The gadgets were the volume, millions of tape decks being pumped out, then motorized trays and anything else. Modern cars have a ton, 13 is a...
oops, forgot the link...... https://archive.org/details/sim_stereo_summer-1980_13_3/page/78/mode/2up Sign up for a free account, you can read a...
I hate to say it but I've always thought Mitsumi and Mabuchi were the same company, only because I rarely read about them and they are spelled...
Stereo Summer Magazine from 1980, 16 Dream Cassette Decks, I'm surprised there's no Pioneer? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I don't know Longman, I had something similar given to me years ago, I think I tried it and it went to the donation pile pretty quickly. Anytime...
When I was a young kid we had a very nice hobby store down the street and next door was an electronics store, the real kind with boxes, switches,...
Here's one of them https://www.stereo2go.com/topic/index.php?content_oid=193392314111849128&board_oid=522740502721869426 There's a 2nd page, hit...
Good website Longman, here's the quote... Sankyo and the History of Suwa's Music Box. In 1946, a year after the World War II, Sankyo Seiki(now...
This is an awesome article, 85% of the tape heads/micrometers/level meters made! From 1978. I think I know what a micrometer is but what is it...
If you worked on tape decks you know the Sankyo Name is plastered on a lot of motors. From 1990, it looks like audio (maybe tape decks) motors...
They had some neat cameras in 1972, as a kid we had 8mm but this looks larger, anybody know? [ATTACH]
Is this the same company? from 1980. [ATTACH]
Selling part of the business in 1981 [ATTACH]
In 1977 they had some sort of phone "on hold" music system, maybe the first? [ATTACH]
We have a ton of members that might know the history of all these companies but I don't. Sometimes it's fun to go down the rabbit hole and dig up...
I heard the star might be for the Canadian Market? Just going by my old crusty memory. I love the mods TooCool4, the USA Market always had black...
2channelhero just did one, he might know, maybe PM him? https://stereo2go.com/forums/threads/restored-almost-sharp-gf-700z.1327/
Welcome to the forum, sorry for the late reply. I love the early square CD players or anything that Jorge recommends but they are extremely hard...
Welcome to the forum! I'm just seeing this this thread, sorry for the late reply. Good luck with your Walkman, it's one of the best.
Very nice, there's a time and place for all equipment but watching mechanical players is a true treat.
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