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

[Boris Borisov]

I guess is free. 2450 Lower Roswell Marietta.


On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 9:53 PM, 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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> >>
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