Which HI-FI cassette deck to buy?

[neazoi]

Hello,
I need a high quality cassette deck to buy, to match to my hi-fidelity stereo system.
Which one do you recommend and for what reason?

(considering this page Compact Cassette - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia about cassette systems dolby systems, formats, etc)

[sofaspud]

It's hard to match to your hifi since we don't know what it is. Anyhow, a Nakamichi link appears below this text box as I type. I have an Onkyo TA-RW411 dual-well that suits me just fine. I got it off ebay. I think that's where you ought to look. People are mostly getting rid of their tape decks so I'm sure there is a bargain out there.
And maybe it's just me, but I always preferred to turn Dolby off and reduce the treble than turn it on and increase the treble.

[lduarte1973]

if you are talking about k7 deck , i had a sony with treble and bass button to use when recording , i bought in 1996 , it was as good as nakamichi.

http://www.vintagecassette.com/Sony/TC-K815S

[neazoi]

The amplifier I would like to matchi it is this
Le monstre
and two Audio nirvana super 8 cones

I would really like a short of review about brands, which are considered to be better etc. This could be tough, but I am a bit confused, everyone seems to consider his own machines better on youtube, but why?

[sofaspud]

From my perspective, limited as it may be, "Nak" has been the king of the mountain as long as I can remember. As seen in lduarte1973's post, it's sort of the benchmark others are judged by. I also recall Denon and Onkyo being favored, but I couldn't provide further details. Except for my own experience with my Onkyo deck. Any boutique brands I'll have to leave to others to comment on.

[neazoi]

Maybe it would worth to switch to a reel to reel recorder instead of trying to achieve higher quality with ordinary cassettes? (I have no idea of what to look for reel to reels)

[lduarte1973]

what i can say about the sony is when i recorded a cd to k7 i couldn´t tell the diference between the cd and the k7 copy , when making a copy from cd to minidisk i could tell the difference , and it´s a small one.

[wintermute]

I always wanted a Nakamichi but I bought an Akai GX - 32 and was very happy with it

I also don't like dolby B but dolby C is a different story! Good quality Metal tapes and Dolby C with this deck resulted in recordings I was very happy with.

Tony.

[sofaspud]

Maybe it would worth to switch to a reel to reel recorder instead of trying to achieve higher quality with ordinary cassettes? (I have no idea of what to look for reel to reels)

Ah, well that's an easy one. Reel to reel wins going away.
A good stereo VCR sits between cassette and reel to reel.
But I have to ask... if you don't already have tapes, why bother with any of it? Go digital. Unless you just have an affection for keeping it all analog.

[neazoi]

Originally Posted by sofaspud

Ah, well that's an easy one. Reel to reel wins going away.
A good stereo VCR sits between cassette and reel to reel.
But I have to ask... if you don't already have tapes, why bother with any of it? Go digital. Unless you just have an affection for keeping it all analog.

A hi-fi stereo vhs would be great too as a better medium.
I have tapes but their recording quality is not good as you describe on your tapes, because the teck was an old sherwood, not featuring many extras other than dolby-b and metal type support tapes.
I like the hi-fi stereo vhs solution you propose as an analogue regord medium of better quality than tape, yet small enough and easier to be found today compared to reel-to-reel.
Any recommendations about what to buy?