It's a lot older than my Galaxy S-III, and that's getting old, too. 
I was eying this one on eBay for a while. I had several reasons for pulling the trigger.:
1) I got the itch.
2) It looks cool.
3) I could use a '70's box in the collection.
4) I wanted that Denon that Skippy got, but I had to walk away thanks to emergency dental surgery (good time).
5) WhyTF not?
Here you go...
It's hard to tell in the pic, but it's pretty filthy. I did clean all switches, pots, and the deck. I think the deck was serviced at some point in the last (10 +/- ?) years because all the rubber appeared pretty clean and fresh, which surprised me. It now functions perfectly and I'll be doing a full clean-up and just a little resto work (including repainting the grills) over the next several days. I've been smart enough to document the work this time, so I'll post in "Restorations and Customizations" when complete.
It sounds really good, especially on the "MTRX" setting, which also surprised me (I'm not sure what I expected in the first place
).
Another thing to mention is the Line-In function. When I started testing it after the initial service, I was thinking that it sounds so good I should do the Superduper line-in mod. I'd prefer not to drill a new hole for a stereo jack, but it doesn't scare me. So, I hooked up my (yes) Samsung Galaxy to test the record function through the factory line-in RCA jacks. I got nothing when set to Tape function, so I played around with the function switch and set it to Radio. Behold! We have sound and it records! What's so "mentionable" about that? The line-in functions without recording! The RCA's switch the tuner, just like the Superduper line-in mod!
So, I'm pretty pleased with my little 9V pick-up. I'll post some more pics to this thread, when I get home from work.
I was eying this one on eBay for a while. I had several reasons for pulling the trigger.:
1) I got the itch.
2) It looks cool.
3) I could use a '70's box in the collection.
4) I wanted that Denon that Skippy got, but I had to walk away thanks to emergency dental surgery (good time).
5) WhyTF not?
Here you go...
It's hard to tell in the pic, but it's pretty filthy. I did clean all switches, pots, and the deck. I think the deck was serviced at some point in the last (10 +/- ?) years because all the rubber appeared pretty clean and fresh, which surprised me. It now functions perfectly and I'll be doing a full clean-up and just a little resto work (including repainting the grills) over the next several days. I've been smart enough to document the work this time, so I'll post in "Restorations and Customizations" when complete.
It sounds really good, especially on the "MTRX" setting, which also surprised me (I'm not sure what I expected in the first place
).Another thing to mention is the Line-In function. When I started testing it after the initial service, I was thinking that it sounds so good I should do the Superduper line-in mod. I'd prefer not to drill a new hole for a stereo jack, but it doesn't scare me. So, I hooked up my (yes) Samsung Galaxy to test the record function through the factory line-in RCA jacks. I got nothing when set to Tape function, so I played around with the function switch and set it to Radio. Behold! We have sound and it records! What's so "mentionable" about that? The line-in functions without recording! The RCA's switch the tuner, just like the Superduper line-in mod!
So, I'm pretty pleased with my little 9V pick-up. I'll post some more pics to this thread, when I get home from work.
She would have been 8 at the time this radio was made 
Now I need a 4300 too! 
But dare I say it; the Shamsung looks better than that rather awkward Panasonic. 
