Hi there, I just joined here because since 2 years I've become a cassette fan again after an absence of about 20 years. I was born in 1970, so my teenage years synchronised with the golden age of the cassette in the eighties. I still remember my dad buying a (cheap Realistic) deck in 1980 and explaining me how to record and set record levels. It sparked a passion for music and recording. In 1982 I bought my first no brand walkman. It was a heavy one but a good one ! I remember it needed 4 AA's. During my teenage years I recorded hundreds of tapes but I never owned a top quality deck. I kept all my tapes and a about 2 years ago I wanted to buy a used deck to be able to digitise some rare recordings. A technics 474 dual deck. It needed new belts. So I swapped the belts. But then I got some kind of disease that made me buy other decks. I also started to hunt for tapes. 2 years later I own about 10 to 15 decks (and restored about half of them) and about 500 NOS quality tapes. This is getting out of hand ! I also bought a Sony WM-D6C as a portable unit. It plays fine but it's just too bulky to carry around for listening So now I'm on the lookout for a good DD...
Welcome to the site, thats a great story and one that we can all relate to. The WM-D6 is a great portable to, a bit bulky as you say but a nice DDmodel will cure that. Would love to see some pictures of your decks to
