Cassette Decks in 2019

Totally understand OP!

With how many pre recorded and home recorded tapes I have I just wanted the best reproduction possible.
And for me that is now my zx7,but yes you have to pay to play.

You can get good working 582 for 300, 682 for 600 and zx7 for 1k.
Figure a full service for 500 to 700.
So yes it can get Spendy.
Please let me know how the Tascam works out if you go that route!

I hate to be the 900 lb gorilla in the room, but why would one even consider cassette media would be worth listening too. Hiss ,dust ,maintenance and not to mention being a

Sorry about my last post I accidentally hit post. But lack of parts or repair for this equipment is non-existent. Don't get me wrong I have heard some jaw dropping reel to reel recordings but that is a different animal.
I don't do vinyl I'm currently content with my CEC TL2 and my Lumin D2 
Happy Listening
Mark

Markum
Truly you need to hear my zx7 playing a great tape say on TDK SA formulation.
Or some of the really good pre recorded tapes issued on chrome tape.

It would blow your mind and radically alter your perception of " inferior medium".

Sorry to bang on but I own and play hundreds of tapes and my level of replay right now is simply stunning and close to my Pioneer rt707 R2R playback.
And that has been completely restored and recapped with Nichicon parts.

And as for lack of parts or repair?
Not sure where you get that information from. Sure it can be spendy but there are people out there working on them very successfully.

uberwaltz 
Do you have audible hiss?