[ale] [OT] need a GOOD cassette tape player fast

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

Hi Jim,

Intriguing.

Is the cassette deck:

- operated within the last 6 months and operational
- free standing - semi portable or part of a large monolithic module

Where is it located?

Are you still interested in that ham radio that I had?  Maybe we can do some bartering.

Sincerely,

Ron



Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

>I have a Yamaha dual deck and amp, speakers, 5 disk CD player stack.
>$150.
>I can throw in a turntable with unknown needle status. This stack is
>analog
>only (except for CD player) and incompatible with my TV/DVD/roku stack.
>On Aug 27, 2013 1:37 AM, "Ron Frazier (ALE)" <
>atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I know some of you are audio fans.  I need to prepare some music for
>a
>> family event on Sunday 5 days from now.  Not only that, I can only
>work on
>> it Tue - Thu.  I need to burn some cd's and some of the source music
>is on
>> cassette tape.  I need a GOOD cassette tape player fast that won't
>eat the
>> tapes and will play them accurately.  I picked up a Grace Tape2USB
>unit
>> from Frys.  I didn't know that the takeup spool wasn't turning and it
>ate
>> my test tape.  I got it out without breaking initially but it broke
>when I
>> was rewinding it in another player.  Reading amazon reviews indicates
>that
>> this unit is rubbish for many reviewers.  It's going back.  Not happy
>about
>> the damaged tape either.
>>
>> Needless to say, I don't want that to happen to the music source tape
>for
>> the event.  I used to have some tape splicing equipment but that was
>LONG
>> ago.  It seems like the only options are cheap boom boxes and VERY
>> expensive tape decks over $ 500.  I need something in the $ 100
>range.  All
>> the brands I used to know back in the OLD days seem to have
>disappeared,
>> like Teac, Pioneer, etc.  It would be nice if I can continue to use
>the
>> deck after the event to convert old music, sermons, and audio books. 
>So,
>> it would be nice if it will last a while.  However, the event is my
>primary
>> priority.  If the unit has a built in usb port, that's fine, but not
>> essential.  I can feed audio into the computer via line in if needed.
>>
>> Eventually, I want to banish all audio tapes, video tapes, and non
>LED
>> light bulbs from my life.
>>
>> Anybody have any ideas?
>>
>> Any help is appreciated.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>
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