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In Reply to: Nak CR-7A vs Newer Dolby S decks posted by shpickering@yahoo.ca on March 23, 2007 at 08:45:55:
One way to tell is to look at the respective resale value of the decks under discussion. This may not be the best way, but it is "an" indicator what people think.FWIWM2C
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Im not if people can go by the selling price. It depends on how rare the deck is for one. The CR-7 Nak sold last week on Ebay for $350. My Aiwa XK-S9000 I bought for $1300. Yet Naks are still the most regarded decks. I got a reply from another poster saying:"There is a great risk in using specs to rate cassette decks. In theory newer decks with HX (good) and S (so-so) ought to spec better, and they do, but only within what is measured. When you just hook a deck up and listen to it, the results often counter theory. Classic Nakamichis from the 682ZX to the ZX-7 or 9, to the 1000ZXL all sound .... well, let's just say, better. You almost have to try one and experience it. Think of dolby as add-ons. The cassette has to be fundamentally right for the add-ons to produce any benefit. The classic Naks addressed bias and level alignments, azimuth errors, Maximum output level, and EQ (1000ZXL only) with a level of performance that rendered even dolby B unnecessary. HX is a nice circuit if your head saturates at high levels. Nakamichi heads did not, so they eschewed HX.
Newer nakamichis, the CR- DR- , cassette deck- and the cheaper line BX1 (not BX 300) all were designed to perform well, but not in the same class as the classic decks.
You may notice I omitted mention of the Dragon. This deck is regarded as the best PLAYBACK deck made, but the classic machines I list at the outset are prized by those who record.When listening to Sonys, Akais, Teacs, or whatever, listen for a naturalness in the sound, especially the highs (try and hear that ferrite sound) and listen for deep bass. These are the easy clues that lead to the differences you are asking about."
RE"The CR-7 Nak sold last week on Ebay for $350"
Sorry but that one was for "parts" only. I've been watching Ebay every day for Nakamichi CR7A's since I retired this past Dec. The cheapest functional one sold for $600.00. (I bought it) I missed one that sold for $650.00 the same day. One recently sold for $800.00. Again the amount of $$ that people are willing to pay for an item is a pretty good measure of it's intrinsic value. BTW, I own the following; 2 Revox B-215, 1 680zx, 2 CR7A'S, 1 CR3A, and 1 BX150. I also have a 3014A that I am too lazy to go pickup. Now having said all of that, I wouldn't own anything but a Nak. Nothing else does it for "me" in "my" system.Sorry that I couldn't help.
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One must also consider how easy is it to acquire parts and find qualified service technincians when requiring repair (which may be more often than one would hope given the age of this equipment:( I have found that Nakamichi decks are more serviceable on both sides of the Atlantic since the market niche is much greater than other tape deck.I don't know about revox or tandberg, high-end pioneer or aiwa etc ,but perhaps you could do some research regarding servicing before coming to a decision.
Aiwa and Sony still have parts out there. My Aiwa I can still get new heads for it, as also Sony. And these decks are 12-15 years old. New belts no problem.
Also play a piece of piano music and the sound seems right to you then you have got the right deck.
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YUP!That was the one of the tests that I used to select a cassette deck to purchase. The other test was to play a recording with a female vocalist on the deck.
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