Levi Jeans were hot in the late 70's in to the 90's and they had a ton of promotions, remember the Coca-Cola Denim Machine? The Levi's Jeep? From 1982
Yes @TooCooL4, well spotted - it is my DC2. @Valentin recently repaired and serviced it, the center gear was broken and I like to have these mechanically in top shape. So my 2 Dolby C cassette players (the other is the DX100) travelled together to be restored When I purchased it earlier this year the seller had indicated the famous 'tick', so we agreed on a fair price. On my request Valentin also recapped it, since I was curious to see if it made a difference.
Nice. One of my DC2's is in for a service at the moment, Dolby decoding is off and noticeable W&F. I don't really use Dolby but I do have many pre-recorded and some older recordings I made with Dolby, so it would be nice to have them playback correctly.
Sounds familiar. Dolby NR, azimuth, flywheel thrust, etc. had to be adjusted. It had not been tampered with before it seems, I guess servicing it once every 35 years is not too bad.
1990, price in AUD, this mentions one of the gold AIWA Anniversary Players that goes for big money, there's only three available.
I have found pictures of the player, including the case. Substantial size difference! http://www.stereo2go.com/topic/inde...14111653483&content_oid=193392314111807774#26
I found this website with some discussion on Japanese Radio Design, my computers give a security warning but I don't think I've gotten anything. THE DESIGN OF RADIOS AND MUSIC PLAYERS IN JAPAN FROM THE 1950s TO THE 1970s Takayuki Higuchi - Associate Professor, Department of Design Science, Chiba University https://www.mplusmatters.hk/importexport/paper_topic4.php?l=en "Up until the 1970s and '80s, Japanese manufacturers enjoyed great prosperity. However, while Japanese product design thrived in the industrial age, it later failed in the information age."
Interesting language in the article. The Japanese Akio Morita set out to conquer America a decade after the American nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and firebombing of Tokyo. Soft power instead of hard power. The same as China does now. I don't know about electronics, but the Japanese government used to subsidize Japanese car sales in the U.S.
I agree with your statement regarding the choice of words, it is almost provoking. Morita does certainly not come across as a shy leader in this article, if any a bit arrogant.
Amazing, 3 DD units in one ad: WM-F5, WM-DD and the WM-D6. Wonder what the prices were like with 'bulk discounts'.
A neat article about Sony, this whole website is really nice https://factsanddetails.com/japan/cat24/sub157/item918.html One reason that Sony found success in America first and made such a mark in the global market is they were shut of Japanese markets by Matsushita, which dominate the domestic Japanese electronics market and its distributors
From the Mu:zine archives https://www.muzines.co.uk/ Uher CR160 (Home Studio Recording, Jul 1984) I consider this more of a field recorder but these are very attractive well built machines, I think back then the pound was 2x the dollar which sounds right for pricing.
