The Panasonic Take n Tape. I found an Icon from 1976!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ต.ค. 2023
- This is just a quick show and tell of a pair of Panasonic Take n Tape cassette recorders we found at an estate sale. Shown are the model RQ-711S and the model RQ-304S. They were often seen along side the Panapet, Toot-a-loop, and Dynamite 8 Track player.
Come take a closer look at these fun, iconic cassette recorders and tell me if you've ever owned one.
Attribution- Panapet, Toot a Loop, and Dynamite photos
Joe Haupt from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Interesting review of a portable cassette recorder I've never seen before in the UK. I myself had a more conventional Philips model back in the day which, like most things Philips I've owned, was never very reliable. Just a note: it's generally never a good idea to reverse the polarity of the DC input on a device as whilst it might reverse the direction of any motors, it might also damage any semiconductors in the circuitry, making the amplifier or control electronics useless. Hope this wasn't the case with your Panasonic recorder.
Very true. Fortunately, it survived. But that's why I did it on the less collectible one. lol
But, since neglected to include that fact in the video, I'm going to pin this comment because it's important information.
I got a Red RQ-711S Take-N-Tape for my 9th birthday in 1973, so they predate 1976 by a little bit. My little recorder worked for YEARS. I remember holding a transistor radio speaker up to the condenser mic to make "mix tapes" from AM Radio back in the days of WABC (770am) and WNBC (660am) ruling the air in New York. Sadly, none survive.
Nice. Margaret Cho has a great bit about that with her mom yelling in the background while the song plays on the recording. I did that with a bunch of TV show theme songs when my parents gave me a microcassette recorder. I had the Deep Space 9 theme on tape and I loved it.
This is UBER Cool! I know because I own one that still works. Great vid mate, nobody has covered this awesome player before. Mine is actually Orange, which seems quite unique, never seen another one that colour. Still have the box it came in. Mega nostalgia from my youth 👍 Thanks man!
Awesome! I've never seen an orange one. Super cool you still have the original box!
I remember them, I had the blue one in white!
Nice. Did you get it new or second hand?
Hey! I've got a blue 1 still from 1974! Unfortunately, mine doesn't function anymore after 4.9 decades.
I bet you can fix it! If I can, I know you can!
3:22 Pencils work, but I prefer using Bic clear plastic ballpoint pens with their red, blue, or black caps inserted into cassette tape sprockets to rewind a mangled tape. Bic pen caps don't slip like pencils can which reduces frustration by 25% (scientifically calculated). :)
This is 100% true. The pencil is the cliche I was going for... but those pens work way better. They're slightly thicker... and I like drawing with them too.
One would think that many of these older cassette players, that it would be obvious to the user how they work. I guess people born say after 1995 simply don't have the grasp. If you have not already covered it, try and find an old PlayTape format machine. Interesting but short lived format.
I have a cassette boombox in my tattoo booth at work and a bunch of tapes. It's endlessly entertaining to let younger people try playing tapes and watch them try to figure out how to make it work.
And it's funny you mention the Playtape. I just ran across one of those about a month ago but it was trashed. First one I've seen that actually had tapes with it. I didn't end up buying it but I really want to get one to show here.
I am amazed at how Panasonic redeemed themselves as a reputable brand. Not only with their flagship company, but also their audiophile sister Technics. I remember when people once considered them on the same level as the Crosley in the 70's.
It’s wild. I am baffled at the idea of Crosley becoming a high end brand twenty years from now… I like to think I’m adaptable in my thinking but I know I would struggle with that.
@@AudioThrift Believe it or not, Crosley is headed in that direction. Their recent turntables have gotten good reviews - even from staunch audiophiles.
I'm definitely glad to hear that. It's a wild concept... but I welcome it.
Why not put the barrel plug for the universal DC adapter on the cord backwards, reversing the polarity?
So, that was my plan when I bought it but the little pins are different sizes so they can't be reversed... however, I just kinda held it where they would touch and make it work and if the pins were the same size, that would have worked. But they're too different to force it. I was considering cutting the wires and reversing it that way but I felt weird chopping up something I just bought. lol
@@AudioThrift That's fair enough. I had one years ago but the pins were the same size.
It may be worthwhile to modify one, or invest in a bench-top power supply where you can both set arbitrary voltage and current limits and control the polarity. It's frustratingly common to find older A/V gear with center negative in my experience.
I managed to order a reversible one on Amazon. But I'll likely pick up a power supply when I find one... and an oscilloscope if I run across one of those... but everything I buy, I try to get second hand sop chances are, it'll be a while. :/
i came across one of these in blue. but the belt is busted. do you know where I can find a replacement?
I've found stuff on eBay and Amazon but be careful of knockoffs. The original belts are round and some replacements I see are square. I don't know if that makes a huge difference but I tend to err or the side of caution.