I got the 8-track player working correctly! It just needed more oil to lubricate the roto-tweebulator mechanism and a good workout.

@ferretman6790

4 жыл бұрын

VWestlife can you upload a full video of the disco tape 8 track I’d love to listen to a full version because I like the cool disco music and also this and an other video by you are the only record of it existing!

@ferretman6790

4 жыл бұрын

VWestlife I have a question how do you ‘rescue’ items from the recycling center without getting caught? Also witch plant do you go to?

@audiodood

4 жыл бұрын

roto tweebulator shango066

@cookingwithchefjeff

2 жыл бұрын

Shango066 is smiling....

@jamespryor7358

7 ай бұрын

What causes the annoyance of two or more songs being heard simultaneously during 8 track tape playback?

The buttons on the cassette deck look insanely satisfying to press.

Engineers: What features would you like to see on this equipment? Director: Yes

6:50 -How old are you? -Im 40 -Ok, terrific... Never ask to a woman her age...

23 minutes hearing a detailed analysis of a 40 y/o Craig all-in-one stereo? Priceless!

This gadget is the coolest thing that I've ever seen. An analog tuner and a digital frequency reader. Also, this remembers me to the older stereo systems that brings out an astronishing sound quality.

I think Techmoan will love this machine ;)

5:18 - 5:26 That Ashens reference. :)

@1980sGamer

5 жыл бұрын

@M Tavner It kind of caught me off guard too. ;D

@watershed44

5 жыл бұрын

@Mood-EBlueWolf Ashens is now a legend! I love his channel! English wit is amazing.

@1980sGamer

5 жыл бұрын

@@watershed44 Now. He's been a legend since his channel started. :D

@iosafnc

5 жыл бұрын

@@watershed44 I'm Irish

@phreapersoonlijk

5 жыл бұрын

For a second I thought it was guru larry.

Surprisingly well made. Compare the insides of some modern China smart bluetooth wonder box and you'll cry

@UnforgetableLuncheon

3 жыл бұрын

"ChInA sTuFf BaD" "mOdErN tEcH bAd" You will deny being out of touch, but that's what you are.

I like that it has a tape out and aux in. Open-reel anyone. And to use a magnetic cart turntable on phono in, just use a pre-amp. I wish I had this device. The AM and FM sounded good.

The DAK ads and catalog was very creative with their descriptions of the products that they sold. I ordered a few items from DAK in the 1980s and early 1990s. The mic inputs are a nice feature, but there is no record level controls, so I assume it uses some type of auto record level. For my cassette decks, I ordered a multi-pack of belts from China for super cheap / free shipping via Ebay. You may find the right size drive belt for this unit in such a multi-pack.

You got a lot of NPR stations in your area. In the US nearly everything below 91.9 FM is NPR. This was made in Japan, that's why it's lasted so long. Despite the likely 5-6 inch speakers, the sound quality ain't bad.

"You will repeat in your mind... everything your hear on this tape..." Thanks Kevin for reenergizing my brain! If I am not mistaken BrainStorm Technologies were specializing in psychological aid products and these tapes are used for purposes of treating patients with schizophrenia and depression. My sister would appreciate this tape since she is undergoing a therapy for schizophrenia. I'll never hesitate to accept your generous open offer to get the BrainStorm tape!

It is always nice to see old equipment working so well. I wonder how much of todays electronics will be working in forty years time.

@jimdayton8837

Жыл бұрын

Not much of it. Only the really well-built stuff will probably still work.

@MrDuncl

Жыл бұрын

@@jimdayton8837 Given my recent experiences with built in L-Ion batteries I give a cheap Chinese piece of equipment that runs on AA or D cells a much better chance than anything incorporating a rechargeable battery (providing cells are left to leak inside the cheap equipment).

OMG it's self contained GORGEOUSNESS!!!!

Just grabbed a 2500A from my neighbor's trash. Nice to see these still hanging out.

I love the '70s styling, I don't know why. I have an old Telefunken radio from the '70s. It also has all the radio stations written on a display

@adamziolkowski2549

4 жыл бұрын

Same

Clint from LGR would love this!

