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Show us your Micro Cassette players

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  1. Mister X

    Mister X Moderator Staff Member

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    Technics nailed the plastic-bodied turntable design in the 70's, they still look cool today. I've got about 10 out in the shop, I bet at least 9 would fire-up and after a warm-up and some DeOxit would run just like new, they were bullet-proof.
     
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    Check this out, the guy made his own microcassette boombox! The build suits my style, more industrial harking back to 1970's electronics, it looks like he did an amazing job putting it together.
    Größter -RFS- ™ Microcassettenghettoblaster




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    I found another little gem, I don't usually grab the plain microcassette players unless they have a radio. The Panasonic RN-V54 seems to be a rare model with FM (stereo) only radio. This one is plastic construction build it's pretty nice looking, much better than some of the more rounded versions from the other manufacturers. The funny thing with this is the tape deck works but I can't get the radio to work, I was hoping to have the red stereo light shining but you'll have to wait. I have a feeling one of the tiny slide switches went bad, they're really small and don't have the nice quality feel like the older tiny AIWA Switches.

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    mmm here I see other little jewels too... in addition to panasonic
     
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    ...me too :ok
     
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    For the collector, here's some original Japanese Cutsheets for the Sony M1000 and the ultra-rare M1000B! The M1000B is identical to the M1000 but it has a brown color, sold for recording birds, a popular hobby back when recorders were new.
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/124125194423?hash=item1ce67028b7:g:Ov0AAOSwAbxede68
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/124125195864?hash=item1ce6702e58:g:tw8AAOSw9uxede8d
    Check out all of his auctions, lot's of NOS boomboxes and some really cool brochures. Does anybody know this guy?

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    Neat but somewhat past the micro thing :biggrin::iconconfused:

    There is still only one microcassette recorder I would like, it is the panasonic rn330, years ago there was a topic about jack berg sales, on their website there is such a recorder but the site is not to trust
     
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    Say it's not so, did you get rid of your microcassette players Walkgirl? I still remember the early days of the forum, you were showing off your new players, stuff I had never been exposed to before.

    Here's Jack Berg's Link and photo, this is super cool, it looks like a regular tape deck, too bad it's not stereo. The box does say "microcassette" on it.
    http://www.jackbergsales.com/electronics/panasonicmicrocassette.htm


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    No I still have them minus one the jvc, yes that is the rn330, there is one on ebay for $75,- but that is a bit steep I think
    I wonder if those jack berg sales are still trustworthy? :iconconfused::biggrin:
     
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    I found some ads, I thought they might be nice in this thread, the Pearlcorder XR and there's a little blurb for the SR-11 Stereo Microcassette on the bottom, from 1982

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    From The Straits Times 1981

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    A cool ad for the Sony M-1PD from 1982

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    Packing up some units and want to take a few photos first, here's the Sony M-7 and M9G, nothing special but they are nice builds with classic design. The Gold M9 is an oddball that shows up once in awhile, I think Sony gave them out for events back in the 80's. Interestingly there's a gold metal data plate riveted on the back, it wuold be hard to copy that. I think the M9 is the mono version of the M-1PD above.


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    Found another cool ad for a Sony M-1000 from 1981, I'm dying to know what the "world's first mini stereo is?"


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    I love how so much promo literature survives to this day! Man I remember looking longingly through every catalogue I picked up in 1980 onwards - The start of the golden age & all the booklets were free! :noway: Fantastic memories posted here I love seeing these posts!
     
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    SL-D202?
     

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