Nakamichi Reviews

Nakamichi 1000ZXL
Cassette Deck

The Nakamichi 1000ZXL is certainly the most expensive and, possibly, the most sophisticated cassette deck we have yet encountered. Its $3,800 price obviously puts it well beyond the...
Nakamichi BX-300
Cassette Deck

To own a three-head cassette deck made by Nakamichi has long been the impossible dream of many a budget-bound audiophile. That dream can now become reality with the introduction of...
Nakamichi CA-5A II
Preamplifier

The Nakamichi CA-5A II is an improved version of the earlier CA-5 Control Amplifier (preamplifier). The changes include both additional control features and circuit modifications. The...
Nakamichi CDPlayer2
CD-player

The Nakamichi CDPlayer2 appears to be a typical front-loading compact disc player, differing from most others principally by the relatively small number of its visible buttons and controls....
Nakamichi CR-5A
Cassette Deck

The Nakamichi CR-5A cassette deck is aimed at the audiophile who insists on uncompromised engineering but is willing to forgo a few costly special features. It is a three-head, three-motor,...
Nakamichi DR-1
Cassette Deck

From its invention of the three-head cassette deck and the closed-loop, dual-capstan tape transport to its unique head construction and user-adjustable azimuth, Nakamichi has long been...
Nakamichi Dragon
Cassette Deck

The Dragon is the first Nakamichi cassette deck to be given a name rather than a model number, and if the intent was to suggest an awe-inspiring creation, the technological innovations...
Nakamichi LX-5
Cassette Deck

The Nakamichi LX-5 cassette deck adds the Dolby-C noise-reduction system to the discrete three-head, dual-capstan technology used in a number of the company’s recent models. The separate...
Nakamichi OMS-2A
CD-player

The OMS-2A is Nakamichi’s least expensive CD player, although its $499 price would probably place it in the top half of most other CD player lines. It shares many of the basic circuit...
Nakamichi RX-505
Cassette Deck

The Nakamichi products have long been IX known for embodying unique solutions to subtle design problems few other manufacturers are willing even to face. The Nakamichi RX-505 is the...
Nakamichi SR-3A
Stereo Receiver

The Nakamichi SR-3A is one of the first receivers licensed to use the Stasis audio-amplifier topology developed by Threshold Corp. The Stasis circuit was designed to provide completely...
Nakamichi Stasis PA-7
Power Amplifier

High-end audio enthusiasts may experience a sense of deja vu when they see the Nakamichi PA-7 power amplifier or read Nakamichi’s highly informative brochure on it. The word “Stasis”...