This video detailed instructions on how to repair 98% of all problems with vintage cassette decks. While there are many different manufacturers Pioneer Yamaha TEAC Tacam Sony Marantz Nakamichi and models, the tips I'll share can be applied to any vintage cassette deck, Walkman, or shoebox player.
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Europe
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USA
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my name is Rene, from 1985 to 1999 I used to repair in and out of warranty cassette decks and walkmans for Kenwood, Yamaha , Pioneer, Sanyo and other brands and with the current increasing interest in analog audio, and cassette decks in particular, I started this channel to share tips and tricks that I have picked up over the years.
I will mostly do 'end-to-end' video's about repairing, servicing and adjusting the deck from beginning to end with a lot of talking , showing , tips etc and very little editing.
If you have any questions or particular video's you would like to see just reach out and maybe I can assist ? my email cassettedeckrepair@gmail.com
00:00 intro
00:30 Deck doesnt run
01:31 High variation in speed
04:56 loss of high frequencies
05:50 eating tapes
06:49 deck stops after few seconds
07:51 only plays or records on one channel
09:25 doesnt wind tapes or eats tapes
11:36 recap
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