Which Nakamichi to choose?


I have the opportunity to get a very good Nak Cassettedeck 1 or a DR-2. Which one would you choose? And why?
Thanks for giving a newbie some valuable advice.
mickeyblu79

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Had a Naki 600 back in the day. Only 2 heads but was impressive none the less. Got stupid and sold it. Had a 680 ZX for a short while which was also a quality device. Sold that as well. Regret that simmered over the years resulted in my finding another one - a 600 - and buying it from a fellow in Canada. 
Still sounds remarkably good with a quality tape such as TDK SA, Nakamichi,  Maxell EXII, or Fuji. Of course it couldn't tranform a sonically-poor LP into something good, and care had to be taken to not 'over saturate' the tape when dubbing.
Still sounds great in my 1988 BMW's stock cassette deck based audio system.