Step up from Nakamichi 582 tape deck?

I am seriously considering a zx7 mainly due to bad luck run twice!

I purchased a 682 from ebay and it got lost by Fedex after they could not deliver it the first try as I was not in to sign . Then it was simply never seen again and Fedex after 3 weeks admitted they had no clue where it went, I got my money back from seller and hopefully they did from Fedex.

Second I then bought a 680 from ebay and this arrived safe and sound but just did not work correctly as advertised at all. So this was returned for a full refund.

In twenty years of dealing on eBay I have never had such a run of bad luck but stuff happens.

So now looking at upping the ante to a zx7 .

Maybe.......

Nak poker.  First you get thieved then you get lied to.  If you are lucky one of two people in the world will fix it for big $$ while you wait many moons.

You know you are a serious addicted tape head when you buy 200 rock tapes off eBay for $60 shipped.

And then buy a Nak 660zx just for a backup spare tape deck......

I had a 1000 ZXL .....can't get better (sorry I sold it...needed a belt...so did I)

Yes you did …. lol

But I could say the same over ALL the old muscle cars I have owned which back then were just old gas guzzlers and not 50 to 100k plus machines.

The wisdom of hindsight but the fun of misguided youth … No regrets!