Lets See Your Tape Decks

[braxus]

I gathered some shots of all the main tape decks I have and put a collage together of all of them (minus the JVC portable). This is what my rack would look like if they were all in there. Granted I don't need 5 decks in one system, so this pic will never be a reality. They will be split up into different systems. Anyway take a look. Lets see your decks.

[Scorpion8]

I already posted (most) of mine here: http://www.tapeheads.net/showthread.php?t=243

[Nak_novice]

Here are some of the Naks:

1000ZXL Standard Deck
1000ZXL Limited

[fa8362]

Here's a rare Technics 2 track only broadcast 10A02 with playback electronics bypassed to a Bottlehead Seduction Tape Head preamp.

[vinyldavid]

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii298/vinyldavid/Photo_062908_003.jpg
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii298/vinyldavid/Photo_062908_006.jpg

As of last evening.

[MacGyver]

as of, well, today...

PIONEER CT-W600R (1989)

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/PIONEER/DSCF0668.jpg

MAN, i really need a CT-91...

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/PIONEER%20ELITE/CT-911.jpg

THE-


http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/Miscelleonous/Excelsior_in_spacedock.jpg


- OF CASSETTE DECKS... IMO, at least...o-o:-)

[MacGyver]

damn i love that ship, it's so beautiful...

[braxus]

I'm a Star Trek fan, so I can enjoy seeing the Excelsior pic as well as any. I remember watching STIII when it came out in 84. Can't wait for the new movie next year. Still love the Enterprise too though.

[MacGyver]

i am 26, but i totally grew up around tape. the compact cassette has been a part of my life since my very first coherent childhood memories, (i can remember all the way back to when i was less than five.) and has never left my life. my very first audio component was a mid-90's low-end SONY cassette WALKMAN. after that, i inherited my mother's PANASONIC cassette boombox. made many tapes on that thing, then in 2000, i received my very first component Hi-Fi, inherited from my biological ex-father. of the three components, one was my first cassette deck...



PIONEER CT-980W (1988)


http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/PIONEER/CT-980W.jpg


made many more tapes still on that one, to be replaced three years later with one of these...


PIONEER CT-W603RS (1994?)


http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/PIONEER/CT-W603RS1.jpg


paid $10 at a yard sale. only made a tape or two on that thing, never liked the cosmetics one bit. still had it when i ran across one of these for $5.00...


CT-F2121 (1975)


http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/PIONEER/CT-F21211.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/PIONEER/CT-F21211.jpg


mine had no wood cabinet, and worked for all of the five minute recording session i put it through, then worked no more. i sat tight with that awful 603RS for a year or two, then found me one of these for $18.00 at the GRESHAM,ORE. sally-ann...


PIONEER CT-W600R (198?)


http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/PIONEER/DSCF0668.jpg

(LARGE INSULATORS/FEET WERE ADD-ONS BY ME)


that lasted me a year, one or two recordings made, until just this month or so, when i replaced it with one of my two dream decks...


PIONEER CT-W910R (1989)


http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/DSCF1561.jpg


have made a few recordings on this baby, all SPECTACULAR. this will always be with me, even if i eventually get my number-one dream deck...


PIONEER CT-S800/CT-91 (1988/1989)


http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/PIONEER/CT-S8009.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/PIONEER%20ELITE/CT-911.jpg


absolute no-compromise construction. "Reference Master" cassette mecha, Laser-Amorphous heads with over 20-20khz dynamic range, truly the;


http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/Miscelleonous/3excel.jpg


-of cassette decks. IMO, at least...o-o:-)

[TheReeler]

The Enterprise Ship reminded me to make a new video...

Doctor Who (http://reeltoreelworld.blogspot.com/2008/08/vid-pioneer-rt-909.html)

*reelspin**reelspin*

[BroonsBane]

This was by far the nicest cassette deck I have owned. It was in pristine condition and sounded fabulous baby :D

Akai GXC-760D:

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k163/Graciefloydie/IMG_1434.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k163/Graciefloydie/IMG_1436.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k163/Graciefloydie/IMG_1435.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k163/Graciefloydie/IMG_1440.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k163/Graciefloydie/IMG_1383-1.jpg

[MacGyver]

that IS very nice!! what is a "GLASS AND X'TAL" head?!?! pretty "DAMN PICKERAL" of me to ask, eh?

[Jay Pemberton]

Glass and crystal ferrite head. Very long wearing heads Akai used on many of their later machines. My GX 630 D (reel to reel) has them for the record and repro heads too.

