1984

Got this off ebay for a good price, the seller was like a few cites away from me so i took one day to get to me so I was happy yesterday afternoon when the beast turned up at my door. 10 watts per channel according to the 1984 Radio shack catolog. It is pretty big and takes 10 D cell batteries...

So for a while, I've had a problem with this Panasonic RX-5050 boombox I have. I suspect the issue lies in the cassette head somewhere. Whenever I press the play button, it makes a very loud noise that sounds somewhat like an explosion or a thunderstorm, and a faint hum can be heard in the...