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WANTED TO BUY-"RCA Sound" large cassette player-stereo model
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WANTED TO BUY-"RCA Sound" large cassette player-stereo model
duty-honor-country wrote:
If anyone has an RCA SOUND large cassette cartridge player, from 1950-60's era, I'm interested in buying one- stereo output with tubes preferred, but will also consider solid state/mono machines and tapes Do you mean large cassette, or do you mean cartridge? Do you mean the 1/4" cassette format (for which no commercial machine was actually released) or one of the 1/4" continuous loop cartridge formats (which look like broadcast carts but are larger)? --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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WANTED TO BUY-"RCA Sound" large cassette player-stereo model
Scott Dorsey wrote:
duty-honor-country wrote: If anyone has an RCA SOUND large cassette cartridge player, from 1950-60's era, I'm interested in buying one- stereo output with tubes preferred, but will also consider solid state/mono machines and tapes Do you mean large cassette, or do you mean cartridge? Do you mean the 1/4" cassette format (for which no commercial machine was actually released) or one of the 1/4" continuous loop cartridge formats (which look like broadcast carts but are larger)? --scott When you say 'commercial' are you excluding consumer machines? These weren't common, but they did exist. My dad had one in the late 60's that he bought used. It had 1/4", mono, double-sided, double-hubbed (R to R) cartridge, roughly seven inches by maybe five inches. Tape ran at 3 3/4 ips. I'm not aware of a stereo model, but would imagine it to be half-track.... Picture and short history: http://www.beoworld.co.uk/cassettes.htm jak |
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WANTED TO BUY-"RCA Sound" large cassette player-stereo model
jakdedert wrote:
Scott Dorsey wrote: duty-honor-country wrote: If anyone has an RCA SOUND large cassette cartridge player, from 1950-60's era, I'm interested in buying one- stereo output with tubes preferred, but will also consider solid state/mono machines and tapes Do you mean large cassette, or do you mean cartridge? Do you mean the 1/4" cassette format (for which no commercial machine was actually released) or one of the 1/4" continuous loop cartridge formats (which look like broadcast carts but are larger)? --scott When you say 'commercial' are you excluding consumer machines? These weren't common, but they did exist. My dad had one in the late 60's that he bought used. It had 1/4", mono, double-sided, double-hubbed (R to R) cartridge, roughly seven inches by maybe five inches. Tape ran at 3 3/4 ips. I'm not aware of a stereo model, but would imagine it to be half-track.... Picture and short history: http://www.beoworld.co.uk/cassettes.htm jak Further research indicates that RCA did indeed introduce the format in stereo (1958). Speed for prerecorded cartridges was 3 3/4, but some recorders also had a 1 7/8 ips option. Word is that the stereo machines are now rare and somewhat expensive. There's a mono(?) version on eBay right now, starting bid: $29.95 jak |
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