From what I heard, the Nakamichi HT equipment was mass-market BestBuy level stuff...nothing to write home about. I saw a craigslist ad for a Nak HT receiver a few months ago. They wanted $75 for it.

Those cassette decks were a totally different level of quality. Niro Nakamichi has been gone for over 10 years and the company has changed hands, gone into bankruptcy, and of course come back with the 'lifestyle' equipment. Niro now... http://us.niro1.com