Carlos J Guzmán aka

"El Magnifico"

 

Welcome to my website devoted to audio & music with an special interest in cassette decks. My first tape deck was given to me by my late father in 1978 It was a Sony TC560-D 7" auto-reverse deck and since then, I have owned hundreds of audio components of every kind. That includes High End and Hi Fi equipment from many brands and prices. My first cassette deck arrived 2 years later in 1980 and it was a brand new Technics RS M63. Hundreds of cassettes were record there and even today, after over 30 years, most of them still singing strong!

 

In 1994 I established the best cassette duplication plant in the Caribbean: Copytech Corporation. A year later we opened one of the best mastering suites in the whole USA with over $100,000.00 investment in acoustics and audio systems. I did over 1,000 projects earning several gold and platinum records, 2 Grammy nominations and finally a Grammy in 2000.

 

In one time or anoher I used to have over 85 pieces of audio at home with over 30 cassette decks and open reel recorders. From a Nakamichi 500 to a Studer A 80 1/2" machine! My collection is smaller now, but still one of the biggest in Puerto Rico and perhaps the biggest of cassette decks anyway. At the moment I'm concentrating in quality instead of quantity and I'm only looking for the best cassette decks ever made, specifically Nakamichi & Revox. I do have other brands, but these 2 are my long time favorites. I also own 2 Crown Open Reel Decks: SX 822 and CX 822.

 

In these pages you'll find part of my story, evaluations, links, repair information and many photos. Please feel free to share with us your ideas and suggestions.

 

Enjoy!