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Really a real reel to reel? (Patreon)

Published:

2021-11-18 12:23:06

Edited:

2021-11-19 20:36:55

Imported:

2022-05

Content

A look at the ‘RCA’ Reel Media Center. This was an early 2000s retro inspired music system which blurred the line between nostalgic novelty and fully functional device.

I enjoyed exploring this one - it’s really quite ingenious how they made it work.

https://youtu.be/1bmcJ-_BbxQ

My aim is to fast-track this one for a public release on Saturday and I’ll bump the boring bluetooth speaker video you saw last week to another date.

I hope your week has gone swimmingly so far.

UPDATE:

Extra section added at 22:36 to answer the most commonly asked question with a demonstration.

UPDATE 2

Due to encoding issues with the second version I’ve re-uploaded the video (yet again). I also took this opportunity to add in a section I’d previously discarded. It shows a fruitless attempt to play a cassette on the stock mechanism. There seems to an unanticipated degree of interest in this side of things.

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Really a real reel to reel?

In 2004 you could buy this unique nostalgic novelty reel-to-reel, CD player combo. But is it just a novelty if it really works? 00:00 Start 01:40 Here it is 04:59 Unboxing with a story 06:01 First look 07:06Power on tests 08:57 Getting the tape on 12:46 Tape Tests 17:50 Undercover secrets 20:29 Inside the back 22:36 A cassette experiment 23:54 Audio demo 24:53 Summing up 27:55 Patreon credits --------------- SUBSCRIBE ------------------ http://www.youtube.com/user/Techmoan?sub_confirmation=1 ------------- Merchandise ----------------- https://teespring.com/stores/techmoan-merch ------------- SUPPORT --------------- This channel can be supported through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/techmoan *******Patrons usually have early access to videos******* ---------- Outro Music ----------- Over Time - Vibe Tracks https://youtu.be/VSSswVZSgJw