Hey guys,

Here's the deal. I have an old component system in my garage that doesn't work. I'm debating on repairing it, or just throwing it out and putting something modern in there. The kicker is I have an old Akai cassette deck I bought in the Army in '84 or '85. It's the only component piece I have left from that time. The others have all been replaced with pieces from the 90's to early 2000's. I'd really like to keep the Akai, but that requires having a receiver to use it, and at that point, I should probably add a Cd player to use all my CD's. So, if I decide to repair the Akai, what is a good budget (mid-level) receiver/tuner to purchase new that has both old component system connections as well as new phone/digital device connections? My old speaker wire driven Yamaha speakers seem to be fine.

If I decide not to repair the Akai, is there a modern device that will play the cassette's, CD's and also allow me to hook up a digital device?

Thanks for any suggestions!