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I have had good success with baking cassette tapes suffering from SSS and the brands are random. Keeping the heads clean is paramount. Like Steve, re-housing the cassette can help along with renewing the slip sheets. As a matter of course I check the felt to make sure it's intact. Happy Easter! Marie On Sun, Apr 1, 2018 at 8:23 AM, John Haley <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I am not recalling exactly what I paid for the Nak Dragon, but it was > something like $1100. I bought it on Ebay and got lucky--it is in flawless > condition. > > The Nak Dragon is missing one desirable feature--there is no speed > control. But it is rock-steady with moving the tape--probably getting rid > of the tiny bit of friction of the tape pulling past the pressure pad > helps. It has a piece that pushes back the pressure pad so it is out of > the way, and tape tension against the heads is provided by the closed loop > dual capstan design. > > Best, > John Haley > > > > > On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 1:57 PM, Steven Smolian <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > 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 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > 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 > > To: [log in to unmask] > > 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 > > >