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  • Author Author: Jan Cumps
  • Date Created: 2 Dec 2021 6:35 PM Date Created
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Photos of a late 80's cassette deck

Jan Cumps
Jan Cumps
2 Dec 2021

I opened my cassette deck today, to remove the dust it collected.
I took some photos:

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It's grown a beard:

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The inside is perfectly clean, but the cassette well has collected a lot of lint. A bit surprising, because other gear in my house typically collects powder dust, not this.
It has the same colour as the felt that's used in cassettes to push the tape against the head. Could it be that?

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  • Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps over 1 year ago in reply to michaelkellett +1
    The electronics don't look very high end now - there's been a lot of progress in some ways in the last 30 years The audio path of a cassette deck is fairly simple. No strange frequencies or high demand…
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    DAB over 1 year ago

    Nice post. I have a couple of chromium tape decks used at a recording studio. They still work.

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    navadeepganeshu over 1 year ago

    Looks sooo cool,......I remember reeling -- unreeling cassettes and spilling tape all around playing with it earlier. 

    Pro Tip: The reel tape is shiny for sunlight and scares peacocks from the veggie farm. (that's the only now lately)

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    Jan Cumps over 1 year ago in reply to michaelkellett

    The electronics don't look very high end now - there's been a lot of progress in some ways in the last 30 years Slight smile

    The audio path of a cassette deck is fairly simple. No strange frequencies or high demand on the bandwidth. Bias requirements well defined and easy to implement.
    The Dolby circuits were somewhat involved, but manufacturers had to source those from a limited set of licensed integrated circuits providers anyway.
    On my deck, there are two Dolby ICs, both manufactured by Sony.

    This tape deck has two heads combined in a single housing: a record and playback part.

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    It allows to monitor the recording real time. You can listen to what's being written on tape.
    It doesn't (opinion :) ) give better playback sound. But when recording, it makes it easier to set up recording level and fine-tune the bias. It's easier to make a good recording.

    That said, any cheap digital device does a better, easier and more consistent job at that anyways. 
    Like driving an old-timer. Any modern car does a better job. But not necessary with the same fun.

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    Jan Cumps over 1 year ago in reply to michaelkellett

    I didn't buy it at its prime. I got this one in 2012, for either 12 or 18 €. 

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    colporteur over 1 year ago

    LUXMAN was a respected name in cassette players. 

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