Sanjay Khanna
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I have a Sony TC 161 SD which my Dad bought in 1974.Still in good running condition with only 2 changes of belt.
Showcase your cassette deck
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I am now the proud new owner of flanker's deck. I opened it and the inside too is lovely. Took around 2 hours to wipe minor dust inside and now it looks new inside too. The whole of Saturday night went in listening to my old tapes. It is a pleasure getting hold of this deck
reubensm
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although i have seen this deck in person, nearly 3 years ago, would be great if you can post a pic or two
reubensm
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truly amazing!! how does it sound?
I am glad it has ended up with someone who knows the value of it. Wish you many hours of happy listening .
Yes Reuben, it is the same deck and is in the same excellent condition. With it now in another passionate owner's possession I am sure it will remain that way.
Just saw this, thanks for starting this thread.Here's a pic of my Tandberg 440A - heads with record azimuth calibration, peak reading meters that shows levels after recording equalization, rewind & forward times of 45 secs for 60 minute tape, 3 motor drive with back voltage control of the reel and spooling motors, tremendous headroom on metal tape - separate VU scale for type IV. All aluminium construction. These were workhorses to found in many a recording studio..
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reubensm
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splendid deck in fantastic condition, where did you accquire it from?
reubensm
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all i have is 2 words..."simply fantastic"
sometimes i really miss by father around, would have loved to show off my rack to him...we used to sit and talk about audio for hours back in the day
sometimes i really miss by father around, would have loved to show off my rack to him...we used to sit and talk about audio for hours back in the day
Sanjay Khanna
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It sounds and plays just fine. Still use it occassionally to listen to my tapes and record stuff off internet radio.
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reubensm
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I still have the same deck up and running with the Sony SSS 440 speakers, bought way back in 1988 .... with my accumulated 'first job' salaries ..
I still have the SSS440 speakers with me and the TA-AX 44 amplifiers which i am still using. The SSS440 speakers are now kept in the attic. This was gifted to me by my elder brother along with TC-FX 44 when my brother was working in SONY ORSON.
You guys are super lucky to have grown up with some top decks, especially in the days when Cassettes were "the format". I grew up with this:
http://www.shizaudio.ru/audio/detai...36&sessionid=7f3f142e2695bd22386c388acbccc036
In a small town this was still a craze.
http://www.shizaudio.ru/audio/detai...36&sessionid=7f3f142e2695bd22386c388acbccc036
In a small town this was still a craze.
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Thad E Ginathom
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Did you used to walk around with it on your shoulder, ghetto-blaster style?
"growing up," I was more used to something like this
Oh, yours is the most popular model for family picnics
hyeah:. I have always seen them in such occasions and that too being played by the neighbourhood picnicer . Even picnics have dissappeared with cassettes. Were they all made for each other:sad:. Regarding my Akai, no it was too heavy for me to carry on my shoulders, many times I used to lift it using both hands
. My dream those days was to get a Sonodyne Deck and speaker combo, and till now I am fascinated when I see that combo anywhere in our small town audio shops though there are hardly any left.
This thread brings back lots of childhood and teenage memories.
The first cassette player in the family was a mono Panasonic 2 in 1. It was very sturdily built. It survived a fall from the top of a 5 foot odd almirah with the only thing broken being the counter reset button. It absorbed lots of other abuses from us kids. I think my father paid Rs 1500 or thereabout in '78 or '79. Cassettes were mainly Hitachis, then later TDKs. I think each blank 60 minute cassette costed Rs 20 in those days. And it was very difficult to get good pre-recorded ones in the small town where I grew up. This deck still survives in my cousin's household as a radio receiver.
But the one deck I really coveted in those days had the model number 555. I don't remember whether it was a National Panasonic or a Technics. There were even bigger (and louder) models 9292 and 9696 (or was it 9494?) with dual decks and auto reverse and nice LED meters. Very good picnic boomboxes while the car batteries lasted:lol:
My greatest (secret) adventures was to pack this deck in a largish bag with a blank cassette and take it to a relative's home to record their Beatles LPs. This was before I was 10 years old It was a mutually beneficial arrangement - my relatives were fascinated to hear the new-fangled tapes, and I was fascinated to listen to their record player.
During my early teens, I listened to lot of Walkmans and Walkman clones, including some really good ones. The best in terms of sonics was a Crown. It was, I think, an UNICEF handout. I don't know how or where my friend got it. It looked cheap and plasticky but the sound was awesome. Later I got myself a walkman clone that had lousy sound. I don't know if the headphone was to blame.
In college I had a stereo 2-in-1 from Panasonic. All of 20 Watts, with no bass to speak of, but nice trebles. Enough to make lots of noise in my dorm room playing predominantly hard rock and metal.
Current deck is a Technics which is seeing very low service, but still retained due to the sheer number of cassettes I still have nicely packed up.
The first cassette player in the family was a mono Panasonic 2 in 1. It was very sturdily built. It survived a fall from the top of a 5 foot odd almirah with the only thing broken being the counter reset button. It absorbed lots of other abuses from us kids. I think my father paid Rs 1500 or thereabout in '78 or '79. Cassettes were mainly Hitachis, then later TDKs. I think each blank 60 minute cassette costed Rs 20 in those days. And it was very difficult to get good pre-recorded ones in the small town where I grew up. This deck still survives in my cousin's household as a radio receiver.
But the one deck I really coveted in those days had the model number 555. I don't remember whether it was a National Panasonic or a Technics. There were even bigger (and louder) models 9292 and 9696 (or was it 9494?) with dual decks and auto reverse and nice LED meters. Very good picnic boomboxes while the car batteries lasted:lol:
My greatest (secret) adventures was to pack this deck in a largish bag with a blank cassette and take it to a relative's home to record their Beatles LPs. This was before I was 10 years old
It was a mutually beneficial arrangement - my relatives were fascinated to hear the new-fangled tapes, and I was fascinated to listen to their record player.During my early teens, I listened to lot of Walkmans and Walkman clones, including some really good ones. The best in terms of sonics was a Crown. It was, I think, an UNICEF handout. I don't know how or where my friend got it. It looked cheap and plasticky but the sound was awesome. Later I got myself a walkman clone that had lousy sound. I don't know if the headphone was to blame.
In college I had a stereo 2-in-1 from Panasonic. All of 20 Watts, with no bass to speak of, but nice trebles. Enough to make lots of noise in my dorm room playing predominantly hard rock and metal.
Current deck is a Technics which is seeing very low service, but still retained due to the sheer number of cassettes I still have nicely packed up.
balu613
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During my college days, and later in grad school, I lusted after the Nakamachi Dragon but could only afford the generic Sonys and Akais. Then, circa 1983, I bought an Aiwa F-770 that sounded amazing - in the mid-fi system I had then, I generally couldn't distinguish tapes recorded/played on that deck from the vinyl originals played on a Rega P3 and equalized by a NYAL Super-It phono preamplifier. When the Aiwa gave up the ghost after about 15 years, I finally got myself a Nakamichi ZX-7. I had stopped listening to tapes by then, but I had the money and had to have a Nakamichi! I used it to make recordings of some of rare LPs that I had, but the deck needed someone who could put it to better use, so I gifted it to a friend who uses it now to record live music. The deck is almost 30 years old and still functions flawlessly!
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