Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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For being over 40 years old, the only thing this 1981 Technics M218 needed was a thorough cleaning inside and out, and a minor adjustment to its playback speed and output level gain. It still works flawlessly on what could very well be the original belts!

00:00 Intro
01:17 Overview
03:33 Observations
05:00 Tape Deck Mechanism
05:33 Rear Panel
05:55 Disassembly
06:13 Under The Hood
09:36 Cosmetic Cleaning
11:59 Cleaning Tape Mechanism
12:34 Audio Level Discrepancy
13:22 Speed/Pitch Adjustment
14:46 Soundcheck
16:00 Outro/Final Thoughts




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