[Raymate]

Anyone recommend some good tape decks (make and models) that are not super high end and maybe obtainable at reasonable price.

Would like something with auto calibration or at least a bias control with dolby B,C and S is possible.

Anyone suggest a place to try and find one thats not rip off eBay and in Canada.

 

[originalsnuffy]

Hard to beat Nakamichis.

 

[bibbs]

Aiwa ADF810. had one back in the day and regretted selling it and never bought another tape deck, even threw all the tapes out.

but any half decent 3 head will do the trick. just give it a good demagnatising and head clean. look out for head wear a it will wreck your tapes.

 

[Runrunsmithfly]

I had a Nak Dragon but sold it a few years ago. It's a remarkable cassette deck but unfortunately cost a ton of money these days, especially if it's been refurbished. Nak guru Willy Hermann rebuilt mine.
Before I had the Dragon I had a RX-202, less expensive but still a great deck.