Teac a-100

[kidthorazine]

Anyone know anything about or have this cassette deck ? Is it equal to or better then the Pioneer CT-F500 ? Is it worth paying $15 (needs belts also)?

 

[VintageFreq]

Hi kidthorazine!

It just so happens that I have a Teac A-100.

It is a nice basic deck and all it needed was the capstan belt which I replaced with a rubber band. I gave about $6.99 for it. I do not know how it would compare to the Pioneer CT-F500 - it is a good sounding deck and it has those great analog VUs!

Mike

 

[ke4mcl]

its cool looking but ive been finding highend 3 head machines under $20 at thrifts lately. i picked up a pioneer ctf1250 recently for $10 and CL'd that in a heartbeat.

id keep looking unless you really like that particular machine

 

[VintageFreq]

its cool looking but ive been finding highend 3 head machines under $20 at thrifts lately. i picked up a pioneer ctf1250 recently for $10 and CL'd that in a heartbeat.

id keep looking unless you really like that particular machine

It had the cool vintage factor, that's what caught my eye. If I could have found a 3 head machine for 20 bucks, I wouldn't have even looked at it. :yes:

Mike

 

[OvenMaster]

My first cassette deck was an A-100. Bought it new in 1978. Built like a tank mechanically.

I couldn't really put my finger on it, but I didn't really realize that the Dolby encoder/decoder wasn't working in the left channel until 20 years later. When I opened it up, I saw a huge gouge across half the PC board, like someone had dragged a knife or screwdriver. Apparently at least one trace was broken, making the Dolby circuitry FUBAR.

I tossed the TEAC and got a Sony dual-well dubbing deck. Another genius move on my part.

 

[VintageFreq]

...I tossed the TEAC and got a Sony dual-well dubbing deck. Another genius move on my part.

:thmbsp:

Mike