Can I adjust my wording to 'One of the best sounding' to be more accurate? Thank you for the info. Your collection sounds great. I have always wanted a smaller DD series Walkman especially a Boodoo Khan because of the branding. For now I'm really enjoying the D6C. I'm about to do my first ever recording in Dolby C.

@@JanusCycle yes I started my collection 18 months ago and over 50 walkmans later still collecting. All of mine are fully working. :)

How does it not sound the best?

Do you mean "Budokan"? LOL

@@BlueBeeMCMLXI It quite literally says Boodoo Khan on the unit, but yes it refers to Budokan.

Great to hear, thanks for letting me know. It's a fine machine, I hope you continue to enjoy using it.

I got two of them. I'm doing the other one tomorrow. The belt in the first one was dried and crispy. They just don't last more than twenty years. Such a great machine. I made this recording with it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nbeho6yWtc-bgWw.html

@@tomproctor.archive I'm listening to some songs from your Doc Watson recording. Really nice clear recording. The third track 'St James Infirmary' is amazing. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks, I really though I had selected the correct bias at the time. I like to learn from really pushing limits and now I know what can happen. I have recently acquired some more chrome tapes to test. Also I've never tried Dolby C before, looking forward to experiencing the good and the bad with that.

Nice machines you have there. I have an R707, like the 701C but no Dolby C.

@@JanusCycle Yep ! And also Aiwa, Panasonic etc....But i reconize that i don't use them everyday ! 😁

@@LaurentValette1234 Oh Aiwa, they were cool.

Hi, Someone is trying to sell me a Sony TC-D5M, and I wonder if this could make hifi recordings to chrome and metal tape at the same level as a 3 head deck can. Thanks in advance!

@@TitoMariategui The Tc-D5M is known for being as good as a quality full size deck. www.tapeheads.net/threads/how-does-a-tc-d5m-compare-to-the-best-of-the-decks-in-recording.94697/

Bud... a team of people bright as anyone alive now ... made .. this.

Thank you I really appreciate knowing this is helpful. I hope you enjoy the music.

Sony designed these to be serviced. There are also service manuals. Take it slow and careful, it's not too hard. Enjoy your tape deck :)

That's a great story and some good tips in there, thanks for sharing.

Yes, I certainly went in hot. I've been reading that Metal tape and Dolby B can really push the record levels. My first attempt definitely sounded distorted so I recorded again. Which is the one in the video. Perhaps it's still too much. I'll be getting another Walkman and more Chrome tapes soon and recording on them as well as the Metal.

@@JanusCycle This so funny, watching you youngsters learn ... how then got to now.

I hope the repair goes well, happy to help if I can.

I know right, no DAC is worthy

It's definitely a scary labyrinth. But these were the days of complete service manuals. I do have a faulty D6 with bad sound. One day I might be brave enough to try :)

Hi, thanks! That music is a 49 second clip that was given to me 20 years ago. I also don't know the track name or artist. I was told it is an unreleased Depeche Mode outtake. But I don't think that's correct. I'm hoping that by including it here, to one day find someone who knows.

I used to get "synth magazine" back in da 80's and sometimes a free cassette came taped to the cover. As I can recall one time the first digitally remastered "passenger" by Iggy pop and a Cocteau twins tune. ( Who Recorded digitally) But also tunes using the latest synth's etc. Not saying it's from synth mag but I think I've heard it before.. Mummy's letting me have her Sony walkman, similar to yours. Play on it is slow so thanks for the video and will update you on model and fix results. Cheers!

And type 2 also

@@montana01971 You mean the WM-D3? That's good to know.

@@izwanshaari9854 yes I do. The D3 can record on both type I and II but not III or IV

I bought a set of 'assorted tape belts' from eBay. Very cheap. Not sure why you would be getting lots of wow though. The D6C is direct drive. So the capstan doesn't use a belt, only the take up reel.

Most cassettes including pre-recorded ones generally used Type I Ferric cassettes. When combined with average or cheap decks didn't sound amazing. Using a decent deck and a decent cassette you could get sound recordings that started to approach something comparable to vinyl or CD quality. In fact, I believe using a Metal Type IV cassette and Dolby S noise reduction, the quality was indistinguishable from CDs. That was expensive though. For the average user, a Chrome Type II cassette and a decent quality Walkman sounded great and didn't cost too much.

