Some very varied responses and opinions so far.
Now not wishing to be a snob here at all just injecting a little bit of reality.
I did say very early on that one needs to hear a great tape on a GREAT player to get a handle on this.
So far not really heard of anybody mentioning the usage of a great player just good or adequate ones.
There is a reason that fully restored Nakamichi ZX7/9 and Dragons are pushing nearly 2k.
Sorry to hurt anybodies feelings but NO Akai deck even comes close, I have tried a lot of them in my system and they are definitely vanilla!
It is like comparing an Ortofon 2m Red to an Ortofon Black Cadenza. You gets what you pay for.
