Perfect Path "Solutions" (PPS) eMat

oregonpapa,

Thanks (it was me, not mahgister)!

I figured TEAC out, but could not guess the other three. Most of the time, multiple remotes have a TV somewhere around so I was puzzled.

I have DR-2 (I think) I got for $20 at Goodwill. That is why I noticed Nakamichi. Even mine plays really well.

I agree with tapes in the car.

My preferred medium would be cassettes made from records (singles, preferably). Well, they are, when it comes to realistic sound, probably two steps ahead of short wave radio, but it is ok to like the ugly duckling at times. Love has no eyes. Or ears, in this case.

Ampex > TDK > Maxell.

SA before 1988 or so.

Mark Levinson? What Mark Levinson? Unless it is Becker Mexico Electronic Diversity, it has to be Blaupunkt Mannheim 24.

Now, you could have an older version of Mexico with tubes, if that floats your boat.

Becker Mexico tube radio for Mercedes 190 SL | Königs Klassik-Radios (koenigs-klassik-radios.de)

Here, for all the tube lovers of Audiogon. Check all seven of them. Tube rolling anyone?

Behind the White Wheel: Becker Mexico Alive

As I said, Mark Levinson? What Mark Levinson?

This cassette talk is reminding me of my pre-audiophile pure music loving days. I had a bunch of phish shows on tape and used to carry the choice sets around in my Chevy s10. And when I was young I had one of those pioneer multi-cassette changers because... I'm not really sure why. I guess it looked cool. I also lusted quite strongly after the Nak my father's friend had in his restaurant. It was one of those that flipped the cassette for you. Such an amazing mechanism really.

I had a Nak deck in my yellow Honda Civic. Fed it with a Dragon. The little sucker maxed out at 90 mph on the flat. Good thing. My brain had only two speeds, on and off.