Another new member from California

Discussion in 'Introducing myself' started by Guy Doss, Sep 15, 2017.

  1. Guy Doss

    Guy Doss New Member

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    Hello, I am a collector of portable electronics since the 1960s. At first with transistor radios, and then tape recorders. My first portable cassette machine was an Olympus SR11 microcassette recorder/player/radio, also known as the RoadRunner. My friend just found me a WM-F2 at the Goodwill. In remarkably good shape, but with an expired belt. Hoping to find others who like the microcassettes as well as the Walkman type cassette.
     
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    Welcome to the community, Guy! Goodwill stores closed down here in Canada (due to tax issues) - I miss them!

    Cheers.
     
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    Jorge Well-Known Member

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    Welcome, neighbor!
    What is "micro-cassette"? Is it for music or answering machine? Stereo?
     
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    autoreverser Well-Known Member

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    welcome aboard, guy !

    jorge, i guess he means those microcassette, mainly used in reporter-type machines. there were also some stereo-ones available like this SONY M-50 (...pic from page "pocketcalculatorshow"):

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    there were more of those, i think by FISHER and AIWA etc...
     
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    Welcome!

    I've only one micro cassette machine an Aiwa CS-M1 but it's a corker :)
     
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    i do own a M-50 (unfortunately without fm-cartridge) for quite a while now, the problem is to find a way to record something in stereo onto the tapes. i used to have a mini-cassette boombox from GRUNDIG in stereo and MINERVA in mono - both recorded, but on the M-50 the sound was rather dull.
    in fact, just because of the M-50 i was looking for a micro-cassette deck for a while but gave up...
     
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    Welcome to S2G, mate! :wavey:
     
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    Reli Well-Known Member S2G Supporter

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    hello Guy Doss. Welcome to S2G.
     

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