First off, I hope that this subject fits in this category, it's the
closest one I could find. I know this question is a little weird, but
my reason for asking is in regards to recording to and listening to
slightly stretched/wrinkled/warped tapes. I have alot of tapes I got
used with good music on them (stuff you can't find on CD anywhere
else), but the previous owners were slightly reckless with the media,
playing them in cheap players and letting the tapes sit for years
without moving rewinding or moving them through a transport every few
months. I am convinced that I can get slightly better results with a
transport that sports some type of tensioning system, such as a dual
capstan system. However, right now I can't afford a Dual-Capstan
system and I really like the deck I have. I currently have an Onkyo
TA-2600 Deck (3-head, 3-motor, silent transport) and it sounds
beautiful, however only on pristine cassettes. I slightly higher/
later models had a second capstan/pinch roller (they used the same
shell and I THINK the same transport chassis). How difficult would it
be to say add a second capstan? That may be next to impossible, so I
was thinking more of a logical approach. Would it be possible to add
some sort of tensioning apparatus inside the cassette compartment that
would stretch uneven/warped tape a bit more so they would have better
contact with the heads? If this all sounds like too much of a hassle,
then does anyone know where I could find a cheap (yet high-end) 3
head, dual capstan system in somewhat decent condition? eBay is nuts,
craigslist is barren and most for-sale sites list their decks at $200
or more. I don't have that kind of money right now and can't justify
spending a crazy amount on a tape deck. I got this TA-2600 for , get
this, $26 because the left input rac jack was broken. Any help at all
would be helpful...I think it would be kind of cool to mod this deck a
little. Thanks!
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