TEAC V-1050/Tascam 130 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Edward Huggins · 17th Oct 2021, 1:26 pm

I have a TEAC V-1050 - also sold as a TASCAM 130 "Professional" version. These have a very good speciification, many features and were quite highly priced, but I have always been told they look better than they really perform. I am replacing the Belts, and know I can cheaply buy a "generic mixed bag kit", but can anyone here recommend a good Teac belt supplier? Most are in the US priced at c.$30-00 + Mailing. As a bonus, does anyone have experience of this model and, if so, what were their findings? My other cassette players are a Nak 2 and (now, don't laugh) a trusty old Philips Black Tulip......

jamesperrett · 18th Oct 2021, 1:29 am

A quick search brings up some in Portugal for a more reasonable price. The seller has the same name as a company I have bought belts from before although I bought them through Ebay.

https://webspareparts.com/products/t...-cassette-deck

Edward Huggins · 20th Oct 2021, 9:54 am

Many thanks for this Link, a great help to me. My Post did not elicit any comments as to this player, a fairly late entrant to the Cassette market, so must assume no one here uses one.

17th Oct 2021, 1:26 pm	#1
Edward Huggins Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southwold, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 8,328	TEAC V-1050/Tascam 130 I have a TEAC V-1050 - also sold as a TASCAM 130 "Professional" version. These have a very good speciification, many features and were quite highly priced, but I have always been told they look better than they really perform. I am replacing the Belts, and know I can cheaply buy a "generic mixed bag kit", but can anyone here recommend a good Teac belt supplier? Most are in the US priced at c.$30-00 + Mailing. As a bonus, does anyone have experience of this model and, if so, what were their findings? My other cassette players are a Nak 2 and (now, don't laugh) a trusty old Philips Black Tulip...... __________________ Edward.

18th Oct 2021, 1:29 am	#2
jamesperrett Octode Join Date: May 2007 Location: Liss, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 1,873	Re: TEAC V-1050/Tascam 130 A quick search brings up some in Portugal for a more reasonable price. The seller has the same name as a company I have bought belts from before although I bought them through Ebay. https://webspareparts.com/products/t...-cassette-deck

20th Oct 2021, 9:54 am	#3
Edward Huggins Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southwold, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 8,328	Re: TEAC V-1050/Tascam 130 Many thanks for this Link, a great help to me. My Post did not elicit any comments as to this player, a fairly late entrant to the Cassette market, so must assume no one here uses one. __________________ Edward.