Cassettes Tapes?

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This should be interesting.

[hemster]

I have a boom box with a cassette player. Also my car has a cassette player. I don't listen to cassettes although I own about 250 cassette tapes!

[gus4emo]

I love my 3 head Sony deck, I rarely use it because I have transferred most of what I wanted to CD, and most of it was recorded from CD to cassette. ...

[teaman]

I just sold four Technics decks last year. Two were three motor three head dual cassette decks and two were single decks. Back in the day it used to be fun making party tapes from my record collection, now I have ditched both the turntables and cassette decks

[Percussionista]

Aside from the boombox, I still have a Nakamichi LX-5 3-head deck. I haven't used it in a while nor have I used for listening in a hill's age. However, I do have a bunch of cassette tapes, in particular recordings of my (former) orchestra's performances, which I keep thinking I should digitize (I have done some). When I had the Emo UMC-1 in the PC room, I was able to use it's digital out to the PC and record that way from the Nak. Neither the MC-700 nor the UMC-200 have that capability so I am somewhat stymied. I am planning on doing a round-robin of SSP's and put back the UMC-1 up here. Oh, and I still have a Tascam 4-track dbx tape machine, also getting a bit dusty, that I used to use to master those orchestra recordings.

[vneal]

Are you kidding? Hell no I don't own a cassette player, 8 track or betamax. They all belong in a museum. Add reel to reel to that also

[geebo]

I have a Nakamichi 600 II in the basement that was working when I put it away years ago. Still have some tapes, too.

[mountain]

Two nice 3head Harmon Kardons , silver. 

[vcautokid]

Hmm, this is going to be fun someone said. Hooowweeee I can have some fun here. Okay first of all, lets get this out of the way. Baskin Robbins does not sell one flavor of Ice Cream. Last count I am aware, 31. So if you like Chocolate,Vanilla,what ever, you have a choices, or options to chose from.

My Favorite post. These belong in a Museum. With the exceptions of Betamax, and 8 track, you maybe surprised to learn that Reel to Reel is far from dead. Relax Keith, I am not dissing Digital okay? I use Digital all the time. Couldn't beat it for packaging, convenience, and versatility. But before anyone thinks these are dead, Cassette, and Reel to Reel. Uh, not quite. Who said that "Rumors of my Demise have been greatly exaggerated?"

I digress. Cassette, and Reel to Reel to some will be like a pebble in your shoe you can't quite get rid of. Some are rediscovering, or discovering nirvana with them. Also, allot of Studios have not said "Sayonara" quite yet to the Reel to Reel. My friend Howie who has 2 Studer 827 24 track 2 inch Reel to Reels in his Studio loves recording drums on his Studers vs. Digital because of the fuller, and richer sound, and its phase characteristics. Also, some artists still insist whether they know it comes from a Reel to Reel, that fat sound of analog for their masters.

By the way, The Library of Congress still uses Studer 2, and Multitrack Reel to Reels for their Archives. So while Digital is what you/we use, it does not mean Analog is gonzo. It just means others are using analog. You know, records,tape. Isn't that cool that not everybody does the same thing? I would hate this hobby if everybody did.

Just because it is old, doesn't mean it is not used, or useless. Like I said. Options. Options are great. I am looking at getting a 2 track or Cassette Deck back in the system, but it has to be something special. So, I am taking my time. Meanwhile I still love, and play Digital, and still have a grand time. Hope you all do whatever method you chose.

[deltadube]

Feb 19, 2017 17:29:58 GMT -5 hemster said:

I have a boom box with a cassette player. Also my car has a cassette player. I don't listen to cassettes although I own about 250 cassette tapes!

is that a model t lol

[Metaldude]

He he ehe he , I have an old Kenwood twin tape deck , I use rarely use...
I have tapes that I have not replaced by disc or digital yet, although I could just use a tape to digital device I suppose...

Metaldude

[wilburthegoose]

I actually took my old nice Sony deck to Best Buy for recycling late last year.

[Axis]

I have a 1990 Technics Double Cassette Deck that sounds good and one of the original Sony Walkman portable cassette with AM/FM. Not getting rid of them and would not mind getting new blank tapes. Maybe do a Guardians of the Galaxy mix for myself on the Technics deck and play it on my Sony Walkman.

[mountain]

Just Gave my sport Walkman to a good friend.  Heck, he already has all my cassette tapes!

[KeithL]

You can use a computer sound card as a digital recorder (there is a $29 Sound Blaster that isn't too bad).
However, configuring the computer correctly to avoid occasional dropouts and level issues can be tricky.

If you've got a bunch of things to digitize, I would highly recommend getting a portable digital recorder (like a Zoom, or an Edirol, or a Tascam).
You can get a current model for less that $200 that will do an excellent job, and record to a WAV file on an SD card at up to 96k.
And, since they run on batteries, you don't need to worry about ground hum and other such problems.

Feb 19, 2017 18:43:51 GMT -5 Percussionista said:

Aside from the boombox, I still have a Nakamichi LX-5 3-head deck. I haven't used it in a while nor have I used for listening in a hill's age. However, I do have a bunch of cassette tapes, in particular recordings of my (former) orchestra's performances, which I keep thinking I should digitize (I have done some). When I had the Emo UMC-1 in the PC room, I was able to use it's digital out to the PC and record that way from the Nak. Neither the MC-700 nor the UMC-200 have that capability so I am somewhat stymied. I am planning on doing a round-robin of SSP's and put back the UMC-1 up here. Oh, and I still have a Tascam 4-track dbx tape machine, also getting a bit dusty, that I used to use to master those orchestra recordings.

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I'm actually a little surprised how many folks still have working players. Rather cool.

I never bought any cassette tape albums but I had hundreds of Maxell and TDK tapes to which I had recorded my CDs for car listening.

[petew]

I've got two cassette decks. At my cabin in the north central New Mexico mountains I have a Nakamachi BX-2 will all my tapes (hundreds) We use it all the time.

At home I have a Nakamachi CR-7a three head deck. It's functional and I run a tape through it every couple of months just to keep it in good order. As the friend who gave it to me said "too cool to toss in the dumpster".

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Feb 20, 2017 12:21:57 GMT -5 petew said:

I've got two cassette decks. At my cabin in the north central New Mexico mountains I have a Nakamachi BX-2 will all my tapes (hundreds) We use it all the time.

Any idea what the BX-2 retail price was? Just curious. I know it was considered super elite.

[petew]

The bx2 was about $500 and was an entry level two head deck at the time - I bought it in about 1982 or so. My friend paid about $1,800 for the CR-7a (that was the elite one). The only one above the CR-7a was the Dragon which had autoreverse and automatic tape azimuth adjustment.

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Feb 20, 2017 14:12:04 GMT -5 petew said:

The bx2 was about $500 and was an entry level two head deck at the time - I bought it in about 1982 or so. My friend paid about $1,800 for the CR-7a (that was the elite one). The only one above the CR-7a was the Dragon which had autoreverse and automatic tape azimuth adjustment.

I just looked up the Dragon which had a $2,499 MSRP in 1982. That's $6,300 today (adjusted for inflation).