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Panasonic RQ SX45 portable cassette player belt change

This was another £2 boot sale purchase. The seller told me it was working perfectly. He lied. * Continue reading “Panasonic RQ SX45 portable cassette player belt change”

This model 3279K cassette deck was bought for just a few quid from a boot sale last summer. On closer inspection it’s a bit pants.

My Sony WM-EX662 Cassette Walkman just doesn’t seem to work as well as my similar WM-EX550.

It has had a belt change, but still suffers from flutter. Recently it has also developed problems with the controls. This turned out to be complex to understand, but easily fixed. Continue reading “Sony Walkman WM-EX662 benefits from Aiwa parts”

I recon it’s about 75 miles. Of course, it depends how you measure it.

Mostly, when I’m fixing old audio gear, I prevail. However, on this occasion my luck ran out.

All seemed well with this cassette deck after I changed the belts and calibrated speed.

Then, without notice after about an hour of use, it just stopped dead. Chic denied!

I bought this a few weeks ago for just £20. It didn’t work so I ordered new belts.

Last Sunday was particularly lucky for picking up audio stuff.

This was my haul of goodies. Three Cassette players, a minidisc, remote control and a portable record player. Continue reading “Good haul at the Boot Sale”

This is a lovely example of an early Cassette deck. It harks from about 1976.

I love the period styling of this, with polished aluminium case and wooden surround.

So, 3 recording devices and only one tape loop on my amplifier. What’s a man to do.