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By front loaded - I mean that the cassette is fed edge ways into the machine - not in the conventional fashion as in the 1000. James Lindner Managing Member media matters llc 15 Washington Place, Suite 2M New York, N.Y. 10003 PLEASE NOTE NEW TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS Tel Office - 212-982-4413 Tel cell - 917-945-2662 Efax - 646-349-4475 Moderator: AV Media Matters ListServe To Subscribe to AV Media Matters ListServe send an email to: [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Audio101 Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 10:16 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Front Loading Cassette Deck Recommendation Nakamichi made the best front loaded decks ever made, the model 1000 I think was the top of the line and the model 700 was very popular as well. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of James Lindner Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 8:02 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [ARSCLIST] Front Loading Cassette Deck Recommendation A variant of the earlier question. The deck MUST be front loading - as in - the heads are mounted in the back or the side of the machine, the cassette gets inserted from the front, in a similar fashion to the way a VHS tape goes into a VHS cassette player. There were several car stereos that performed in this fashion. Any suggestions of a studio machine that was configured this way - or a super top end car stereo that can be modified? James Lindner Managing Member media matters llc 15 Washington Place, Suite 2M New York, N.Y. 10003 PLEASE NOTE NEW TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS Tel Office - 212-982-4413 Tel cell - 917-945-2662 Efax - 646-349-4475 Moderator: AV Media Matters ListServe To Subscribe to AV Media Matters ListServe send an email to: [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Richard L. Hess Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 9:09 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] seeking cassette deck recommendation Hi, Claudia, Gentle is part of the story. Sounds good is the other part. I am convinced...and I've spent my money in this direction...that the absolute best reproduction of cassettes can be had by one and only one tape machine: the Nakamichi Dragon (well, there was an even more high-end model..but) The reason for this is that the Dragon is the only machine that automatically adjusts playback azimuth for each and every tape USING PROGRAM MATERIAL. I wanted a varispeed cassette machine and just got a Nakamichi MR-1 and while it sounds good, it doesn't sound as clean as a Dragon. The only real way to get these is on eBay...then send them to the Nakamichi depot in Long Beach California for a complete overhaul. Expect to spend about $1200 or so for the whole deal. I wish there was a better answer. Cheers, Richard http://www.richardhess.com/tape/facility.htm (tho the Dragons show as black rectangles) At 02:42 PM 3/5/2003 -0500, Claudia Depkin wrote: >Can anyone recommend a cassette deck that will be gentle with old and >potentially valuable cassette tapes? Thanks. > >Claudia Depkin >Project Manager, Wilson Processing Project for Performing Arts Collections >The New York Public Library >(212) 714-8507