They're also mastered at like 96x speed. If you've ever compared a high-speed dubbing copy of a tape to the original, you can tell the faster copy is defo not as good.

The capstan that regulates the speed is direct drive, while the belt only drives the take up reels. You might want to check the rubber direct drive wheel for smooth running against the motor.

I'm sorry, I'm in Australia, too far away and too expensive.

I know. I'm a madman :)

I buy stuff from eBay mostly. Also occasionally on Japanese Yahoo auctions, but that can be expensive.

I had a look inside my D6C. I'm not sure what you mean by white? plastic screw. The metal screw is done up hand tight in the metal post.

@@JanusCycle i mean the counter screw for the capstan

Thanks, it may not be soon but that's on the list.

Do not recap this, unless you're someone like Carlson's Lab and have an incredibly steady hand and the patience of a saint. You've witnessed the finesse shown by the manufacturer at assembling these units after taking yours apart and noting the wiring. This is one of those times where "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" comes into play. Recapping something that is dealing with large voltage, makes sense. Big PDs make for big booms, a short at B+ voltages with a mains psu current source behind it = valves blowing, magic smoke being let loose and perhaps fire. Small voltages such as those in the d6c are far more likely to fail considerably more gracefully, and it's just not worth it unless it's already broken. Edit: just caught some more of your vids, you've a new sub and you do indeed appear to follow in Carlson's labs footsteps so perhaps my concerns above aren't warranted in your case :)

My first thought is bad capacitors.

I bought a packet on eBay by searching 'assorted tape belt'. For other models you would usually need to find the exact match. But for D6/D6C models using the assorted pack works well.

Thank you. I ordered an assorted pack of bands on eBay. I’ll watch your video again when I get I get the belt.

@@hongleiming9752 If you have any more questions please ask me. I hope it goes well.

@@JanusCycle i will repair my d6c the next days. It makes some strange sounds when i press play. I hope its not something that is damaged.

@@hongleiming9752 did you succeed?

Well done. These are built to last. Except for the belt which is easy to replace.

I hope it worked as many of them are broken because of use wrong power adapter.

I believe the belt I changed runs the take up spindle in play mode and I thought it also did fast forward and rewind. There is another belt for the tape counter. I don't think there are any others. The main part of the mechanism is direct drive. Hopefully the editing helps to make my experience clear. I wish you luck finding what is wrong with yours.

@@JanusCycle Thanks for replying. I found another video which shows a seized pivot to be the culprit which was stopping the idler wheel moving against the flywheel. Just needed to be cleaned out and re-greased. A bit fiddly but looks possible.

The folks at tapeheads.net are quite passionate, I'm not going to tell them :)

@@JanusCycle (sigh) I already have…

Well done, even in that condition they are worth a lot more. Play turns the tape but no audio at all? or a faint buzz or hiss in the headphones?

Well spotted. The tape counter uses a different belt. Which I didn't have on hand.

Very nice machines, that Aiwa looks fantastic.

@@JanusCycle yes :))) the D6C is Nice. I have 260 Walkmen ??? And all Headphones but no V-9 🥲

Take your time and enjoy the experience. At the very least you will have gained new experiences and learned something. Good luck!

@@JanusCycle but what,if i damage it? Or i forget which screw to the right place?

Unfortunately I can't. Be sure to check the stereo2go and TapeHeads forums for people who offer these services.

Vielen Dank für die Informationen.

Joke, by the way

I lost it a long time ago

@@JanusCycle THE SONY FIELD RECORDER/PLAYER. HAD A MORE EXPENCIVE PRICE. THAN THE VERSION YOU USE IN THIS VIDEO. IF YOU LOST IT. TAKE A WAY BETTER LOOK AT YOUR STUF. CAUSE IT IS MORE REARE THAN THE VERSION IN THIS VIDEO.

Pure analogue sound is a religion. The good news is that we hear a specific bandwidth of analogue frequencies, that can be recorded as digital Nyquist-Shannon sampling. When played back the digital information melts back into perfect analogue waves, and we hear only the natural analogue sound again. It's a beautiful experience.