the one aspect I do like about the AKAI is the simple controls, The DUS gets rather confusing especially for recording (or I am an idiot)
I am surprised that it is supported by legs, I thought it would be rather heavy for a design like that, also surprised that the vu meters don't light up
I am wondering as well if rs-858 U is considered top of the line, it doesn't have any inputs for quad headphones, I think it combined the features of both the DUS and the US
US- noise supressor
DUS- the auto eject (1-2 or 1-4...to help with recording according to manual) + auto-eject and repeat
I cant seem to make out what the 2 switches on the far left are
*it seems to be the 8 track they sent to foreign markets because its rare as hens teeth over here...........just like the Technics sh3434.....why cant I find one here
thats pretty awsome about your 8 track job, did you manage to get any pics of the panasonic unit? I loved the intro on the ford quad 8 tracks, people love it "in the beginning......."
how did they add the CB radio option to the 8 track units? did they have a seperate assembly line for CB/8 Track radio options?
what were the post 1980 quad 8 track ford units like?
Colin