[Scorpion8]

Glass and crystal ferrite head. Very long wearing heads Akai used on many of their later machines. My GX 630 D (reel to reel) has them for the record and repro heads too.

I believe all the GX-series of both reel and cassette machines did. My Akai GX-267D does and I find them to be superb sounding decks.

[Des-Lab]

It was claimed that the Akai X-tal heads were virtually indestructable and would basically last forever.

Has anyone had a chance to prove or disprove this theory?

I once had a trio of Akai decks. One of which was a GX-747 (which I sold for a song after the tension roller belts broke. A move I wish I hadn't done. It was otherwise a cherry pristine deck). I logged quite a few hours on it. But I never was able to discern any sort of wear pattern.

The manual azimuth adjust feature on those decks was quite handy too.

[MacGyver]

Glass and crystal ferrite head. Very long wearing heads Akai used on many of their later machines. My GX 630 D (reel to reel) has them for the record and repro heads too.



10-4, thank you!o-o:-)

[Fast Forward]

Teac A6300
Nakamici 600
Onkyo TA 2600
Denon DRM800
sorry no pic of the DENON it doesnt work right any way

[Acoustic]

Here's a couple of my Naks.... CR-5 and a CR-2A:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/2794502677_724728b7b4_o.jpg

[utahusker]

Tandberg TD 20A, with another being delivered today.

[graffias79]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/graffias79/onkyodeck3.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/graffias79/onkyodeck1.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/graffias79/onkyodeck2.jpg

[Danger Boy]

check this out *Hi5*

[MacGyver]

check this out *Hi5*


my little sister once had a pink-bodied version of that thing. cutesy or not, it did in fact TOTALLY sound like poo...

[jbeckva]

Here's the Onkyo I just got in today. 3 heads, bias adjust, and sounds incredible. Taping like a madman... *reelspin*

http://www.compautomation.com/images/onktape.jpg

[MacGyver]

just picked this up today for a song...



http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/NAKAMICHI/DSCF1069.jpg



find out more about it here; http://www.tapeheads.net/showthread.php?t=1216

[jbeckva]

It was claimed that the Akai X-tal heads were virtually indestructable and would basically last forever.

Has anyone had a chance to prove or disprove this theory?


Welll.. as a matter of fact. I did manage to destroy the heads on my Dad's old GX-1820D R+R that were Xtal. (I won't mention to say I used nail polish remover instead of isopropyl... *headache*)

Hey... I was 8 years old!!! (goes off in corner to say 30 hail-marys and 100 our-fathers... *old*)

[Acoustic]

Welll.. as a matter of fact. I did manage to destroy the heads on my Dad's old GX-1820D R+R that were Xtal. (I won't mention to say I used nail polish remover instead of isopropyl... *headache*)

Hey... I was 8 years old!!! (goes off in corner to say 30 hail-marys and 100 our-fathers... *old*)

Hmm taking in the fact you were only 8... perhaps with that daily penance your sin should be forgiven in a few years *devil*. At least you knew where to apply the 'cleaning fluid' :eek:.

[utahusker]

Good job on the Nak Lady A.

[wrayman]

This is a Yamaha KX-500U, sorry for the crappy pic. A friend gave it to me a couple weeks ago. Works great and sounds just fine. I love the real time counter, but miss auto reverse.
Also have a basically NIB Yamaha KX 380 that I found locally for $20.

So, only two decks, but two more than I had a month ago ! )dance(

Mike

[BroonsBane]

This is a Yamaha KX-500U, sorry for the crappy pic. A friend gave it to me a couple weeks ago. Works great and sounds just fine. I love the real time counter, but miss auto reverse.
Also have a basically NIB Yamaha KX 380 that I found locally for $20.

So, only two decks, but two more than I had a month ago ! )dance(

Mike


Nice Mike! *drool*

[wrayman]

Haha thanks Mike, there are better for sure, but it's a start !

[BroonsBane]

Well, a nice start from my humble two decks although I have sold a few nice ones over the past 6 months.

[jbeckva]

Hmm taking in the fact you were only 8... perhaps with that daily penance your sin should be forgiven in a few years *devil*. At least you knew where to apply the 'cleaning fluid' :eek:.

Oh MAN.. You will NOT believe this one. I believe I mentioned in another thread or two that the old man put that GX on the side of the road.

