It came to my possession by chance never before in my radar. Overall a mint unit with all the sliders intact and no missing buttons. Perform deep cleaning for now still more needs to be done.
Nice. Back in 2017 a member here had collected almost the entire Hitachi 3D range. https://stereo2go.com/forums/threads/my-hitachi-3d-collection-2017-getting-there.1075/ We also used to have a former Hitachi designer pop in now and then https://www.stereo2go.com/topic/ind...9261214955672706&board_oid=193392314111653326
During the golden age of boombox, Hitachi shifted their ssembly plant to South East Asia. Irony this model was manufactured in Singapore, my neighbouring country.
Many of the Panasonics from the same era (black Cobras / Eggs) were also made in Singapore. Showing how popular the area was for electronics manufacturring, twenty years ago at work we bought some expensive Keysight Oscilloscopes. Those were all made in Malaysia. https://careers.keysight.com/location-malaysia
For your information, this is my 37th years working in semiconductor firm in Malaysia where I started my career in Penang.. also known as the silicone island of Penang. First company National Semiconductor an US based company and now with Infineon a German company.. Back in the 80's, I remembered our locals used to travel to neighbour country Singapore to buy walkman coz it is small enough to evade tax during custom clearance but no chance for boombox. Usually we get ladies to help.. walkman safely guarded by lingeries during random luggage open check.
