Captain Jack
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Since I was little, I always wanted a big cassette player, something like Mayak 120 or Mayak 232. I have been looking at buying these but a) they are a little expensive (unless I find someone on Avito - Russian Gumtree - to post it to UK) and b) it won't bloody fit in my cabinet as it's not the standard "Hi Fi" width (46cm wide).
So, since I have a Technics amp, it's only appropriate that I go with a Technics tape player. It doesn't need to be anything fancy but I would like the following characteristics:
1) I want to *see* the tape. A lot of newer Technics units bury the tape deep inside and you can barely see it through the little window.
2) Must have VU meters of some sort - most do, anyway.
3) Needs to have decent noise reduction (Dolby B or C).
4) Needs to be black/dark.
5) Needs to be cheap. I don't want to spend more than £70-£80 including delivery.
Er... that's pretty much it. I don't have a lot of tapes to play already, so it will mostly be my own recordings. The idea will be to record my rare/expensive vinyls on tape and play them back with similar-ish analogue properties.
The closest one to my specs I've found so far is Technics RS-BX626 but other models considered.
So, since I have a Technics amp, it's only appropriate that I go with a Technics tape player. It doesn't need to be anything fancy but I would like the following characteristics:
1) I want to *see* the tape. A lot of newer Technics units bury the tape deep inside and you can barely see it through the little window.
2) Must have VU meters of some sort - most do, anyway.
3) Needs to have decent noise reduction (Dolby B or C).
4) Needs to be black/dark.
5) Needs to be cheap. I don't want to spend more than £70-£80 including delivery.
Er... that's pretty much it. I don't have a lot of tapes to play already, so it will mostly be my own recordings. The idea will be to record my rare/expensive vinyls on tape and play them back with similar-ish analogue properties.
The closest one to my specs I've found so far is Technics RS-BX626 but other models considered.