Well, just as soon as I "confess", he leaves me a message on the phone today - "Hey Jerry - happy birthday. I found an old reel to reel in the garage with an 8 track slot in the side. Come up and pick up your present or I'll bring it down there whenever I get there next... " *fm*

"karma" is a m/f'er... *eyepop*

It needs some work, but maybe I will take it on. Need to tear 'er down to parade rest, shoot all the cobwebs out, oil..lube.. dexoit.. yeah. I'll also replace that volume pot that I remember getting broken off of it oh so many years ago. Demag.. clean.. see what I can do there.. (but no way am I going to bother with the 8 track.. hatem...heh)

That does sound like a cool project eh?

(looks like this here... )

http://www.compautomation.com/images/ddeck.jpg

[gamve]

Setup as per this arvo. Just fixed the input volume pot on the Aiwa. I originally thought it was broken in shipping (though it still worked but was very dodgy) and was dreading finding a smashed plastic internal casing. I pulled the deck to bits and found that the internal mounting is metal and all that needed doing was to tighten the fastening. Give all the pots I could get at some switch cleaner and put her all back together.
Decks are
Tandberg TCD 310 MKII
Aiwa XK-S9000
Pioneer CT-F1250

[jcmusic]

It was claimed that the Akai X-tal heads were virtually indestructable and would basically last forever.

Has anyone had a chance to prove or disprove this theory?

I once had a trio of Akai decks. One of which was a GX-747 (which I sold for a song after the tension roller belts broke. A move I wish I hadn't done. It was otherwise a cherry pristine deck). I logged quite a few hours on it. But I never was able to discern any sort of wear pattern.

The manual azimuth adjust feature on those decks was quite handy too.

Matt,
Years ago I had an Akai GX365-D I think was the number, and it had the Glass and Crystal Heads which destroyed over time.

Jay

[TheReeler]

Here are some shots I've just taken that shows the buttons of a Pioneer RT-909.

Macro pics, I've resized them downto 2.0 MPixels because the original ones were 9.1 MPixels...

Record and monitor functions (http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc46/thereeler/909close1.jpg)
Meter functions (http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc46/thereeler/909close2.jpg)
Transport functions (http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc46/thereeler/909close3.jpg)
Head block (http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc46/thereeler/909close4.jpg)
Counter (http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc46/thereeler/909close5.jpg)
Reel table (http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc46/thereeler/909close6.jpg)
Heads (http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc46/thereeler/909close7.jpg)

[Acoustic]

Oh MAN.. You will NOT believe this one. I believe I mentioned in another thread or two that the old man put that GX on the side of the road.

Well, just as soon as I "confess", he leaves me a message on the phone today - "Hey Jerry - happy birthday. I found an old reel to reel in the garage with an 8 track slot in the side. Come up and pick up your present or I'll bring it down there whenever I get there next... " *fm*

"karma" is a m/f'er... *eyepop*

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3009/2856477734_5494c008fb_m.jpg Maybe you'll even find that you didn't really ruin the heads.... that would be the "reel" Twilight Zone moment of the story. *hypnot*

[niklasthedolphin]

Here are some shots I've just taken that shows the buttons of a Pioneer RT-909.

Macro pics, I've resized them downto 2.0 MPixels because the original ones were 9.1 MPixels...

Record and monitor functions (http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc46/thereeler/909close1.jpg)
Meter functions (http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc46/thereeler/909close2.jpg)
Transport functions (http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc46/thereeler/909close3.jpg)
Head block (http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc46/thereeler/909close4.jpg)
Counter (http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc46/thereeler/909close5.jpg)
Reel table (http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc46/thereeler/909close6.jpg)
Heads (http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc46/thereeler/909close7.jpg)

Realy amazing cool pictures.
Thanks.

"dolph"

[stuartypoorty]

The Nakamichis, CR-7A and DR-10.

Can any of you eagle eyed types identify the speaker cable on top of the Kimber 8TC, clue; might be Italian ?

[TheReeler]

The Pioneer RT-909 inside (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8ePW2fgxvc)

*reelspin* *reelspin*

[Fast Forward]

My latest addition to the Family my NAK BX300

[MacGyver]

My latest addition to the Family my NAK BX300


now if my BX-100 would've been a 300 instead, then you, me and the stuwster could've started chumming around together, giving ourselves those handsome, cool little gun-fingerpoints and calling ourselves something like "THE THREE NAK MUSKETEERS" all for one, and one for all!!*Hi5* still, a relationship like that would likely be misconstrued by the public at large as being rather homosexual in nature in this "enlightened" new millennium of ours... *ill*