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Best 2-head deck you've had the pleasure of using?

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ppopp

Bang & Olufson Beocord 8000.
I'm not a huge fan of 'designer Hi-Fi' so to speak, but these guys did something special with this one. Made better recordings than many 3-head non-Nakamichi's out there.

Beocord 8000 (Open in New Window)

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Nakamichi LX-3 - danj 15:57:24 07/14/07 (1)
is the best two-head cassette machine I ever heard.
- That's a nice one, I love the looks of that range. - ppopp 16:48:57 07/14/07 (0)
  Looks like a huge semi.
RE: Best 2-head deck you've had the pleasure of using? - Marantzguy 14:18:00 07/12/07 (1)
Hi, ppopp:

This is an easy one to answer!

Nakamichi 480. Best sounding 2-head deck I have ever owned, and I have owned more than five of them. In fact, I believe I still have four machines stacked up in the garage right now for parts.

They are a teensy bit prone to minor issues, but overall, quite a good value for the money. I have had absolutely no problem accessing and changing a drive belt in one, nor is it that difficult to replace the two pinch rollers in the drive mechanism.

Compare with the stupendous difficulty trying to change a belt in something like a Tandberg 3034. I gave up on that one!

The Beo stuff is grand to look at and probably sounds superb. I just wonder about how easy they might be to service.

Ever since I purchaed my very first used 480 in 1984-5, I have always been a big fan of Nak cassette decks.

Richard Links
Berkeley, CA
- Hail the CR-7A; finest cassette deck ever made. - ppopp 16:46:24 07/14/07 (0)
  ZX-9 comes close too. As does the Dragon.
RE: Best 2-head deck you've had the pleasure of using? - BobP 06:15:29 07/10/07 (1)
Tandberg TCD-310MkII. Sweet.
- RE: Best 2-head deck you've had the pleasure of using? - kingseiko 20:29:55 07/10/07 (0)
  Agree. Tandberg has just a beautiful sound ( yes, sweet !!! ) that is total different from the Nakamichi and Teac.

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