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anonymous 24 April 2003

I need to mix down to cassette. Can anyone recommend a stand-alone or rackmount stereo cassette deck? I've had good results with a friend's Sony TC-D5M but I wonder if there isn't anything less expensive. I tried a simple ghetto blaster with Aux Ins and the results were disasterous. Thanks for your help.

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anonymous Fri, 04/25/2003 - 10:40

Why not get a CD burner. Less money, sounds better, easier to handle. There are few good quality cassette decks now, compared to the day when cassette was a living format.

If you can find a used Nakamichi or Tandberg, you would have a good deck. If you are going to buy new, a Sony ES would be a wise choice. ES series has a 6 year near-no-fault warranty on them. I put those in churches all the time.

The only companies making pro cassette decks anymore are Tascam (Teac), and Denon/Marantz.

anonymous Fri, 04/25/2003 - 10:53

Why not get a CD burner. Less money, sounds better, easier to handle. There are few good quality cassette decks now, compared to the day when cassette was a living format.

If you can find a used Nakamichi or Tandberg, you would have a good deck. If you are going to buy new, a Sony ES would be a wise choice. ES series has a 6 year near-no-fault warranty on them. I put those in churches all the time.

The only companies making pro cassette decks anymore are Tascam (Teac), and Denon/Marantz.

Don Grossinger Wed, 04/30/2003 - 12:02

Tascam 122 Mk III is indeed good.
I would also look for a Tandberg. I forgot the model number (TCD-340??), but it is the flat, horizontal, top load model with 3 heads. They did not have the head gap mismatch of Nakamichi & made great recordings that are compatible on all other decks.

As for less expensive, I would suggest contacting Dreamhire or The Toy Store & renting one for a day or check Analogique or one of the high end stereo shops for something used (with a warrantee).

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