Description: NAKAMICHI DRAGON Audiophile Cassette deck In Excellent Condition With Original Box & Manual One Year Warranty Overhauled By Willy Hermann Made In Japan Please Also Look at My Other Items I have Many M&K and Audio Units for Sale. And Many Yet to Be Listed. comes with printed manual Check out my other items! Thank You This Nakamichi Dragon is part of my collection. Please read the specs and info about this Legendary unit that is considered one of the best Cassette players of all time. The unit is in excellent condition. Please check the YouTube video bellow. VideoNakamichi Dragon Cassette Deck LPs and 45-rpm singles remained the unchallenged music formats throughout the 1950s, 1960s, and well into the 1970s when the Compact Cassette really took off. Cassettes were more portable and didn’t suffer from scratches and surface noise issues (but tape hiss could be a problem). The cassette was also the first recordable format to garner a bona-fide, mass-market foothold.With a tape speed of 1 7/8 inches per second, the cassette wasn’t initially considered a high-fidelity format, but thanks to the fierce competition among cassette-deck manufacturers, sound quality advances quickly elevated the format’s status. Nakamichi emerged as the uncontested king of the hill when it built the world’s first three-head machine in 1973. That deck, the 1000, had separate playback, record, and erase heads, and some owners thought it sounded as good as the better open-reel tape machines. While Nakamichi may have looked like an overnight sensation in the U.S., the company was founded in 1948 in Tokyo, Japan. In 1982, it raised the ante yet again with the Dragon, the ultimate consumer-cassette machine. The feature that made the Dragon the ne plus ultra deck was its Automatic Azimuth Correction technology. With this technology, all tapes—even prerecorded ones—were played in perfect alignment to ensure accurate and airy, high-frequency response (and for both “sides” of the tape). The Dragon’s downside was that its record bias settings weren’t automated, as they were on many other high-end decks. The Dragon required hand tweaking to optimize recording quality. But if you got it right, it was really right. Nakamichi’s tape transport mechanism used different sized diameters (and, hence, rotational speeds) for the two capstans and flywheels to ensure the smoothest possible tape movement over the record and playback heads. To deal with tape hiss inherent with the Compact Cassette format, the Dragon had Dolby B and C noise reduction, but Nakamichi never added the more advanced Dolby HX Pro. SpecificationsDisplay4-Digıt Digital CounterDigital Peak-Reading MetersConnectivityHeadphonesRCA Input/Output ConnectorsWired Remote ControlDin DC Power Output For BlackBox SeriesAC Power Cord / PlugHead Configuration3 Head DesignSeperate Record and Playback Heads4 Track / 2 ChannelNoise ReductionDolby-B Noise ReductionDolby-C Noise ReductionDouble Dolby NR CircuitsMPX FilterSubsonic FilterCalibration15kHz Test Tone400Hz Test ToneAuto Playback Azimuth CorrectionManual Bias CalibrationManual Level CalibrationPreamplifierOutput-Level ControlIndividual Input Level ControlsOperationTape Start MemoryTimer Recording/PlaybackAuto Record PauseMemory PlayMemory StopPunch-In RecordingReal-Time Tape MonitoringRecord MuteCue / ReviewFull Logic Transport Control2-Speed CueingElectronic Fade-InElectronic Fade-OutTransportPressure Pad LifterDual-Capsŧan TransportAuto ReverseSlack-Tape TakeupDirect Drive (Capsŧan)Mechanical Tape LoadingAuto ShutoffDouble Direct Drive (Capsŧan)3x Motor MechanismIdler Drive (Reel)Belt Drive (Mechanism)Belt Drive (Azimuth Adjustment)Special FinishGold Plated Input/Output JacksTapeManual Tape EqualizationChrome Tape CapabılityNormal Tape CapabılityMetal Tape CapabılityManual Tape Type SelectionElectronicsDouble NF Record And Play AmplifiersRecord ProtectionIndicatorsRecordIlluminated Cassette CompartmentFast ForwardPlayPauseStopRewindChrome TapeMetal TapeNormal TapeFader DownFader UpExteriorFront LoadingOrientation LeftBlack FinishGeneralStereoSpeed1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/sPower RequirementsAlternating Current Payment/Shipping Will accept PayPal , Credit Cards Payment must be received within 3 days Will only ship to Confirmed address Will accept returns. All Shipping damage and Lost claims must be settled with UPS/ USPS/ FedEx before issuing refund.
Price: 6500 USD
Location: Brentwood, California
End Time: 2024-09-30T23:44:41.000Z
Shipping Cost: 180 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Nakamichi
Custom Bundle: No
Model: Dragon
Modified Item: No
California Prop 65 Warning: N/A
