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Rack Mount Cassette Deck Suggestions

Kent T said:
Studer cassette machine, not one drive belt in it either. But $400 won't buy you a rebuilt one. Otherwise, a Nakamichi MR-1 rebuilt. The best broadcast cassette machines ever made bar none.
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The Nak MR-1 is indeed a nice machine but from what I know of it, there are issues with head alignment. Perhaps someone would like to comment on that?
 
I personally keep a Tascam 122 mk II around for the 100s of cassettes I still have and really don't have time to digitize all of them, but when I do, it's there to do so. It's not used a lot, and I think I paid $100 including shipping off ebay. It's what I used professionally, so that was a factor is getting one. It's very dependable, and the only thing I have replaced yet is the belt that lifts the heads. A pain to replace, but managed to source a replacement for locally for $2. I'll have to be careful of the transport controls as mentioned here. I do have some additional consumer decks around for backups, but use the tascam mostly.

I know a guy who up until recently delivered his show to a community station on cassette. Given he is computer challenged, it was probably a better fit. He's doing well recording on the PC, but still uses them to some degree.
 
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