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TEAC CX-351 Compact Cassette Deck

Added TEAC CX-350, -351 Recertify

Dis a lot of work getting this recert. There are two decks and they are kind of a standard type generation 1 cassette. 2 head and dolby-B manual tape select makes these deck gen 2 see it here

Cassette - JVC Timer Notes

Compact Cassette – Tape Counter

Did just a little test on JVC tape counters which are real time. Found that they are consistant between machines, and relatively accurate in terms of C-90 tapes. Also seems they might be a little fast on short tapes like C-45. There are a few notes and i may add some additional information in theRead More »Compact Cassette – Tape Counter

Added – Akai GXC-40D Recertify

I went through the process of recertifying the Akai GXC-40D Cassette deck. Even though this is a Generation 1 deck and is not currently in the system, it is the only deck that is ‘as factory built’ so this ‘recert’ is really only a verification.

Q-View bottle and applicator

Added Qview Mag Imaging to Test

Needed to get the Qview Imaging Test written since we have referred to it often in these pages. There is a link to get the product on that page also

JVC C - arrived in shop - Post featured image

Compact Cassette – JVC TD-W709 [C] Re-Certification Completed

Just got done with the article about recertifying a JVC TD-W709 Compact Cassette Deck. It’s a nice machine we found on auction, and it also had never been opened up or adjusted. This is always a plus for me.  But wait it was being sold for parts because it didn’t work correctly. Turned out toRead More »Compact Cassette – JVC TD-W709 [C] Re-Certification Completed

Added – Test – Cassette Test Tapes

Obviously not possible to set up and test cassette tape decks without standard referance tapes. We have assenbled a collection of “System Standard” cassette test tapes. We can even help you source your own, even though we don’t know how long that will last. We will gladly share our resources and review our tests. LeaveRead More »Added – Test – Cassette Test Tapes

JVC TD-V661 B Cassette Tape Deck

Compact Cassette – JVC TD-V661 [B] Recertify – Completed

Well it took a little while also, mainly because this was the written along with first article, and the setting up of new stystem standards, but this article is complete. And also the deck itself is completely recertified. The deck has the system name JVC-B See article here ….