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In Reply to: RE: As the matter of fact... posted by kootenay on November 30, 2016 at 18:51:32
Magnificent setup.
I'm interested more in toughness and longevity than sound. It is, after all da blues. Now, if I were a Mozartista, it would be different.
So, Revox and Tascam float to the top?
Is there any difference between rack mount and shelf models?
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The rack mountable design supposedly were geared towards professional use, however it was diluted overtime as some cassette decks incorporated rack mountable option as part of its cosmetic design. All cassette decks will last for a long time during normal usage and with proper care and maintenance. It just that some design were well executed and constructed that it will withstand much better during the years of rugged and abusive use. These machines were very expensive and of course they were very expensive to maintain as well such as the likes of Nakamichi, Revox, Tandberg, Tascam, Sony, Luxman to name just a few.
I can't really tell you which machines to buy as it will depends on your budget. The best thing to do is buy one that has a very limited usage, but even then there's no guarantee that it will last you a long time.
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
Thank you all.
OK, here's the plan. Lose the JVC. Buy a Tascam or a Sony on Ebay. Test it. If there is ANY problem, send it to a rebuilder. May end up pricey, but the net effect is a good-as-new machine that will last awhile. The JVC just couldn't hang.
Just a quick question. The Marantz 1810 looks awesome, and it's a Marantz. What is your opinion of Marantz?
I have a Marantz direct drive turntable I bought in 1988, and it has never given me a moment's problem.
If there is a real issue with Marantz, I get the Tascam 202 MKIII.
professional machines like Tascam as some of them are worked to their death and then discarded afterwards and most of them ended up in ebay. Marantz are very nice sounding machines, hopefully it was well maintained by the previous owner.
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
I remember, Marantz was expensive. Brutally. Never heard of Tascam, back in "the day". But then, I was not a broadcast pro.
A rebuilder will charge me between 400 and 600 to make it new. If I'm going to spend that much, I'd like to spend it on a machine that cost about that, new. The ones on Ebay are all hurt, so the rebuilder is necessary, regardless. I know the Marantz would have been out of my league in the 1970's. I'm going to guess the Tascam was the same.
Now, it comes down to appearance. What a choice!
Just keep searching and hopefully you'll find something that's worth spending your hard earned money on.
Good luck!
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
Decision made.
I found a guy, locally, who repairs cassette decks. I took my JVC in to him. He's checking it out. If it's repairable, I go with that. If it's not, there's a Marantz 5025 or a Marantz 5020 available on Ebay. He likes to work on Marantz, and has parts sources. He said the Tascams, Revox, and Nakamichis are usually so worn out from professional use, it would cost an arm and a leg just to get them to work.
According to the other tech, who wrote up my order, this guy has been in the business since he was 15, and he's older than I am. More than half a century fixing TVs, radios, tape decks, and other home electronics. He still works on tube TVs!
My next door neighbor is a professional machinist. He makes dies for the plastic industry. He's very dependent on his old EDM machine. He just had to swap out boards in the controller/power supply. I'm telling him about this guy. He can take the bad board in to him to get the blown transistors replaced.
My Sansui 8 Deluxe has not been serviced in over 20 years. Maybe I should consider having it done(?)
This whole process has been a wonderful process of discovery. Amazing what you find in your own environment.
Thank you all for your help in this.
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