Lots of Quad and stereo gear depicted that I owned and sold. Front loading cassettes were still a couple years away. Two of my three cassette decks are top loaders. One was introduced the next year, Sony TC 152, a revolutionary portable that was a true deck w/Dolby B and a speaker that could monitor L/R/composite. It worked on AC and batteries and is still a great on location recorder w/a shoulder strap. We had one in our store before they were available for sale. My other top loader is listed in those ads, Sony TC 161SD. Gear listed in these ads that I have owned or currently own:
Marantz Imperial 5G (my first Quad speakers)
Teac 3340
Cornell-Dubilier Antenna Rotor (we could watch Chicago, Milwaukee, Rockford, Madison, and St. Joseph, MI) antenna was on a hill on a 50 ft tower
Teac 450 cassette (top load w/ front controls)
Sony TC161SD cassette
h/k Citation 11 Preamp
Pioneer PL-A35 Turntable
Tandberg 3300 Reel
Teac 3300 Reel
Marantz 2440 Quad Adaptor
Sony SQD-2020 (in Ocala ad)
The memories are vast. I sold half the bona-fide hi-fi gear shown. Nearly every big dealer became a client a few years later, and a few small ones, too. Most dealers listed are out of business. A few individuals interviewed and depicted are now deceased. Those truly were the days!
Linda:
Thanks for memories! I had forgotten about those first generation "top load" cassette decks.
Justin