Advent 201

[archie2]

I have an Advent model 201 cassette player/recorder deck in very good cosmetic and working condition. I bought it about 20 years ago from a Thrift store, put it in my shed and forgot about it. I know it is the first cassette deck made to incorporate the Dolby System, but is this deck a rare enough item to be considered collectible?

 

[70salesguy]

It WAS a milestone in the industry.

You say it is in working condition. If I had the space, I would keep it unless another AKer really would like to have it more.

I have an AMPEX cassette deck. Pretty rare. It isn't going anywhere.

 

[Dan ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ]

The first cassette deck to be considered *Hi-Fi*. The transports were made by Wollensak.

 

[70salesguy]

The first cassette deck to be considered *Hi-Fi*. The transports were made by Wollensak.

Wollensak marketed their own version as well. Possibly a 4765. The Wollensak had 2 meters, one each for the L and R channel.

I think Advent made the electronics for both and Wollensak the transports.

 

[lotusstp]

Used to own one, purchased it at a thrift sale. Quite a nice piece of equioment, tho traded it to a friend of mine after a few years when speed issues cropped up. I think I've owned about thirty different cassette decks; only one that had major issues was my first Onkyo (bad bios oscillator).

Wollensak marketed their own version as well. Possibly a 4765. The Wollensak had 2 meters, one each for the L and R channel.

I think Advent made the electronics for both and Wollensak the transports.

 

[pbda]

I've got two of 'em. Among the best built cassette decks around. I don't listen to tapes much these days, but I'll never get rid of my 201s.

 

[OvenMaster]

Those transports were built to take lots of use and abuse. My local high school used them in their foreign language labs in the late '70's!
Tom