Teac R-888x Tape Deck

[yettitheman]

You think I'm joking, right?

My camera is starting to show it's age as a video recording device.

Regardless, play it in 720p for best audio. It still lower quality than my source thanks to Youtube, but I'm not going to mess with it again.

So, why? Boredom I guess.

It's playing a TDK D90 copy of Chili Pepers - Get on Top, recorded from CD by the Technics M224; a 2 head deck.

So, hierarchy speaking:
CD>M224>R-888x>Camera>Youtube>Whatever your stuff is

I don't see how it could get worse!

I will take some pictures of it later; it's pretty much mint. It could use a few parts though; the belt is not quite the right one, the motor is shot, and the bias oscillator is acting up. It's not recording quite right.

I'll get it running sometime
Overall, for a shot motor and a rubber band, it's doing really really well!

 

[panzeroceania]

That's awesome!

considering all the camera and youtube degredation, that seemed to be pretty smooth quality for a tape. Very retro.

 

[sterling shoote]

I'm still enjoying my Sony TC-K950ES, which I purchased new about 20 years ago. It sounds real good with Maxell UD-XL tape. It is arguably the best cassette tape recorder Sony produced.