these are my fave, i sometimes power up the philips just to gaze

ha ha cheers Si, you still after one mate?

lol i see you got it on rec/pause to get the led's going az

they do look good the leds on a 8614,

i cant remember the name of the box but it was one of docs,

it had massive leds half the width of the box..looked top at the meet

yep, thanks for the tip mate

that would of been the realistic Andy

i'm sure you'le get one cheap soon Si they do come up often and for peanuts

i strongly recommend you making a purchase of one of these si as they sound good for there size and you can pick them up for reasonable price

i will be looking to replace mine,only a few philips worth having and this is one of them

totally agree mate, would love an 8814 or even better an 8714, aka elephants

very nearly purchased a 8714 once but lost track of time in the closing minutes of the auction!

yeah az those `elephants` look like they are much better build quality than the

usual philips stuff..great styling too..maybe they were released earlier when even the

cheaper brands felt like they were well made

ahh that's a bummer Lee, they don't come up often either

they were released at the same time as the 8614 Andy, 82.

believe it or not thow the 8614 was the dearest box philips produced, $410

as opposed to the elephants i think they were round the $370 mark

here's a price and model link to the 82 models.

click the link then click on the search catalogue at top of page, then click on the philips brand to the left, then click recorders, then 1982, then you'le get all the info

http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.recallsharp.ru/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Drecall%2Bsharp%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1058%26bih%3D551%26prmd%3Dimvns&sa=X&ei=VPuSUO6INsel0AX-z4CYBA&sqi=2&ved=0CCMQ7gEwAA

nice link az.

the berlin wall was still up in 1982 and philips are from austria so the price for their products must have been even more expensive in russia

ahh i never would of guessed that Andy, good thinking

That Philips is beautiful Lav....

thanks Brutus, nice to see someone appreciate the 8614

Nice pic LAV, I haven't purchased a box in a while, but I think you have me sold on a 8614. 

hey Retro not sure how easy they are to come by in the US but they go real cheap over here.

if you get the chance grab one, i promise you won't be dissapointed