@SomeAngryGuy1997

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't be surprised if he has already watched this.

@Squonk06

3 жыл бұрын

He actually came across one, or a very similar product (I remember the general shape and the IMA branding), in an episode of Thrifts. He passed it up, saying IIRC that he didn't know anything about it.

this is the type of content I use youtube for.

Picked up one of these with both tape decks not in great shape especially the Cassette deck which was a nightmare to fix. All the drive wheels for the reel transports use rubber idler tires and on mine the Play and FF tires were hardened and cracked. So then began the painful task of finding 2 replacement tires (Rew one was OK). No more local electronics stores, so ebay was the source and not from the USA of course but China or Eastern Europe and a month long wait to get it. Tire size was an oddball size but got something close that seemed to get the reels turning again. Then lots of Wow and flutter and pinch roller was hardened/glazed so had to replace that which wasn't easy to access. Worse, was trying to remove the shaft pin WHICH WAS RIVETED IN on one end; I couldn't believe it. I tried tapping it out, wouldn't budge. I ended up bending up the loose end, replacing the roller, and bending it back down! The roller hole I had was too small so I took the rubber part off and slipped it onto the original hub. Cassette plays better but still with a bit of Wow and flutter. What an ordeal though! As for the 8 Track with these Mitsumi track change mechanisms, you really need to disassemble the track change part by removing the C-clip first and sliding everything off the shaft. MAKE SURE YOU MAKE A DIAGRAM SHOWING HOW ALL THE PARTS FIT TOGETHER AND THE ORDER THEY CAME OFF AND GO ON. Take lots of pictures too. Careful of the springs. Clean off all the old grease, relubricate every sliding, turning piece. Glue the cracks in the head frame while it is disassembled. Good luck with this unit!

The only thing that this clock radio is missing is having a mechanical flip clock to replace the led clock.

@rich_edwards79

5 жыл бұрын

Nixie tubes would be cool too, but 1979 is a little late for those.

@albinklein7680

5 жыл бұрын

Also for the frequency display please! Imagine a flip-digit frequency counter!

@rwj777

5 жыл бұрын

@@albinklein7680 I actually thought about that...lol

@wendysremix

4 жыл бұрын

Richard Edwards No consumer clocks ever had nixie tubs

A solid system - love all the metal dials and switches. The speakers also sound pretty good. Love how the 8-track ultra-smooth eject is the complete opposite to the super-fast cassette door!

I love the detailed reviews you do, so much attention to details that you see rarely in KZread video's. Always a pleasure to watch your videos. Thanks and keep up the excellent work!

Here we have, retrochad such a kool voice

Been watching for years. Love your attention to detail. Nice vintage item!

The 8 track sounds great. The audio transferred well between your camera microphone and this stereo. Thank you for posting.

I'm in love with those dials.

@nacabaro3737

5 жыл бұрын

I'm in love with the aesthetic of that thing.

The mechanism problem looks to me as the metal lever is slipping over the plastic wheel of the second program. I would temporarily try to attach a small plastic part underneath the metal lever to slightly extend it downwards. That way it should be unable to slip over the plastic wheel. A more crude way would be to just bend it, which I wouldn't recommend. Nice unit!

That Brain-Storm cassette is CREEPY !!

@timemerson4162

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed! that was weird.

@JonnyInfinite

5 жыл бұрын

You will NOT buy that shitty It's OK cassette player

@VectraQS

5 жыл бұрын

@@JonnyInfinite You WILL buy vintage cassette players...

@MatroxMillennium

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it reminds me of POSTcontent/Easy-Go Solutions

@750kv8

5 жыл бұрын

@@JonnyInfinite - LOL!

Man. Your videos are so good and satisfying to watch

I wish RetroChad would come back, his videos represent my childhood, I'm 19 now.

@HamtaroEL

4 жыл бұрын

RIP RetroChad 2008-2013.

@jeffk7734

2 жыл бұрын

I miss him too. His channel is still up with everything he uploaded over the years, but no activity in a long time. Hope he is doing well.

