Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!prophet 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 Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.5772 Posted: Wed Mar 7 09:17:13 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 8-Mar-84 08:24:10 EST Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 32 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 -- Call-Me: Dennis Gibbs, Univ. of Md. Comp. Sci. Center. UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!prophet CSNet: prophet@umcp-cs ARPA: prophet.umcp-cs@CSNet-Relay