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Help ID nakamichi tape deck
Kubla: I never owned the 700 or 1000 models which were out of my price range, but just wanted them because they looked cool. I did own the 600 (which was wedge shaped) and a 550 portable which I used to make demos. Another nice looking deck from t... 
John Dunlavy On "Cable Nonsense"
Yes, but that's a different matter entirely. Let's not confuse apples and oranges with wire and , well, wire. 
Help ID nakamichi tape deck
PS: Do a search on Ebay for a couple of weeks and you will probably come across a photo of it. I considered both of these models until I decided to just burn all of our old cassettes (on CD that is:-). 
Help ID nakamichi tape deck
It sounds/looks like the 1000 or the 700 model (both looked like that). 
Never Happy
Pace yourself and never fully judge a component that you like the sound of until you have listend to it for at least 300 hours (through thick and thin:-). 
Redwiki - About racks, shelves...
Hi Rushton: I will let you what happens with Audio Advisor and Studio Tech in regard to replacing the defective parts. With equipment as heavy as yours though I would look for upturned spikes that do not use any type of horizontal support system (... 
Redwiki - About racks, shelves...
Hi Rushton: The photo at the website looks different than my rack, which I think is a PA-04 (I have the model # buried in emails somewhere). Mine had four side rails(with four upturned spikes) for each shelf. I also had the rack mig welded into a ... 
Redwiki - About racks, shelves...
Rushton: I forgot to mention that I had previously been using Mapleshade brass cones and Vibrapod soft footers with Maple platforms (a three decker stack). This was the best that I was able to come up with (per my equipment and tastes) after tryin... 
Sakura Systems OTA Cable Kit
RedKiwi: I shoved the cable so hard the first eight attempts that I still do not have any feeling in the tips of my thumb and index finger and this was a couple of days ago. I started out with the speaker cable and then later added the IC's. My pr... 
Redwiki - About racks, shelves...
Rushton: I had the Neunance shelves custom made for my Studio Tech rack with no difficulty (each shelf has eight sides to it as the corners are "snipped" off). I have had them quite a while but just got around to installing them earlier this week.... 
Sakura Systems OTA Cable Kit
RedKiwi: Both of the IC's that I was using before are solid core (pretty sure that the Mapleshade is, though I can barely see the wire itself, and I know that the Homegrown Audio's are). Are you using analog IC's made from the 47 Labs kit as well ... 
Sakura Systems OTA Cable Kit
I would like to make a few notes on IC assembly for those that may be ordering the kit (or that have already received it). When assembling the Black portion of the RCA, the cable insulation needs to be beveled at the edges in order for it to fit i... 
Using Linn With Other Brands
and *it's* not crap. 
Best Monitor Up To 5K - Tube Friendly
Why not audition the Silverline SR-17 and consider loosing the sub? The SR-17 is so far my favorite tube friendly monitor, hands down. In regard to the sub, I auditioned it with the 5.0's and did not feel that it was a good match with them either. 
My New Creek 4330...
Hmmm: Once again, the model that I auditioned did not pop on start up. I would be concerned about the speakers (tweeters) in the long run with anything that did so. This amp was changed (modified by the manufacturer) at least once without it being...