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Cassette decks. How good can it get?

I know some guys are going to just want to say a bunch of negative stuff about tape decks and tell me how bad they sound.  There is a lot of music that comes out on tape only (you usually get download too) so I have been acquiring quite a stack of cassettes.  I have a couple of Nakamichi decks BX100 and BX300. The 300 is not working and was thinking of trying to repair.  I am wondering how good of sound you can get out of cassette?  Has anyone taken the leap up to something like the much more expensive Nakamichis or other brands even.  I enjoy the sound. Mainly it's the background noise more than anything but even that is somewhat tolerable.  

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Well they must be producing tapes because a lot of new music comes out on Tape only!  That is what got me stated on this whole tape thing to begin with.  I have aquired a number of new tapes that usually include a download with them, mostly from BoomKat.  I wonder where they are getting blank tapes to record this stuff on. They are usually a special color or design even.  

 

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Just to follow up to Fonoman and all that excellent advice.  I ended up finding a mint condition NAD 6300.  It arrived broken and I had to send to my tech.  He finally figured out there was a piece of hair wrapped around something that was causing the issues.  It's now working great and is a joy to use.  I love the sound and to my ear it's a significant upgrade to the NAK BX300.  Thanks for the advice and I'm collecting more tapes than ever.  

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