Ah, I'm afraid the 700 has slipped away on me.. to be honest it was going for just more money than I was willing to spend on it. I really just want something decent to play my existing tapes on, real money would be spent on either more music/turntable/cart or else a new valve diy project ahead of a better tape deck.
thanks to everyone for the advice - looking forward to getting the deck now and hearing it!
thanks to everyone for the advice - looking forward to getting the deck now and hearing it!