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Katkishka
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States657 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-21 03:17:17
February 21 2010 03:15 GMT
#1
hey TL, I'm pretty new to cassette decks (I've never owned a decent one) and I've been doing some research these past few days.. and of course, with my luck, everybody recommends older cassette decks, claiming modern ones aren't as high quality. Of course I've no reason not to believe them since 90% of the cassette decks I've seen in stores around town are shitty dubbing decks for sub-$150 - not what I'm looking for.. But still, being old, I'm sure most of them will be in need of servicing.

My question is, how much would it cost to replace the belt(s), and rebuild/replace the motor which operates the play/rewind/fast forward buttons on a nakamichi BX-300? Is it even possible to find replacement parts for one these days without buying another cassette deck and taking it apart?

Thx ^_^

*
DeathByMonkeys
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States742 Posts
February 21 2010 04:22 GMT
#2
Cassette decks? What I don't even... This is 2010 why would someone... CD's are soo much...
JohannesH
Profile Joined September 2009
Finland1364 Posts
February 21 2010 04:32 GMT
#3
Alot of people over 20 have alot of cassettes just collected up I think. And theres also some cassette only releases still done.

I'd want a floppy disk station too... Some really nice games and such there but luckily most of it can be dl'ed now.
If you have to ask, you don't know.
Katkishka
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States657 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-21 05:09:05
February 21 2010 05:07 GMT
#4
On February 21 2010 13:32 JohannesH wrote:
And theres also some cassette only releases still done.

Pretty much this.
I've collected quite a few highly-limited cassettes that I'd like to rip properly.
meeple
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada10211 Posts
February 21 2010 05:10 GMT
#5
Your best bet is to get two and scavenge... it will likely be impossible to find spare parts. Although you might be able to improvise with a similar make of deck.
Katkishka
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States657 Posts
February 21 2010 05:13 GMT
#6
On February 21 2010 14:10 meeple wrote:
Your best bet is to get two and scavenge... it will likely be impossible to find spare parts. Although you might be able to improvise with a similar make of deck.

mm, i guess that's the best option for me... I'm glad these things aren't $750 these days, lol
Katkishka
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States657 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-21 05:26:06
February 21 2010 05:25 GMT
#7
Oh, also; do nakamichi bx-150s and similarly named items (bx-100, bx-300, etc) share similar parts?
Like, could I buy a bx-150 and use some of the parts for a 300 and vice-versa?
I'm pretty sure it's possible since the topic was lightly touched already but I wanna be sure I'm not wasting my money.
JWD
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States12607 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-21 07:05:52
February 21 2010 07:03 GMT
#8
On February 21 2010 14:07 Sunny Afternoon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 21 2010 13:32 JohannesH wrote:
And theres also some cassette only releases still done.

Pretty much this.
I've collected quite a few highly-limited cassettes that I'd like to rip properly.

What are they? Just curious…

I bought a tape deck recently (~1980 Harman Kardon model) and one cassette-only release (MillionYoung's Be So True EP). The only other recent cassette-only release I'm aware of is Washed Out's High Times.
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Katkishka
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States657 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-21 07:45:48
February 21 2010 07:45 GMT
#9
On February 21 2010 16:03 JWD wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 21 2010 14:07 Sunny Afternoon wrote:
On February 21 2010 13:32 JohannesH wrote:
And theres also some cassette only releases still done.

Pretty much this.
I've collected quite a few highly-limited cassettes that I'd like to rip properly.

What are they? Just curious…

I bought a tape deck recently (~1980 Harman Kardon model) and one cassette-only release (MillionYoung's Be So True EP). The only other recent cassette-only release I'm aware of is Washed Out's High Times.

The 2 tapes I own that are actually worth anything (anything being more than $40, to fans of the genre/artists) are Dreaming Muzak by Troum and Compositions For Cassette by Celer

The former is ltd to 100 hand-numbered copies, packaged in a tiny little hand-made pillow case, originally released in 1998... My copy still has paper covering the reels which means it's either unplayed or the original owner replaced it. Looks real though.
http://www.discogs.com/Troum-Dreaming-Muzak/release/489609

The ladder is ltd to 135 copies. It's been played before, though I'm not sure how many times.
http://www.discogs.com/Celer-Compositions-For-Cassette/release/1612410
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