2 bass under 50 Hz - very special thing... it`s physical, some people are scared of... My Speakers can 20 Hz. Unfortunally i have the specs of them no more. They really were produced by my friend, 6 layers paint, only a little frequency switch - 8 Ohm. Two SEAS Speakers, High, and Middle-Deep. The Amp gives 2x 220 W dynamic power, i never went stroger than 80 % - and the sound was stable and clear. My friend in those days tested them with two single DENON POA S10 Mono Power Amplifiers - no problems.
I've got some nice decks but for some reason I really like the oddballs, here's the Hitachi D-M2 MKII for the Lo-D Micro Stereo. I had enough parts for 1.5 systems but now with this recent purchase I have two full stacks. The other one is out back, I think it's a MK I but I'll have to pull it off the shelf to make sure. I'm am missing the 2nd set of speakers but I'm very underwhelmed by the stock plastic-cab ones I do have, AIWA blew them away with their offerings. I haven't opened it up yet but it look like it might sag to the left a little, hopefully there's not a ton of internal damage and it just needs a prybar.
When i see this Hitachi deck, i remember the compact S3000 from GDR, we used in the family in the late 80s. I liked the design, and the sound was good enough. It worked ten years without issues in my parents flat, then they bought a Technics-System.
The first tape deck came 1980 in GDR. It still had the classic VU-Meter. I never tested it. But in the years 1988 - 1990 i had a HMK D100 This worked fine, until 1990 we then was able to buy the HIFI components from the capitalistic market. I deceided to buy a Technics RS-BX707 This worked until 2020.
They look like copied some of Technics Styling, how was the pricing of the GDR Equipment compared to Technics?
I don`t remember the prices in GDR, but i know, the upper shown HKM 100 Components System with Speakers was offered in the "GENEX"-Catalogue for 1400 DM. This was a catalogue for people in GDR they had DM to buy rar things, that was intended for selling in capitalis countries. I guess,, i had paid 1300 Mark of GDR only for the Tape Deck. The official exchange rate to DM was 2:1, - so the Deck came 650 DM. The BX707 in 1991 came about 600 DM. I got one of the first ones... ;-)
Hello Guys, Wow love the tape decks I have a few in my collection two Nakamichi decks plus really nice older Teac plus Pioneer but my daily playback and record deck is my Technics model RS-TR333 that I use to make mix tapes for my Sony Walkman . Sincerely Richard
Hello Soluna , I use diffrent media from streaming to live radio and yes cassette and records and cd's !
My (approx. 1980) Technics RS-M88 - very low and pretty I think. This is the only deck I own, but as a Norwegian I have a Tandberg 3014 on my wishlist...
Here's a couple of photos of some of my current tape deck collection. I'm sure you'll recognise most, if not all of them.
There's a few more pictures to follow this one, hopefully soon. I thought I'd list the models in the picture. Although there are 2 pictures they are all on the same rack; I just couldn't fit them all in! Starting from the top:- Pioneer CT-S830S Nakamichi BX-300E Akai GX-95 Nakamichi 682ZX Sony TC-KA6ES then the other picture has.... Sony TC-RX80ES Denon DRM-800 Pioneer CT-91 Nakamichi LX-5
Do you have a favorite? Do you have a switch wired up or do you have to pull RCA interconnects when you change machines?
Hiya Mister X. Of these decks my personal favourite is probably the Nakamichi BX-300E. Probably due to the fact that it was my first 'serious' tape deck which I've had since new. All the others I have only occasionally used depending on my mood. My current main deck is a Nakamichi CR-7 which I'll show in my next post, and yes, I do have to unplug any tape decks when I decide to do any recordings. The ones in the picture I use are or playback only just to keep the motors working.
Some really great looking decks here! I’ve recently downsized all of my audio collection, and of the two tape decks that I had I kept the A&D GX Z-9100. I recently let a Teac Z6000 go, and although it was a beautiful machine, I felt that the A&D was at least on par, and if not better sound quality wise. The Teac was definitely impressive to look at, and fun to use but I decided to let it go. The A&D was purchased from a US seller on eBay after I struck up a lengthy conversation with him, and it is from the Japanese market originally. I was apprehensive because of purchases on that platform before, but this one worked out well. It’s a pleasure to use and I think it will work for years to come.
You’re in the penalty box… too many Sony cassettes! I’m going to have to take some of those off your hand my friend lol.
