Nakamichi Cassette Decks


I would like to hear from anyone who can tell me if the Nakamichi decks are better than say a upper end Denon DRW 800A, And second is there a big dirrence in the way the different models sound in playback mode. I' thinking of buying a Nakamichi MR2
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Forget the overhyped problematic finicky dragon. Go for the 500/600/700/1000 deck 1 zx
Try fixing one these days. Naks Revox and Tandberg especially need proper equipment and well trained technicians for repair
@clio09 the 680 models have been mentioned by 1000zxl owners as the only deck that is similar to that sweet sound of the best deck Nakamichi ever made. Not the dragon not the cr7a or the zx9 but yep the 680 and zx model. 
@chakster dragon is bowl in china shop. Problematic breaks down easily with moderate use, autoreverse will eventually break down. 
I just confirmed with a serious die hard nak collector 680 series next best thing to 1000zxl including gold limited which he owns and every other nak and other high end decks.
He said 680series are the only nak decks the deep bass comes closest to the 1000zxls
@livin_262002 actually the guy who owned dragons 3014a revoxes alpine zx7 zx9 1000zxl 700s 680 and 682 says that his 680zx sounds better than 682zx. And the closest to the sound of the 1000zxl.