- Wed Nov 15, 2017 6:03 pm
#100597
I just spent ages writing a repair thread, but it deleted. Upshot was: easy to fix walkmans, bargains to be had on eBay with patience, eBay is mostly landfill. Major technical questions on tapeheads.net, but everything else is cleaning and belt changing.. if you get a really small screwdriver set, isopropyl alcohol and cotton buds, a Sony wm-d6c or aiwa hs202mkii, a load of records and some blank tdk sa90, you’ll have a good afternoon.
Edit - rough guide to best Walkmans http://www.tapeheads.net/archive/index.php/t-11015.html
Edit - my new nakamichi bx100 arrived today so I thought I’d update this post a bit. I got it off eBay for under £100, not a single scratch on it and it has proved my point that even shit tapes sound fantastic on these decks. All the common parts are readily available, there is a healthy service infrastructure for Naks if you’re not confident. And now I have now managed to restore one complete wreck (Sony wm-fs1), one semi-wreck Sony Wm-DD and a 70s tape/radio!
Edit - rough guide to best Walkmans http://www.tapeheads.net/archive/index.php/t-11015.html
Edit - my new nakamichi bx100 arrived today so I thought I’d update this post a bit. I got it off eBay for under £100, not a single scratch on it and it has proved my point that even shit tapes sound fantastic on these decks. All the common parts are readily available, there is a healthy service infrastructure for Naks if you’re not confident. And now I have now managed to restore one complete wreck (Sony wm-fs1), one semi-wreck Sony Wm-DD and a 70s tape/radio!
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