[Ableza]

I for one am holding out for the Schiit 8-track...and the Ultramax Loki with 16 bands...

As long as it's 16 bands of graphic EQ with LED lights in each channel so I can see the smiling face curve in the dark.

 

[Ableza]

Little or free? That's not true anymore, cassette decks are increasingly getting popular, and prices are skyrocketing. Try to find a decent secondhand Nakamichi, preferably a 3 head deck. NOT CHEAP!!! A donated my CR-4E to my son, and regretted it once I discovered what they cost nowadays.

Cassette decks regaining popularity? Is this the latest hipster trend? They might as well eat Tide pods.

 

[PioBeer]

The Nakamichi's look like they are commanding serious $$$ these days

 

[Ripper2860]

Time to list my Sony Walkman Sports on eBay!! Cha-ching!!!!

 

[yonson]

I can see the resurgence of vinyl, cassettes OTOH, NFW...

 

[PioBeer]

To be honest when I was a kid I never heard an audiophile cassette deck, only the junk pictured above. On you tube there are some fantastic cassette "rips" with audiophile equipment which is piquing my interest a bit

 

[judson_w]

Cassettes are making a small resurgence. With analog making a bit of a comeback, cassettes are a cheaper and easier option for smaller and indie artists than making a vinyl release. I just picked up a tape deck from the local goodwill a couple weeks ago. It is by no means spectacular, but it does the job for my small but now slowly growing collection. I bought it because I had order an album on vinyl from bandcamp and went for the package that came with a cassette EP and I really wanted a means for listening to it.

 

[Gazny]

I tired to pick up a cassette deck to match my Schiit but it is hard to find one at the right place. The last one I picked up had a bad uptake wheel and just spooled tape all over the place.
Anyone have an idea of a Casste deck that would look good next to some Shiit?

 

[saddleup]

Nakamichi cassette decks demand a high price because it's been 20 years since a good one has been manufactured more than because there is a 'resurgence' in deck sales.

 

[Rensek]

So in my experience older cassette tapes regularly get "eaten". Is this because of bad tape or bad players?

 

[Ableza]

So in my experience older cassette tapes regularly get "eaten". Is this because of bad tape or bad players?

Yes, both. Plus it is just a characteristic of the format. Cassettes suck. Big time. And I say this as a former owner of a Nakamichi Dragon and also of several Tascam pro decks. Cassettes should stay in the dustbin of history.

 

[Zer0.p0int.Zer0]

I think this high end model from Radio Shack pairs particularly well with Freya S. There is something magical about the mono signal when split to “stereo”. Also very clean power supply using alkaline C cells.

 

[judson_w]

Here is the tape deck I picked up from the Goodwill. It was cheap and plays well. Better than what I had (which was not much).

 

[Ripper2860]

Since we are sharing...

 

[barondla]

Hey, I’m pretty new to high end audio and have been really enjoying my Schiit stack (Modi, Lokki, Magni). Recently I had a chance to demo a pair of Grado GS1000e's and HD800S' with Bryston's headphone amp. I was blown away by the GS1000e and wasn't really impressed by the HD800S. I bought theGS1000e and have been on the hunt for some new equipment.

Naturally, I’m looking at what Schiit has, but the best components are all focused on balanced outputs ad opposed to single ended. Amazingly the GS1000e doesn't have detachable cables. I could return the GS1000e and get the GS2000e which can be ordered with a balanced cable.

When I read about the Ragnarok 2 not having a summed outputs I thought I that might be the right thing for me. I’m just not sure if the Multibit DAC in it will be as good as the one in others like the Gungnir.

Can anyone give me some insight as to how the Ragnarok 2 Multibit sounds compared to maybe a Gungnir and Mjolnir 2?

A friend sent his Grado 1000 headphones in and Grado rewired them for balanced playback. It wasn't very expensive but took some time. Grado is a small company.