Is there much love for cassette decks here?

[cytovette]

Hi everyone, being a new member and a believer in all formats I don't see much about the lowly cassette deck on this site (unless I am missing it).
There is a reel to reel forum, which is great, but some of the higher end cassette decks can come close to open reel or turntable quality.

I have 3 working cassette decks (JVC TD-V711, Nakamichi CR-1A, Aiwa AD-S950) and 2 open reel decks (Akai 4400, Teac A-4070).

Just curious if there are cassette users in the group.

Cheers!

 

[DeYoung]

I've always been a fan of the format and have used and enjoyed some really nice decks from Nak (Dragon, CR7a) and Tandberg (TCD 3014A) down though the years. The Tandberg was my absolute favorite. An upgraded and well maintained top-of-the-line cassette can have very high-end reproduction. If you have the funds to keep them running, they can be very enjoyable.

 

[RnRmf]

I have a number of decks but recently bought the best sounding of the bunch - a Teac V-8030S. It's stunning sounding.

I also have a Tascam 122 MK3 that is one of the best sounding I've owned. I actually sought out the Teac because of my experience with the Tascam and I was not disappointed.

I also have a Sony TC-KA3ES, a pair of Nakamichi DR10s, a Pioneer CT-43, and a Pioneer CT-90R, an amazingly transparent Pioneer deck from the early 80's.

I think I'm done right now even though there are a lot of Nakamichi CR-7As on the market right now and I always wanted one of those. The Teac is so fine sounding that I'm left wanting for nothing.

 

[Alrainbow]

Maybe I’m showing my age and ignorance
to me while cassettes were handy mobile wise
In my homes it was open reel tape or vinyl
in cars 8 track sounded way better yet had its own issues
so no love from me lol aside of nostalgia
At one point I had a 8 track tape deck in my
Home as well.

 

[Johan K]

Hi everyone, being a new member and a believer in all formats I don't see much about the lowly cassette deck on this site (unless I am missing it).
There is a reel to reel forum, which is great, but some of the higher end cassette decks can come close to open reel or turntable quality.

I have 3 working cassette decks (JVC TD-V711, Nakamichi CR-1A, Aiwa AD-S950) and 2 open reel decks (Akai 4400, Teac A-4070).

Just curious if there are cassette users in the group.

Cheers!

I use my TEAC V-7000 frequently, the sound is amazing. As for tapes goes, I use the SONY Metal Master 90. Enjoy !

/ Jk

 

[TooCool4]

I use cassettes daily on my commute to and from work, I am usually using Sony WM-D6C, Sony WM-DC2 or Sony WM-DD9.
At home I use Nakamichi CR-7.
My standard cassettes are TDK MA-XG of which I still have a stash of unopened / unused.

 

[cytovette]

I use cassettes daily on my commute to and from work, I am usually using Sony WM-D6C, Sony WM-DC2 or Sony WM-DD9.
At home I use Nakamichi CR-7.
My standard cassettes are TDK MA-XG of which I still have a stash of unopened / unused.

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A Nak CR7 is my dream deck.

 

[TooCool4]

cytovette Once you get to CR-7, you don’t need any other tape deck. It’s very true to the source. The CR-7 is only as good as what you feed it, and I don't mean feeding it with the best blank cassettes although that does help. I mean getting good recordings from very good sources and you will hear what this unit can really do.
Since the CR-7 can bias up any cassette, you will always get the best out of that cassette. Plus having azimuth correction, it will extract the best out of any cassette no matter where it was recorded from.

 

[Johan K]

I use cassettes daily on my commute to and from work, I am usually using Sony WM-D6C, Sony WM-DC2 or Sony WM-DD9.
At home I use Nakamichi CR-7.
My standard cassettes are TDK MA-XG of which I still have a stash of unopened / unused.

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Chris,

You GOT to be the Master of cassette on this forum! Is there anyone that can compare with this setup? I love it ??! Looks great man!

/ Jk

 

[TooCool4]

Thanks Johan, I bet there are others with top cassette decks on this forum but have not posted pics yet.

 

[Johan K]

Thanks Johan, I bet there are others with top cassette decks on this forum but have not posted pics yet.

Haha - you are way to humble!! As far as this day - to ME you are the undisputed king of cassette on this forum, haha !!!

/ Jk

 

[Alrainbow]

I wonder if anyone has an 8 track setup or even better a 4 track quad

 

[DeYoung]

cytovette Once you get to CR-7, you don’t need any other tape deck. It’s very true to the source. The CR-7 is only as good as what you feed it, and I don't mean feeding it with the best blank cassettes although that does help. I mean getting good recordings from very good sources and you will hear what this unit can really do.
Since the CR-7 can bias up any cassette, you will always get the best out of that cassette. Plus having azimuth correction, it will extract the best out of any cassette no matter where it was recorded from.

The auto calibration feature on the CR7a is a thing of beauty... Always got consistently excellent recordings every time with TDK metal tape.

 

[Bartolo]

I had a few dozen Grateful Dead bootleg cassettes from my tape trading days in college. Maybe some of them spent too much time in a hot car, but over the years I was finding the little felt pads becoming unglued and falling out. These were Maxell XL-II an some Teacs. Fortunately I dont really miss them, as the Dead have released all that music and tons more themselves in much higher quality than my old multi-generational cassettes.

 

[mtemur]

I have been very happy when cassette is gone. It's very sad to see the efforts to bring that low quality format back. And yes I owned and used top 3 head decks back in the day and 39 various portables (walkman).

 

[microstrip]

Well, I am happy when I read about other people enjoyment with cassette systems - my first audio system was based in a Philips car cassette player powered by a 12V battery with some speakers I built using card boxes and still own a mint CR7a with remote controlled azimuth.

In this subjective hobby, there is space for every one experiences - I am not ashamed to recognize that sometimes I listen with pleasure to an Edison Phonograph I rebuilt some time ago!

 

[DeYoung]

In this subjective hobby, there is space for every one experiences - I am not ashamed to recognize that sometimes I listen with pleasure to an Edison Phonograph I rebuilt some time ago!

I get a great deal of enjoyment from my Victor VI ,circa 1906 ,even though it maybe has a 200-5000 Hz response with a good recording.
It's the jewel in my antique phonograph collection. This machine was state-of-the-art in the first decade of the 20th century and
listening to it gives you a realization and a audio perspective of knowing, first hand, just how far recorded music has come. Makes it much easier to enjoy the (so called) low quality cassette or any other obsolete audio format.

 

[TooCool4]

I get a great deal of enjoyment from my Victor VI ,circa 1906 ,even though it maybe has a 200-5000 Hz response with a good recording.
It's the jewel in my antique phonograph collection.

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Nice looking unit.

 

[Tuckers]

One day I'll pull my Tandberg 3014 out of its box and sell it