It had a very robust, torquey motor, a strong frame, and very fine speed stability. He found it in the most rugged cassette recorder transport of the day - Wollensak's manually-actuated 4000 series. Kloss took a beating from Model 200 customers, then went shopping for a more robust design on which to base his deck. Plus like all early Naka decks, reliability was all but absent. That Nakamichi transport had horrendous flutter, and wow wasn't so shy about showing itself either. Another version was sold as the "Concord-Naka Z" and then as just "Concord" at the time. This was a Nakamichi-made deck with Advent-specified modifications to the basic Nakamichi electronics. Advent's first deck, the deck that introduced Dolby + Cr02 tape, was the model 200. The Advent 201 was NOT made by Nakamichi. OK, I have to correct some misinformation about the lineage of the Advent 201. The Advent was a single capston (roller.) They kept the tape more evenly tensioned. The 3 head deck uses separate play and record heads where the 2 head uses one that serves both functions. I have an old BX model that isn't bad but not as good as the higher priced ones. Someone else had basically the same deck as the 201 but I can't remember at the moment who it was(brand.) Wollensak used the same transport on one of their decks.Īnyway, Nak had some great decks at one point. I would use something a little more modern. Sony did make a 3 head ES deck that was excellent and I'm sure there others. I personally think the Nak is a better choice. I never thought the Dolby B tracked that well and the head wore fairly rapidly. It was rolled at both ends and has a fairly high amount of flutter and distortion. It was a "2 head" and compared to more current recorders, well, it just doesn't measure up. I like to learn as much as I can about audio, so I'd appreciate any input. Before this, I was seeking out a Nakamichi and I'm really wondering if I'd be any better off. (Stupid question: On multi-head tape decks, how many heads are used for playback?)Įither way, I think I'm gonna buy a copied manual to calibrate it properly. While it supposedly has high-quality heads and a great drive mechanism, how might it compare to a 3-head Nakamichi for example? I expect that I will only need the included Dolby-B noise reduction since C tends to screw up DIY recordings in my experience. How would the playback quality compare to a modern tapedeck? This is the original 1971 design. It's possible that vintage equipment might not be right for the source or destination material. ![]() I want maximum playback quality, even if the tapes were dubbed on bad equipment or pro-duplicated at a cheap factory. The #1 use of this deck will be to transfer my collection of old demo cassettes to digital archives. ![]() I do not have a tube amp, so having the sought-after Hi-Fi analog sound is probably not possible. While it has a good reputation, I have doubts that it's suitable for my non-vintage setup. It's famous for being the first true Hi-Fi tapedeck (an ancestor of the Nakamichi Dragon somehow), and some people even say that it "blows away" modern tape decks. I just came across an Advent 201 in good working condition.
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