Cassettes are a dying format and this deck is probably better
constructed than any new ones being currently manufactured.

Pioneer used to make some pretty good dual decks in their Elite line but
I don't know if they still do. And their recent offerings did not offer
Dolby C like the Sony.

You may be better off biting the bullet and fixing your Sony as it may
be better than anything you can buy new now.

You could always take a chance on eBay or Audiogon, but you may well end
up with someone else's problem.

Hank Holman wrote:
My Sony TC-WA9ES dual cassette tape deck is broken an repair will run
about $200. If I should decide to replace instead of repair what two
or three best quality/value units would you reccomend. My application
is not professional but rather high-end, high-quality, high-volume
usage. Thanks, Hank Holman