Appreciate the video. Got a thrift store deck with really blotchy playheads which I'm pretty sure is corrosion, isopropyl alcohol doesn't affect it. I've seen plenty of people recommend Autosol in writing, but very little documentation of application, let alone results. Great to see how effective it can be without disassembling, really didn't want to chance damaging the playhead or auto-reverse mechanism. I'll grab some Autosol in the next few days 👍

Come sempre fantastico,ti seguo da un pò,mi piace questi tipi di riparazione VINTAGE......Però ti vorrei suggerire una cosa,la nota a 440hz si usa di solito per tarare i livelli dei canali,per L'AZIMUTH si usa una nota a 6300kz o nota ad 10000kz che è molto più preciso,fammi sapere poi come ti trovi,tanti saluti da Simone!!!

Great know how video! Thanks for sharing. Is this a 3 head cassette deck?

As I allways say: Clean first before soldering around✌🏻

The Dragon is a great deck and there came a few decks that took its place as the reference in the AUDIO magazine those days and I love mine . It was a childhood dream and I bought it used, but the prices are stupid, I agree with that. I have a few decks which sound great, too, for example a Dual C 824. Outplays the RX 202 no doubt about it so Naks are not allways the best, that‘s for sure.

That's a nice looking tape deck right there Marantz is a good brand but my favorite is the pioneer

Now ,, you need to re-record a test tone of 1K at 0db ,, then play if back ,, if the meters on both channels are not at 0db ,, you still have a problem.. You’ll probably need to calibrate the record and playback of both channels , unfortunately fir that work , you’ll need an original Marantz service test tape for that particular deck , which might be hard to find no a days 🤷‍♂️

Top tip, thanks!

That tape deck was great . Had some good noise cancelation .

Where did you get the pinchrollers? Everywhere I see model "RXPN0001" which seems to be the right one only. My TR555 has autoreverse so 2 pinch rollers per deck

I agree with the Nakamichi comment. There have been millions of hi-fi cassette decks produced over the years that kick the crap out of a Nakamichi Dragon. I've spent 40+ years servicing and calibrating cassette decks and have no idea why so many people worship them as a brand. Merry Christmas! 🎅

Great fix. Thanks. I love the clip on lights. Does Amazon sell them?

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"Let the haters hate" I fully agree with that, I say the same. We appreciate you, your contents, videos and advice. I also appreciate your saying as it is. Have a great holiday season & a prosperous new year. Greetings from Trinidad

Thanks for the video, that polish works really well! Merry Christmas.🙂

Sir how to install that fucking belt mechanism

I have a similar unit my both carasol belts were broken I installed new belts but I am having alignment issue because after reassembled the loading motor keep making noise nothing else

If you’re just replacing the main flywheel belt, you only have to remove 2 screws. The one in the center of the flywheel bracket and the one on the far right. You can leave the 2 screws on the far left alone. The flywheel bracket will then hinge forward just enough to slip the belt between the flywheel and the bracket. 😊

Why do you swear so much

I like that song where he says Johnny was a Schoolboy when he heard his first Beatles song bought himself a guitar

I still have that cassette

I tried to replace the gear on the single play deck. Unfortunately the deck doesn't work anymore. I hear some clicking sounds when I press the buttons, but nothing happens after that. I feel like I'm doing everything exactly as you explained in the video. Any idea what this could be?

He got a warped record🎶, never happened to me🎶🤣

This is what vinyl is all about.

Its why I stopped ordering vinyl years ago. I usually just buy the CD or the digital version to support the artists.

