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Bryan, from Bristol, Connecticut found this unusual Lloyd's. It's clearly
and '80s model with the bright green and orange graphics but look closely in the
lower left corner--that's an 8-track! Sure, Lloyd's was popular with budget-concerned
consumers, but they sold plenty of innovative products.
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Jimmy in Montreal found this Hitachi TRK-8290 for a bargain. Look, the
decal is still intact on the cassette door! Sadly, this system required an
audio repairperson's expertise to get it performing like new. These are rare
folks these days, most prefer to focus on the more lucrative task of home audio
repair. If any audio technicians out there wish to publicize your services on
the portable gems, post your ad here!
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Mike Harker of Toronto purchased this nice big GE in the Canada chain Consumers
Distributing. It looks an awful like the Panasonic RX-5250 from the same period.
This particular model was from GE's "Silver Signature" Collection. It has 5 inch
woofers, Dolby NR and weighs 12 lbs.
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I found this Victoria at a giant flea market in south Florida for $5. I was
amused with the blatant ripoff of the Victor brand name (known as JVC here). Here
again we see a cheezy graph displaying frequency response. I wonder if they just
made up the chart out of the blue or there was actually a team of white labcoat
scientists all huddled around this POS with their clipboards measuring its
performance. This system was manufactured by Topp Electronics of Hong Kong.
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The RC-M80's little brother, the RC-M70 seems to receive all the attention these
days and perhaps it's unjust. Dezzy found this on eBay for a fraction of what one
would pay for the lower model. Check out all of those slide controls and the tiny
logic controls for the cassette. This model was hi-tech in its day, mainly due
to the unusual receiver. This model has a synthesized tuner allowing the user
to scan the band for frequencies. The readout is diplayed with an array of LEDs.
If you're in an area with no radio coverage, you'll get the Battlestar Galactica
Cylon effect, as Craig calls it. Craig, the King of LEDs also owns this model and
provided a nice closeup of the tuner section. Check out his
LED Museum, too!
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Javier in Tampa found a rare Quasar, Panasonic's alternate brand. It's strange
that Panasonic did this with many consumer electronics. This particular model is
the GX-3652, and is identical to the Panasonic RX-5250 except for the color scheme.
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