1970's Panasonic Portable Cassette Player
$295.00
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1970's Panasonic Portable Cassette Player
$295.00
The Panasonic RQ309DS comes from a time when recording something meant pressing real buttons and watching magnetic tape move inside a cassette. There was no progress bar, cloud storage or undo button—just tape, mechanical controls and the unmistakable click of a cassette settling into place.
That physical relationship with sound is what makes the machine interesting today. Its transport mechanism, controls and electronics were built around actually moving the recording medium through the player. Exposed together, those parts become a snapshot of an era when audio technology was as mechanical as it was electronic.
- Original Piece: 1970's Panasonic Portable Cassette Player
- Era: 1970's
- Manufacturer: Panasonic
- Model: RQ309DS
- Original Function: Portable Cassette Player
- Frame Size: 17 x 15 1/2 in.
- Finished Dimensions: 17 x 15 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.
- Weight: 7.9 lbs
- Colors: Electric Blue, Terminal Black
- Frame Color: Black
- Backer Color: White
- Materials: Wood / Original Materials
- Functional: No
- One of One: This is an original, one-of-a-kind Electronic Afterlife piece.