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Buy a Nak or not?

Posted by Brian L (A) on October 28, 2005 at 13:44:11

Hi, I am in the process of upgrading system components and considering the purchase of a Nak cassette deck (either RX-505, CR-7A, or Dragon - in that order). The appeal of the 505 and Dragon is auto-reverse, and the appeal of the 7A is the wireless remote. My current deck (most recent Marantz dual deck) has both, and I like that. But in this case I'm looking at an improvement in sound. I very rarely record onto tapes anymore, however I still listen to pre-recorded tapes from time to time as well as tapes recorded on other decks. I understand that from a recording standpoint, the Naks are one of the best, but how are they for playback of pre-recorded tapes (quite a few of which have 'Dolby B-HX Pro' listed on the spines) as well as others? My Marantz is rated at 25-19K frequency response and has Dolby B/C/HX PRO. Will a Nak's playback of these tapes be much better than that of a unit which is designed for HX PRO?

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