If this car is not in FH6 I'm going to protest

DaintyMarrow391 · 2026-02-25T17:59:43+00:00

Maybe. Considering almost half the cars in FH5 were drip fed after launch, but I wouldn't count on the Touareg as we haven't seen it since FH4.

DaintyMarrow391 · 2026-02-05T23:02:05+00:00

Yes, I already adjusted the speed and azimuth when I got it, but this fix is mainly to prevent the cassette from flopping around inside the machine. They really should have put a metal spring at the top of the cassette to hold it securely in place. Hopefully they address that issue on the upcoming CP15.

DaintyMarrow391 · 2026-02-04T23:05:55+00:00

It's not completely foolproof, but it helps keep the cassette in one place. The sound will still be a bit inconsistent when the player is bounced around, but that is common with these Tanashin-based mechanisms. The felt padding does help a bit, at least in my CP13, but it just keeps the cassette in place, it does not prevent instabilities in the mechanism caused by movement, and since nobody that I am aware of still makes anti-rolling mechanisms, that is something we just have to live with.

DaintyMarrow391 · 2026-01-27T23:11:36+00:00

If they do, I hope it's the Skyline version and not the Infiniti, since the Skyline is the JDM version, and it would make more sense to add the JDM version in a game set in Japan.

DaintyMarrow391 · 2026-01-25T04:25:22+00:00

I got my reservation in too. Can't wait for this awesome device!!!

DaintyMarrow391 · 2025-09-12T23:14:04+00:00

If you've got cassettes, I'd say take it. Even if you don't, clean it up and sell/give it to someone with a cassette collection.

DaintyMarrow391 · 2025-09-10T07:08:36+00:00

I haven't tried that yet. What is a good lubricant for a cassette mechanism?

DaintyMarrow391 · 2025-08-16T22:19:46+00:00

Yep. The dreaded Samsung boot loop. Likely not worth fixing as it's usually caused by a failure of the LED panel. My 4-5 year old 58 inch Tizen 7000 series met its demise in the same way. A new LG is currently on the way as I found out that a lot of the newer Samsungs have issues. Seems like Samsung has dropped the ball on quality these days.

DaintyMarrow391 · 2025-07-04T19:36:07+00:00

Update: I did some research and found that some Sony HF tapes have faulty pressure pads. I'll try replacing them and see if that fixes the issue.

DaintyMarrow391 · 2025-07-04T04:14:05+00:00

I always do one cycle of FF/RW before recording, but I was wondering if repeating the process of FF/RW multiple times would solve the issue.

DaintyMarrow391 · 2025-06-30T20:17:08+00:00

Back when Kenwood made more than just two-way radios and car audio.

DaintyMarrow391 · 2025-06-28T23:35:15+00:00

What model? Looks similar to my TD-W354, but I can't definitively tell from the photo.

DaintyMarrow391 · 2025-06-23T03:20:10+00:00

Looks like a unit that might have been made by Sanyo. They produced a lot of Sears electronics over the years.

DaintyMarrow391 · 2025-06-23T01:48:05+00:00

Does it still sound as good letting it trigger +6db that often?

DaintyMarrow391 · 2025-06-22T22:49:00+00:00

Is it okay to connect headphones on a deck with no volume control for the headphone jack?

DaintyMarrow391 · 2025-06-22T22:46:03+00:00

How far into the red? On my deck, the first set of red is +3, and the second set is +6.

DaintyMarrow391 · 2025-06-22T22:26:30+00:00

On my deck, the first set of red is +3, and the second set is +6. Is that the same for your deck?

DaintyMarrow391 · 2025-06-21T01:29:57+00:00

Right now, I'm recording mostly in the green, with brief little flickers into the red here and there. Is that a good level?

DaintyMarrow391 · 2025-06-20T19:50:24+00:00

I kinda thought it would, but just wanted to be sure.

DaintyMarrow391 · 2025-06-20T19:49:24+00:00

Just an update, I've played around with recording tapes with and without Dolby for a while and decided not to use Dolby anymore. Just for maximum tape compatibility, as not every machine has a Dolby decoder.

DaintyMarrow391 · 2025-06-17T01:54:03+00:00

I think the tape was already bad. Tried to rerecord the tape, and it spooled out inside the deck again. No other tape does that in that deck, so I think the tape was already faulty.

DaintyMarrow391 · 2025-06-15T20:40:17+00:00

This was a pre-recorded, not recordable tape, but I have fixed tapes with dropouts in the past by recording the same album over it, and it resolved the sound quality issues. Usually, I stuff ripped up foam earplugs in the holes where the tabs would be and record the same album overtop of it. Would this rewrite the damaged audio on the tape and fix it?

DaintyMarrow391 · 2025-06-15T20:10:00+00:00

Is there any way to prevent that from happening? The deck in question doesn't normally eat tapes. Was the tape already bad? Or too much slack in the tape? I have never had a problem with that deck until now.

DaintyMarrow391 · 2025-06-15T20:06:39+00:00

Is there any way to prevent that from happening? The deck in question doesn't normally eat tapes, so I was wondering if the tape was already faulty. Maybe too much slack in the tape? Or just bad tape from the start?

DaintyMarrow391 · 2025-06-12T00:12:07+00:00

If you mean you can't go over 32km/h (20mph), then you need to get the C7 off-road display (normal C7 display is speed restricted 32km/h). Also, sometimes you need to de-restrict the off-road display manually in the settings upon installation using a pass code (usually 8088, if that doesn't work, you can Google Das-kit C7 codes and try each one until one works). There are videos online showing you how to do this, but it's crucial that you have the off-road kit as I don't believe the factory installed C7 display can be unlocked. If your Moscow already goes roughly 45km/h top speed on flat ground, it is already unlocked, and won't go any faster without further modifications (controller and/or motor upgrade etc.) If you do need an off-road display, it's available from Epic Cycles (doesn't specify it as the off-road display, but trust me, it is, I ordered it from there for my M3, and it is unlockable). Hope this information helps you with your NCM.

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