![]() On really loud units, it does not eliminate the whine completely. Dampening the leads carefully (I've used a few carefully dropped elastic rubbery strings of contact cement type glue) often reduces it significantly. Alex has stated that it is the actual leads on the open DD motor windings leads ringing that cause the whine. In perhaps 14 CR-7s only 2 or 3 were correct after a full service when checked! Adjustment requires good cal tapes, good meters, and the CR-7 calibration unit.The transport can sometimes whine. Whatever it spits out, you are stuck with. And finally, because the auto cal is fully automatic, L&R balance as well as Dolby compatibility is out of your hands. It is easily manipulated as posted by Alex, by changing a few components. It appears Nakamichi tried to split the difference, so it is only about 2 dB down at 20kHz from true level straight compliance, hardly audible. IEC II compatibility is not exact, but as pointed out by others, closer than any of the classic transport decks. It will even fade out a recording just before the end - if you'd like. Its real-time counter reads elapsed time and time remaining. It adjusts azimuth, level and bias automatically - yet you can match azimuth to any tape - from your armchair - with a wireless remote control. The Nakamichi CR-7A Discrete-Head Cassette Deck selects equalization automatically - yet you can override the choice. Other features include auto repeat, memory stop, timer recording/playback, and a two-speed master fader control. The display shows remaining time elapsed time, or a four-digit counter reading in all transport modes including fast-forward and rewind. ![]() The deck features manual playback azimuth tuning, asymmetrical dual-capstan transport, auto calibration of azimuth, level and bias and wireless remote control. The CR-7A from Nakamichi is a direct drive, three-head cassette deck with Dolby B and Dolby C noise reduction. The general consensus is that it's still a magnificent deck, but of course, it's not perfect, but which one is? NONE. On the contrary it's an excellent and highly desirable beast, part of the heyday of the cassette era remains.Īnd the beat goes on. To be honest with you, I have found more people favoring the old Naks over the CR-7 but that doesn't means that the CR-7 is not good. I'm personally one of those who prefers the classic Naks with classic transport and sound, but, what does "classic" means in terms of sound? Smoothness? Focus? Better highs and tighter bass? Nobody knows how to describe it in simple terms and that's why the debate continues. Not everyone sails on the same boat and opinions vary widely. As you already know, the audio arena is always under fire. Some others prefer the auto azimuth alignment and sound of the popular Dragon and the most technical savy don't loose time explaining that the CR-7 is the only one who has the IEC II conform standard,etc. Many things has been said about this gem and most of the time the common claim is that it tends to sound "clinical", "sterile" and "cold" when compared to the old classics like the ZX & ZXL series. This time, I decided to give my fellow collectors of the Tapeheads website a chance to help me write this review about the "last real Nakamichi" model: the fabled CR-7.
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