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Step up from Nakamichi 582 tape deck?

Have an option to acquire a very good working order 680zx.
At present have a 582 and was interested if those in the know would consider it to be a worthwhile upgrade?

Or would I need to go even further up the food chain? Zx-7 or 700zxl or?

I have just purchased a massive lot of tapes at pennies per tape so do not foresee me forsaking this medium anytime soon .. Lol.
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gammonit_2000
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I am liking it and the sound.  300 bucks.  Making tapes and playing tapes and glad I have a lot of these old Maxell UDXLII 90 mins because they sound a lot better than the std bias UD that is for certain.  I didn't realize they stopped making the chrome tape so it's good to have recording stock.
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uberwaltz OP
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You can end up paying more for NOS tape especially Chrome from fleabay than you did your player!

Glad you have a stash!

I have found a few NOS tapes in charity shops of late.

Enjoy your new deck!
gammonit_2000
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Yeah thanks, I had no idea on the tapes.  The Maxell UDXLII in particular still sound great and the case also seems way better than the TDK SA.  I bought probably 3x the Maxell so that's good news too.  I hate to play regular tapes because I believe they may coat the heads faster.  Anyway it's my theory and I am "sticking to it" pun clearly intended!
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sleepwalker65
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TDK tapes always ended up stretching the few time I tried them. Maxell UDXL-II and XL-IIS were my favourite by a landslide. TEAC cassette reel to reel tapes performed admirably also, but weren’t as readily available as the Maxell tapes. 
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sleepwalker65
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I’ve got a Sony TC-K570 3 head deck bought in the mid-90’s which I’m amazed with how good it sounds. Previously it was a Technics RS-M234X 2 head deck with dbx that performed flawlessly. I never got around to trying the Sony with my dbx 224 encoder/decoder but when I eventually do, I believe it’ll be utopian. 
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