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Cassette Deck Recommendation

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Hey guys,

Sorry to bother again. I've put this off as long as I can - it is time to buy a tape player. There are a few pretty cool labels putting our cassette only releases. I'm not going to ditch my sl1200 v15 rig, but I would like the ability to listen to cassettes too.

Is there anything around $200 that can do the job? Looking for sound quality and dependability both. Do not want a high maintenance set-up. Just want the ability to listen to some tapes if I buy them. If something comes out on vinyl, I will still buy the vinyl. Absolutely zero interest in recording.

I use a will vincent modified Baldwin amp into klipsch fortes or a schiit amp into ath 150s if that matters.

Thanks for your help, you guys are the best.

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Yamaha KX 530 or 690. - jusbe 14:36:37 06/20/14 (1)
Well made, good sound, serviceable.

big j.

"... only a very few individuals understand as yet that personal salvation is a contradiction in terms."
- RE: Yamaha KX 530 or 690. - catama 12:25:22 08/01/14 (0)
  Tascam 112RMKII. Have one. Very nice deck for the money.
RE: Cassette Deck Recommendation - Bill Way 22:09:17 06/18/14 (0)
There is a Revox B710 on ebay at $255 with 3 days to go. It's no Dragon, but it is beautifully made and has no belts. There is also the Studer version of the same deck on ebay at $161 with 4 days to go. I had the Studer, and seem to recall it had balanced XLR connectors, but making adapters to single-ended is easy.

The unknown is always head wear. If the heads need and can tolerate relapping, that can easily be a few hundred dollars. If they won't take relapping then you need to find new ones. Tape is expensive, but sometimes you get lucky.

WW
"A man need merely light the filaments of his receiving set and the world's greatest artists will perform for him." Alfred N. Goldsmith, RCA, 1922

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