Which Nakamichi to choose?

Not to get too far off topic here, but anyone have experience way back then with the Harmon Kardon CD-491 deck?   Not that it was a direct competitor to the Dragon, but it was pretty well-regarded, if memory serves.   I still have mine, I keep bouncing back & forth between keeping it & selling it (only because I haven't listened to a cassette in years).

jim

I have one and it's excellent. It is broke at the moment however. The recordings were super clean. Costing $800 less than a dragon it's a great bargain. I'm getting mine fixed.

"Nothing wrong with the Sony Walkman portable Cassette players as far as I can tell. "

They had a weak spot in that connecting film between two parts (the one that cassette goes in and the one that closes it). I guess "interconnect" would be the closest name for it.

In the U.S.A. warranty was 90 days for labor and parts were six months. You ended up paying $45 for repair while they gave you $1 part free under warranty. Otherwise, nice machines.

Sony Walkmans (Walkmen) are so cheap second hand if one doesn’t work or sound good just throw it away. The ones that sound good are the keepers. Problem solved, gloopy.