DENON tapedeck

[KautoStar]

Hi guys. I have a Denon DRM-710 tapedeck. Obviously pretty vintage, but a great bit of kit and in top condition. Just wondering what I should do with it. Is there a market for these things?
Thanks, Charlie

 

[Al ears]

That's a cassette deck, slight difference...
Some are still valued. If you can't use it why did you get it?
Stick it on eBay or the like if you need to sell it on.

 

[KautoStar]

Well, I have had it since the 90s. In its original box for the vast majority of that time, but I used it quite a lot for a few years.
What is the difference between the two then?
Thanks.

 

[nads]

You can still find new releases on cassette.

 

[Al ears]

Well, I have had it since the 90s. In its original box for the vast majority of that time, but I used it quite a lot for a few years.
What is the difference between the two then?
Thanks.

A tape deck, to me, means a reel to reel device. What you have uses a cassette.

 

[Al ears]

You can still find new releases on cassette.

I only recently sold my Sony Professional Walkman that was used quite frequently so yes, plenty of buyers still out there.

 

[manicm]

A tape deck, to me, means a reel to reel device. What you have uses a cassette.

Semantics.....

 

[nads]

Semantics.....

Agreed. In the 80s it was a tape deck. Or a reel to reel. And the R to R was old skool and crap.

 

[bigfish786]

I have a Denon cassette deck too, I still use it on occasion and for what it is, it sounds pretty good. With cr02 it sounds fantastic.
if you have space Then give it a go. If not, you’ll probably get £40-£50 on eBay as long as it’s fully functional.

 

[Al ears]

Semantics.....

All the better for clarification......
And no, in the part of the world I come from a device that uses a thin tape housed in a plastic enclosure is a cassette deck. Tape decks are the likes of Akai reel to reels.
The very first computer I operated carried information on tape but it wasn't called a tape deck....

 

[Gray]

....And the R to R was old skool and crap.

🙂
The best cassette decks were excellent.

But the best R to R decks were always better - not least due to the wider, faster tape.

 

[twinkletoes]

A tape deck, to me, means a reel to reel device. What you have uses a cassette.

Not according to google....

 

[Al ears]

Not according to google....

it's American.
However, back to the OPs question and the answer is obviously, yes, but a very limited one.

 

[12th Monkey]

Boxed DENON DRM-710 Cassette Deck 3 Head 3 Motor HX Pro High End Audiophile | eBay

High end audiophile, my (insert word of own choosing)!

 

[jamesrfisher]

Boxed DENON DRM-710 Cassette Deck 3 Head 3 Motor HX Pro High End Audiophile | eBay

High end audiophile, my (insert word of own choosing)!

...dad has that and still uses it.

Where I come from always called a tape deck. R2R was always reel to reel.

 

[Al ears]

Destinct lack of response from the OP.
sincerely hope we haven't scarred him off.
the marketability of said device will only become apparent when attempts to sell it.....
now if it had been a Nakamichi Dragon......

 

[KautoStar]

Hi there, still here. Thanks for all advice. Am starting to regret binning all my tapes (cassettes?) now ...