cassettes CAN sound better than vinyl.

I can see a reel to reel master tape sounding better then vinyl .
Nakamichi Dragon was the best of the best , and if cassette 
Was of good quality it can sound very respectable .
not as good as a top  turntable which is $$.

Your dreaming!!

even on a nakamichi deck, i could tell that there was a mild haze over the music compared to the original LP, esp. if it was DD or digital master. but i have heard elcasets which my ears could not distinguish from the original. the elcaset sounded to my ears like top-grade consumer R to R. 

@pokey77 

That Teac deck looks insane! Spendy when new also! Looks like one recently sold for $1500.

I’ve had a couple MCS receivers pass through my hands, and they were very decent units, and held their own against contemporaneous gear from the likes of Pioneer or Kenwood.

I actually just gifted my brother an MCS 6601 turntable this year. Solid performer.

I still use and love my dragon. Have own since bought new in 83. I recorded a ton of live radio broadcasts that still sound really good. I also ran sound for bands and we were able to tap into the boards at concerts and record major acts with out them knowing. I always felt the cassette was way under valued in its day and even more today. It is close to an album and I don’t have to clean snd flip every time I listen!