I just bought a Sankyo STD-1700 tape deck it is in mint condition ,with the original box ,styrofoam inserts ,and the plastic bag cover for $10.00 CDN .

The seller just wanted to get rid of it ,which is why it was so cheap .

Can anyone provide any info on Sankyo I have never heard of this company before ?

Here a couple of pictures .  

Sankyo were a manufacturer and an OEM provider of cassette deck mechanisms, perhaps most famously for Nakamichi. Here we can see DRCASSETTE on youtube and you'll see a nice Sankyo strutting it's stuff with an amusing eject action (2nd tape deck featured). It's an interesting video but the house music is a little regrettable.

this is all I could find, hope it helps a little, looks a nice piece, nice vu meters on that one

http://www.audiokarma.org/foru...wthread.php?t=233145

and here's a link to an ebay auction, should give you an idea of the value....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SANKYO...D-1700-/350720036086

@ Nak_D we had a Nakamichi tape deck in our house it was really good quality ,my father had it in the typical 80's stereo cabinet with all the components inside .When I first saw the add I thought it was a typo and it was suppose to be Sanyo instead ?Looking at the Ebay price I think I got mine for a steal !

i remember seeing sankyo motors inside many a cassette deck/portable oh & in those budget record decks in the mid 1980's

I had my cycle fitted with a Sankyo dynamo headlight in the 80's - The best available to us at that time - very powerful!

I have seen cassette deck motors made by Sankyo, Japan as well.