Technics RS - G700 , New Cassette Deck ?
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ChristopherP
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Tascam has one, but the transport isn’t what it was in past. This interesting because the transport is horizontal, which we haven’t seen for a long time. Also, Panasonic has the chops to make their own. Not saying they are just way more interesting than we’ve seen in along time.
vwestlife
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Yes, TEAC and TASCAM. And despite what the naysayers think, the quality is quite good:
Norliss
Active Member
It was an April Fool fake from 2020.
Really ? That's a shame. It looked like it was an official release on my FB feed. Oh well , thanks for the info.
Norliss
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That's one of the very serious problems that society faces: that a lot of stuff seems real on Facebook, but isn't. Personally, I think the world would be a better place without it and the likes of Zuckerberg but with lots of high quality cassette deck models available new
I agree. It still looked official to me . It brought me great joy for a day though. So I have that going for me.That's one of the very serious problems that society faces: that a lot of stuff seems real on Facebook, but isn't. Personally, I think the world would be a better place without it and the likes of Zuckerberg but with lots of high quality cassette deck models available new
ChristopherP
Active Member
Well, it got me too. I just thought it might be a leaked pic. and that's why it didn't show up in my searches. Anyway, hang in there, and thanks to Norliss for the heads up.I agree. It still looked official to me . It brought me great joy for a day though. So I have that going for me.
Can't see the link, can you provide model numbers please?
vwestlife
Super Member
TEAC W-1200 cassette deck:
https://teac.jp/int/product/w-1200/top
TASCAM 202mkVII cassette deck:
https://tascam.com/us/product/202mkvii/top
TASCAM CD-A580 CD/cassette combo deck:
https://tascam.com/us/product/cd-a580/top
Thanks for the links, I figured 2 of the 3 you posted. I'll stand by my statement. Even compared to my worst deck the specs are no comparison. Though old decks are rising in price, there's still a ton of them in the wild, most with replaceable parts still available.
vwestlife
Super Member
These decks perform much better than the specs indicate. See the test results and audio samples in the video posted above.
The quality is absolute shite and you better served finding a well maintained vintage deck. Wow and Flutter is extremely high on this deck and its frequency response is abysmal. No Dolby NR either. My advice is to stay away from these.
vwestlife
Super Member
The funny thing is, the vast majority of people who have actually bought and used these decks are satisfied with them. But the people who have never touched one hate them.
Do I have better decks than the TEAC W-1200? Yes. But is it crap? No! It sounds good, works well, and the direct USB output is a very handy feature to have.
