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Cassette Deck??

Hello All
I found an old box of cassettes I have from the 80's while doing some moving and thought I would like to give them a listen. Can anyone tell me a decent deck I can pick up to add to my system so I can give them a listen? Don't want to spend a lot its just a passing phase. Any ideas and where I might find something? Let me know.
Thanks
harnellt
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otherone
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Duly noted @geoffait

:-)

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stringreen
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I had a Nack 1000 - had to replace belts, but it ran fine...easy to align.
douglas_schroeder
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Man, this is giving me the itch to play the Nak CR-1A. Has anyone tried recording to tape from File Playback to DAC, then to deck? I’ll bet it would be fascinating to see what kind of recording you would get.

I’m thinking I could go from Salk Audio StreamPlayer Gen III (reviewed) to Exogal Comet (reviewed) using the analogue outputs of the Comet at full output into the Nak.

Thoughts? Concerns? Help me with my mad experiment! :) I do not anticipate it being better than file playback, but terrific fun/nostalgia.

(Yes, obviously I do not want the amps on when I put the Comet to full output and record. Comet has both XLR and RCA outs and the XLR are in use to the amps. So, I would be recording "blind" with no monitoring. However, I should be fine as I am using ROON interface and can see what’s happening. Make a play list, record it... Seems an OK plan.

Any caveats?

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gdhal
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@otherone

+1

While I don’t have quite as many tapes as you (I have 770), I’ve also abandoned cassettes years ago in favor of digital.

FWIW, in terms of Grateful Dead, I now boast one of the largest private collections, more than 80% of which is in digital format. My 4210 hours and 1932 unique show dates - and counting on a daily basis - doesn’t take into account the fact that I also collect multiple sources (AUD/SBD/MTX) of the same show.

Unfortunately, at this stage of my life I can only listen to approximately 12 hours of new (defined as I show I haven't previously listened to) live music per week.

- It’s an obsession but it’s pleasing. -

:)


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otherone
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FWIW, in terms of Grateful Dead, I now boast one of the largest private collections, more than 80% of which is in digital format. My 4210 hours and 1932 unique show dates - and counting on a daily basis - doesn’t take into account the fact that I also collect multiple sources (AUD/SBD/MTX) of the same show.

Very nice @gdhal 

I collect every source too and have just about every circulating source (SBD, MTX, FM, AUD, video) all in digital format.

I'm @ 14 terabytes of GD & JGB (37,000 - 42,000 hours of music) and I backup everything I got (x2).  @ 42-44 terabytes

I can't get enough and am blessed to probably receive 3-10 new sources weekly.  Thank god those WD 4TB Passports are only @ $110


Great time to love the Dead!!!

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