ace420
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I'm not into 8 track, but if I was this would be an album I would definitely want for my collection.
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I'm not into 8 track, but if I was this would be an album I would definitely want for my collection.
junkaudio
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jan_stevns
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well - based on the scope it's spot on 
spaceman
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...as well as a Tandberg 3400X:
Cool deck. :thmbsp: Hey Njord, I haven't seen you posting in awhile, hope everything's OK? I saw your 10X yesterday, from a google search, & posted a quick reply. Here's mine, just got it yesterday. The only issues are, I'm missing one of the REC SELECT buttons, & the veneer (?) is chipped a little in the back of both sides. I can live with that.
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Unican_Eric
Pioneerious Collecticus
Alex Nikitin
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jayk
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Cool deck. :thmbsp: Hey Njord, I haven't seen you posting in awhile, hope everything's OK? I saw your 10X yesterday, from a google search, & posted a quick reply. Here's mine, just got it yesterday. The only issues are, I'm missing one of the REC SELECT buttons, & the veneer (?) is chipped a little in the back of both sides. I can live with that.
congrats to all! nice decks.
they look nice and i'm sure sound great!
vinylrock
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Here's one I have not seen yet Yamaha TC-800D
Great deck, a real plus at any party back in the 70's, still sounds as great!
Designed by MARIO BELLINI
Here are some of what has being said about the 800:
"Like all of Yamaha's early audio units, this was a statement. It received many honors, museum exposure and praise.
The first TC-800 sported a High Filter and a Microphone switch ; the TC-800GL replaced these with a Dolby IC and a Mic/Line mixing function, received a Limiter switch and could operate with a DC 12V power source or with nine 3V batteries as well. A third version, TC800D, was an updated 800, with an added DIN connector, auto CrO2 tape compatibility and Dolby IC ; it eventually replaced both original versions." thevintageknob.com
"But the TC-800GL wasn't simply a radical set of clothes hiding a bog-standard cassette deck, because everything from the peak level meters to the power switch was designed for maximum effectiveness and ease of use. For the casing, Bellini eschewed fake wood in favour of a tough, durable plastic covered in finely applied dark charcoal neoprene. Almost like suede to the touch, the finish instantly endeared itself to the user, making the deck less 'machine-like'.
The transport's lightly pressured piano key controls were very slick in an era before cassette decks had solenoid operation, while its array of sliders for line and mic inputs, playback level and pitch were intuitive to use. Although sparsely turned out, the deck was packed with unusual touches to facilitate operation, including automatic tape-type switching, timer recording, memory stop and superb meters.
Competitors offered the customary excuse, "Things which look good invariably don't sound it", but the Yamaha's performance said it all. Fitted with a good Permalloy head and a precision servo-controlled transport the TC-800GL measured superbly by 1975 standards.
With chrome tape Yamaha quoted an impressive 15kHz at -3dB frequency response, and an excellent 0.06% WRMS wow and flutter. Even today, a well preserved example is capable of sparkling highs, deep bass and great image stability." HI-FI World UK
Great deck, a real plus at any party back in the 70's, still sounds as great!
Designed by MARIO BELLINI
Here are some of what has being said about the 800:
"Like all of Yamaha's early audio units, this was a statement. It received many honors, museum exposure and praise.
The first TC-800 sported a High Filter and a Microphone switch ; the TC-800GL replaced these with a Dolby IC and a Mic/Line mixing function, received a Limiter switch and could operate with a DC 12V power source or with nine 3V batteries as well. A third version, TC800D, was an updated 800, with an added DIN connector, auto CrO2 tape compatibility and Dolby IC ; it eventually replaced both original versions." thevintageknob.com
"But the TC-800GL wasn't simply a radical set of clothes hiding a bog-standard cassette deck, because everything from the peak level meters to the power switch was designed for maximum effectiveness and ease of use. For the casing, Bellini eschewed fake wood in favour of a tough, durable plastic covered in finely applied dark charcoal neoprene. Almost like suede to the touch, the finish instantly endeared itself to the user, making the deck less 'machine-like'.
The transport's lightly pressured piano key controls were very slick in an era before cassette decks had solenoid operation, while its array of sliders for line and mic inputs, playback level and pitch were intuitive to use. Although sparsely turned out, the deck was packed with unusual touches to facilitate operation, including automatic tape-type switching, timer recording, memory stop and superb meters.
Competitors offered the customary excuse, "Things which look good invariably don't sound it", but the Yamaha's performance said it all. Fitted with a good Permalloy head and a precision servo-controlled transport the TC-800GL measured superbly by 1975 standards.
With chrome tape Yamaha quoted an impressive 15kHz at -3dB frequency response, and an excellent 0.06% WRMS wow and flutter. Even today, a well preserved example is capable of sparkling highs, deep bass and great image stability." HI-FI World UK
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jayk
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also (supposedly) the inspiration for the nakamichi 600 series.
vinylrock
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No doubt, but which one came first?
I agree with you, the 600 series came out in the 70's also (1973?) I wonder who was first.
Another deck with great reviews:
"The 600 cost £350, no small sum for any piece of hi-fi, let alone a cassette deck. As a gauge, a Linn LP12 would set you back around £294 at the time, so you can see this was no cheap machine. For such a princely sum however, you got absolutely mind-boggling, jaw-dropping performance.
In the seventies, your average cassette deck struggled to stretch up to 11kHz with Ferric tape, and wow and flutter figures of 0.5% weren't unheard of - but the 600 offered 20Hz-20kHz and 0.09% (peak DIN weighted)! This was possible thanks to a superbly designed and made record/replay head and superbly aligned - albeit relatively simple - transport. The final link in the chain was superb audio electronics which were as crisp and clean as was possible to find in any tape machine." HI-FI World UK
Here's one I'm working on, sadly it's missing the aluminum "PLAY" button cover, if anyone knows were to find one please let me know.
I agree with you, the 600 series came out in the 70's also (1973?) I wonder who was first.
Another deck with great reviews:
"The 600 cost £350, no small sum for any piece of hi-fi, let alone a cassette deck. As a gauge, a Linn LP12 would set you back around £294 at the time, so you can see this was no cheap machine. For such a princely sum however, you got absolutely mind-boggling, jaw-dropping performance.
In the seventies, your average cassette deck struggled to stretch up to 11kHz with Ferric tape, and wow and flutter figures of 0.5% weren't unheard of - but the 600 offered 20Hz-20kHz and 0.09% (peak DIN weighted)! This was possible thanks to a superbly designed and made record/replay head and superbly aligned - albeit relatively simple - transport. The final link in the chain was superb audio electronics which were as crisp and clean as was possible to find in any tape machine." HI-FI World UK
Here's one I'm working on, sadly it's missing the aluminum "PLAY" button cover, if anyone knows were to find one please let me know.
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jayk
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the yamaha came out in 1975.-http://www.vintagecassette.com/Yamaha/TC-800GL
as did the nak 600-http://www.vintagecassette.com/Nakamichi/600
i don't know how to get it any closer than that...:scratch2:
i bought my 600 in '76, still have it and it's running strong!
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