Cassette Deck??

I threw away my last Aiwa 990 cassette machine at least 15 years ago. And never thought twice about it.
Cassette is stone age fodder. LOL
(I feel a tidal wave of anger coming my way from cassette lovers....)

They might "Gum" you to death, but it's for sure they can't bite you.

Elizabeth, your speakers are junk too. Throw them away and you won't regret it. Not to mention your turntables and cables. Amps are OK.

Just for the record, my comment that a $7-$10 Goodwill deck
will sound as good as a Nakamichi was a facetious comment. I love my Nakamichi decks. They'll bury them with me. Long
live analog!

Some say Tandberg 3014, and 3014a, is the best there is. I never tried one. They are also very rare and expensive to buy and maintain.
Yes, my Spacedeck still sounds better than the copy made on my well aligned Nak 682ZX but not by too much. This Nak thing is really great especially with reference grade metal tape. I'll get to RTR later too. So for very critical listening - vinyl; not so critical - compilations on tape.