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snow
snow Posts: 4,337
edited March 2010 in The Clubhouse
Well I picked up a Nakamichi Dragon cassette deck and a Carver M-1.5T amp today for $250.00 now if I only had some cassettes :p



REGARDS SNOW
Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited March 2010
    ....more like a MAJOR score... Pics or it didn't happen.

    I picked up a Dragon cheap and flipped it for three times what you paid for everything.

    Let me know if the 1.5 doesn't float your boat.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited March 2010
    Nice!! I've heard wonderful things about the Nak Dragons! Congrats!
    The nirvana inducer-
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited March 2010
    Nice score
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited March 2010
    snow wrote: »
    Well I picked up a Nakamichi Dragon cassette deck and a Carver M-1.5T amp today for $250.00 now if I only had some cassettes :p



    REGARDS SNOW

    Would you like some cassettes? I can see what I've got....I sold my cassette player so I have no use for them.

    Joe
    Amplifiers: 1-SAE Mark IV, 4-SAE 2400, 1-SAE 2500, 2-SAE 2600, 1-Buttkicker BKA 1000N w/2-tactile transducers. Sources: Sony BDP CX7000es, Sony CX300/CX400/CX450/CX455, SAE 8000 tuner, Akai 4000D R2R, Technics 1100A TT, Epson 8500UB with Carada 100". Speakers:Polk SDA SRS, 3.1TL, FXi5, FXi3, 2-SVS 20-29, Yamaha, SVS center sub. Power:2-Monster HTS3500, Furman M-8D & RR16 Plus. 2-SAE 4000 X-overs, SAE 5000a noise reduction, MSB Link DAC III, MSB Powerbase, Behringer 2496, Monarchy DIP 24/96.
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  • raidersrule76
    raidersrule76 Posts: 471
    edited March 2010
    I would also like to hear you opinion on the carver I have seen quite a few for sale and have always wondered about them. And YES pics or It didn't happen.

    Mark
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited March 2010
    Why are we listening to cassettes???
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

    Home Setup: Sony VPL-VW85 Projo, 92" Stewart Firehawk, Pioneer Elite SC-65, PS3, RTi12 fronts, CSi5, FXi6 rears, RTi6 surround backs, RTi4 height, MFW-15 Subwoofer.

    Car Setup: OEM Radio, RF 360.2v2, Polk SR6500 quad amped off 4 Xtant 1.1 100w mono amps, Xtant 6.1 to run an eD 13av.2, all Stinger wiring and Raammat deadener.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,726
    edited March 2010
    snow wrote: »
    ...now if I only had some cassettes :p

    Why? The only cassettes that sound any good are the good CRO2 or Metal tapes that you record yourself. As a format, it was really only good for dubbing vinyl or live radio broadcasts. Have fun with it though.
    For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
    edited March 2010
    Thats a great score
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited March 2010
    a classic vintage tape deck....
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited March 2010
    snow wrote: »
    Well I picked up a Nakamichi Dragon cassette deck and a Carver M-1.5T amp today for $250.00 now if I only had some cassettes :p



    REGARDS SNOW

    I hate you!:p:D I had a Dragon back in the day and had to sell it due to hard times. That is one of the things I most regret doing in this hobby.

    Dan, I have a forty gallon trash bag bulging at the seams with prerecorded as well as home recorded cassettes. A lot were recorded with dbx encoding so you could use one of your dbx pieces to play them. Interested?
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited March 2010
    billbillw wrote: »
    Why? The only cassettes that sound any good are the good CRO2 or Metal tapes that you record yourself. As a format, it was really only good for dubbing vinyl or live radio broadcasts. Have fun with it though.

    +1 on that. I used to spend hours recording my own on Metal tapes and would even ad my own touch with a 120 band qualizer. I did a recording of DSOTM with my own touch to it and it sounded incredible. I believe I still have it buried somewhere.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited March 2010
    ROTFLMAO!!! Must be a guy thing. Why would you buy something when you have nothing to utilize the thing with????:eek::confused::D

    I still have my tape deck AND tapes. I use them maybe once a year.:eek::D

    I used it to copy all of my 45 records onto tape. Now I have them all downloaded to my pc & copied to cd's.

    Congrats on your purchase Snow.:p;):D
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited March 2010
    cfrizz wrote: »
    ROTFLMAO!!! Must be a guy thing. Why would you buy something when you have nothing to utilize the thing with????:eek::confused::D

    I still have my tape deck AND tapes. I use them maybe once a year.:eek::D

    I used it to copy all of my 45 records onto tape. Now I have them all downloaded to my pc & copied to cd's.

    Congrats on your purchase Snow.:p;):D

    You think that's funny Cath? We have a member here who has several SACDs and no player to put them to work.:eek:
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited March 2010
    joeparaski wrote: »
    Would you like some cassettes? I can see what I've got....I sold my cassette player so I have no use for them.

