Nakamichi DR-3 Cassette Deck

“King of Cassette Decks” is the term nearly always used for the Japanese specialist electronics company Nakamichi. In its heyday it was producing decks with extremely bold claims and rather large price tags, but they were well ahead of the field and the results when recording onto the humble cassette were pretty amazing. This is one of their lower decks in the range but as you’ll read, they still make those similar claims. It is in very good cosmetic condition, and, after being cleaned, recalibrated and tested is fully working. It will be supplied in original factory packaging along with manual and our regular three month warranty.
Nakamichi Say….
An economical 2-head model with performance surpassing most competitive 3-head decks.
Nakamichi’s sophisticated magnetic head technology, outstanding tape transport mechanism, superb electronics, and precision manufacture put the DR-3 at the forefront of 2-head cassette decks. Frequency response is an incredible 20-20,000 Hz +/-3 dB with normal tape – incredible because this would be considered a remarkable achievement for an expensive 3-head deck. As a highly affordable 2-head deck however, nothing comes close to the DR-3.
Specifications:
Type: 2-head, single compact cassette deck
Track System: 4-track, 2-channel stereo
Tape Speed: 4.8 cm/s
Heads: 1 x record/playback, 1 x erase
Motor: 1 x reel, 1 x capstan, 1 x mechanism
Tape Type: type I, CrO2, Metal
Noise Reduction: B, C
Frequency Response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz (Metal tape)
Signal to Noise Ratio: 70 dB (Dolby C)
Wow and Flutter: 0.06 %
Total Harmonic Distortion: 1.0 %
Input: 50m V (line)
Output: 0.5 V (line)
Dimensions: 430 (W) x 320 (D) x 100 (H) mm
Weight: 5.4 kg