| ▲ | itintheory 2 days ago | |
> FiiO CP-13, and while the quality still isn't great The sad part is that the quality of modern cassette players is actually decidedly worse than their vintage counterparts. There's essentially only one company producing the actual mechanism (Tanashin) and they're cheaply made of low quality materials (plastic flywheels etc.). That's the main reason that the vintage machines are still fetching higher prices. Also I don't think any modern machines have Dolby B-C noise reduction, HX Pro, automatic track seek/skip, and whatever other fancy features you could find in the likes of a high end Sony or Nakamichi deck. | ||
| ▲ | mrob a day ago | parent | next [-] | |
Tanashin stopped producing tape mechanisms years ago. The modern "Tanashin" tape mechanisms are Chinese clones. | ||
| ▲ | valesco 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
I found a French manufacturer called wearerewind.com who uses a heavier brass wheel and better clarity. Quite pricey though, as it is to be expected. | ||
| ▲ | Touche 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
I've read this but I don't get it. Why can't those parts just be 3D printed on demand? | ||