I had that model as my very first recorder in the early 1970s. I recorded many tapes from records played on my Heathkit turntable and Realistic amplifier SA175 using the AUX jack.

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Made by Sony for RS. That general size and shape is called a "shoebox recorder." I probably had a half-dozen more or less like that from the 70's through the 90's.

I had a Soundesign tape recorder. It worked well for years. It didn't have the piano keys, but a lever. The only button it had was the record button, which you would depress and turn the lever to play simultaneously. I still have the case, but not the machine or accessories. I use the case for my Sanyo recorder, which needs a new belt.

The chassis in this Realistic CTR-11 was also used in the Century-Mark IV JT-602 which had the same "STOP" button arrangement and volume control placement. The outer plastic shell was different as it was black with a white bottom and white hubs. It also had a round level indicator, although it was auto leveling. That was my first cassette recorder when I was a kid. Did record with the microphone held up to a radio and it was not exactly HiFi. I remember playing the first Santana album on it over and over. As this was the early 80s, this was soon replaced by one with auto stop and a condenser mic and it seemed like a huge advance in quality. I would say about 1968 as that was when my father bought the Century/Mark IV. I kinda killed it in 1981.

I had a Panasonic shoebox cassette recorder in the 70s

I miss Radio Shack. Lots of quality electronics at decent prices (especially the Minimus and Maximus lines of speakers), and where else could you pick through drawers full of electronic components for all your diy nonsense? Anyway, thanks for the vid and I hope your flood recovery is going well.

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Thanks for watching! I'm close to being 100% back from the flooding.