Cheap Old Hi-Fi

Here we have one of the best AIWA's double cassette decks, model AD-WX808. Besides Dolby B and C noise reduction system, we also have dbx which can make records sound almost like CD! After belts replacement and speed adjustment, this deck works like a charm! #aiwa #cassettedeck #ad-wx808 #vintage #hifi The first thing you'll notice is backlight on each deck, but, only right deck can record tapes, left one is for playback only, and both are quick auto reverse mechanisms. But, when you see Amorphous Head on both decks, you know it means something important, and it is, better long lasting heads! Demonstration of dbx recording, and Dolby B...

DENON DRM-44HX, The last goodbye to this great, but broken direct drive vintage 3 head cassette deck! It was the top DENON model at the time, it came with wooden side panels! #denon #cassettededk #3head It was the time when HxPro came around to help Dolby NR, and this deck emphasize that with huge HxPro logo on its faceplate. But, you wouldn't buy this model because of that, it was direct drive motor and dual capstan that would attract you.

Short review of Nakamichi's last 3 Head cassette deck, model DR-10. Legend goes that this was "the last" 3-head Nakamichi cassette deck produced. Mine was from Japan, but some of the last batch was Made in Taiwan. Mystery or not, I took a look at this fabulous machine that makes sound coming from it warm and exciting ! #nakamichi #cassettedeck #3head But, this deck is not in perfect working condition, it has one problem. Playback is working perfectly fine, but recording is not! While you're recording prerecorded tapes, it will not erase properly previous recording, it'll just "add up" new recording on top of old one! I guess, it needs more service.. But, for playing tapes, this is great cassette deck!

Just a short review of this broken plastic DENON DRM-W660 basic double cassette deck. Yes, is auto reverse and it has Dolby B and C, and even bias knob, but... #denon #doubledeck #theworst Plastic, it's cheap, it has weird yellowish door covers, cosmetic side, bad. But, on the electronic side, it has all bells and whistles, big LED with peak meters, double controls, CD synchro function, but the sound is...cheap...

Recently I bought bunch of old pre-recorded cassette tapes because I needed some cheap Maxell XL-II and TDK SA's. Bu I got some other tapes that are not so precious to me, but I decided anyway to archive all those tape models that I currently have in this video. It's starting with some cheap tapes, but later, you'll see some rare TDK and also newer designs. I bet some of these tapes are 50 year old. #cassettetape #vintage #hifi Vintage Blank Pre Recorded TDK SONY MEMOREX BASF FUJI

This single cassette deck looks simple, but it's one great mid range cassette deck from Onkyo. TA-R200 is equipped with smart auto reverse (changes sides quickly), and it comes with Dolby B and C Hx Pro noise reduction systems. #onkyo #cassettedeck #vintagehifi It has auto tape selector, 3 digits counter is still mechanical, and there's a old fashion LED with peak level indicator. But, this deck has bias knob, and recording input level for each channel, that's what was important for recording the various types of tapes the best possible way.

Here we have one of the latest vintage double auto reverse cassette deck produced by Onkyo, model TA-RW111. Yes, it's basic cassette deck from Onkyo, but it sounds great, I like it. #onkyo #vintagehifi #doubledeck If you can pass that cheaper plastic, that was normal for the cassette deck industry at the end of the tape time, yes, it's a decent cassette deck. It'll help you transfer your cassette deck collection into digital world. It has nice but size LCD with peak meters and one shareable counter, but also comes with Dolby B and C, and Hx Pro. With Auto reverse function, you can play 180 minutes of music continuously.

TC-WE305 is very basic SONY double cassette deck with mechanical controls, High Density head and DC servo controlled motors. You will also notice mechanical counter on recording deck but not on left deck that can only do playback. #sony #doubledeck #vintagehifi You can dub your tapes at normal or high speed, for noise reduction... well, there's only Dolby B NR, and you can only adjust recording level, but there's no balance knob. And, did I mention, you would have to select cassette tape type manually for each deck.

Fisher CR-125 has 2 heads, analog 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection with support for normal, chrome and metal tapes, belt driven single-capstan transport. Tape eject is operated mechanically and the cassette needs to be placed with the side to be played facing forward in the cassette well. #cassettedeck #fisher #vintagehifi Level meters used on the CR-125 are analog needle VU reading meters. Soft-touch controls for fast and easy transport function selection of the CR-125. The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the CR-125 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies. To make live recordings this deck has 2 microphone inputs to connect microphones with a jack connector. For undisturbed listening a jack connector for a pair of stereo headphones is supplied. Connection to other audio components for playback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.

Here we have (again) Hitachi double (dual) stereo cassette deck dinosaur from 1983, model D-W800 on the table, but this time you'll see it working - I fixed it ! #vintage #hitachi #cassettedeck After some investigation, I found some weird (dead) fuse that cut electricity to both decks while I was fixing it, after replacing it deck started working again!

This was one of the best Pioneer double recording decks at the time, CT-W900R could record on both decks at the same time, and both sides since it's auto-reverse. Next to Dolby B and C and "twin Hx Pro", we also have auto tape selector, nice big LCD with peak meters and sharable counter. #pioneer #doubledeck #cassettedeck There's not to much to adjust beside recoding lever and balance, but this deck will record most of the tapes almost perfectly, even without bias adjustment. I was surprised with the sound quality on this old vintage cassette deck.

