Did you see this thread? https://www.tapeheads.net/threads/maxell-hitachi-batch-codes-date-of-production.96246/
I have to believe they were pretty precise on the tolerances of the tape, I've never heard of "hot" tapes being brought up but it is an...
I forgot about some of the specifics and the rules were different between BMG and Columbia House. I used BMG, I think they were the easiest, and...
Good luck, sometimes there's no standard numbers, sometimes they all make sense. I would think with tape there would be a decodeable sequence so...
Sony MDR-CD999 from 1991 [ATTACH]
A late entry from Mitsubishi, the M-T5010 from 1991, the first cassette tape deck with on screen programming! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sansui MC-1000 from 1990 [ATTACH]
Blaupunkt from 1990 [ATTACH]
From 1990, the cassettes are slowly being phased out for CDs. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
I found this news release in Stereo Review 1990. Anybody seen the new Techmoan Video with "suitcase" boomboxes? [ATTACH]
Found an ad for Bose RoomMates II from 1990, they must have been pretty popular being around for several years. [ATTACH]
I don't know about the insides and I just have the one AIWA, I might have another out in the shop somewhere. Hopefully they aren't too expensive...
Sony D-555 From 1990 [ATTACH]
I never run into people that used them on a regular basis, I couldn't afford one back then so I'd listen to the radio. I imagine guys wrenching...
I think the F810 is just a few years newer than the F880, they look nearly identical, they're probably nearly identical in sound reproduction....
Sony was killing it around this time, their logo brought on awe, I remember seeing the Tokyo Photo? that was kind of like Times Square with SONY...
I like those V-Series, they have more of a science-fiction square body which looks much cooler then 90% of the eggs, unfortunately they're...
Beware of the above model, they have it listed here three times at different prices. The listing is probably legitimate but there's only one unit...
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