Audiophile Question

[Vox]

Don't know if many here remember cassette tapes, and probably fewer remember the Nakamichi RX-202, the tape deck that physically flipped a cassette to play the second side.

I pulled my old Nakamichi out of the box for the first time in decades to show the kids a cassette and let them listen to one. It works as well as I do 30 years later, which is poorly.

Is there a snowballs chance that someone here knows someone that can service something like this? Perhaps an old hippie in a van down by the river?

It's a pipedream, but I thought I throw it to the brain trust. Any leads are appreciated, and thanks in advance.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by Vox

Don't know if many here remember cassette tapes, and probably fewer remember the Nakamichi RX-202, the tape deck that physically flipped a cassette to play the second side.

I pulled my old Nakamichi out of the box for the first time in decades to show the kids a cassette and let them listen to one. It works as well as I do 30 years later, which is poorly.

Is there a snowballs chance that someone here knows someone that can service something like this? Perhaps an old hippie in a van down by the river?

It's a pipedream, but I thought I throw it to the brain trust. Any leads are appreciated, and thanks in advance.

I don't know Alberta but I bet someone out there does, I would possibly check on canuck audio mart.

[afc wimbledon]

Nice tape deck by the way

[afc wimbledon]

I'll throw in two things, the tapes themselves degrade, the ferrous oxide peels off which causes the sound to become muffled and muted, that just requires a new tape, which you will have great fun tracking down, the most basic fix is to clean the tape heads with isopropyl alcohol on a Cotten bud, you can do that yourself fairly easily, again there will be a Nakamichi owners/fan page out there that will tell you how to go about basic repairs.

[Dion]

Electronics Service Labs

1807 Berlin Turnpike
Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109 USA
VOICE & FAX 860-529-3700

We can repair, align and restore your classic Nakamichi stereo product except for their car audio. I know that the Cassette decks we have restored are far superior to others. When I worked for Nakamichi as a sub-contractor servicing their repairs, I developed performance and reliability modifications, as well as service techniques, that are unique to their decks. I received Nakamichi factory training from their Japanese technicians who had me provide training to other Nakamichi servicers including U.S. Government employees from Washington D.C.

Craftsmanship is rare these days, in any field, and we are proud to be recognized worldwide for ours. We incorporate the latest factory up-grade modifications as well as the improvements designed by our staff of electrical and electronics engineers. Our experts won't settle for less than their and our best. Unlike other service centers that claim to be Nakamichi authorized, we are currently and have been since 1975, giving us priority availability to the most up-to-date service information and parts. We maintain a large parts inventory for the future servicing of our customers' Nakamichi cassette decks.

We will inspect your cassette deck to evaluate it's needs using the Nakamichi supplied test tapes, gauges, tools, test fixtures and their manufactured test equipment in addition to other test equipment such as a full bandwidth distortion and spectrum analyzer.

Servicing Nakamichi cassette decks is not just our job, it's a serious commitment to excellence. Most other servicers just do the fix and make it work the best they know how. This will work for a while but not for long and certainly not perfectly. Taking into consideration that the age of most classic Nakamichi cassette decks are10 to 25 years old, we would rather NOT do "band-aid" or partial service unless the customer insists. If you wish, we can do less for less but you get your money's worth for best. The rubber parts are most likely are dried-out, worn or stretched and need to be replaced, not refurbished. Our goal is to RESTORE each machine to "better than new working condition" and ensure renewed proper performance with continued reliability for
another lifetime.

http://www.eslabs.com/parts.htm

[Methanolic]

Originally Posted by Vox

It's a pipedream, but I thought I throw it to the brain trust. Any leads are appreciated, and thanks in advance.

http://theaudiospot.ca/

http://thatoldretrostore.com/

[Northendzone]

once you get this bad boy tuned up you will have to make a mixtape for your special lady so she know what you are thinking about her

[Ducay]

Not much to offer on the subject anymore, but be careful, its an expensive hobby. I used to be an audiophile, now I can't go within 50 yards of a school or playground.

[BigNumbers]

Originally Posted by Ducay

Not much to offer on the subject anymore, but be careful, its an expensive hobby. I used to be an audiophile, now I can't go within 50 yards of a school or playground.

I waited 10 years and got my record expunged - Now I am allowed near Sam.... the Record Man.