Cassettes still rock!

I have a mint NACHAMICHI RX-505, the sound is organic with huge sound stage with laser like focus, lol!, I compared this deck to some cheap mass produced digital player’s, to say the least this NACHAMICHI out performed them to the extent that I was smitten leaving a smile on my face for days, I suppose I will send the unit in to Willie Hermann for evaluation since I have never had to service the deck after the carnivorous viruses is sub sided, cheers

Cannot say as I have EVER thought cassettes were crap.

Do yourself a favour and listen to some very well recorded tapes on a great Nakamichi deck.

Then come back and comment with a less jaundiced eye.

@wyoboy, your welcome. Who knew this thread would also blow up into a Nakamichi deck love fest. Although I now have a lowly BX-2, the fact that the tapes were recorded on a 500 seems to ensure high quality playback. 

I recently restored a Nakamichi BX-2 (built in Japan) and cannot believe how good it sounds. It replaced a Kenwood double well deck that sounded mediocre in comparison.... Tapes from long ago still sound as good as they did back in the day. LP tracks I am recording to sealed Maxell XL-II  tapes sound very very close to the LP itself.
I find used prerecorded tapes at stores for $0.50 to $1.50 depending on how popular the release was. Is great way to find things that are unavailable or very very expensive on LP. No joke. They sound fricken awesome on a good deck like a Nak...