Good current-production cassette decks?

[Mr. Lin]

Are there any? I'm talking three heads, adjustable azimuth, the whole nine yards. NAD613 I think you've mentioned that Denon makes a good one still.

[NAD613]

Are there any? I'm talking three heads, adjustable azimuth, the whole nine yards. NAD613 I think you've mentioned that Denon makes a good one still.

Yeah, here's the Denon I'm referring to, but not to many places have it & I think it's no longer in production:

http://www.avgiant.com/Denon-DRM-555P-Auto-Reverse-Cassette-Deck

Same can be said for this Tascam:

http://www.avgiant.com/Tascam-102MKll-Professional-Two-Head-Cassette-Deck?sc=2&category=419

If I were buying a new deck, I'd buy one of these. There's also a store on Ebay that sells factory refurbished Teac decks, really nice ones, i.e. 3-head, Dolby S, etc., for around $150-$200.

[Mr. Lin]

Yeah, here's the Denon I'm referring to, but not to many places have it & I think it's no longer in production:

http://www.avgiant.com/Denon-DRM-555P-Auto-Reverse-Cassette-Deck

Same can be said for this Tascam:

http://www.avgiant.com/Tascam-102MKll-Professional-Two-Head-Cassette-Deck?sc=2&category=419

If I were buying a new deck, I'd buy one of these. There's also a store on Ebay that sells factory refurbished Teac decks, really nice ones, i.e. 3-head, Dolby S, etc., for around $150-$200.

This is along the lines of what I want, sans the $800 price tag!:D

http://cgi.ebay.com/Tascam-122-MKIII-3-Head-Professional-Cassette-Recorder_W0QQitemZ320252061782QQihZ011QQcategoryZ4 784QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZ p1638Q2em118Q2el1247

[NAD613]

This is along the lines of what I want, sans the $800 price tag!:D

http://cgi.ebay.com/Tascam-122-MKIII-3-Head-Professional-Cassette-Recorder_W0QQitemZ320252061782QQihZ011QQcategoryZ4 784QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZ p1638Q2em118Q2el1247

Just a month or two ago there were a few online stores that were still selling those brand new. I just checked Google & I couldn't find them. Tascam must have stopped making them within the last year or so.

[ferriteman]

Just a month or two ago there were a few online stores that were still selling those brand new. I just checked Google & I couldn't find them. Tascam must have stopped making them within the last year or so.

Not that long ago CanalHifi New York had new ones for sale, then they only had a demo unit, but at a good price. They might still have the demo for sale though...you'd have to check.

[stuartypoorty]

I think T&A, that's theory and application as opposed to the other boys, make three cassette decks currently.

Information is a little sketchy, seems that the decks are tray loaders if you catch my drift. Here's the spec on their top drawer deck;

The Tapedeck CC 820 M


To match the usual T+A case with its extremely low-profile design a high-quality tape transport of metal construction is used, fitted with a sophisticated front loading mechanism. It has an accurate, low-wear revolver head reverse mechanism, very good speed consistency, and extremely low running noise and resonance thanks to the vibration-damped, fully de-coupled suspension system within the CC 820 M's all-metal case.

The mechanism can easily be adjusted and fine-tuned for both directions of running, and the motor is very effectively shielded in order to avoid stray fields affecting the tape heads. The amplifier stages are low-noise differential amplifiers utilising J-FET technology, and are carefully designed to match the widely varying impedance of the tape heads.

The CC 820 M records its own operating hours and head revolutions and automatically displays a warning on the screen when it should be taken to a specialist T+A dealer for servicing. This unique feature ensures that the tape deck's impressive sound qualities will be maintained even after years of intensive usage. Effective DOLBY* B and C noise-reduction systems are standard, giving outstandingly musical results with excellent dynamic range. The T+A developers have equipped the CC 820 M with an extremely effective ATC function: a fully- automatic tape calibration system. This feature adjusts the unit to suit each type of tape. This it does by comparing the results of a complex program which runs for about a minute, using three test frequencies and three equalisers to set the bias and frequency response to the optimum values.


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Specifications
Mechanism
Professional, close-tolerance linear disc mechanism with triple-beam LDGU optics, 780 mm semi-conductor laser, 2 mW power
Wow and flutter
Quartz-controlled, not measurable
Mechanical construction
Rigid all-metal case, shielded sub-assemblies, vibration de-coupled
Digital filters
FIR, 8-times oversampling, 91 taps, 24 bit

D/A converter type
1-bit Sigma-Dilta converter with 192-times oversampling
Noise shaping
3rd order (single stage noise shaping)
Analogue filter
Phase-linear Bessel filter

3rd order with 60 kHz limit frequency
Frequency response
2 Hz – 20 kHz

Distortion / intermodulation
< 0,004 %

Effective system dynamics
96 dB

Signal: noise ratio (A-weighted)
106 dB

Signal: noise ratio (unweighted)
100 dB

Channel separation 1 kHz / 10 kHz
106 / 100 dB

Digital output
2 x Coax = 0,5 V / 75 Ohms

Analogue output
nominal 1 V eff, 47 Ohms

Dimensions
7,8 x 30 x 30 cm

Weight
5 kg

Colours
Black aluminium, silver aluminium,

chrome (Non-standard version)

Remote control
Via M system

We reserve the right to alter technical specifications.
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[stuartypoorty]

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