Chorus1fan
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Hi guys, I've had my 1 owner (me) Nakamichi ZX-7 since 1984, but haven't used it in years. Today I took it out, powered it up, & successfully played my Led Zeppelin cassette !
When I muted the stereo, I could hear a slight noise from the mechanism during playback I don't remember hearing in the past (still has it's original belt, and has never been apart or serviced) but it played, FF & rewound without a problem. Additionally, all the lights & meters still worked !
I also still have the original factory manual that explains in detail how to set/adjust the azimuth, bias, & level when recording, & even kept the factory plastic caps that cover the pair of knobs for each of these adjustments...(1 cap is on during in the 2nd pic below, other 5 are off for the pic)
Been out of the tape world for awhile, so wondering what is an estimated current fair value would be (I'm sure I need to get it cleaned/serviced/ & probably a belt change)
When I muted the stereo, I could hear a slight noise from the mechanism during playback I don't remember hearing in the past (still has it's original belt, and has never been apart or serviced) but it played, FF & rewound without a problem. Additionally, all the lights & meters still worked !
I also still have the original factory manual that explains in detail how to set/adjust the azimuth, bias, & level when recording, & even kept the factory plastic caps that cover the pair of knobs for each of these adjustments...(1 cap is on during in the 2nd pic below, other 5 are off for the pic)
Been out of the tape world for awhile, so wondering what is an estimated current fair value would be (I'm sure I need to get it cleaned/serviced/ & probably a belt change)
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