If I remember correctly, the NAK draws the tape away from the pad, bypassing
it.
For what it's worth, I've found the slip sheet inside the cassette housing
will exhibit signs of sticky shed.
One answer is to rehouse each cassette into a new shell. I've done that
many a time.
Steve Smolian
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From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lou Judson
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2018 1:02 PM
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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Sticky shed - clogged heads?
Dragon is the gold standard, the Rolls Ryce of cassette decks. Wish the
project I have could make it affordable! :-)
Maybe I don't want to know what you had to pay for it. ePay shows $1200 -
3200 today.
I got my lesser Naks for around $400 each. one needed service, the other was
perfect.
<L>
Lou Judson
Intuitive Audio
415-883-2689
On Mar 31, 2018, at 9:35 AM, John Haley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I recently bought a Nak Dragon, which automatically sets the azimuth
> and keeps monitoring and resetting it as the cassette plays. And I
> recently dubbed a cassette in which the felt pad was missing. It played
fine. The
> sound quality is astonishingly good. It really beats my Tascam unit.
> Best,
> John Haley
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