The dual capstan transport in some Naks bypasses the pressure pad in the cassette, which are often missing (or at least problematic in terms of maintaining tension and avoiding skew in the tape path. Steve Greene (301) 842-8923 historicity.co An independent archival professional specializing in still photography, moving images and recorded sound. On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 11:22 AM Dave Radlauer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The Nakamichi DR-1 works great. Electronic noise floor <-90 db with > playback azimuth adjustment. > > Under $500 on e-bay in good or recently serviced condition. > > Dave R > > -- > > cell and text# 510-717-5240 > www.JAZZHOTBigstep.com >