maxell tape formulation most manufacturers specify went out of production in early 2003, this is in contrast to the professional analogue. Important information to know when youre shopping for a nakamichi cassette deck. This feature, invented by philips engineers and improved by. Teac w1200 dual cassette deck with recorder usb pitch karaokemicin and remote. I have heard the nakamichi tapes only play back well on nakamichi decks thing for years. The 600 is yet another example of nakamichis philosophy.
Get the best deals on nakamichi audio cassette tape decks. We can repair, align and restore your classic nakamichi stereo product except for their car audio. Modern cassette tape players, or cassette decks, have many advanced features. The dragon was the first nakamichi model with bidirectional replay but not recording capability and worlds first production tape recoder with automatic azimuth correction system. Nakamichi cassette deck 2 owners instruction manual. Cassette deck repair, nakamichi, pioneer, teac, akai, technics, sansui, sony, awia and more page 2 cassette tape problems first you need to check if the tapes are the cause of the problems. This is not an original as originals are out of print, but we use the best scans available. With me, it always has its place in the rack b77, and both still work. When thinking of the ultimate cassette deck, many people think of nakamichi. The nakamichi dragon is an audio cassette deck introduced by nakamichi in 1982 and. The nakamichi cr5a cassette deck is aimed at the audiophile who insists on uncompromised engineering but is willing to forgo a few costly special features.
While most tape decks today use sensors to detect the cassette type and set the appropriate bias and equalization automatically, the bx300 retains the. Nakamichi cassette deck 2 owners instruction manual reprint plastic comb on. Cassette deck repair, nakamichi, pioneer, teac, akai. Unit presented for sell as preowned and used however it comes in very good condition with minor wear only, 100% fully functional. We are able to carry out repairs and routine servicing on the following nakamichi decks. Reel to reel tape recorder manufacturers nakamichi. The nakamichi and 700, made in the mid1970s, had three heads, a dual capstan drive that reduced wow and flutter, and dolbyb noise reduction to improve the signal. Unfollow cassette deck nakamichi to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Luis sent me another tape just in case there was a problem with the first one.
Nakamichi cassette decks i would like to hear from anyone who can tell me if the nakamichi decks are better than say a upper end denon drw 800a, and second is there a big dirrence in the way the different models sound in playback mode. Please donate parts and broken decks in donationarea. Like other nakamichi cassette decks the 600 offers performance associated not too long ago with only top quality open reel tape decks, and from this standpoint it represents a highvalueperdollar investment. Single well decks are becoming rare and 3head decks are now almost nonexistent. The greatest consumer cassette tape deck ever produced. T are 2 small plastic pieces missing the sides of the unit, this unit was rack mounted but brackets are not included, please consider this when bidding, you can make.
Professionals copy of the nakamichi cassette deck 1 service manual. The only compatibility concerns are those of track width, which in a cassette will cause severe crosstalk way before it affects performance parameters. Get the best deal for nakamichi vintage cassette decks from the largest online selection at. Discussion in audio hardware started by audio, apr 9, 2003. I have had a number of cassette decks over the years, and many of them arewere decent for playback. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members. How many heads does the nakamichi cassette deck have. Nakamichi cassettes are rebranded tdk cassettes that are said to come from the middle of. I work with dedicated technical experts, john and erik. Before purchasing a used nakamichi deck on ebay, you should know the answers to these questions. The 480 sat across the sudios because he was the last link of the model, the vehicle in which they put all their hopes, the friend and confidant.
From 1973 nakamichi started to sell highquality stereo cassette decks that benefited from the mass markets move away from reeltoreel tape recorders to the cassette format. Nakamichi in vintage cassette decks for sale ebay. I never made much use of cassette recording, but back in the 1980s i found at a closeout price a technics rsm260 that made excellent copies of some of my vinyl records. The nakamichi brand remains the benchmark manufacturer in the world of compact k7. Im so glad that i collaborated with these guys sending them a few of my photos of walkmans. Also dont dismiss some of the older 3 head vu meter decks as some stonkers. It also infringed the philips code book on the compact cassette and.
Tape decks or recorders are becoming increasingly popular as an alternative. Most people put it in the same class as most nakamichi decks. Service info our specially trained engineers have many years of experience in servicing nakamichi cassette decks. This is a very thorough repair in the way that even minor problems are corrected and the performance is restored to a new like condition sometimes maybe better according to past customers, see view entries below. My name is jeff galin and i own electronics service labs. Compact cassettes come in two forms, either already containing content as a prerecorded cassette. A nakamichi cassette deck features three heads, and each head is designated. As part of my latest rash of nad hatred, i think i am going to get rid of my nad 602 cassette deck. The cassettewell door is easily removed for head cleaning and demagnetizing, but it affords only moderate label visibility.
Unless you have an investment in cassettes, either pre or self recorded, theres no real reason for owning one. Nakamichi cassette deck 1 owners manual pdf download. Discrete head cassette deck 20 pages cassette player nakamichi bx300 service manual 33 pages cassette player nakamichi zxl service manual 104 pages cassette player nakamichi rx202e service manual. Nakamichi cassette decks steve hoffman music forums. The other thing is that most of the decks available now are crap.
One of the coolest nak cassette decks however, was a hi end car deck that. Nakamichi cassette deck for sale in uk view 60 bargains. I think you should avoid the dr models, the last series of cassette decks nakamichi made in the early to mid 90s before it went bankrupt. Welcome to, the unofficial nakamichi cassette deck resource since 1997 this site is not affiliated with nakamichi, it is purely a tribute to the cassette decks made by nakamichi. A tape head in the tape player or deck, in contact with an exposed portion of the tape, interprets an analog signal from the tapes magnetic surface. This gauge allows the user to set the tape guide height, head stroke depth of penetration into the cassette box and head zenith tilt. It needs some maintenance, but then it will play music with soul. In 1976 john jenkins of international tapetronics invented a novel azimuth correction system for multitrack studio recorders. I never used one, but i always heard that the nakamichi dragon was the ultimate in consumer cassette decks. Nakamichi 480 2 head cassette deck 73 pages cassette player nakamichi lx5 owners manual. The cassette deck market has changed quite a bit in the last few years.
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