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From: prophet@umcp-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Medium Price Cassette Decks
Message-ID: <5772@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 7-Mar-84 09:17:13 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar  7 09:17:13 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 8-Mar-84 08:24:10 EST
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To the person who in interested in Harmon-Kardon and Nakamichi Cassette Decks:

I do not have first-hand experience with Harmon-Kardon decks, but from what  I
have heard, they are pretty good.  There was a review of an  HK  deck  in this
month's issue of Audio, although I believe the deck they reviewed  is  out  of
your price range.  (I believe the one reviewed in Audio goes for about  $750).

However, I do have experience with Nakamichi Decks.  I recently  purchased   a
Nakamichi LX-5, after seriously considering the BX-2 and the  LX-3.  I   agree
that other competing decks may offer more features (Such as a bias fine-adjust
control like you mentioned).  But the Nakamichis are built very solid, with an
emphasis on basic performance instead of bells and whistles.  Their transports
and electronics are unparalled in the same price class.  Also, Nakamichi seems
to be fanatic about quality control, each deck being aligned  and   calibrated
before it leaves the factory.  Most other manufacturers do  not  do  this.  If
Nakamichi had ommitted this stringent system of quality control,  they   could
have saved money and added more features, but this would have left performance
of the deck up to chance.

I think Nakamichis are more of a premium-quality product, and I  am  EXTREMELY
happy with mine, and I highly recommend the Nakamichi line. Good Luck, and let
all of us netters know what you finally decide!  Happy Listening.

                              Dennis


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