The most important maintenance for cassette decks is cleaning and demagnetizing the record and playback tape heads. I discuss different types of head cleaners and my personal preference. I also discuss different devices that can be used for demagnetizing the heads, including the option to build your own demagnetizer. Have you ever heard what a demagnetizer sounds like? I risk damaging an old Sharp RT-31 in order to demonstrate what a demag unit does when placed near an engaged playback head!

Thank you to James skippinhopper for his generous contribution of a beautiful Technics RS-M7 Cassette Deck.

Equipment used in this demonstration include:
Technics RS-M7 Cassette Deck
Sharp RT-31 Cassette Deck
Nakamichi BX-100 Cassette Deck
Nakamichi MR-1 Cassette Deck
SV808 Demagnetizer
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Zetek Digital Foam Tip Cleaning Swabs
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Family Wellness 91% Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol
Rattle Magnets
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Wooly Willy magnetic toy
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Cassette Deck Confessionals, Part 1 is HERE:
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0:00 Intro / Open
0:16 Technics M-7
0:52 Dirty Heads
1:19 Head Cleaning Methods
2:32 Head Demagnetize
4:56 What a Demag wand sounds like
5:54 Close

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