{"product_id":"nakamichi-mr-2-professional-cassette-deck-s-n-13843-restored-to-perfection-by-willy-hermann-in-near-mint-condition","title":"Nakamichi MR-2 Professional Cassette Deck S\/N 13843 Restored to perfection by Willy Hermann in Near Mint Condition!","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Nakamichi MR-2 is a professional, rack mountable cassette deck, often used in recording studios, PA, and broadcast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis deck was meticulously rebuilt and finely tuned in December 2021 by one of the world’s foremost Nakamichi technicians, Willy Hermann. \u003cbr\u003eIt has been restored to original factory specifications, and was carefully used and meticulously maintained for less than 100 hours since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCosmetically, the deck is in excellent condition (9.5\/10), with only minor age-appropriate imperfections visible in the attached photos. The most obvious are few surface scratches on the top cover, and some discoloration on the left side rack mount ear. It looks almost as new!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFunctionally, it is as close to new as we've ever seen. The heads have practically no wear, and it sounds amazing. All the buttons operate smoothly and reliably. It records and plays back so good, that you'll be hard pressed to tell it apart from 3 head decks costing 5X or more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn fact, in 2024, we organized a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tapeheads.net\/threads\/nakamichi-best-decks-shootout.105310\/post-775720021\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Tapeheads Nakamichi Shootout\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003edeck shootout on the tapeheads forums\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cbr\u003eWe snuck in the modestly priced MR-2 alongside Nakamichi's top of the line decks, including the Dragon, CR-7, 682ZX, and the ZX-9, for a blind, high-resolution listening test. \u003cbr\u003eRead the results and people's impressions, and see for yourself...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe invite you to watch the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/A_7FN0MxuE0\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Nakamichi MR-2 Cassette Recorder Demonstration\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003evideo demonstration\u003c\/a\u003e of this deck on our YouTube channel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe deck will be carefully packed for safe shipping, and shipped for free within the continental USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt comes with a 30 day warranty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e* Warranty void if the tamper proof sticker is damaged.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeel free to reach out if you have any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nakamichi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55513236570431,"sku":null,"price":836.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0794\/2261\/9967\/files\/NakamichiMR-2-08.jpg?v=1788819544","url":"https:\/\/ultraferric.com\/products\/nakamichi-mr-2-professional-cassette-deck-s-n-13843-restored-to-perfection-by-willy-hermann-in-near-mint-condition","provider":"Ultra Ferric","version":"1.0","type":"link"}