Thank you for this video! Great edited and recorded!

re: that red cassette. search Google for "MindTech2000" looks like it was an audio/visual hypnosis machine. Company is still in business

@theyellowsubmarine98

5 жыл бұрын

Interview with the "PersonAll Programmer" developer: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d2ZkrbCon7mTn84.html

@CARLiCON

5 жыл бұрын

huh, appears to be more an infomercial than an interview... so one side of the cassette plays the hypnosis sound recording, while the other side has tones that flash the LEDs in the glasses? Wouldn't you have to have a player that could play back all 4 tracks at the same time for this to work

@DoubleMonoLR

3 жыл бұрын

@@CARLiCON It probably just has mono audio, with the other audio track being replaced with the light data signals.

It's a pretty decent and well made unit, even useful today. Digital readout is great, better than a dial and long before digital tuning became commonplace.

1:31, oh dankpods would love to see that this is a CRAIG.

Nice! I have been waiting for about a video on this thing! This is so cool. Crazy that Tanashin of all manufactureres made the very last 8-track drive, as well as the very last compact cassette drives right now...

@deadmetalbr

5 жыл бұрын

Hopefully not the _very_ last. I know cassette's not gonna have the same kind of resurgence LPs are enjoying, but they are awesome and underrated and still useful in the indie recording scene. A guy can dream... Speaking of which, does anyone know if you can change (and of course realign) the play head in a Tanashin cassette transport? If we're never gonna see another manufacturer return to the cassette market, the least we can do is soup up the gear we're given!

You are lucky to have an AM oldies station. All I have is sports, talk, and ethnic.

Great Ashens reference !

Whatever you call it, My life is not complete without this!!!

That is a beautiful piece of equipment!!!

At 8:45 "You will enjoy repairing and restoring vintage electronics and making videos of this activity. Your viewers will enjoy watching your videos and emulate your actions." Hello from across the sound in Connecticut. Happy Thanksgiving and God Bless..

It's a craig Dankpods fans are gonna freak

I picked up the Hanimex 1000 version at the Goodwill Outlet (bin store) for a whopping 49 cents about a year ago. It site on my workbench/desk. It only had audio out of one side. I cleaned the 8-track mechanism thoroughly and replaced a few caps and it works great. With the aux-input and decent-ish built in speaker and amp, it works nicely to test cassette decks as I am servicing them.

Beautiful piece of kit! I would say it would make a good clock radio except that it doesn't have an alarm function and if you put it on a nightstand, you wouldn't have space for much else. I was born in November of 1979 and remember when everything was styled like this - woodgrain case with black or brushed aluminum fascia and big, chunky knurled knobs and switches. The fact that this has an aux input means that with a BT adapter or Chromecast audio plugged into the rear jacks, it would still be a perfectly practical thing to have around today.

it's built like a tank inside.. all that metal

I would hazard a guess and say the beeping tracks on that Brain Storm tape are for controlling some sort of visual stimulation device. Perhaps something like a VR headset with multicolored lights inside that are pulsed at varying frequencies along with the audible prompts in such a way as to encourage certain patterns of brainwaves and induce a state of suggestibility for the wearer... To try and make all those nice, self-affirming statements embed themselves in the wearer’s subconscious. It’s the sort of thing that could be easily done with a modified Walkman sized tape player, for example.

This is the same machine that it was used during the last day of WPLJ from two months ago. Nice!

Nice little bedroom system

My workplace has one of these in their prop library collection.

Damn, your FM band is really packed with channels over there. And the reception sound outstanding.

I had almost the exact same stereo that my dad gave me as a kid in the 90s. I played with it all the time - recording songs off the radio and listening to them on there. I miss that thing.

I love that look. I've got a woodgrain Sony radio in a similar form factor I got from my grandfather.

Quirks and features, ultimate crossover videos on this channel.

The AM/PM indicator while setting the time is probably programmed for the models with the alarm option. It's probably disabled in this model since there is no alarm clock functionality, and having an AM/PM indicator is pointless.

I love how the whole 8 track tape is very funky disco

That tape most likely steered a mind machine. You put on dark glasses with red LEDs in it and they should set your brain into a special state. Was a hype around 1990. The device most likely looked like a large walkman.

