All the CDs I am thinking of were specially compiled, probably using the tracks that were cheapest to licence. Sometimes you would find some...
Check your batteries preferably using a battery tester as those apply a load. Pulsating sound can be caused by worn out batteries. The term...
Somewhere I have a cassette from Hertz car rental, presumably a freebie when you hired a car. There were loads of promotional cassettes in the...
I'm seeing the photos in the first post. Does the Yanwu actually have a handle ? From the photos it wouldn't surprise me if five sides were made...
May 1990 and Dixons think you need a new portable for the summer [ATTACH] [ATTACH] That Sharp CD Radio Cassette would have been a bargain just...
For the general public there was an emphasis on "Sound Photographs". My Aunt who was a headmistress took her Reel to Reel to London Zoo to record...
In the late 1960s we used to visit a couple my father had remained friends with since he lodged there in the 1950s. The husband had decided to...
In terms of etching the PCB it looks as if it would be beyond the scope of a hobbyist. However, there are numerous firms that would etch and drill...
If you separated the circuit board and deck check the record replace switch. Usually a long silver case multiway switch on the circuit board which...
And more conventional tower systems. I recall the fronts of similar systems being sold as surplus at an electronics sale. The whole front...
Does it have "cue" and "review" ? Based on experience with another Sony my advice would be to not use those functions. I think that when you...
Philips vs Sony at the launch of the CD in 1983. Again I used Auto-Translate subtitles to understand it. Some cool shots of them actually making...
A video all about factory production of what was the 1970s most complicated home consumer device the VCR. I don't think I have ever seen a video...
Enjoy [MEDIA] Unfortunately it might as well be in Double Dutch for me.
Welcome. Do you know that a lot of Philips boomboxes were made in Austria I bought this one new in 1989. Click on the photo and zoom in on the...
May 1990 [ATTACH] The LP and Cassette are the same price while the CD is almost double. However, my guess is that by then most people would buy...
Nothing to do with audio but this would look good in an 80s themed room ticking a lot of 80s styling trends. [ATTACH]...
Fidelity was quite a well known brand in the U.K. https://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=6918 Unlike the Japanese...
I think this catalogue just predates the CFS45L That was the cheapest stereo box in the Sony range when I got it and cost about £80. The same year...
I'm not sure where these scans came from but there seems to be a lot of interest in them. Looking at the back page it is a U.K. catalogue, and...
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