[ale] [OT] need a GOOD cassette tape player fast

Tue Aug 27 10:14:14 EDT 2013

None of the stack has been used in several years which is why it was
removed from the entertainment stand (make room for game box stuff). It was
working fine when we last used it.

The tape deck was last used a long time ago and it worked flawlessly. It's
an individual unit with dual tapes and can record from one to the other or
from an external input source (turntable, radio, etc). The tape system has
very few hours of use as my wife and I went mostly from LP to CD with very
little cassette in between.

Want to swap an older ham radio for a full stack of older but decent stereo
gear? I have a bag of cables as well. System was acquired for it's surround
sound capability. Jurassic Park in full surround sound scared the bejeezus
out of my cat :-) When the T-Rex roared the poor cat vanished and hid for
an hour.

On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 9:53 AM, Ron Frazier (ALE) <
atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> Intriguing.
>
> Is the cassette deck:
>
> - operated within the last 6 months and operational
> - free standing - semi portable or part of a large monolithic module
>
> Where is it located?
>
> Are you still interested in that ham radio that I had?  Maybe we can do
> some bartering.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ron
>
>
>
> Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >I have a Yamaha dual deck and amp, speakers, 5 disk CD player stack.
> >$150.
> >I can throw in a turntable with unknown needle status. This stack is
> >analog
> >only (except for CD player) and incompatible with my TV/DVD/roku stack.
> >On Aug 27, 2013 1:37 AM, "Ron Frazier (ALE)" <
> >atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I know some of you are audio fans.  I need to prepare some music for
> >a
> >> family event on Sunday 5 days from now.  Not only that, I can only
> >work on
> >> it Tue - Thu.  I need to burn some cd's and some of the source music
> >is on
> >> cassette tape.  I need a GOOD cassette tape player fast that won't
> >eat the
> >> tapes and will play them accurately.  I picked up a Grace Tape2USB
> >unit
> >> from Frys.  I didn't know that the takeup spool wasn't turning and it
> >ate
> >> my test tape.  I got it out without breaking initially but it broke
> >when I
> >> was rewinding it in another player.  Reading amazon reviews indicates
> >that
> >> this unit is rubbish for many reviewers.  It's going back.  Not happy
> >about
> >> the damaged tape either.
> >>
> >> Needless to say, I don't want that to happen to the music source tape
> >for
> >> the event.  I used to have some tape splicing equipment but that was
> >LONG
> >> ago.  It seems like the only options are cheap boom boxes and VERY
> >> expensive tape decks over $ 500.  I need something in the $ 100
> >range.  All
> >> the brands I used to know back in the OLD days seem to have
> >disappeared,
> >> like Teac, Pioneer, etc.  It would be nice if I can continue to use
> >the
> >> deck after the event to convert old music, sermons, and audio books.
> >So,
> >> it would be nice if it will last a while.  However, the event is my
> >primary
> >> priority.  If the unit has a built in usb port, that's fine, but not
> >> essential.  I can feed audio into the computer via line in if needed.
> >>
> >> Eventually, I want to banish all audio tapes, video tapes, and non
> >LED
> >> light bulbs from my life.
> >>
> >> Anybody have any ideas?
> >>
> >> Any help is appreciated.
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >>
> >> Ron
> >>
> >>
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