Fowty Dollaz Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Good to know. It's not bothersome unless it's a really quiet song, but I'll probably replace my deck soonish...or whenever I find a job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy. Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Luckily mine has two slots so it's not that big a deal. I tried looking for a new one today at Goodwill. All they had was those big boxy stereos that have like the radio, CD player, DVD player, deep fryer, cassette deck. Super bummed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowty Dollaz Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Luckily mine has two slots so it's not that big a deal. I tried looking for a new one today at Goodwill. All they had was those big boxy stereos that have like the radio, CD player, DVD player, deep fryer, cassette deck. Super bummed.Dat deep fryer doe. Mmm.I check periodically. I really want to upgrade my table first though. Then deck and receiver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy. Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Dat deep fryer doe. Mmm. I check periodically. I really want to upgrade my table first though. Then deck and receiver. I was planning on upgrading my table first, but then realized I never listen to my records. So I might just look into buying a better tape deck that isn't from Goodwill. I also want to get an actual dubber so I can make my own tapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy. Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Problem Part #2 Left tape deck can play tapes, but cannot rewind/fast forward when a tape is in it. If I take the tape out, both buttons & spindle work. Put a tape in and it appears to struggle to try and turn the tape. EDIT: Found out the left side does do dubbing, it just isn't tape to tape. You have to use external input which is weird. EDIT2: It does do tape to tape. I didn't have the right button pressed in. It's suppose to be auto-sync yet doesn't really work so you have to press play on both at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeb_enjoys_vinyl Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 i have a nakamichi bx-1 i got off ebay and it sounds fucking awesome but it has a few problems the rewind function doesnt work so i always have to flip the cassette over and fast forward instead before i listen to any tape i have to let it fast forward with nothing in it for a bit or else the cassette will play a few seconds then stop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowty Dollaz Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I was planning on upgrading my table first, but then realized I never listen to my records. So I might just look into buying a better tape deck that isn't from Goodwill. I also want to get an actual dubber so I can make my own tapes. I listen to vinyl a lot, but I've been wanting to make mixtapes too. Ideally I could put tracks on tape from my records and have music I don't have to flip over every 20 minutes while I grade papers or clean or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy. Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I listen to vinyl a lot, but I've been wanting to make mixtapes too. Ideally I could put tracks on tape from my records and have music I don't have to flip over every 20 minutes while I grade papers or clean or whatever. If you start making mixtapes, I want one. I'll make you one in return Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowty Dollaz Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 If you start making mixtapes, I want one. I'll make you one in return Deal. It might be a while as I have no blanks or other tapes I want to shove paper balls in. andy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluescreenlife Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 No complaints, everything sounds pretty good outside of a few tapes that have poor audio quality. Mine came in great condition, hopefully yours does as well. Got it in the mail today. Besides a few scratches on the top (which I filled in with a black marker), it's in good shape. And it sounds fantastic! I don't remember cassettes sounding this good when I was a kid. But I also have a better amp and speakers than we would've had in our house or car at the time, so that probably helps. Really enjoying a stack of 90s cassettes I grabbed from a music store this week for cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFP Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Deal. It might be a while as I have no blanks or other tapes I want to shove paper balls in. My brother said you can get a better deal on Amazon (of course, lol), but I saw where my local Walgreen's sells a 5-pack of blank Maxell tapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFP Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Got it in the mail today. Besides a few scratches on the top (which I filled in with a black marker), it's in good shape. And it sounds fantastic! I don't remember cassettes sounding this good when I was a kid. But I also have a better amp and speakers than we would've had in our house or car at the time, so that probably helps. Really enjoying a stack of 90s cassettes I grabbed from a music store this week for cheap. This is what I did this week when I received my deck - a marathon of listening to stuff that has been bought over the last few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowty Dollaz Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Yeah they're still around, but I don't have a lot of money right now. I did start a thread for andy's trade idea. It could be fun. I love making tapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFP Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 The only problem with my deck is that it has ground-in power and RCA Input and Output. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetboy Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Got it in the mail today. Besides a few scratches on the top (which I filled in with a black marker), it's in good shape. And it sounds fantastic! I don't remember cassettes sounding this good when I was a kid. But I also have a better amp and speakers than we would've had in our house or car at the time, so that probably helps. Really enjoying a stack of 90s cassettes I grabbed from a music store this week for cheap. Yeah I was listening to some tapes and I thought jesus these sound pretty damn good and then some tapes that were badly recorded were more of what I remember from my childhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I have a Sony Walkman FX251, but the belt is toast. I opened it up the night before last and the belt was all twisted up and fell apart when I tried to untangle it. I have another deck on the way, but kinda want to fix this one up too, because it was a solid player. Unfortunately it'd cost me $10 for just that part. Should I just lay it to rest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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