I have a bunch of old mono players that deserve a day in the sun. As a kid, anything other than a Hong Kong Piano Key Tape Deck was priced out of my parents budget. We were still using anything mono for recording songs off the nightly countdown even though the sonics were horrible but we didn't care. Post any of your favorite mono portables!
Sony TC-56, I just noticed the REW is slightly bent but otherwise this is nearly mint, maybe the user had a big thumb? I got it in a "lot" purchase and consider it a huge bonus. Metal construction and heavy, it's a killer statement piece from the mid-70's. The MUSIC/SPEECH Record Switch shows people wanted to record music back then. At 90-10,000 Hz, it matches most if not all of Sony's Portables at that time, some did go down to 50 Hz. It might make a great addition to Walkmanland?
Mono Sharp GF-3700, donated to me by @Longman ... Once again, Million Thanks!!!, this one is my beer-buddy National RQ-568, keeps me company when I am at work:
Toshiba KT-1980, this very slim beauty is from 1981 and has all kinds of coolness. The button side isn't dirty, it's a gun-metal blue that reflects light unevenly. I love the tiny buttons but I'm not sure what the hump is, maybe the motor is there? This is the JDM Version, it has ON AIR which means it broadcasts on the FM band in case the tiny speaker doesn't have enough juice. I think most manufacturers got out of mono compact cassette around this time and microcassette took over.
I had a Panasonic rf 5410 as teenager, really abused one without door, managed to get fixed and running, i just loving it, even now i got one which i bought lately from Germany
Sony CF-160S that I chose from 3 old boomboxes I was offered back in 2014. This was when the virus was first contracted. The malady of Boomboxitis now threatens to devour what fragments remain of my sanity
Jvc rc-443jw the back of it And now here's the front of it And let me show the top of it so you know what it controls. so there 's that one.
Sony cfm-200 this is odd because because the cassette is located in a interesting position This runs on 4D batteries
General electric model number 3- 5246a mono It has Bass and treble and the cord comes inside of it. It's attached to it Operates on 6d batteries and it's one of the better sounding mono's that I have.
And for those of you that know me, this is my favorite mono o. Boombox The black one is a Victor rc550 and the silver one is a JVC rc550 LM. Yes, the proper model number for the silver one and while the cassette player pla ys in all functions there is no sound but the radio works on the silver model and I just haven't gotten around to trying to repair it. And then if we get on the floor on our tummy and wiggle down and up under the shelving we can see there's a crown in front and then there is a JVC RC550 and then behind that there are two more. Victor RC550. Been out here where I work repair radios there's another rc550 and a couple Aiwa and a Hitachi. And then in that plastic bin there is yet another rc550. I think it's a JVC model that I bought from Egypt. Never again. I got ripped off from those people via eBay but we're not going to go there about that so it's junk totally completely absolutely. What can I do?. Anyway, moving on. decentman4you2007@gmail.com you know what to do. I'll answer any questions.
The JVC RC 443JW is great, I found one on e-bay last year in even better full working condition - but I passed it by. Should have got it! Sony CFM-200, that is a weird one, strange how the cassette is over on the right side. That old brown Sanyo has a very strange cassette door window too.
Sanyo M2820 Cord is stored in the back. It's attached to it and it takes 5D batteries. I'm playing a tape so you can see what it looks like with a cassette in it. In the background as a recently repaired Sanyo m7650 black, and the cream or coffee colored with milk Sanyo m7660 and all free work with cassette radio and all that.
Radio room displayed mono's pretty much all I have but I found some more on the other room. Yes I took that gold star TCR-131 out of its box so you can see it's just a volume only tape or AM FM radio. And that that little round Tweeter looking thing is actually the microphone. And I have a beachcomber by Salton, That is that yellow looking triangular shaped AM/FM cassette player with a tan timer digital clock and it's got other features. It's got a secret stash in the back and it takes six C batteries to operate it. Or you can plug in a 3.5 mm mini jack for DC input. Panasonic rx-1470 this one has a bad cassette deck door and it runs on four D batteries. On the lower shelf, Sanyo m2438 and that takes 6D batteries. Next to that is a Panasonic RX 1540 and that takes 5D batteries. But this one has no audio. It's complete. Just needs some audio. And the rest I think are previously described in previous pictures up above if you scroll up.
Centrex by pioneer the tops of these three. The middle one I had way back in the army back in 1978 so that's kind of sort of my first cassette. Portable and I had to go and buy it again once I figured out what it was by the picture I have somewhere. It is a rk-114. The large rk-888 takes 8D batteries. And the less featured one which is the rk-356 and it takes 4D batteries as well as the one that I've had when I was in the army this one turns sideways. I don't know why but then I also found a national rq-542 which been on my bed for some time. It has batteries in it as well as the rk-114.
I refer you to the Sanyo M2400FG in my much earlier thread. https://www.stereo2go.com/topic/ind...9377108813478439&board_oid=193392314111653326 It has now been in the family for over fifty years and is currently under my bed in the original box. I might have to check it out again. This morning I managed to find a picture of the hall that I mentioned Imagine the little Sanyo, at full volume trying to fill that space. There again reading the details of the hall it was built before electronic amplification was invented so providing it was as loud as a person the result would be similar.
I finally found mine. GF 3700 And I'm glad I have this guts, because I couldn't remember why I kept this and why it doesn't work. So let me give you one more picture inside the cassette deck so you can understand why it needs fixing and why I'm glad. I hope the guts will fit. Yet another project I may be able to finish.
