Feeling A Little Hungary!

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Nickeccles

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This little guy arrived yesterday from Budapest Hungary!

I bought it because I like generic multi brand stereo's & it looked in great condition.........

I knew the cassette deck was not working & all the controls were very dirty resulting in some very strange symptoms when testing out radio function!

So open up time it is - What do we find??

First a very well thought out & designed chassis which after removing 3 screws & unplugging speakers along with led panel, lets you lift the entire internals out in one piece! So a great start! :-)

The cassette deck comes out of the chassis very easily so belt change was done - I observed that this is the same deck used in many generic early 1980's stereo's & it's a very good one too.......Flat belt & a decent size flywheel along with an all metal construction & strong mechanics, it's no surprise to me that there was nothing else wrong with the mechanism at all! Autostop also working correctly leaving pinch roller & heads to deep clean as they were all very dirty!

Next job: Clean every switch & control in sight, even the headphone & microphone sockets, everything was dirty & sticky & this took a good half an hour just cleaning over & over until I was satisfied all functions should now be restored! :-) :-) :-)

No further adjustments were needed at all - Cassette deck reinstalled & tested & all working like new again! The build quality is really above average & that's why I love these long forgotten little radio cassette recorders, still working in 2018 with minimum attention!!

I should mention the condition was described as very good.........It's better than that, this machine may as well be brand new in it's box (Which I don't have) the condition is simply stunning & hard to believe you have something from 1982 still in this condition - What a bonus! :yes:

Sound quality is as good as you can expect here, 2 way 4 speaker arrangement & a tuner that covers both the FM bands..........My first stereo with both of them & I found that unusual on what is clearly a european model!

Both radio & cassette work perfectly as do all the controls, we can now adjust balance tone & everything else - None of these worked when it arrived..........

All there is left to do is to introduce..........

The Asahi RD-8024 Stereo Radio Recorder!!

I am very happy with this & I paid very little money for it plus it was so easy to do - Some of these generic machines have led me on a real wild goose neck!! :bang:

Result!!

Et Voila:

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https://youtu.be/ixI723weH6c

Hi-Res Images Here:

https://onedrive.live.com/?id=BEA218B70F2B18D1!31248&cid=BEA218B70F2B18D1
 
Reli

Reli

Boomus Fidelis
Wow, two FM bands, don't think I've seen that before. I know the former Soviet Union used the first one.
 
Lasonic TRC-920

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Reli said:
Wow, two FM bands, don't think I've seen that before. I know the former Soviet Union used the first one.
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I've never seen that either. They basically split the full FM band into two sections. Very interesting.

Nick, do you know the other AKA's of this box? It almost has some Emerson going on there.

You mention how easy this was to service and the all metal construction and how it's running in 2018. Isn't it interesting when you think back, that in it's time, when it was new, that these machines were considered "Inferior" and "Throw-away" goods and yet here we are 36 years later and she runs like a top. Obviously, this one has been well taken care of. It doesn't look like it has ever seen a construction site or belonged to a painter (as so many boxes did). This simple service should help it make it another 36 years!

Great work AGAIN! :hooray:
 
MyOhMy

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I don't care if this box was due for the lower end of the market, not built to last or was made in millions under different names just to swamp competitors out of the market - I don't care for any of that as Nick has shown us a beautiful box that still outperforms many of it's rivals of the day. It looks as pristine as the day it was made and may have once been someone's absolute pride and joy for many years, it may be a star of yesterday but it will continue to shine. Well done, good work! :thumbsup: :rock:
 
Nickeccles

Nickeccles

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Yep it's a Nick Special Generic restore & maybe some folk u/stand why I have to save these machines!! I bet many are destroyed now & this is an excellent example of what you could get for very little cash back then!! What a design & ease of serviceing - this will be working for many more years now! Reli I saw another 1 on eBay recently with a different name & very used condition for €150 lol, this was £28 in the end, great honest seller! Am sure there will be other aka's out there too! I thnk this is a great little stereo!
I also forgot to add in the main post - this stereo is heavy for it's size!! You don't expect it to weigh that much but it does!!😊
 
Reli

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Boomus Fidelis
Yep these were earmarked for Eastern Europe for some reason. Here's one called Transylvania. :lol:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a69NIYgyO70
 
floyd

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THat Transylvania is kicking all kinds of ass ,looks cool and has a cool name. awesome.
 
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