IT NEVER GOT BETTER THAN THE CD DESPITE THIS VINYL REVIVAL OF THE LAST 20 YEARS. BEYOND ANALOG VS DIGITAL ARGUMENTS AND PREFERENCE,WHICH ARE APPLES AND ORANGES,CDS WIN HANDS DOWN. THE VINYL REVIVAL IS MOSTLY DUE TO OLD SCHOOL LUDITES WHO JUST LOVE THE FORMAT REGARDLESS OF ALL ITS IMPERFECTIONS,AND YOUNG FANS THAT NEVER HAD THE EXPERIENCE OF CDS AND SEE VINYL AS SOME KIND OF HOLY GRAIL AND HAVE BEEN BRAINWASHED INTO THINKING ANALOG VINYL IS SUPERIOR. LETS ADDRESS THE CONFUSION. CDS ARRIVED IN THE MID 1980S IN RESPONSE TO THE FAILURES OF VINYL. THE INHERENT DEGRADABILITY AFTER EACH PLAYBACK DUE TO STYLUS WEAR,THE ONGOING PROBLEMS OF SKIPPING AND SURFACE NOISE DESPITE BEING NEW AND MINT VS NO WEAR OR DEGRADATION WITH CD LASER PLAYBACK. THE NEED TO COPY AN LP ONTO TATE FOR PORTABILITY AND LATER COPY ONTO FILES. THE STORAGE SPACE NECESSARY FOR LARGE COLLECTIONS. CDS NEGATED ALL OF THIS. GENERALLY BETTER AND CLEANER SOUND. EASY PORTABILITY AND TRACKING. CAR CD PLAYERS DROPPED DRAMATICALLY IN PRICE AFTER A FEW YEARS. EASY STORAGE. I HAVE 1200 CDS STORED ON 2 BOOKCASES. TRY STORING 1200 LPS IN A SMALL APARTMENT. CDS OVERPRICED EARLY ON VS CHEAP LPS. NOW ITS THE OPPOSITE. SHODDY PACKAGING EARLY ON BUT NOW GREAT BOOKLETS AND LINER NOTES COME WITH CDS VS LPS SCANT LINER NOTES AND INFORMATION. AND THE LAST PHYSICALLY COLLECTIBLE FORMAT BEFORE ALL THESE DIGITAL FILES NONSENSE. IT NEVER GOT BETTER THAN THE CD. PUSHING VINYL TODAY LIKE TRYING TO REINVENT THE WHEEL. TRYING TO SELL THE PUBLIC A BILL OF GOODS WITH RIDICULOUS CLAIMS OF ANALOG SUPERIORITY AND RIDICULOUS PRICING. AND FINE ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN A SPACIOUS HOME WITH PLENTY OF ROOM FOR STORING A LARGE VINYL COLLECTION. TRY THAT IN A STUDIO APARTMENT. WHY DO PEOPLE STILL FEEL THE NEED TO DEAL WITH VINYL AND ALL ITS PITFALLS??????? Reply, Reply All or Forward

So is this the norm now with new and or used vinyl? I got out of vinyl around 1990 and have been considering returning for fun but wow!!!

Mamas and papas..flip side monday monday : got a feelin, pressed off center in the most perfect way... Took it back... 58 yrs.later l can still hear it in my head...shoulda kept it.

It’s not spinning. It’s wobbling. Back when records starting getting hot again in the 2010s I’ve had a couple bad ones in standard weight.

I'm sorry that happened. Maybe buy a used one from a local shop?

I'm sorry to say to you that we had all this nonsense years ago. I got so fed up with noisy pressings, LPs that were warped or dished, marked, off centre etc etc. Honestly, seriously, when CDs were launched it was a fantastic breath of fresh air. To add insult to injury, you now pay WAY over the odds for the hassle. Hassle which I really can't be bothered with any longer!

That's awful! I try to avoid buying new records. So many issues with the ones I have bought.

Not only warped, but scratched

The album also may have been exposed to heat while in shipment, like in a hot panel mail truck. Only takes a little while to do damage like that.

Thanks a lot for your RS-TR165 video's! So this only applies to the single direction side? The heads of the auto-reverse side still have to be removed?

I've been ripped off too on eBay I bought a cassette deck player it played rewound and fast forward but it kind of struggled and I remember you doing a video when you were working on a Marantz you had the same problem but if you live close by I would have you to work on my tape deck brother I mean I got ripped off of eBay I stopped buying stuff on it

Man that's my favorite album too I got both of them cassettes I got don't look back and I got that one too on cassette I like the eagles I like Boston I like Stephen Miller Band Black Sabbath and Charlie Daniels Band in Chicago and plus I like Dr Hook 70s rock and roll and 60s

I had the same issue with Jethro Tull Aqualung. I was pissed. Mine was a 180 gram too. I SENT IT BACK. Refund. I ended up getting one from a local vendor.

That's ridiculous. I hope you get refunded.

Hey you gave me a heads up if I was going to buy that album

Did you ever listen to Night Ranger back in the day and Def Leppard

I followed your video to take my RS-TR355 left hand transport apart, found two missing teeth, and ordered the new gear and am now attempting to put it back together, but I find the screws for the head are different lengths and I do not remember which side of the head had the longer screw. Looking at your video at 9:05, does the longer screw go on the left or right side of the head?

How did you get to the counter belt? You kinda skipped right by it.

I would call the color Clementine. Btw, it was the US Festival. Broadcast means it was on the Radio or TV. I wouldn't let this discourage you from buying splatter. I have plenty that are flat. I used to press records for Furnace(Metallica own part of it now). We had great QC. The problem is these pressing places are so backlogged they are rushing stuff out the door. The main reason I have slowed down on buying new vinyl.

Man, I didn't know it was possible for an Ozzy album to sound any worse.......I mean, they sound bad enough because of Ozzy alone, but wow.....

This is when it's not an original edition!😳😳😳I never buy vinyl that is only limited and pirated

Thank you, can't source a receiver right now, so I'm using my deck with aux and you helped me get it to a bearable level. I knew there was a way to adjust on board I just didn't know what to look for

The seller has given me total refund.

You should reurn it, any record seller worth a shit should happily exchange it. The warp may not be due to the pressing it self but probably how its been stored in the warehouse. Unfortunately warped records are all too comon these days....its a shame