Yeah, I might get it and pass my NAD along to my mom if I like it better.
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Nee Lewman
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vintage wood paneled stuff sure can look like hell! 
Joe Mac
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vintage wood paneled stuff sure can look like hell!
There’s a pretty sweet looking pioneer one I saw but it isn’t all the cheap and it’s silver, not black.
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Nee Lewman
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Meh, I’m not that concerned with matchy matchy anyhow as the likelihood of it ever sitting on the same surface as the amp or the turntable is pretty much nonexistent. I’m thinking wood grain/walnut when possible will be enough to keep me happy.
Nee Lewman
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I’m probably gonna check the pawn/thrift stores/my local first. Seems there are a couple of repair places in the area too.
Joe Mac
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Yeah I’d definitely budget for repairs. Tape players and even more finickity and tempremental than turntables! The more I think about a tape player the more I’m glad I’ll never have to deal with tapes again
TenderLovingKiller®
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Thrifting for Cassettes is fun. It’s kinda like how shopping for vinyl was prior to 2010.
TenderLovingKiller®
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I went through ebay for my refurbished deck. The price of shipping blows but if you buy from a top rated seller who offers a guarantee you know the deck is gonna be in pretty good shape. The cassette mechanisms are a pain in the ass to repair unless you have a decent workspace and want to put in the time and effort. A refurbished one be all cleaned up, replaced rollers, heads and whatnot. Taking a flyer on a secondhand thrift store/garage sale find isn’t bad as long as the price is super low but it can be a bit of a crapshoot.
Nee Lewman
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Your buddy's whatever he was ever figure out his 3050?
Mather
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Not as of yet no. He's going to remove the card, see if that's causing issues.
Joe Mac
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You can now buy the stolen 80s car radios that supposedly sound divine!
Mather
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Haha which are those?
Joe Mac
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Cyrus
Portland Sheriff
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Is one of them the Grundig that was pulled from my shitty Datsun less than a week after installation? (Grundig — very poor man’s Blaupunkt!)
That theft made this high school kid’s day! They cut away the rubber seal around the back windshield and just pulled it off whole, laid it on the ground next to my driveway, and had their way w/ my new car stereo. Welcome to Miami in the early 80s
Russ I
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I've had an RR2150 for years and it's been great. It was my main amp for a while (phono, CD, USB), and now it's in my dining room system where its tuner is used A LOT by my wife, and I have an NAD (irony!) CD player and cord for my iPhone running through it. Powerful and great sound. I also have found it to be very reliable (knock on wood!). I think the RR2160 would be a safe bet, and that seems like a good price.
Thank you! I’m sort of curious because it has an old school tuner. I kinda miss that!
Russ I
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Well having a tuner is old school, but it's a modern one in the sense that you don't have to spin a dial and try to zero in on a specific station. That's the part my wife likes best! I like the look of vintage tuners, but the newer ones are a lot more convenient.
Is it an app?
Oohhh Tandberg…..