Brisso57 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I bought one of these around 18 months ago.......http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Technics-RS-AZ7-EX-DISPLAY-AUDIOPHILE-SINGLE-CASSETTE-DECK-/171471090077 Hmmm. Can anyone add something slightly more ... Economical? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JukKluk2 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Sitting in storage in Canberra I have a Pioneer three head deck that features Dolby B, C and S. It replaced a Nakamichi BX-150 that had become uneconomical to repair. I purchased it when I was living in England. I think it's a CTS-630S though it has been a few years since I boxed it up so I'm not entirely certain. From memory the retail on it was about 250 pounds. If anyone is interested and has no great sense of urgency about it just PM me and I will dig it out when next I'm back in Canberra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emesbee Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 My JVC cassette deck is still sitting there in my system, patiently waiting for me to use it...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I've got this lovely looking thing in my cave, just for it's looks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyboyrm Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I still use an Akai GX-709D. Sounds great and I can still get tapes for it from: http://www.casstape.com.au/Price_Lists/AUDIO_WEBSITE.pdf I also get my Reel to Reel tapes from them! cheers and enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koputai Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Christ, I hope not. Compact Cassette has to be the crappiest music medium there is (yes, possibly worse than records!) The sound is sub-standard, the machinery is overly complicated and unreliable, and the tapes themselves are too narrow, too thin, and too chewy. That said, I do have the lovely old Teac A-450, I've always thought it was a great looking machine, and it matches my five Teac A-3300SX reel to reel decks! Cheers, Jason. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emesbee Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Yes, cassette tape was never originally intended as a hi-fi medium. Its remarkable that they were able to squeeze the performance they did from it, but it was always a compromised medium. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 What ever happened to the MCT (Master Cassette Tape) which was going to be a direct copy of the Master Reels?The 80s Getto Blaster would have been BIG Stump 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicprObe Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 No Say it properly................ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joz Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 A most excellent movie, Kingsley makes a fantastic hard arse crim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon Hall Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Say it properly................ OK I will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gparker777 Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) 20 million cassette tapes sold from a single plant in 2014 - quite a few more than I expected given there is no resurgence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThOEPAml8lk Edited October 18, 2015 by gparker777 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rab of Everest Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I have a bow wow wow,cassette album, that in its day only came out as a cassette,never on lp !, But of course: "C30, C60, C90, GO!" Ah, takes me back.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Is there a cassette tape resurgence? No. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rab of Everest Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Back in the day, some folks bought new vinyl releases, recorded them to cassette, and then sold the pristine vinyl back to the shop for second hand sale. Some good buying for cash strapped vinyl lovers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telecine Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Is there a cassette tape resurgence? No. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analog brother Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 i'm still using cassette as a source. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasebass Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Me too!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy Audio Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I haven't thrown away any of my old cassettes. I keep telling my wife I'm not a hoarder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to music Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) I haven't thrown away any of my old cassettes. I keep telling my wife I'm not a hoarder I fully understand you, however it was the better 1/2's directive to get rid of all that tape collection that I don't use....Should have seen the look on my face, all that childhood memories on how music gets me by........then I realised its called progress and a thing called a CD......so out it went.... At least I was able to keep the vinyl collection, never gonna part with that.... Edited October 18, 2015 by Addicted to music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicOne Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) Christ, I hope not. Compact Cassette has to be the crappiest music medium there is (yes, possibly worse than records!) The sound is sub-standard, the machinery is overly complicated and unreliable, and the tapes themselves are too narrow, too thin, and too chewy. That said, I do have the lovely old Teac A-450, I've always thought it was a great looking machine, and it matches my five Teac A-3300SX reel to reel decks! A3300.jpg Cheers, Jason. Yep, I had one of those Teac Cassette decks way back in the 1970s. I used it to record my vinyl recordings, so that I could play them in the car. The recordings were so good, that I frequently listened to recorded cassette, rather than wear out my vinyl records. Edited October 18, 2015 by MusicOne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundscape Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I just bought this drone tape thru Bandcamp. The sounds contained on it are unavailable on any other medium, even digital. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Samuel Ray Delany, Jr. You wont hear a bad word about him from me that's for sure. Fantastic writer and an absolutely, thoroughly thoroughly interesting human bean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundscape Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Samuel Ray Delany, Jr. You wont hear a bad word about him from me that's for sure. Fantastic writer and an absolutely, thoroughly thoroughly interesting human bean. Likewise Rob Mazurek. A true pioneer of the audible arts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_mike Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 All of you reflecting back on the past, spruiking names for memories sake, I say SAME ON YOU, SHAME ON YOU! HOW COULD YOU FORGET? I'LL JUST SAY ONE THING. BASF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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