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Nakamichi System One
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Nice! Welcome to AK! Calling @stoutblock
KrautNotRice
Well-Known Member
Absolutely awesome. Does it sound as good as it looks?
I've been drooling over those amps and preamps on ebay forever...
I've been drooling over those amps and preamps on ebay forever...
Ha great minds think alike!
I have my two system 1s out of rotation right now but I may have to bring them out of storage. They are about the coolest looking integrated system ever! Quality is pretty darn good too but man were they expensive back in the day!
Do you use the bridging adapter for the 620 amps?
This stack was totally rebuilt several years back and I had it all functioning really well prior to putting it in storage.
Spitfirejoe
Cheap Audio Aficionado
Those things are so fricking cool... Looks like they ought to be built into the wall of a space station. I'm going to have to look into the specs on these. Absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for sharing Flashbak and stoutblock.
Nightwisher
Farer In The Goldilocks Zone
Awesome! Would love to get my hands on one.
Yes they are impressive looking. They tried to get about $4K for the complete system back in 1977. That was a lot of coin back then! About the price of a used BMW.
Nothing stellar in performance. Certainly totally respectable for 1977 but for the money you could probably do better? The tuner is pretty darn good. Lots of buttons and knobs to keep clean on the tuner and preamp! The 600 deck (I have several of the 600II examples) is the old Nakamichi transport. Not bad specs for a two head machine but the transport is certainly not the most stable or reliable of the brand. One of mine is quite healthy and sounds very good. Wish they could have squeezed a 1000 deck in this rack!
The amplifiers are basic, but hit hard and have lots of power (especially bridged in pairs). They were also legendary for going DC and taking out speakers! Later units had a DC protection circuit and most older ones were updated by the dealers. I own three of the amps. Two of them are totally rebuilt and one is original. They all have the protection circuit but for the few hundred hours I ran them I never had any problems.
Spitfirejoe
Cheap Audio Aficionado
^^^ Good info. Thanks much.
Flashbak
New Member
Thanks for the comment.. Yes they sound awesome!! I just have them running through a couple of Infinity EntraTwo speakers at the moment. It's good enough for my ears at this point. That wasn't always the case though probably why I have Tinnitus now...
Flashbak
New Member
Right... they definitly have that NASA control rack look. Still gives me goose bumps..(I have seen more impressive rack systems- that I don't own though)
Flashbak
New Member
Right!! Welcome brother!! duplicate systems awesome!! Yes you should bring them back out to juice them up, keeps those capacitors moist.. These was a time that I was thinking of tossing out my cassettes but didn't want to obsolete the Nak system haha. Odd though I haven't tried to run an ipod into them. Seems like sacrilege..
Yes I do have the BA-100
Flashbak
New Member
Very nice, I have been able to keep mine in as designed condition but my instruments are getting up there and I have been uncomfortable bring the two systems to a modern repair shop to give them a once over.they may not have the right finesse.
Flashbak
New Member
Right I have gone though a few sets of speakers, I mostly listen to Hard Rock and Metal..still do however I also like most kinds of music and have quite a collection. The look does have a lot to do with the appeal of this system. Nakamichi was the one to beat when it came to their cassette decks they were pioneers for sure. I agree with the 1000, I used to have one but against better judgement I sold it off... I am left with a useless NR-100.
