In my opinion one of the fanciest all-mechanical clockwork mechanism around with a modern refreshing faceplate. Very good audio quality, definitely above its price point.
Today they suffer from a number of age-related problems that require a technician with good knowledge about this speicific model. Still it's one of my favorite basic decks, can be easily retrofitted with a tape window light and it's a pleasure to behold with dancing LED peak meters and open window cassette door, actually the F-220 is even more open.
Highly recommended if you can invest some time and money into it. Not for the ones that expect to hit play and it works.
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