Hey Paul, Sorry to hear about your Lesson/Problem. Either way you should fix it. My first look at NAK.DRAGON I was 15 years old, and it was my fisrt time in a High End Stereo Store.I sat down and when that door flip open and then around then closed, lets just say I thought I was a 5 yr. on Christmas morning again!!! I am now 32, and yes I have a DRAGON. I would not trade it in for any reason!!! I mean I love the CD/DVD 5.1 A/V world now, but I still love to sit and watch that door flip. What can I say about the sound, everybody knows it is the best that money can buy to this date. Mine is still working great and when something goes wrong, "I will fix it". Good luck with the fix,it sounds like some of the Audiogon,com members can help you.
Nakamichi Dragons worth the fix?
I have bought a Nak Dragon from an auction, which the shipper has claimed to be in fine shape. When it came to my door, something had happened to it, either the gorillas from UPS or a untrusworthy seller. My question is, is the deck worth fixing and keeping or would it better leave it as a learning lesson to never trust anyone again at auctions or at places like Audiogon? I saw the problem, the inside plastic skeleton that holds the Nak tape deck drawer together and aligns it properly is cracked...I realize that the technician who has to fix this will spend SOME hours changing this part, which is tangled up with wires and switch connections galore. What is your take on this puzzling problem? PAUL