Books and Magazines With Audio Equipment

I thought I'd start a thread with some of the magazines and books I have related to the hobby, feel free to post anything related, with links if there's a way to buy it.

I've got some Japanese Mooks, they're like magazines but they have really neat information in them. They tend to have a ton of photos and are very well put together. Here's one I picked up in Japan, It was priced around $14 USD. The bottom portion of the cover is called an Obi, is just another piece of paper with more information but that's why the photo is crooked.

This book has a lot of cool equipment, some JDM only. The bottom phrase is "Japanese Nostalgia Audio Encylopedia." This company has other mooks on various vintage subjects.

Here's a link to Amazon.jp, they ship to the USA
https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product...7781629X&linkCode=as2&tag=natsukashidaizen-22

And a link to the publisher, they have some really cool looking mooks, who knew old vending machines were a thing over there.
http://natsukashi.jp/

 

I don't own this one but I'm thinking I need an Amazon.jp Account.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/Cassette-M...e3851&pd_rd_wg=Z4mZ9&pd_rd_i=4861711665&psc=1

 

This also looks promising but I can't find more information on it. It looks like the publishers have many mooks on at lot of neat subjects. I spent time in Japanese Bookstores but without being able to read the titles on the spine it was very difficult to find subjects.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/dp/B0...2261c&pd_rd_wg=zST4k&pd_rd_i=B07VGTW8LN&psc=1
https://www.s40otoko.com/

 

This mook is stuff they had in 1982, obviously cassettes and portables were huge then. I looked through a few of these and they are very nice but$10-15 bucks each adds up quick so I didn't bring any home with me.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/マガジンハ...VS187PN4FVB&psc=1&refRID=QADEY08QQVS187PN4FVB

 

That's pretty neat how that translator works, now I really want to get a copy of it.

 

No wonder 1965 Man was going for double cover price, it was put out in 2008!

 

The Sony of Glory!
https://www.amazon.co.jp/ネコ・パブリッシング...Z9&pd_rd_i=4777080064&psc=1#reader_4777080064

 

If these were old and out of print I wouldn't mind access to PDF copies but most of these are new or just a few years old (they have a long shelf life). I love how they still have really nice magazines and mooks over there so I don't have a problem supporting the industry. I just need to start buying a few every few weeks, I really like the ones I own. They have a very tight binding so it's difficult to open fully if I wanted to scan a page.

 

This one has a nice long preview, be sure to check out the link! Two of my favorite models are featured, the JVC (Victor) KD-66 and the Sanyo (Fisher) M5850F Microcassette Boombox, look how much that little guy was back in 1980!

https://www.amazon.co.jp/reader/4777025144/ref=rdr_sb_li_hist_3&state=01111#reader_B08HQ6TZ1B

 

Some of those catalog pages would make nice posters.