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  1. New belts installed! Only 2. Did not install one foe the fancy automatic tape reverse mechanism... requires an extra long belt. Not important. #tapedeck #repair

  2. New belts installed! Only 2. Did not install one foe the fancy automatic tape reverse mechanism... requires an extra long belt. Not important. #tapedeck #repair

  3. Ever wondered what that MPX filter light on your tape deck is? Wonder no more, @vwestlife has got you covered!

    youtu.be/Qzeam3qm4Tk

    #tapedeck #hifi

  4. Ever wondered what that MPX filter light on your tape deck is? Wonder no more, @vwestlife has got you covered!

    youtu.be/Qzeam3qm4Tk

    #tapedeck #hifi

  5. »Kassettenspieler-Kaufberatung: Das richtige Gerät für das Tape-Comeback«
    Ach was habe ich viel Zeit meines Lebens am #TapeDeck verbracht! Erst analog, dann noch 10 Jahre mit DAT …

    Der Link kann innerhalb der nächsten 7 Tage 10-malaufgerufen werden.
    heise.de/ratgeber/Kassettenspi

  6. »Kassettenspieler-Kaufberatung: Das richtige Gerät für das Tape-Comeback«
    Ach was habe ich viel Zeit meines Lebens am #TapeDeck verbracht! Erst analog, dann noch 10 Jahre mit DAT …

    Der Link kann innerhalb der nächsten 7 Tage 10-malaufgerufen werden.
    heise.de/ratgeber/Kassettenspi

  7. I finally had some time to setup my tape deck that I bought second hand for 30€ including shipping. I didn’t have time yet to listen to any of the cassettes I bought with it though. Maybe tomorrow. I did find an old cassette recorded by my older brother (from like 25 years ago) though which was hilarious to listen to and one hell of a trip down memory lane.

    #tapedeck #cassettetapes #nostalgia #cassette #cassetteculture #music

  8. I found some cheap offers for a Kenwood KX440HX. Is that a good choice for a first tape deck that can record?

    #cassettes #music #tapedeck

  9. I found some cheap offers for a Kenwood KX440HX. Is that a good choice for a first tape deck that can record?

    #cassettes #music #tapedeck

  10. Zu dem jetzt schon beginnenden und ziemlich unnötigen Lärm da draußen etwas #LoFi #IndieRock #Rock der von mir sehr gemochten Band #Sebadoh
    Auch etwas lärmend aber mit Stil und Gefühl.
    Heute mal vom #Tape #nowplaying #TapeDeck

  11. Zu dem jetzt schon beginnenden und ziemlich unnötigen Lärm da draußen etwas #LoFi #IndieRock #Rock der von mir sehr gemochten Band #Sebadoh
    Auch etwas lärmend aber mit Stil und Gefühl.
    Heute mal vom #Tape #nowplaying #TapeDeck

  12. Picked up this #TEAC A-510 #tapedeck from the #charityshop today. Label said it turns kn but tape no working. Next #repair project has landed.

  13. Picked up this #TEAC A-510 #tapedeck from the #charityshop today. Label said it turns kn but tape no working. Next #repair project has landed.

  14. We watched "Late Night with the Devil" (2023) tonight. I posted a #5SecondMovieReview of it earlier. We enjoyed it.

    However... one little thing about it is nagging at me, like a splinter in the mind's eye.

    It's a period piece, set in the #1970s. The major thread of the story includes a psychologist and her sessions with a patient, which are #recorded. Part of one is played back as part of a #television show, and onscreen during that #playback is an open-reel (aka reel-to-reel) #tape #deck playing a tape.

    1970s, open-reel recording - it's #retro, it's #cool, it's period-authentic, right?

    I can't shake the feeling that whoever put the visual together has never actually seen an open-reel tape recorder in operation. This picture is lousy, because it's a screencap from the movie, which is supposed to be showing a television broadcast in good old analog SD - but it gets the point across.

    See anything wrong?

    The takeup #reel, on the right, turns clockwise, the opposite direction of the (normal) direction of the supply reel. So the tape wraps onto the inner side of the takeup reel, and ends up "inside out".

    There's also no tension arm on the supply side, and an apparent #tension arm on the takeup side, but it's not actually in the tape path.

