Restoring a New Marantz DD92 Digital Compact Cassette

[@LilaKuhJunge]

A friend of mine bought this one (at a huge discount) in black, a demo tape was included to show the sound quality. This machine is not only built to the highest standards, it also operates smooth and has a wonderful sound quality. I will share your video to that friend just in case...

[@andrekleyn727]

A beautiful piece of equipment. Soft colors. The way it was dismantled and repaired was immaculate. Wish all repair agents would take notice how to handle delicate equipment. Well done Dr DCC.

[@atsirik]

Yesterday I had the chance to replace the caps on one of these (so far I had done it only on dcc-900 philips units). To my surprise the read/write and pasc boards where in very good condition, much better than any other I had serviced in the past, although the rest of the inside was filthy (2 spider webs found, plenty of rust to the bottom copper mostly, head was totally dirty, also pinch rollers). After a good cleaning of the boards and installing new caps, nothing else was needed (=no broken traces!). Overall a much better unit than the rest of the Philips 1st generation players (and I guess technics too). I think the different sound board (or card?) with DAC7 chip (TDA1547) is much superior to the philips original (which was already very nice sounding). Page close attention to 5:40 if you are familiar with Philips 900 only (otherwise the mechanism cannot be removed or put in place).

[@michaelturner4457]

I like watching these DCC videos, even though I never saw or had a DCC the first time around. I also like watching videos about 8-track as well.

[@ra86]

Great work as always Dr. DCC, thank you for this nice and informative channel.

[@hananas1]

Hello and thanks for making the vid! I’ve been doing a little research as I want to replace the belts on my DD-82. I have the part numbers (three belts) but an struggling to find a source for the belts unless I can give the dimensions. Can I ask if you happen to know a good source for belts?

[@DRDCC]

Dccmuseum.com/shop/

[@rabidralph]

I had one of these back in the day and when mp3 came out I got rid of it they are worth a fortune now but I do still have the phillips dcc170 portable dcc really good video

[@JacGoudsmit]

5:49 "The On/Off button often breaks if you remove the front panel incorrectly" Can't you pull the plastic extender and button off the switch before you remove the front panel to prevent that from happening?

[@DRDCC]

Tight, but possible. The front button is not as sturdy as the Technics/Philips. To be 100% sure you would need to remove the front cover and switch, but there is always a chance breaking it when mounting it back........ it has happened to me already. The way presented in this video seems to work best for me.

[@ThierryGuerreiro]

My little daughter lost a plastic knob that exact color , where can i found one?

[@DRDCC]

Thierry Guerreiro Those are nearly impossible to get. We do have them in black.

[@PedjoGT]

I found mint two DD 92 and recapped with good Panasonic smd capacitors....all boards checked traces and all.....i only manage to unlock input and output board and analog tapes work....but dcc wont read or record.....In record mode he performs normally but nothing read after.....trims on r/w boards are matte from old smd leaking and i dont know it is calibration on that board issue and how to calibrate pots?!?

[@DRDCC]

Please ask this question on our new forum.dccmuseum.com That way other people can learn from this as well.

[@TheNeilo-Audiosound]

Fantastic Viewing as always. I have a DD82 I bought brand new in 1992 and it’s still playing (touch wood) effortlessly still.never been serviced but it’s still as new. I had it playing today and try to play it a couple of hours at least a week.Only DCC tapes as I no longer have any standard Cassette Tapes. How important is it do you think Sir for me to consider what you have done to this DD92 to mine after all these years with no issues?

[@DRDCC]

Neil Davison It is very important, as it is simply necessary.

[@TheNeilo-Audiosound]

DR DCC Sir I am in the UK and Do not know of anyone here to take on the responsibility of this work.or to do it correctly. Is this classed as a service and how and where would it be sent to you ( if this is acceptable of course) I cannot thank you enough for the reply and advice. Neil.

