Vintage Audio Equipment

[popeyespappy]

I'm not into vintage gear, but it would be fun to try out the Nak DR1.  I used to love a friend's Nakamichi Dragon.

Marantz had some great stuff.

I'm trying to set up my "final system" right now, but it will take a while.  It seems it is easy to spend upwards of $100,000 .  Compared to that, some vintage stuff has an appeal.

I'm not nearly as excited about the DR1 as I am the RT-909. A) It sounds a lot better. No tape hiss. B) 5.5 hours of playback per side from a 2500 inch tape.

And yea. I'm hoping to find a recapped Marantz for a reasonable price. If not I'll probably be looking for a preamp and getting one of these. https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=27222

Edit: Sorry. My math is fucked. Only about an hour per side with a 2500" tape.