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  1. 23-11-2020, 08:13 #10371
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Because, done well*, the sound can be excellent!

    *Only with quality NOS blank tapes [not prerecorded shite], used for making recordings from your own system, and providing that the heads and everything else inside the machine in question is performing optimally.

    Given that's the case, I've heard the best tape decks outperform some CDPs. Also, when applied to car audio, the better ones piss all over anything digital!

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    Disagree. With a top deck, top quality metal tape and a lot of care results can be 'acceptable' at best. Compact cassette is fundamentally compromised as a medium. More so even than vinyl. There'll be an Edison wax cylinder revival next. Followed by people walking about with minstrels in tow. Some things best left in the past but nostalgia appears to be a powerful tweak.
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    Worth a first bid?

    12 minutes to go and no bids at £2000

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sugden-Ma....m46890.l49292
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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    Disagree. With a top deck, top quality metal tape and a lot of care results can be 'acceptable' at best. Compact cassette is fundamentally compromised as a medium. More so even than vinyl.
    Lol - we'll just have to agree to disagree, then... But I'll prove it to you some day!

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    Quad amps and tuner with a rather unusual tonearm

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/quad-pre-...MAAOSwlupfrXy-
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    Quote Originally Posted by prestonchipfryer View Post
    Quad amps and tuner with a rather unusual tonearm

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/quad-pre-...MAAOSwlupfrXy-
    The turntable is a Philips possibly GA202, quite nice, but not worth a fortune. The speakers are goodness knows what and the Quad bits speak for themselves.
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    The turntable is a Philips possibly GA202, quite nice, but not worth a fortune. The speakers are goodness knows what and the Quad bits speak for themselves.

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    Any ideas what this might be worth?


    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/THORENS-1...1&LH_Auction=1
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    Quote Originally Posted by prestonchipfryer View Post
    any ideas what this might be worth?


    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/thorens-1...1&lh_auction=1
    tt £1000+
    Plinth ?
    774 £190-250
    773 ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by prestonchipfryer View Post
    Any ideas what this might be worth?


    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/THORENS-1...1&LH_Auction=1
    Goodness knows what an unmolested TD124 will fetch these days, prices are getting silly. Upwards of £850 maybe?

    The 774 arm, if it has all the bits is worth around £225.
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
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    I see we're thinking along the same lines Mike.
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
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