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mikmas
23-07-2018, 00:28
No prizes - but loads of kudos to the first one who can track down the make and model of the 3 pieces of gear in the photo ... and even more if you provide links to web pix ;)

The slide this was cropped from was taken some time in the early 80s* (I think...)

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/837/42860765594_a999ca4d1a_o.jpg


*actually late 70s
andyrlb
23-07-2018, 06:32
The top box may be from Revox ?


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Scooby
23-07-2018, 07:18
Middle one... Akai AA5210?

https://www.audiovintage.fr/leforum/viewtopic.php?t=22547&start=20
mikmas
23-07-2018, 10:11
The top box may be from Revox ?


Unfortunately not - way above my pay scale at that time.
andyrlb
23-07-2018, 10:11
Unfortunately not - way above my pay scale at that time.

Hmmm


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mikmas
23-07-2018, 10:13
Middle one... Akai AA5210?

Excellent work - spot on !!

Was a great amp that I really enjoyed ... particularly liked the look of the textured rubber grips on the controls. No idea why I got rid :scratch:
Sherwood
23-07-2018, 10:17
Unfortunately not - way above my pay scale at that time.

I'm guessing you could only afford a 3w light bulb at that time! :eyebrows:
mikmas
23-07-2018, 11:35
I'm guessing you could only afford a 3w light bulb at that time! :eyebrows:

light bulb ??? - unheard of luxury.... a candle with a reflector does the job at a fraction the cost :lol:
mikmas
23-07-2018, 16:12
Finally managed to track down the R2R via Google image search - a Sony TC-270 (knew it was a Sony, just not the model)

A very basic model but (in my memory) not at all bad:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0bByqfYxs8

Just the third item to find which I think was probably a tuner with preset buttons (can't really recall any cassette player I had with buttons like that)
mikmas
25-07-2018, 16:13
Another challenge - this is from about 1976 and was scanned from a scrap at the tail end of a film.
Usually these kind of shots were taken either when I had just loaded a film or wanted to end one so I could get it developed.
I rummaged through my old negs after a recent thread on AoS about the Teleton SAQ206B and sure enough, I did have one (rather than the model I thought I had)

Challenge here is to track down the top-loader cassette deck sat on top which I dimly remember being a Phillips (and half-width)

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/917/42917832744_f7df1b50af_c.jpg


(Incidentally - this is most definitely evidence of 'grain' :lol: )