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Realistic LAB-2100 Playing Foghat Testing my LAB-2100 linear-tracking turntable, as I bought it at the thrift store a few weeks back for $20. I received a new stylus and tonearm carriage drive belt for it, yesterday. The original drive belt was still working. And a cell phone video: Nando.

@Bob Boyer: It was awhile back and I remember we made a deal on a lot of Maxell XLII-S 100, I sent you. I think it was in exchange for one of your mix tapes and maybe the shipping cost. Nando.

Here is a WAV music file captured from a test recording onto an NOS 1979-vintage TDK SA 90 using my Marantz SD-9000. The tape was recorded at 2X-speed - a great feature on the SD-9000 and my first use of 2X-speed recording. No NR was used and the deck has no tape calibration with bias fine tune...

There are some newer cassettes - Type II - which are hidden gems. Like the 1995-1997 Fuji Z (U.S. version): Another surprise - 1997-2001 TDK CD Power (U.S. version): Truly affordable tapes with age on its side, but without the notoriety of the older cassettes. Nando.

My first serious recording deck for recording mix tapes was my Pioneer CT-F1250. And I have a hankering to use it again for recording. Back when I had the CT-F1250 as my main recording deck, then moved onto the Esoteric V-9000 (pictured above the CT-F1250) for a number of years: My third...

Southern Charm 8-Track Mix Tape I've played this 8-track mix tape the past couple of evenings using my Pioneer H-R100. And a cell phone video: Nando.

Your A&D GX-Z9100 is a more-than-capable deck. And once you've become accustomed to using it, it's harder to find favour with a new acquisition. I thought the same of my Esoteric V-9000, until I began using my Pioneer CT-A9X for recording duties. You just become acquainted to a deck and its...

Sorry to hear your cat has passed away, Chris. Our family cat lived for 18 years. Nando.

He accepted my offer and the deal is done with the Pickering XSV/5000. I've dealt with the same seller in the past when I bought a Teac C-I MK II cassette deck from him, last year. Seller's photo: Nando.

I have a Pickering XSV-4000 cartridge on my Pioneer PL-630 and I have just made an offer on a Pickering XSV-5000 with D5000 stylus being sold by a Canadian seller. Cross my fingers. Nando.

I hope you are successful with a full refund. But, it does taint your opinion of ever getting another NAD 6300. Nando.

Good thing you stuck with the cartridge, Bob. Sometimes, it's best to work with what you have and know, than take a chance on a replacement. Nando.

And my favouite intro on a mix tape recorded by Miles: Nando.

Yes - as quoted from Lutz: "Sankyo Direct drive = Nakamichi MR1 = CR 4 = CR 5 = CR 7 = BX 300 and so on.... " Nando.

Besides a good tape path cleaning for the capstans and pinch rollers, it will be up to the technician to remedy the tape skew. When I get a "new" deck, my sacrificial tape for testing is a pre-recorded Michael Bolton - and it has lasted a long time. Damn! It's good to see your NAD 6300...

Thanks for posting the progress on your Thorens turntable. I would have difficulty selling it with the custom work you've done on it. But a buyer would be proud to have a one-of-a-kind TD-125 MKII. Nando.

@BlazeES: I hadn't used the CAR processor for recording. Tony - here is an explanation of the CAR processor from the OM: Nando.

Using Dolby C and switching on the MPX filter was recommended during the bias fine tune process to assist in hearing any reponse errors caused by over or under-biasing. It was a long time since I used my NAD 6300 for recording, but most likely I used Dolby C with ferric cassettes.. Nando.

@mr_rye89: Kyle, this NAD 3020 integrated amplifier is wonderful - I am glad I decided to have it repaired. It sat on a shelf for long time - like 16 years in non-working condition. It's cosmetically-challenged and it's rare for me to keep a component in that kind of condition. Yes, the NAD...

I am sure that link to the bias adjustment is meant for internal adjustment on an open-reel deck (Sony TC-200) which has no user-adjustable bias control on the exterior of the deck. Nando.