I was in Moscow in the GUM during Gorbatchev , very big department store, the audio equipment section also full of japanese stuff - and i can`t remember such style in Soviet devices. I must agree to Mister.X with German - i for example compare with this https://brandenburg.museum-digital.de/singleimage?imagenr=33422 This RK series was not the standard for GDR HIFI.
NAD I have an NAD 6300 and NAD 616 deck. Both had been sitting for awhile, so I brought them out to exercise them when I got my old NAD 3020 integrated amplifier back from its first service ever. Nando.
There are two of my Technics decks. Both fully modified. The top one is equipped with Amorphous head combo. I also got a Pioneer CT 939 mark II and a few other decks.
I love that Technics Design Era but sadly I don't have many of their decks, they just didn't show up that often. Thanks for sharing.
this came yesterday with the post. needs some works done but generally works. well, it's a bit neglected - nice project:
My Kenwood KX-1060. I found it at a local record store near my house. I paid 100$ for it. It does have engraving on the back. I think it's awesome. Right now I have a rag tag of a set-up of receiver and speakers I found locally. It sounds great though.
Kenwood tape decks are nearly impossible to find, I don't think I have any outside of my El Paco. I just dusted off an amp/tuner that would love the matching deck. In case you don't know, everyone used to go down to the local police who would engrave a local serial number in case the unit got stolen. Some people bought the engraving unit and would put their name or SS on them, it used to be fairly common back then.
...for those, who didn't know: the first Nakamichi decks were labelled ELAC. here my CD400: mechanics are almost identical to those in a Nakamichi 550. i'm currently restoring an ELAC CD520, wich features Dolby, DNL, headphone-socket (with volume) and additional RCA-jacks
movement ELAC CD400: ...compared to movement Nakamichi 550 (as above...): those early Nakamichi-movements initially had motor-problems (wow&flutter), but that got solved with a new motor. some older decks allready got converted to a new motor (with Nakamichi-logo) before they got sold or during warranty. later, they even got a better head (called FCG-head, same as in the Nakamichi 550). if you find a version with FCG-head and upgraded motor, you'll score a great deck, solid as a rock. also interesting, that they used some material for the belts (there's a flat one for capstan and a round one for he counter only), wich seems to last forever. i did buy new belts for the 550, the 400 and the 520 but finally kept the original ones and replaced the idler only...