@RobotPorter

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. That's what it is. I've never seen that brand. But if you pick up a copy of Omni magazine from the 1990s, you'll find lots of advertisements for these types of devices.

That thing is very late '70s! I like how the tuner works. My Clarinette 101 has the same 8 track, and cassette mechanism in it, it even pauses in FF! I never thought to do that before, but I tried it just now. haha. It's just too bad it doesn't have an alarm function; that would be good for recording radio shows when you're not home. In fact, why don't cassette decks have timers the way VCRs always did?

THANK YOU for the info on the phono input. That explains why my Realistic SA-10 doesn't work with my turntables. I didn't know phono inputs used to just be essentially line-level.

@xaenon

5 жыл бұрын

If you ever have the opportunity to snatch up a Radio Shack SA155, do so. Those are righteous little workhorses and you can get them cheap. They have phono inputs for both ceramic and magnetic cartridges (switchable on the back), plus inputs for a tuner and tape/CD. In addition, there's a front-panel 1/8 inch input jack for portable devices, AND a set of REC-OUT jacks as well. These amps have a single volume control with separate balance, as well as a tone control and a mono/stereo switch. RS rated them at 1.8 watts per channel (distortion

If only they'd have put as much thought into letting the 8-track and cassette transports start up and stabilize as they did with the smooth eject... This still seems like it'd make for a pretty credible compact stereo system, even today.

Sounds surprisingly good. Brain-Storm: "You will be creative" ;-) Mod it, find some speakers that fits the size and style of unit and add a handle on top, 70's boombox is born! Could be nice.

This is amazing!!!

I wish you had more subscribers; I like your videos.

Awesome find!

7:44 The tanashin of the 1970s

You got hypnotized at 8:38 didn't you.

Very interesting piece of audio equipment

AAAH these New-Age tapes .... Hillarious ... Besides nice presentation

I miss those piano key tape players. Great video 🙂

Tanashin: where obsolete audio technology goes to die.

The noises on that brain storm tape remind me of commodore 64 tapes and they also remind me of a time I put a tape for a big bird storybook player in a regular stereo and it had voices on one channel and data sounds on the other. I figured out that you can turn the balance control to one side and you can just listen to the voices. This was when I was a kid maybe 6 or 7.

Neat combo unit! Some day we may meet up in some thrift store, for I too visit such places and have to take these kind of items home to explore. As a matter of fact I get a bit of a thrill out of repairing them.

@ryanandangelamccullough5671

3 жыл бұрын

Any chance you would know why one of these would simply stop working after servicing the cassette? As in, no feature functions but the clock

@migalito1955

3 жыл бұрын

@@ryanandangelamccullough5671 Sounds like someone opened the case and pulled out a connection or losened one and then buttoned up the case without first checking all the connections.

The same mechanism was used in my grandparents Rising STR505. It's most notable feature is it will start to play slowly and then wind up speed. And not to forget the fast forward pause trick too. BTW, if you ever come across a SONY HST-89, that would be a great piece of equipment to review. It was built like a tank, all metal.

This thing looks so cool! I want one lol

Really cool unit!

*I remember Craig, they were a HUGE value oriented electronic company back in the 1970s until the mid 80s or so.*

@jimdayton8837

Жыл бұрын

Yep. I think they still exist too. Back in the 60's they were known for high quality audio equipment, but by the 70's they were more of a budget brand.

I had one of these, without the 8 track player, made by Craig, back in the early 80s. It was quite cool back then. I don’t remember what happened to it.

I had this when i was a kid. My first stereo but mine did not have the built in speakers. Exact same layout but I'm not sure if it was a Craig or perhaps Soundesign? But it did have all of these features in the exact same layout.

5:18 I hear a wild Ashens!

8 track=best track

Great video. Problem is watching this in bed, listening to the self help tape nearly sent me into a peaceful slumber zzzzzzzz. 😀

Ok, so I'm 21. I really like the look of the dark woodgrain and silver face. I've built a stereo system comprised around a 72' Kenwood Kr6200. My whole room has been designed around it...lol

That looks awesome haha. i want one

I will be good to myself.... by watching one of VWestlife videos... And that will be very easy...

