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Post by jackfish on Feb 20, 2017 15:59:36 GMT -5
Harman Kardon TD4500 Maxell XL-II library of almost 250 recorded albums. As long as Maxell XL-II are available I will continue recording and listening.
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Post by Bonzo on Feb 20, 2017 17:46:50 GMT -5
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). Yeah, but it was way top of the line. Nothing else came close. There are lots of CD players out there for over $6,300 in today's dollars. But the RX 505 was the coolest deck on the planet. Uni-directionale auto reverse. Ever seen it in action? Check this out.
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Post by jamco on Feb 20, 2017 20:42:24 GMT -5
Many years ago... I purchased a new Nakamichi tape deck, Nakamichi CD player, Nakamichi integrated amplifier and some Pinnacle speakers. Nothing was top of the line, but I sure enjoyed that system.
EDIT: Oops, technically I had to change my vote to yes as we have a cassette player in our minivan. I only use it with a cassette tape adaptor to stream music from my iPhone (ha, ha!).
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Post by vcautokid on Feb 21, 2017 0:06:59 GMT -5
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). I had a Tandberg TCD-3014, and the Nakamichi Dragon was its' rival. Ah fun times.
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Post by vneal on Feb 21, 2017 8:50:34 GMT -5
Back in the day I had a Nac BX300. It wanted to be a Dragon but alas it was just average
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Post by Axis on Feb 21, 2017 9:23:13 GMT -5
Test and Calibration for Vintage Nakamichi Dragon Cassette
Nakamichi Dragon CT computing Turntable. This is a demo of the 'Absolute Search Centre System' that corrects for center hole inaccuracies.
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Post by vcautokid on Feb 21, 2017 9:25:57 GMT -5
Allot of Naks Cassette decks were what really defined Nakamichi. It now is a mere shadow of itself. Sad that. In home audio with their Dragon Products, including that Turntable, PA series power amplifiers. I had an LX-5, and ZX-7, and enjoyed them allot along the way. I would still love to tinker with a 700ZXE but they are absolutely hyper expensive to get. As expensive as the Tandberg TCD-3014, or Teac V-8030s, or Z series. Cassette Decks have really gone up in price over time. Some Akai's have caught my attention too as fun ones to hear. The JVC DD Cassette Decks, and Harman Kardon TD series were very good too. Sold those for years. Never Sold Nakamichi though or Tandberg. I just missed Tandberg when Jason Scott pulled the plug, or should I say Tandberg did when they left the Audio Business, and went Video Conferencing, and Networks. Also they got bought out a while back, so even Tandberg is a memory. Times they be a changing.
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Post by Loop 7 on Feb 21, 2017 10:44:38 GMT -5
I just looked up the Dragon which had a $2,499 MSRP in 1982. That's $6,300 today (adjusted for inflation). Yeah, but it was way top of the line. Nothing else came close. There are lots of CD players out there for over $6,300 in today's dollars. Good point. Numerous CD players are available today with an MSRP above $10,000.
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Post by Axis on Feb 21, 2017 11:03:50 GMT -5
Yeah, but it was way top of the line. Nothing else came close. There are lots of CD players out there for over $6,300 in today's dollars. Good point. Numerous CD players are available today with an MSRP above $10,000. I had a Dragon for 3 years and used the hell out of it. I would record my favorite albums to it from my Revox turntable and being able to boost the level a little on some albums would make it sound better than the album. That was the last great hay day for my analog days. I loved it ! If memory serves me right I think I paid $600 for my Nakamichi Dragon at a pawn shop in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It was the home of the 82nd airborne and pawn shops were everywhere. A lot of the gear that you got from guys in the military back in those days would come strait from japan. A military base would have more audio gear than all those in the city they were at. We used to trade, buy and sell gear in the barracks all the time. Every room in the barracks competing for the best system. It was awesome !
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Post by Porscheguy on Feb 21, 2017 19:46:48 GMT -5
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