[@DRDCC]

@@TheNeilo-Audiosound We are here to help. You can contact us at [e-mail]

[@jwvandegronden]

@@TheNeilo-Audiosound maybe KZbin.com/user/techmoan can help you out! He is in the uk and a huge audio geek: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6unmnhuYspknpI

[@craigdavidson2278]

I have a Philips dcc 300 that appears to have the dreaded capacitor problem. How much to repair it?

[@DRDCC]

craig davidson The dcc 300 does not have this problem because it has regular capacitors. It must me something else.

[@craigdavidson2278]

@@DRDCC excellent news, thank you for your prompt reply

[@craigdavidson2278]

@@DRDCC OK, it had a "cass blocked" error, I opened the DCC and gave tray a little nudge....all happy! But gives still blocks at random intervals. When it does want to work i put in a normal type 2 rape as the doc's I want have not arrived yet. The sound comes out of the left channel only but very very muffled......can hear slight change when press the dolby nr button

[@DRDCC]

craig davidson That could be quite a few things. Hard to tell without looking at it.

[@redalert2bydimitri295]

So I bought one of these dd 82, for 100 euro, seems caps not gone out yet as it plays both kind of tapes flawlessly, however it sometimes swthces between dcc and analogue whilst playing a tape. Microswitches? Any ideas?

[@DRDCC]

Dimitri Leeberakees Plenty of help available at our forum.dccmuseum.com. We are often the last resort as people keep waiting for the capacitors to fail, lowering your chance of a decent repair.

[@redalert2bydimitri295]

@@DRDCC will post there tomorrow.

[@jornsiemonsma1040]

Thanks, great to see!

[@grahamecranwell7565]

Hey there Dr DCC - I have a DD 92 which has been sitting around for yonks and decided to fire up and use the beast once more. However when trying to play a pre-recorded dcc the is no sound. I then tried to a record and playback scenario, no luck there either. Oddly it will playback an analogue pre-recorded tape. Is this a caps problem or if not can you give me a heads up on what else might be the cause? Cheers, and thanks. grahame

[@DRDCC]

Grahame Cranwell Hi, it is most likely the caps. You have to replace them immediately, before you risk damaging the head. Please ask this question on our forum.dccmuseum.com so others can learn as well.

[@zburic]

Just being asked if you can list which capacitors you changed. That is, state the values

[@DRDCC]

Zoran Buric if you look at our dcc900 video the caps and values are in the description of the video.

[@zburic]

@@DRDCC I watched that video about the dcc -900. So the same capacitors are for the Marantz dd-82 model.

[@DRDCC]

Yes. All first generations are the same

[@zburic]

@@DRDCC thanks

[@dwoodog]

Too bad these didnt catch on. Beautiful machine.

[@PedjoGT]

Pls help....My Marantz dd 82 and 92 need changing smd capa....but when i connect them like dacs trough optical input with monitoring.... deck sense signa andl he goes in Record prohibit mode!? Some advice?

[@DRDCC]

Pedjo Gt Have you tried connecting more then one source. If both decks do it, it cant be the decks normally.

[@PedjoGT]

@@DRDCC I will try today both decks...i dont know why and how scms is activated without tape inside...only on signal? BTW i pull out R/W boards for recapping so... scms dont have anything with monitoring inputs...or?

[@svajunasdarguzis1854]

My DD-82 after repair plays with sound pauses time after time :'(

[@DRDCC]

That can be caused by a faulty connection on the board. The side A/B on the boards often get damaged by the acid. Remove the 68uF caps and check these connections under those to side b again. Does this happen with every tape on Side A and Side B of the tape?

[@uksuperrascal]

03 Oct 2019 - U.K - Just got a DD92 arrived for repair - All lights up But No Play or Record - Guess I will be changing all the SMCaps - Thanks for Great video I will be posting a Video on my channel - Click my thumbnail - Subscribed and belled - Like 102 -

[@nijhuisrb]

Leuke video maar 1.5 minuten kijken naar het openschroeven is wat veel hoor.

[@peterc2373]

je weet toch dat je simpel verder kan gaan.... neem de muis en hopla.... die anderhalve minuut koste je minder tijd dan deze reactie hier