    I don't think any machines were actually made like this, but I'm not an #expert. Can anyone identify the deck they butchered or digi-simmed to create this #sin against nature? 😉

    #OpenReel #ReelToReel #audio #audiophile #TapeDeck

  15. We watched "Late Night with the Devil" (2023) tonight. I posted a #5SecondMovieReview of it earlier. We enjoyed it.

    However... one little thing about it is nagging at me, like a splinter in the mind's eye.

    It's a period piece, set in the #1970s. The major thread of the story includes a psychologist and her sessions with a patient, which are #recorded. Part of one is played back as part of a #television show, and onscreen during that #playback is an open-reel (aka reel-to-reel) #tape #deck playing a tape.

    1970s, open-reel recording - it's #retro, it's #cool, it's period-authentic, right?

    I can't shake the feeling that whoever put the visual together has never actually seen an open-reel tape recorder in operation. This picture is lousy, because it's a screencap from the movie, which is supposed to be showing a television broadcast in good old analog SD - but it gets the point across.

    See anything wrong?

    The takeup #reel, on the right, turns clockwise, the opposite direction of the (normal) direction of the supply reel. So the tape wraps onto the inner side of the takeup reel, and ends up "inside out".

    There's also no tension arm on the supply side, and an apparent #tension arm on the takeup side, but it's not actually in the tape path.

    I don't think any machines were actually made like this, but I'm not an #expert. Can anyone identify the deck they butchered or digi-simmed to create this #sin against nature? 😉

    #OpenReel #ReelToReel #audio #audiophile #TapeDeck

  16. Today, I worked on restoring my beloved #AKAI GX-95 MK II #tapedeck.

    Specs and image: hifi-wiki.com/index.php/Akai_G

    To my surprise, I found multiple videos about it and the original service manual as PDF.

    I replaced the two belts (although they were still working) and fixed the (typical) issue of not being able to unload a #cassette due too much old grease in the mechanics, blocking the eject function.

    Unfortunately, it still requires some work (and material) since the Wind Idler Assy (idler tire) is completely degraded. It felt like hard plastic instead of rubber.

    Thankfully, I found a replacement on ebay. Let's wait for the delivery.

    What a beautiful and great hardware to work with.

    #musiccassette #HiFi #GX95 #GX95MKII #restauration #vintagehifi

  17. Today, I worked on restoring my beloved #AKAI GX-95 MK II #tapedeck.

    Specs and image: hifi-wiki.com/index.php/Akai_G

    To my surprise, I found multiple videos about it and the original service manual as PDF.

    I replaced the two belts (although they were still working) and fixed the (typical) issue of not being able to unload a #cassette due too much old grease in the mechanics, blocking the eject function.

    Unfortunately, it still requires some work (and material) since the Wind Idler Assy (idler tire) is completely degraded. It felt like hard plastic instead of rubber.

    Thankfully, I found a replacement on ebay. Let's wait for the delivery.

    What a beautiful and great hardware to work with.

    #musiccassette #HiFi #GX95 #GX95MKII #restauration #vintagehifi

  18. TDK SF-46 minutes ➡️ 2Pac

    Which tape do you still see in your mind and which artist was on it?!

    🫶🏽 Tapedeck.org 🎧
    👆
    (why i love archaeologists and curators of the collective memory)

    tapedeck.org/archive.php

    #tapedeck #tapes #cassettebandje

  19. TDK SF-46 minutes ➡️ 2Pac

    Which tape do you still see in your mind and which artist was on it?!

    🫶🏽 Tapedeck.org 🎧
    👆
    (why i love archaeologists and curators of the collective memory)

    tapedeck.org/archive.php

    #tapedeck #tapes #cassettebandje

  20. Building A Cassette Deck Controller To Save a Locked Out Car Stereo - Cars have had DRM-like measures for longer than you might think. Go back to the 19... - hackaday.com/2024/07/09/buildi #compactcassette #mischacks #cassette #tapedeck #tape

  21. Building A Cassette Deck Controller To Save a Locked Out Car Stereo - Cars have had DRM-like measures for longer than you might think. Go back to the 19... - hackaday.com/2024/07/09/buildi #compactcassette #mischacks #cassette #tapedeck #tape