Nakamichi Dragon 7-disc CD Changer / DAC; Remote (Rare)

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Toolfan66
Toolfan66 Posts: 16,895
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I have never seen this before, interesting looking piece, but for $3,399.00? um no thanks, I wonder what it went for new back in the 90"s.

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https://tmraudio.com/components/cd-sacd-players/nakamichi-dragon-7-disc-cd-changer-dac-remote-rare/
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,572
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    WOW! Very cool! I've never seen those before either.
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • Keiko
    Keiko Posts: 764
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    H9 is the resident Nak expert, I believe. I know they made some fantastic cassette decks and even had a killer turntable, but way too expensive for my peasant arse.
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  • motorstereo
    motorstereo Posts: 2,049
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    Bluebook says made in 96-97 with 20 bit dac. and retailed for $9,700. Agreed; easy pass here
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,555
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    First for me. I had seen and lusted for many of their cassette decks.
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 9,981
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    I used a lot of their cassette decks back in the day, they definitely had the best sound quality, although some of their models spent a lot of time on the repair bench, the 700 especially. But other models worked great and nobody could touch them for best sound. I’ve never seen one of these before but wow they look fantastic.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,020
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    Worth 500 tops
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • SIHAB
    SIHAB Posts: 4,519
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    here is a link: As stated, 200 units made.
    https://www.soundandvision.com/content/ultra-rare-find-nakamichi-dragon-cd-changer
    Speakers: Polk Lsim, ATC SCM19 v2, NHT SuperzeroSpeaker Cables: DH Labs, Transparent, Wireworld, Canare, Monster: Beer budget, Bose ears
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,093
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    And sold already... I wish I had seen this earlier. It was way underpriced IMHO for what it represented. It was the best when it was made and still top tier today, even though SACD was not part of it's feature set.
    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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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,367
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    Doesn't seem like it's just the lighting, but the wood finish looks different between the components. May not be an original matched set. Anyway, the condition isn't that great either apart from that.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,079
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    About $10K, it was the best of the best for that time period. As we all know the world of digital changes pretty quickly. Something like that holds a value only for a collector and because of it's rarity. I'm sure it still sounds great. It is a work of art

    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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  • skipshot12
    skipshot12 Posts: 999
    edited October 2022
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    Five

    Whoops, that was supposed to go to the wife.
    Apologies, I don’t see a way to delete it.
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