![]() ![]() There are not a lot of bells and whistles on this deck, it features the basics like Dolby B & C, auto-repeat, tape selector (normal, chromium, and metal). The sound quality, whether it be from tapes I recorded on my Nakamichi DR-1, or even older tapes that I recorded on my CTF-500/CT-S600 Pioneer decks, all play excellent. The sound quality of this deck is flawless! It plays tapes solid. I have always enjoyed the sound quality from Nakamichi decks, so I had no hesitation on ordering the DR-8. The one I bought is from 1999 because it has orange LED record level meter on it. The DR-8 was one last models that Nakamichi manufactured from 1999 to 2002. I found a second-hand, and mint DR-8 Nakamichi cassette deck at Audioproz,com. On top of it all, none of the stores here had a demonstrator unit to be able to listen to it before buying. Too many features to break, and the sound quality was always questionable. There are only 4 manufacturers that make cassette decks (JVC, TEAC, Sony, and Onkyo), and they are all double-decks, which I was never a big fan of. Sadly to say, the cassette deck has gone the way of the 8-track player. Being that Pioneer doesn't stock the parts for this unit any longer, I started on my quest to find a tape deck to be able to play my extensive cassette collection. Recently my CT-S600 Pioneer from 1989 died on me. If you are like me, and would like to get a deck that will play your tapes without colouration, distortion, and most of all reliable, the Nakamichi DR-8 is in a league of it's own, for sound, and quality. Cosmetically, the build quality is solid, and this unit is made in Malaysia. As you can see, there are not a lot of bells and whistles on this deck. The DR-8 features Dolby B&C, auto-repeat, auto-record, tape selector for norm, chromium, and metal tapes. The DR-8 follows the Nakamichi philosophy of "less is more". No fatigue on your eardrums, just the amazing sound of your recorded music! What I always liked about Nakamichi tape decks, and their other products, was that they were very basic, without a lot of extra features to flaw the sound, or break-down later on. Strong detail, and very clean sounding, with solid bass. ![]() ![]()
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