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Help ID nakamichi tape deck

hey... i'm trying to identify a gigantic nakamichi cassette deck my father had around '83. if i remember correctly it was about 9 inches tall and had a mostly silver face with a black bottom (or vice versa?). there were no (or very few) buttons available to you unless you pushed a portion of the bottom piece and then that piece would sort of open up a la the doors of the old long-gone lime green briklin my father also had (i'm just realizing now dad was a swinger). anyway, after the bottom piece opened up you'd find all kinds of knobs and buttons. this is all from memory so i could be missing something major.

it's not the dragon, btw. the face place was solid and the colors were silver and black: that's really the extent of my knowledge.

as always, thanks everyone in advance!
kublakhan

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kublakhan OP
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Thanks guys! Beaudoind, you're amazing! i took a look at that site and i'm almost sure it's the 700ZXL! (although the lx-3/lx-5 were close). i can't believe i posted this question less than an hour before getting my answer. i love audiogon. now to find one.

anybody wanna sell?

thanks again!
kublakhan OP
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dekay i hadn't seen your post when i wrote my last one: you're incredible too. i can't believe you guys can id this stuff from the early 80s! i can barely remember if i ate breakfest today. i'm trying to find a picture of the 1000. i'll go back to the nak site (which is amazing for reference, btw). and dekay, you're right, there were a bunch on ebay last week and met the minimum so i hope they're still around. someone on audiogon is selling a nak 700ZXE (i'm looking for the ZXL) - can you explain any worthwhile differences? i read the specs at naks.com site but i dont know nothin bout decks so the specs dont mean anything to me.
thanks again. oh, and bigwood, i guess you were right on the money too if the 1000 looks like the 700. you guys amaze me!
kublakhan OP
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Beemer - i do remember the king biscut flour hour. i went to school in boston thru '90. what the hell was the king biscut flour hour? most of my memory is gone from abuse but it rings a loud bell. was that on the station ...um...91 or something? help me out here.

as far as the dragon, my father's was not the 100 but the 700 i've learned (from pictures) - the ZXL. i think you can get them now for around 8-1000 used. not bad for the sheer mass of the thing.

thanks everyone, i'll let you know if i'm stupid enough to spend the rest of my money like this or not. - i dont think i can stop myself, however. - i mean, i dont even HAVE tapes, whatamithinking?
kublakhan OP
717 posts
 
gee i dunno snook. gregm has made me realize that w/o a cassette collection perhaps the whole idea was half-baked. is your daughter up to this kinda mod? will it invalidate the warranty? there's a lot to consider here.
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