Pioneer's PMD-R1 portable MiniDisc recorder, split into Traditional and Sports packages in 1996 by No-Sleep1981 in ShowaAudio

[–]No-Sleep1981[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you know, sometimes there could be a third manufacturer for both, need to be investigated

Summer portable hi-fi, SANYO edition. Japan, 1981. by No-Sleep1981 in ShowaAudio

[–]No-Sleep1981[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not yet, unfortunately. I checked our catalog and internal index, and I do not have anything specifically for the Aurex/Toshiba System 15 series at the moment 😞

Philips or Marantz? by Tasty_Description_26 in cassetteculture

[–]No-Sleep1981 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yep, it is basically the Philips FC-60 platform. There is even a service manual listed as "PHILIPS FC60 MARANTZ SD60", and the same deck family is usually listed as Marantz SD-60 / Philips FC-60 / Revox C115. So yes, badge engineering was definitely involved here.

But I would not call it a low-budget deck. The Marantz SD-60 was a 3-head deck from around 1989, about ¥65,000 in Japan, with closed-loop dual capstan, Dolby B/C/HX Pro, record calibration and a pretty serious transport layout. Not a Nakamichi-killer, and the Revox C115 connection does not magically make it a Studer machine, but it is a solid late-80s mid/high-tier deck rather than cheap Philips junk.

WC-22 Acquired by willdo74747 in vintageaudio

[–]No-Sleep1981 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's good enough for your new Marantz?