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Onkyo Dual Cassette Deck In Black - TA-RW255

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Onkyo Dual Cassette Deck - TARW255/ High-Speed Dubbing/ Deck A For Playback Deck B For Recording And Playback/ Auto-Reverse On Both Decks/ Dolby B And C Noise Reduction/ Black Finish

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Onkyo Dual Cassette Deck, Model TARW255

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Dual auto-reverse lets you copy both sides of a tape with the press of a button, or relay-play both sides of two tapes without interruption. The deck also includes Dolby B and C noise reduction to effectively eliminate tape hiss, auto-spacing to insert blank spaces between songs, high-speed dubbing, rec-level control, CD synchro recording, 8-segment peak level meters, an auto tape-bias selector, and a 4-digit electronic tape counter.

Features:

Double deck for tape dubbing
Deck A for playback Deck B for recording and playback
NORMAL and HIGH speed dubbing capability
Auto-reverse on both decks: Auto-reverse record on Deck B
CD player-to-deck synchronous recording
Dolby� B and C noise reduction
8-segment FL peak level indicators (with peak hold)
Automatic tape selector
Auto-space rec mute
4-digit electronic tape counter
Vibration-proof chassis
Aluminum front panel
RI (Remote Interactive) system compatible

Specifications:

Number of Motors: 1 + 1
Number of Tape Heads: 1 + 2
Double Cassette Deck
High-Speed Dubbing
Double Auto Reverse
Continuous Play
Rec Level Controls
CD Synchro Recording
Repeat Play
Dolby� B and C Noise Reduction
Electronic Counter
Fluorescent Display
RI Remote System
Wow and Flutter (WRMS): 0.08 %
Frequency Response
- Metal: 20 Hz-17 kHz
- High: 20 Hz-16 kHz
- Normal: 20 Hz-15 kHz
S/N Ratio (METAL, Dolby� NR off): 58 dB
Heads
- Rec & Pb. Special hard permalloy x 2
- Erase Ferrite x 1
Motors: DC servo motor x 2

Approximate Dimensions:

Width: 17-1/8"
Height: 4-3/4"
Depth: 12"

Approximate Weight:

Unit: 11.2 lbs
Shipping: 17 lbs

Box Contents:

Dual Cassette Deck
Audio connection cable (2)
RI cable (1)

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Manufacturer Warranty (authorized online retailer): 1 year parts & labor
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PRODUCT REVIEW SUMMARY

Average Customer Rating:

(based on 16 review)

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:	Clean Sound (15), Attractive Design (12), Easy Controls (11), Durable (7), Powerful (6)
Best Uses:	Basic Systems (11), Audiophiles (4)
Describe Yourself:	Audiophile (5), Practical (5), Tech Savvy (4), Musically Inclined (3)

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I would purchase this again so far

By Pastor from Lakeland Florida on 02/12/2010.

Best Uses:	Basic Systems
Pros:	Powerful, Clean Sound, Easy Controls, Durable, Attractive Design
Describe Yourself:	Practical

Recieved on time. There were no problems and still have not found anything worng with this item. I am very happy we purchased it so far.

good for the price

By frank from Long Island,NY on 01/19/2010.

Best Uses:	Basic Systems
Pros:	Clean Sound, Attractive Design, Easy Controls
Describe Yourself:	Practical, Technically Challenged

so far it's fine for my old tapes...i like that it plays both sides w/out ejecting...sound quality seems fine...hope it lasts

Reasonable but Noisey.

By ExRunner from San Rafael, CA on 09/10/2009.

Best Uses:	Basic Systems
Pros:	Clean Sound
Cons:	Difficult Controls
Describe Yourself:	Practical

Bought this to replace my JVC unit that quit on me after 20 years. Hard to find dual decks anymore. Loading a tape seems a bit impeded. Record quality is good but mechanism is noisey when you push the buttons. Has bright redlight standby that's annoying when it's turned off. Nothing spectacular about this unit. Appears to be low end. Made in Malaysia not Japan. But my JVC was made in Malaysia and it lasted 20 years. Not sure about reliability because I just bought it. I took out a 3 year extended warranty on it.

I would buy this unit again.

By Juice from Frankfort, Ky. on 08/28/2009.

Pros:	Clean Sound, Attractive Design, Durable, Powerful, Easy Controls
Best Uses:	Larger Rooms, Basic Systems, Audiophiles, Smaller Rooms
Describe Yourself:	Practical

I have old cassettes and my 20 year old player quit on me and I replaced it with this unit. It plays great and was a good choice.

