michaelw Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 You can't call yourself a hi-fi fan without seeing one of these in action. Innovative engineering and great entertainment. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/Home-audio/Cassette-decks/auction-273873335.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Found a vid... LOL http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2405037627731469193# http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1725700344633714563# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Great vid #2, need to see it in slow-mo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariki Padlie Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Yup,i remember seeing an RX-505 in action at Acoustix way back when...a sight to behold. While everyone was thinking up flashy ways to reverse the head in stock Autoreverse decks...Nakamichi said "What the hell....lets rotate the Tape instead". The rest as they say is "Audio History". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie1553552694 Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Remind me, what was the benefit of this design? It looks cool, but did it make the tape sound better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Compared to most other auto-reverse decks... yes. By doing away with moving the headblock, Nakamichi could ensure more consistent head contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie1553552694 Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I forgot how tiresome the cassette deck was. Cueing up was so 1986. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a poindexter Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Ernie;117034 wrote: I forgot how tiresome the cassette deck was. Cueing up was so 1986. easy tiger! 1986 was a great year:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariki Padlie Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 a poindexter;117036 wrote: easy tiger! 1986 was a great year:D Yes that was the year i started the Job im still doing today :eek: .....oh...maybe ill take that back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie1553552694 Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Someone should start a new thread. Where were you in '86. Me, I was in New York city. I never got to go to a gig at CBGBs, but I did wander through it during the day. Although I did go to the Blue Note Club, :cool: and I did get to score a seat in the gods at the Met... I wonder if there are any amongst us who were just twinkles in their parent's eyes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Ernie;117034 wrote: I forgot how tiresome the cassette deck was. Cueing up was so 1986. FUTURIST ! I love tapes, got a box of used once Sonys and TDKs the other day. Crap recordings but some great tapes like Sony Metal masters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckiestmanalive Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I always considered tapes to be lo-fi portable music, the same way I use the mp3 format today. Actually, I still have my old yellow water-resistant portable Sony walkman cassette deck... And then I bought a half-decent tape deck last year off Trade Me as an experiment. I found that, along with the rest of my gear, I actually enjoy the experience of cassette playback at home. It's still not hifi, but its nowhere near as hissy and horrible as I remember it being in the 80s and at least I can enjoy a lot of music that I don't have on CD and albums that never made it to the digital age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nak-Mad Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 luckiestmanalive;117067 wrote: I always considered tapes to be lo-fi portable music, the same way I use the mp3 format today. Actually, I still have my old yellow water-resistant portable Sony walkman cassette deck... And then I bought a half-decent tape deck last year off Trade Me as an experiment. I found that, along with the rest of my gear, I actually enjoy the experience of cassette playback at home. It's still not hifi, but its nowhere near as hissy and horrible as I remember it being in the 80s and at least I can enjoy a lot of music that I don't have on CD and albums that never made it to the digital age. give it a good demag,clean, and check the head alignment.. most people are surprised at what can be wrung out of this format.. 'still not Hi-Fi'??... beg to differ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nak-Mad Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Ernie;117034 wrote: I forgot how tiresome the cassette deck was. Cueing up was so 1986. Geez, Ernie.. no (.) for that statement... no more tiresome then flipping an LP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nak-Mad Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 ARIKIP;117028 wrote: Yup,i remember seeing an RX-505 in action at Acoustix way back when...a sight to behold. While everyone was thinking up flashy ways to reverse the head in stock Autoreverse decks...Nakamichi said "What the hell....lets rotate the Tape instead". The rest as they say is "Audio History". Akai did it first though.......quite a few years before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nak-Mad Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 You can't call yourself a hi-fi fan without seeing one of these in action. Innovative engineering and great entertainment. Yep, great entertainment.. fascinates most people..... especially when one goes off around head height and someone is standing close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nak-Mad Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Ernie;117029 wrote: Remind me, what was the benefit of this design? It looks cool, but did it make the tape sound better? Benefit??... more chair time for not having to get up and turn the tape over:D Totally cool to look at and in operation, and being a Nakamichi it sounded better anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nak-Mad Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 It will be interesting to see what this one fetches.. the last one induced a bit of a bun fight and hit around $300:p... for what is basically a BX150 with the flippy mech.... Still, has the often missing door cover which is good as that is irreplaceable.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeman Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 In 86 I was in Singapore buying audio equipment. I had shopped around & finally decided on a Nakamichi like this. I went back to buy it and the shop was empty :confused: so I ended up buying one of those new fangled CD thingies a AR slope front and some Kef reference 102's which I still have - in hindsight I think it was a god send.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHH Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Ernie;117045 wrote: I wonder if there are any amongst us who were just twinkles in their parent's eyes? At one year old I had not been post-twinkle long, but I already had some musical favourites: Vivaldi, Sibelius and The Clash. Shortly after that I got into Suzanne Vega (played through a Sanyo micro system I believe). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nak-Mad Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 beeman;117080 wrote: In 86 I was in Singapore buying audio equipment. I had shopped around & finally decided on a Nakamichi like this. I went back to buy it and the shop was empty :confused: so I ended up buying one of those new fangled CD thingies a AR slope front and some Kef reference 102's which I still have - in hindsight I think it was a god send.... Send where?... in hindsight you missed out on experiencing the epitomy of cassette reproduction.... but seriously.. realise tapes aren't for everyone:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeman Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 but seriously.. realise tapes aren't for everyone Hey I use 1/4 inch tape all the time just not packed into a cassette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nak-Mad Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 beeman;117128 wrote: Hey I use 1/4 inch tape all the time just not packed into a cassette well, that was bumble on my part then.. I fully and unreservedly retract any remarks that may have offended .... 10" at 15ips is most impressive!... pity my B-77 needs a service.. in the meantime my little Fostex is standing in OK;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeman Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 No offence taken at all - yeah 10" 15ips studio masters - got an Ella concert & you can hear the audience talking - monstrous dynamics - looking for a couple of screw tight NAB's for the Otari 5050 so I can stand it up if you have any lying around? :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nak-Mad Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Sorry, I have zero RTR spares ... Had to scrounge some generic NAB's for my B-77 myself... just twist lock ones...all I could find at the time.. of TEAC origin me thinks, but, doesn't help you though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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