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Hey everyone, I recently acquired a Nakamichi DR-3 two-head cassette deck and encountered a peculiar issue with tonal imbalances between the channels. Here's a summary of my troubleshooting steps and observations: 1. Tested with a CD player on the preamp, yielding normal sound, confirming the...

My Nakamichi TA-4A works very well, except for one niggling defect: the remote control of the volume does not function. Voltage is appearing at the motor terminals when the remote control up/down volume is pressed: -6V for down, +6V for up. So that looks fine. I think the motor is dead, as...

Picked this guy up last night for $100. Been sitting in a shed for 5 years. Powered up, did not do a sound test though. Very dirty and I didn't want to chance a short and really ruin something. Debating whether or not to have it professionally restored. Update: Cleaned all the pots and...

I just recently changed the capstan belt for the Nakamichi DR-10 now it is playing slow but still playable, I want to adjust speed back up to normal but I don't know how to adjust it.

My Nakamachi TA-4A: the problem was that the left channel had less sound that the righ one, so i check it and what i found is that the difference in audio was originating in two parts: one: in the out of the volume pcb, with the osciloscope i check it and there was a little difference in the...

Hello all! First time poster. I was just given an Nakamichi System One rack. I know next to nothing about these, but luckily I've got a few friends here in Austin that know about them. Looks like the cassette deck will need the most tic, but everything else looks great, just dusty. The tuner...

Estoy buscando el manual de usuario del sintoamplificador Nakamichi RE-10 que por ser del año 1998 no es posible conseguirlo. Agradecería mucho si alguien me lo pudiera enviar. muchas gracias

Friends, Just posted about my system for a different problem (crackling on input changes and volume pot), but here's a new one that I started tracking. Managed to read some threads about this issue, so let me go through facts: Quick, assertive pop through the left and right speaker...

Forgive a noob, everyone, and the search function is still broken... My Nak CA7A-II preamp has been acting up a bit: 1) Switching inputs produces a quick crackle. OR, more commonly, 2) Adjusting volume (with remote or by hand) OR touching it produces the same crackle. I have not reliably...

Hello everyone, Complete novice to anything electronic repair. I’m enthusiastic about learning more about it and handling whatever is in my capacity, even if it’s a challenge. I bought a Nakamichi BX-150 at an estate sale and brought it home to find it doesn’t play. Capstan and motor turn...

Hey all, new to the forum. I've got a Nak TA-1A that is no longer turning on, looking for some guidance on what the problem might be. I've go a service guy I'll be taking it to, but like to go in with some understanding of the possibilities, and I just like to learn about troubleshooting. It...

Hello there. I know somebody posted this issue before, but I'm looking to gain some insight on how to resolve (if possible). My RX-202 will power up for a split second (the tape counter lights up then turns off), then just the dB lights stay lit. Turning it off then back on does the same...

Hello all! At the end of December, I purchased one of these and it worked great. A few days ago, an issue starting cropping up. The deck plays great and sounds great but here’s what it’s now doing: At the end of side A, it will fast forward after hearing silence, pop out, flip and go back in...

I have run into an odd problem with a Nakamichi AV-7 receiver that has me baffled. When in the manual tuning mode, all works great. But there is no output at all when in auto tuning mode - even when tuned to a station that comes in clear and strong in manual mode. The tuner will settle on...

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...

I acquired a Nakamichi System One and pick it up tomorrow. I’m new to Nakamichi and this will be the first system with a separate amp and pre-amp so really looking forward to it. But, there is no user or service manuals. I found them at hifiengine but I’m getting the ubiquitous “fraud from...

Hello all! I'm having a bit of trouble with a Nakamichi LX-3 that I received a while ago. I've been getting into learning how to repair and service tape decks, but I am still new to it. Everything seems to work OK except it does not play. It will fast forward and rewind, but when I hit play...

Hey all. Wondering if anyone can shed light on this. Purchased a Denon DL103S on eBay last weekend; output is 0.3mV, so needed to be into my MC input of my Nakamichi CA7 preamp. Manual says it set to "24" for gain. Cartridge impedence is 100ohm. Pre is factory-set to 100ohm. Except there's no...

Hello all, I've relocated from the US to Germany and brought my American cassette deck with me, betting it would be cheaper to adapt it to its new power environment than to buy a new one. However: I know next to nothing about electricity. Do I need anything more than a simple step-down...

I am refurbishing my old Nakamichi 500. In the process of recapping boards I noticed that at some point the pause does not work. When in Play and I press Pause, the take up reel stops turning but the capstan and pinch roller continue to operate so i get a tape spill. There is a microswitch...

I got a working Nakamichi SR-4A about a month ago and have been using it without issues. Amazing sound - prefer it to my Peachtree. Anyway today I turned it on and it stayed in protection mode (green light blinks continuously). On hitting the power switch it blinks orange for 2 secs and then...

I recently purchased my first Nakamichi tape deck. However, on testing it, it all works fine except it keep stopping on playback. Sometimes after a second, sometimes after 30 or so seconds. The seller has offered me a refund if I want to return it, or a partial refund if I want to keep it and...

Dear AudioKarma experts, Recently I have bought at Japanese auction Nakamichi LX-5 cassette deck in quite a poor conditions and working on its repair and maintenance now. Mechanical part is already competed, everything works fine and the sound is expectedly very good! However, I have stacked...

Hi All, I was listening to my Nakamichi CD Player 2 this morning. It's new to me, and in great shape, with original box too. Sounding excellent. This morning, in the middle of a song, it just spontaneously stopped. From this point on, it won't even read a CD. I put a CD in and I hear a very...

Hello all. I noted there is really not much info out there on attempted restorations of the Nakamichi System One components. Thought I would start with the Nakamichi 630 combined Preamp/Tuner component. I recently aquired this system in trade for an amp I built and am tickled pink with how cool...