cassette

I got a KX-1030 recently and I changed the belts and upon testing I realised that the speed adjusts itself sometimes? it switches from slow to fast every once in a while by itself no matter how much I adjust it, and ontop of that my left channel has some like tape noise/distortion only heard...

I’m looking for a three head deck that supports type 3 FeCr cassettes (yes I do have some I want to record on) that has a built in calibration tone to calibrate the bias and or record level. I just want to make the best recording plus It would be a secondary recording deck, not the primary one...

Audio equipment isn't usually considered "beautiful" (at least in a conventional sense) but what do you think is the best looking cassette deck out there? I'll start with the Pioneer CT-F500 The silverface, wood, and big chunky levers just do it for me. Absolutely out of my price range, but its...

Hello, good day to everyone. I come to you to see if you can help me with your knowledge to bring this pioneer deck back to life. I have a Pioneer CT-F500 with the following problems. Auto stop failure: When I insert a cassette and press play, after a few seconds it stops for no reason. This...

Fisher Cr-4025. It won't record and I'm not sure why. Not sure if this has anything to do with it but the VU meters don't light up (the needles work themselves work properly) and the input level knobs don't seem to be doing anything but I'm not very knowledgeable about tape decks.

Hello. I need help with a Technics rs bx707 cassette deck. The tape recorder works and plays perfectly, but unfortunately it suddenly stopped recording. Instead of an input signal, it records a sinusoidal signal with a frequency of approximately 5 kHz. the recording level can be adjusted. When...

Even with the power off, the right needle stays on -7 db. With a tape playing, it's too high,usually over 0 db. The needle isn't stuck: I can move it back to the far left manually, but it returns to -7 when released. Repairable?

About a month ago, I got myself a REM Automatic for the People cassette tape. One distinguishing feature of that Cassette was its transparent tape, but it worked fine so I disregarded it. Recently, I checked the tape, and I found that the tape had turned a more common brown color. I haven't...

Hey y'all, It's my first time posting on this forum, so I'll try to be as concise as possible. I bought a Tascam Porta One Ministudio cassette recorder a while back, and it can do basically anything except record, which is bad for obvious reasons. The tapes play, the VU meters work, everything...

I went to my local record shop today, and decided to get some cassettes for my new cassette player. I like buying cassettes since they’re old, but they’re not exorbitantly expensive, unlike some other vintage mediums (looking at you vinyl). The total cost was 27 bucks, and that Oscar Peterson...

I just ordered my first cassette player, and has a feature called 'Synchro Dubbing', and I was just wondering what that is and what it does. Thanks!

Hi everyone, After cleaning and re-seating the capstan belts of my Tascam 424 MKIII I'm experiencing an infinite boot issue with the device when powering it on. Here's a video demonstrating the issue: A faint whine and clicking sound can be heard when the device is powered on. Has anyone...

Hi everyone. I just picked up a Pioneer CT-F4242 cassette deck from Facebook marketplace for a great price. It’s in very good physical condition and the belts were in sufficient shape for me to give it a cursory test. To my delight, everything seems to be working. Play, pause, FF and RW...

So I have this deck that needs heads and my tech says I need the exact model to do this,well,can't find it not even a parts machine. Can another model head be used? I do have a great working SD4000(Marantz) that has the only problem as tapes autostop is not working. Does...

I bought a nakamichi cr-4e second hand and was planning on using it as my personal cassette deck but I noticed that recording with this deck doesn't net that great of a result. Everything I record with it sounds like it's missing several small pieces throughout the recording if that makes sense...

Hello! My pioneer CT-F750’s tape sensor button seems to be causing problems with playback, FF, RV, etc. This deck functioned great until tonight. It seems that the sensor button only actuates if pushed in very slightly. All the way out, and the deck won’t play. All the way in, and the deck will...

Everything works fine but won't stop at the end of tape while playing,ff or reverse.Opened it up and the wheel is still spinning. Suggestions?

Pioneer CT-F1250 Cassette deck

Hi all, I just bought a Denon DN-790R off ebay and there's a slight issue with it that I was hoping someone could chime in on and help me with? It plays great once it gets started, but more often than not, on pressing play, it plays without any audio coming through then stops and makes some...

Have read a few articles on the revival of cassette tapes, here’s the latest. With the mechanical nature of cassette tapes and decks, still surprises me they are on some sort of a comeback… https://news.yahoo.com/ndas-obsessive-buyers-400-sublime-154214949.html

Hi, I need to find someone in Albuquerque who can do component level repair on my Tascam 122. Transport it great (serviced that myself). Plays fine, but left channel is out and right is noisy on record. Unit does not use rec/play switches, it's all electronic. It would take a signal generator...

Hello. I was wondering if anyone could help me. I have just acquired a CT-737 mk II but the bracket that houses the capstan motor is missing. Would anybody know where I could get one or would anybody have the dimensions so I can make one myself? I also need the AV mounts. Thanks for your help.

So I have my cassette deck plugged into my amp correctly. When I hit play all it does is play white noise for a second then it stops. The tape doesnt move but when i hit rewind or fast forward it does move. Any ideas on what the issue could be before i go to a professional?

I have 2 technics m205 cassette decks and I needed to clean the record switch on both of them. After doing this with some 99.9% alcohol they both suddenly sound distorted. Kinda sounds like the amplifier circuit isn't getting fully powered. The vu meters also don't do anything. Any clue what...

This is a short thread detailing an issue I found with my CT-F1250 where Fast Forward mysteriously stopped working. I detail the troubleshooting and the fix. This might help folks whose Rewind or Fast Forward mysteriously stop working.