Sadly to say, the cassette deck has gone the way of the 8-track player. Being that Pioneer doesn't stock the parts for this unit any longer, I started on my quest to find a tape deck to be able to play my extensive cassette collection. Recently my CT-S600 Pioneer from 1989 died on me. If you are like me, and would like to get a deck that will play your tapes without colouration, distortion, and most of all reliable, the Nakamichi DR-8 is in a league of it's own, for sound, and quality. Cosmetically, the build quality is solid, and this unit is made in Malaysia. As you can see, there are not a lot of bells and whistles on this deck. The DR-8 features Dolby B&C, auto-repeat, auto-record, tape selector for norm, chromium, and metal tapes. The DR-8 follows the Nakamichi philosophy of "less is more". No fatigue on your eardrums, just the amazing sound of your recorded music! What I always liked about Nakamichi tape decks, and their other products, was that they were very basic, without a lot of extra features to flaw the sound, or break-down later on. Strong detail, and very clean sounding, with solid bass. The sound quality, whether it be from tapes I recorded on my Nakamichi DR-1, or even older tapes that I recorded on my CTF-500/CT-S600 Pioneer decks, all play excellent. The sound quality of this deck is flawless! It plays tapes solid. I have always enjoyed the sound quality from Nakamichi decks, so I had no hesitation on ordering the DR-8. The DR-8 was one last models that Nakamichi manufactured from 1999 to 2002. I found a second-hand, and mint DR-8 Nakamichi cassette deck at Audioproz,com. On top of it all, none of the stores here had a demonstrator unit to be able to listen to it before buying. Too many features to break, and the sound quality was always questionable. There are only 4 manufacturers that make cassette decks (JVC, TEAC, Sony, and Onkyo), and they are all double-decks, which I was never a big fan of. It does not store any personal data.Recently my CT-S600 Pioneer from 1989 died on me. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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