These AM/FM/Cassette/8-Track one-piece systems showed up fairly often at local thrift stores until quite recently. It seems like collectors and flippers are snapping these up. Heck, I was lucky enough last week to snap up out of the blue sorting bin sitting on the sales floor, before the bin items were put onto the shelves by staff) was a very nice 45-year-old Realistic transistor radio. That proves that the best thrift store buys come to those who are in the right place at the right time. What's commonplace today for thrift store electronics, at least in my area of the world, are standalone DVD players, 5-disc CD players, "ihome" docking stations with built-in speakers, and multi-channel dolby-surround home-theatre audio receivers.

I see similar systems like this all the time at thrift stores, usually branded Citizen, Candle, Viking, and even some old Sears models. Always thought about getting one but they all seem to be in pretty rough shape. Nice to see one working here though, that cassette mechanism looks like it could survive an air raid

Do Not Use While Driving! Challenge accepted!!

That's a rather nice piece of hardware! You don't see anything built this well today, and it sounds pretty darned good through the internal speakers. I was surprised to see aux and phono connections and really surprised to see rec-out connections.

11:40 - YESSSSS! The "Andy's Birthday" 8-track makes another appearance! 3:48 - Is that the Amy Grant cover of Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi?" Man, I miss hearing that version on the radio. 7:22 - Selena! NOICE! That's actually a nice-looking machine. I wouldn't mind having it on a shelf somewhere in the Man Cave cranking out my John Denver and Beach Boys 8-tracks (or even my bootleg Mariah Carey 8-track, or WDRC-FM's Top 100 of 1973 - I could totally see myself cranking up Three Dog Night's "Shambala" or The Rolling Stones' "Angie" on this beauty). You're right about Content ID. It now notices 3-second clips and even sped-up clips. VERY annoying. OMG I remember DAK catalogs... My grandmother bought me a 4-pad drum machine, I can't remember the model off the top of my head and can't find it through Google... I still have it, it's in the same box as my Yamaha DD-5 drum machine (which I was able to find on Google while searching for the other one).

Great Video and a tour of this glorified clock radio! 23:19 The voice of Retrochad! (KZreadr)

Very nice !!!!

@pippolupin8715

4 жыл бұрын

IMA = CRAIG = 😳 Pioneer !!!!!!!!

Nice system!

Those audio cassettes contain hypnotic and mesmeric mind altering program data designed to make listeners bark like a dog.😂

Loved the bit with Techmoan

Recently picked up a Hanimex-branded PS 1000 on Goodwill. Too bad the clock part doesn't work but at least everything else works after cleaning the pots. It's gonna be perfect for an all-new cartridge comparison video.

One of my old neighbors gave me a similar unit. I think it was made by Citizen Electronics. It had pretty much all the same features like red LED digital clock and both cassette and 8-track except no built in speakers and different dimensions, it was about the size of a VCR and not so small and boxy. It was actually pretty practical, you could record tapes from 8-tracks.

Take the head actuator assembly apart (take pictures) check for dried lubrication and dirt, also check for any damaged parts where the solenoid hits the actuator. Re lubricate the assembly with a lite lube, not too much . Resemble and test. You'll likely have to perform a head realignment, which requires a 8 track alignment tape for best results.. I've repaired many 8 track and cassette tape decks in my early electronic tech days. Good luck!

1:43 I'm sure it would've also been sold in Australia under the "Hanimex" brand. 5:18 I'm watching your video on my TV while working, so I thought you decided to listen to Ashens on the radio… 8:38 That "Brain Storm" tape really reminds me of the "Hypnosis Downloads" tapes I have on my e-reader (which can play audio files)

My thrift stores never have stuff like this, just clothes and old books.

@rich_edwards79

5 жыл бұрын

Same. British thrift stores suck. Dead people's clothes, Herb Alpert records and old MFI furniture.

I also have that Realistic 8-track player! Its hooked into my (mostly) Marantz stereo system

enjoy all of your videos i have similar interest in electronics . Trevor S. in Honolulu, Hawaii