This one came in rough condition, but it's still working as it should! You could say it's a basic cassette deck, but since it's Rotel, you get more than basic or standard. It's a single full logic cassette deck with some nice head, Dolby B and C, time and linear digital counter and LCD, and also MPX filter for recording from radio. There's a bit of computing, like memory play function, you can set it to play it stop on 0000 digit on counter. Sound it's quite good, it was a simple deck with bias control knob and solid performance for that time. #rotel #cassettedeck #vintagehifi

Sony TC-WR531 is solid, but still basic double auto-reverse cassette deck with a nice and large peak meter with double digital counter. It can record and playback tapes with Dolby B & C Noise Reduction system. There's no bias adjustment, but you have knobs for recording level and balance. Deck can copy cassette tape with normal & high speed. #sony #cassettedeck #doublecassette

Here we have Technics RS-313 vintage double stereo cassette deck from 1991. It's a standard double deck, one is only for playing, the other one also records cassette tapes. #technics #doubledeck #cassettedeck It will automatically detect type of tape you are using, and you can select between Dolby B or C Hx-Pro noise reduction system. Since both decks are auto reverse, you'll get 180 minutes of music in continuous play mode. There's a small but functional LCD with digital counter, and there's a timer selector.

This video is not for professional use, but some of you may fix your cassette player/ recorder speed watching it. I'm aware that this is not the best way, but it can be useful to someone. #testtape #cassettetape #speedadjustment You can use free computer software to generate frequencies and record it on reference cassette deck, or...

DENON DRM-500 is a solid mid (or lower) range cassette deck player and recorder with some basic functions such as Dolby B and C HxPro, music search and an average sound. Cheapening plastic was normal at the end of cassette decks era, this deck confirms it, it's light and you can feel plasticky buttons, recording level knob is cool. #DENON #cassettedeck #vintagehifi But, since you can get it cheap on eBay and it's probably easy and cheap to repair, maybe you can use it to transfer your cassette collection into digital age, this one could do the job.

Harman Kardon TD 420 would be horizontall front loading drawer tray good looking auto reverse cassette deck! There's a small, but functional peak meter / LCD, you can chose between Dolby B, C HxPro noise reduction system, and use MPX filter if you're recording radio program. It's not that simple cassette deck, besides recoding level you can also adjust bias while recording, sync with Harman Kardon CD player for easier CD duplication, and there's a real time digital counter. Deck looks good and sounds great for its class.

Here we have very old JVC TD-W330 double cassette deck with Dolby B & C noise reduction and nice large peak meters. It has mechanical counter on the left deck, and it could dub your tape in normal or high speed synchro mode. At the time this was a nice deck to have... considering soft touch mechanism and auto tape selector on both decks. There's also an recording input level slider, but you couldn't adjust balance levels for channels... and I have to mention phones output jack.

Hitachi D-E7 was introduced in 1983 with 3 head tape transport, Dolby B & C noise reduction and MPX filter which was useful for taping radio programs. It comes with solid big LCD peak meter with 3 digits digital counter, but you would have to chose Normal, Chrome or Metal tape manually. There's an output level knob, two separate microphone inputs (L/R), and also Tape/Source button which is one of the most important button for all cassette deck lovers. It's a very old vintage 3-head cassette deck.

Here we have one of the advanced SONY double cassette decks, I say, any dual deck with both decks recording are basically very good, this is also true for this TC-WE625 model. This one has auto recording level calibration (not a fan) and Random Music Sensor Besides double recording, we have Dolby B and C Hx Pro noise reduction systems and both decks are auto reverse. It's a nice looking deck, you can feel cheap plastic but the functions are on higher level. Read: It sounds better than it looks... #SONY #DOUBLEDECK #DUALDECK review

This is classic SONY double deck with Dolby B and C noise reduction system. It has automatic recording level control. DC servo controlled motors, high density heads, double digital counter and LCD peak meter. With this cassette deck you could easily dub tape at normal or high speed with one button, that's what you bought this average deck for, right ? Anyway, this one was broken so I couldn't test it more.

Here we have one simple double recording auto reverse cassette deck by Kenwood. KX-W6050 comes with Dolby B & C with HxPro noise reduction systems and also normal and high speed dubbing option. It has bright peak level meter with double digital counters, there's no calibration it bias knob, it all goes automatically.

Even on mid class cassette decks, Kenwood delivers goodies such as: tape path stabilizer, auto bias fine tuning system, index scan and some other nice features. This deck has precise large peak meter with a useful LCD where you can see automatic tape selection, and which Dolby noise reduction system you're using. #kenwood #cassettedeck #vintagehifi review

Here we have one nice looking dual cassette deck by Kenwood. KX-W8030 has double everything! Starting with recording on both decks with automatic calibration of your tape's bias, Dolby B, C and HxPro noise reduction systems, normal and high speed dubbing... It's one of the latest Kenwood double cassette decks that looks really good, has some great functions and solid sound quality. #kenwood #cassettedeck #vintagehifi review

Technics RS-TR272 is a stereo dual (double) cassette deck sold by Technics in 1998 and discontinued in 2002. It has Dolby B, C & Hx-Pro noise reduction, Auto-Reverse function, 2 heads, LCD with digital tape counter with 3 digits and auto tape type selection. #technics #cassettedeck #hifi review