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Have picked these up over the past few weeks for $3 each. I always like to have a stash of spares since tape is my preferred format in the car.
The JVC KS-FX385 and Sony XR-C5100 are awaiting wiring harnesses which I have on order from overseas before I can test them. The Kenwood KRC-370 tested perfectly, has been cleaned and demagnetized, I hooked this up to my home amps and the sound was great, it has mechanical functions, not full logic and the only downside is that it does not retract the heads when you turn the power off like the Alpines do, so its not as gentle with tapes, i'd be ejecting them manually before power down in that case. The belts are intact on all units.
The Alpine 7155E is functioning but the motorized tape loading mechanism will not take a tape in, a shame because its such a stylish "retro" looking unit, it does not have line out, just speaker output, old school.
The Alpine 7514 had a tape still in it, it powered up and functioned well, this one has line outs on it.
I currently use an Alpine TDA-7552E in the car, it has been very reliable and gentle with tapes, plays perfectly in both directions with equal fidelity, this was a $5 find at the recycling market, it had played only 1 or 2 tapes, immaculate inside:
The JVC KS-FX385 and Sony XR-C5100 are awaiting wiring harnesses which I have on order from overseas before I can test them. The Kenwood KRC-370 tested perfectly, has been cleaned and demagnetized, I hooked this up to my home amps and the sound was great, it has mechanical functions, not full logic and the only downside is that it does not retract the heads when you turn the power off like the Alpines do, so its not as gentle with tapes, i'd be ejecting them manually before power down in that case. The belts are intact on all units.
The Alpine 7155E is functioning but the motorized tape loading mechanism will not take a tape in, a shame because its such a stylish "retro" looking unit, it does not have line out, just speaker output, old school.
The Alpine 7514 had a tape still in it, it powered up and functioned well, this one has line outs on it.
I currently use an Alpine TDA-7552E in the car, it has been very reliable and gentle with tapes, plays perfectly in both directions with equal fidelity, this was a $5 find at the recycling market, it had played only 1 or 2 tapes, immaculate inside: