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The Teacs from the late 70's were well built & still relatively easy to get serviced. Here's my Teac A-103 from about 1978. Folks always give me complements as to how nice it looks.

I went back to recording on cassettes because I hated burning CD's. You can't edit them once they're burned & it's not as satisfying burning a CD compared to making a tape. At least with a cassette, you can go back & re-record a section. Heck, if you really need to, you can get out a splicing...

The Akai GX cassettes at Batteries & Butter are better tapes IMHO than the new Maxell. So are the TDK Pro Media SM cassettes. It's good the Maxell you got sounded good. I bought some a couple of months ago & they didn't sound good; had severe dropout problems. I hear the Maxell Studio...

Yeah, it's more for making demos, laying down mulitple tracks. Radio Shack used to sell portable stereo recorders with built-in mics. J&R used to have a Panasonic, Sony, & other stereo recorders for $60-$100. A few websites have the Sony Stereo Walkman Recorder for under $100...

Tascam still makes the 4-track Portastudio: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Tascam-MFP01-4Track-Portastudio?sku=240851

That is true about the current Maxell XLII's. I had bought a couple of boxes of them a few months ago & had serious problems with drop-outs & overall sound quality. IMHO, the best high bias cassettes available now are the Akai GX & TDK Pro Media Studio Master.

You would buy a tape demagnetizer. It will come with instructions on how to use it. I included a link on a previous post where you can purchase tape deck care supplies. Per the website, "The kit includes a bottle of our Head Cleaner, a bottle of our Rubber Cleaner, a pack of 100 cotton tipped...

Yeah, that's another thing I was wondering about. I don't think too many people have a stand alone CD recorder. I too have a CD recorder plugged into my stereo like a tape deck, so making CD's from another medium isn't difficult at all. Not having a stand-alone recording deck of some sort just...

For cassette deck maintenance supplies, check out this link: http://www.vintage-electronics.cc/vparts.html Metal cassettes are no longer made. You can find them on Ebay, but you'll pay dearly for them. Here are some of the better new high-bias type II cassettes I've found...

Yeah, I figured there was something like that. It's nice not to have to rely on a computer to make a recording. Not only that, but it's nice to have music on something tangible, like a cassette, rather than in a file somewhere in your computer.

With the popularity nowadays of just burning CD-R's on you computer, it got me to thinking. How many of those folks have any kind of a stand-alone recording device, be it cassette, minidisc, CD recorder, etc., that they can record in real time? I was just thinking what happened if there was a...

Yeah, pre-recorded cassettes don't sound nearly as good as tapes you make yourself recording from vinyl, CD, tape, FM, etc... Also, be sure to clean the heads & tape path on a regular basis, as well as demagnetizing the heads. If you have older cassettes, it's a good idea to RW & FF them all...

That came out around 1973. It has a jukebox-type playlist/selector panel & you can program it. There might be some major mechanical issues (jamming issues, tape selection malfunctioning, etc...) with that unit. I don't think Panasonic continued making them past 1974 or so, so it makes you...

Some of it is, but some of those cassettes they still have in stock. Today I bought out their remaining inventory of TDK Pro Media SM 90 minute cassettes.

Usually, if you want to record in mono on a stereo deck, you plug the one mic into the left mic input. And, like electroking said, on 99% of older decks, you have to press down the record & play buttons at the same time. Also make sure the line/mic selector is on "mic".

I finally bought "Breakfast In America" last year. It's an album I'd been wanting to buy for the last 15 years or so but never got around to buying it.

I almost blurted out "But where's the balance control?", until I remembered that slide volume control was L & R! Still, a very nice receiver. I wish RS still carried a well built, 2-channel receiver with a phono input, tape mon. loop, etc... Heck, I wish Best Buy or Sears still carried one!

I had something similar happen to me a few weeks ago. My brother had given back my first cassette deck I ever bought, a Sony TC-WR535. A week or so later I was listening to it & one of the channels would cut in & out. I wiggled the RCA cables around & it the sound would go in & out...

I've never heard of Omega before. You could probably get a decent 2nd hand Teac for $30 that would be more reliable & easier to repair.

I can't see what would go wrong if you're just using the line in & line out RCA jacks. The signals would be line-level & that's what those inputs/outputs are designed for.

Have you Googled for electronic repair shops within 50-100 miles of your zip code or tried the Yellow Pages online? Some of these podunk towns have some kind of repair shop. My apologies if you've already done that & still can't find anyone. If you want a total restoration done, or just have...

Here you go for cleaning supplies & a demagnetizer: http://www.vintage-electronics.cc/vparts.html

Yeah, I'd give the machine a good cleaning on the heads, tape path, etc... The problem could very well be dirty heads.

That's true. Some companies, such as NAD, still make quite a bit of 2-channel gear. NAD's 2-channel integrated amps are some of their most popular & best selling items.

About 15 years ago, I had a problem with a newly purchased Sony cassette deck; the sound was kind of muffled since I got it, no high end. Took it back to Sears, tech asked if I had the EQ on my amp adjusted correctly, etc... He looked it over & said there was nothing wrong. Called a friend of...