Product Quality Doubtful

By Diogenes from Port Orange, Florida on 02/23/2009.

Best Uses:	Basic Systems
Pros:	Clean Sound, Attractive Design
Cons:	Flimsy
Describe Yourself:	Tech Savvy, Audiophile, Musically Inclined

Purchased this product as a backup deck and to use for copying other cassette tapes. Minimal quality in its design and construction. For example: the material used for visual checks of the tape while playing/recording are made of cheap, clear plastic which presents a less than optimum view of the tape. Additionally, the first deck I purchased would not record and had to be replaced with a second unit. Only time will reveal the longevity of this product which is a replacement for a Sony deck purchased years ago and which was a high quality product that eventually wore out. I'm keeping this new deck because the choices in the market today are extremely limited.

onkyo dual cassette deck

By truc from nazareth, pa on 11/27/2008.

Best Uses:	Audiophiles, Basic Systems
Pros:	Easy Controls, Clean Sound, Attractive Design
Describe Yourself:	Tech Savvy, Audiophile

I use the deck as a secondary sound system. It works fine.

Item works perfectly as described

By wizardsi from Staten Island , N.Y. on 05/27/2008.

Pros:	Attractive Design
Describe Yourself:	Audiophile
Best Uses:	Basic Systems
Cons:	no complaints here

Its getting tough to find a good cassette deck in this digital age , however with a large cassette collection this deck suits my purpose very well.

records on B deck only, dont buy!

By kelly from Southport, NC on 02/13/2008.

Pros:	Attractive Design, Clean Sound
Describe Yourself:	Audiophile
Cons:	lacks common sense featur
Best Uses:	none

cheap, thats the only good feature

Nice Deck

By Alex from Douglassville, PA on 02/12/2008.

Best Uses:	Audiophiles
Pros:	Easy Controls, Attractive Design, Clean Sound
Describe Yourself:	Musically Inclined, Audiophile, Tech Savvy
Cons:	No earphone jack

Great for playing cassette tapes but should have an earphone jack.

Just what we wanted!

By jabay from boulder, co on 12/29/2007.

Best Uses:	Basic Systems
Pros:	Powerful, Attractive Design, Clean Sound, Easy Controls, Durable
Describe Yourself:	Practical

nice upgrade from our old single disc player. looks nice and is very easy to use. would recommend it for sure!

Good Sound, Great Price

By Soundguy from Heathsville, VA on 10/3/2007.

Pros:	Attractive Design, Clean Sound
Best Uses:	Basic Systems
Cons:	No headphone jack
Describe Yourself:	Professional

Onkyo makes very good consumer audio products, and this cassette recorder with high-speed dubbing sounds typically good. It comes at a great price, too, so there's a lot of audio bang for the buck. Some control sequences are less than intuitive, but that's not rare in electronic design. The only serious flaw for me was the lack of a headphone jack. The only way to monitor a recording is to hook the outputs to a monitor amplifier and speakers. While this may be fine in a home setting (just push a button on the receiver), it's darned inconvenient in a sound booth and in classroom recording sessions. The unit is new, so durability is unknown.

Awesome and easy to use

By Barb from Arlington, VA on 09/13/2007.

Best Uses:	Basic Systems
Pros:	Clean Sound, Easy Controls
Describe Yourself:	Tech Savvy

I use this to copy my cassette tapes to my hard drive and iPod.

I am liking Onkyo more and more

By jmyran from Houston,Tx on 04/2/2007.

Pros:	Attractive Design, Powerful, Durable, Clean Sound, Easy Controls
Describe Yourself:	Musically Inclined

With the Onkyo direct link you have to unhook the cable to use recorder without turning on receiver. Overall great unit.

As expected. Good buy. Allthat you need

By jbear from New Jersey on 03/10/2007.

Best Uses:	Basic Systems
Pros:	Clean Sound, Powerful, Durable, Easy Controls

The product is as expected.It's old technology but it was what I needed. Everything works fine. Good sound and simple to operate. [...] provided very good service.

Only buy Onkyo

By R.M.P from Atlantic City on 08/21/2006.

Pros:

Powerful, Easy Controls, Attractive Design, Clean Sound, Durable

This is the second tape deck I bought from Onkyo. The first was in 1990,and it still plays like new!

Good, no- nonsense player

By SJ from Atascadero, CA on 08/1/2006.

Best Uses:	Audiophiles
Pros:	Easy Controls, Durable, Clean Sound

Just what I wanted.

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