    Joe
    I might just do that :)
    raidersrule76 wrote: »
    I would also like to hear you opinion on the carver I have seen quite a few for sale and have always wondered about them. And YES pics or It didn't happen.
    Mark
    Sorry no pics till next week :) I like the Carver actually. Intial impressions were very detailed, lots of punchy bass but not as tubey sounding as I would have thought.

    hearingimpared wrote: »
    I hate you!:p:D I had a Dragon back in the day and had to sell it due to hard times. That is one of the things I most regret doing in this hobby.

    Dan, I have a forty gallon trash bag bulging at the seams with prerecorded as well as home recorded cassettes. A lot were recorded with dbx encoding so you could use one of your dbx pieces to play them. Interested?
    I may well be give me a week or so to see how good this deck sounds before I commit to going back to cassettes :)
    cfrizz wrote: »
    ROTFLMAO!!! Must be a guy thing. Why would you buy something when you have nothing to utilize the thing with????:eek::confused::D

    I still have my tape deck AND tapes. I use them maybe once a year.:eek::D

    I used it to copy all of my 45 records onto tape. Now I have them all downloaded to my pc & copied to cd's.

    Congrats on your purchase Snow.:p;):D
    Thank you Cathy and everyone else also on the congrats. Yea it probally is a guy thing but I seen an opportunity to try out a TOTL cassette deck that I know I can resell for at least $750.00 -$1000.00 quickly if I dont like it so I jumped on it :)



    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,164
    edited March 2010
    The Dragon is the best cassette deck ever made.

    Cathy, it's fun just to stare at it..........a work of art and real bada** piece of gear. It intimidates just sitting on a shelf :).

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited March 2010
    That is awesome!!!
    Congrats
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited March 2010
    heiney9 wrote: »
    The Dragon is the best cassette deck ever made.

    Cathy, it's fun just to stare at it..........a work of art and real bada** piece of gear. It intimidates just sitting on a shelf :).

    H9

    I'll second that! The Dragon is a really great cassette deck, probably the best ever made and as said above it really looks cool.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited March 2010
    It is a very nice cassette deck. PERHAPS the best ever made.

    I have cassettes already and you don't. They can be very hard to get, so if you need my address to send the machine just ask.
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited March 2010
    George, you could probably find a less expensive player for your books-on-tape that would work just fine.
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited March 2010
    George Grand wrote: »
    It is a very nice cassette deck. PERHAPS the best ever made.

    I have cassettes already and you don't. They can be very hard to get, so if you need my address to send the machine just ask.
    True I dont own a single cassette, oddly enough I have boxes of 8 track tapes though :)
    and I will keep you in mind if it gets to be a burden :p

    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited March 2010
    sweet deal Congrats snow
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited March 2010
    I'm curious about something...how could a person that owns a Nak Dragon not know he has what is arguably the best cassette deck ever made and sell it for peanuts? I'm happy for the deal you got, but what was that guy thinking?

    Joe
    Amplifiers: 1-SAE Mark IV, 4-SAE 2400, 1-SAE 2500, 2-SAE 2600, 1-Buttkicker BKA 1000N w/2-tactile transducers. Sources: Sony BDP CX7000es, Sony CX300/CX400/CX450/CX455, SAE 8000 tuner, Akai 4000D R2R, Technics 1100A TT, Epson 8500UB with Carada 100". Speakers:Polk SDA SRS, 3.1TL, FXi5, FXi3, 2-SVS 20-29, Yamaha, SVS center sub. Power:2-Monster HTS3500, Furman M-8D & RR16 Plus. 2-SAE 4000 X-overs, SAE 5000a noise reduction, MSB Link DAC III, MSB Powerbase, Behringer 2496, Monarchy DIP 24/96.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited March 2010
    Sweet Deal!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited March 2010
    joeparaski wrote: »
    I'm curious about something...how could a person that owns a Nak Dragon not know he has what is arguably the best cassette deck ever made and sell it for peanuts? I'm happy for the deal you got, but what was that guy thinking?

    Joe
    These two items were bought at a pawn shop after the time had elasped for pickup. It's odd how they price things, some items that have little value they want a mint for, other nicer items very little. For example I seen a Pioneer F-91 tuner for $40.00 sitting right next to a 80's Sony black plastic tuner for $80.00 and a pair of Bose 301's for $400.00 and a little ways away a decent pair of Pioneer HPM-900's for $40.00 which I also bought BTW.

    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited March 2010
    snow wrote: »
    These two items were bought at a pawn shop after the time had elasped for pickup. It's odd how they price things, some items that have little value they want a mint for, other nicer items very little. For example I seen a Pioneer F-91 tuner for $40.00 sitting right next to a 80's Sony black plastic tuner for $80.00 and a pair of Bose 301's for $400.00 and a little ways away a decent pair of Pioneer HPM-900's for $40.00 which I also bought BTW.

    REGARDS SNOW

    Pawn shop owners are an odd bunch. My wife and I recently went to a couple to check out what they would offer on a piece of jewelry and they all balked with a some ridiculously low price. We then went to a gold & diamond trader and he gave us over $600, three times more, and in one case six times more, than what the pawn shops were offering.

    It just goes to show they don't always know their stuff.
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