Category : Decks

I’m glad to show you today the new section in my website:   Document Archive   In this section I will share many documents that were published back in the days, mainly in US magazines but also in another places. You just need an updated browser to access all the documentation in PDF format that is […]

That’s exactly what the guy behind the Youtube channel called This does not compute thought when he felt he wanted to come back using cassettes. He explains his experience in an excellent video:    

On may 22th TASCAM has released the new 202MkVII, a dual deck with simultaneous recording capabilities. If you’ve been reading my blog, you’ll remember the TASCAM CD-A580 some time ago… that didn’t impressed me much actually. The new deck is a dual deck, but… who does need it these days?. I guess people of small […]

Toshiba has just announced that it is launching a new radio cassette that promises high res sound, the Aurex TY-AK 1 and plays it, radio, cassette and also from USB and SD card. Aurex is the hi-fi brand that Toshiba has been using for many years, similar to Panasonic with Technics. The player contains a […]

I recently added two new cassette strips to my collection. One is the AIWA AD-F880 and the other is the Yamaha KX-930. I had no intention of incorporating any other AIWA since I already have two: the F800 and the XK-9000 (the highest range ever manufactured by the brand). Unfortunately, the F 800 has a […]

Some time ago I was offered one of this beast. A friend of mine, who has a wide collection of decks as well as an astounding music room (see it here) had this one and didn’t want to keep it anymore. It was in perfect cosmetic condition but it required a though and deep work […]

TASCAM has released a new cassette deck; is that a reason to become happy? Well, let’s see… The new CD-A580 is an hybrid model that combines a CD player, and USB player and a single deck. That sounds great: a new deck released in 2017. It’s been almost 20 years without any release at all! […]

Here’s another store with nice mini stacks (actually this store is closed for rearrangement):

Not precious stones but yet interesting, though (view website):