

tape, you can program this VCR to record as many as 8 TV shows over a 14-day period or tape a single 1/2-hr. and portable deck weighs only 10.3 lbs.Īt home, using a 5-hr. All you need for outdoor taping is VCR deck and a camera (not incl.). Our lightest, most compact 4-way powered video cassette recorder. Vintage home video electronics from the ’80sĬolor TV camera with an electronic viewfinder, and video cassette recorders With electronic quartz tuning, and 3-way speakers for home stereo systems Vintage ’80s home stereo systems & receivers Vintage stereos, TV sets, tape players, VCRs and more electronics from the 1981 Sears catalogĬomplete stereo component systems from 1981Ģ5-watt receiver, record changer, cassette deck, speakers and stereo stand To make buying an outfit that much easier, some makers have put all of those one-brand components together in special racks to minimize space problems once the system has been purchased. Today, however, while customers may still want to mix and match component brands, most major manufacturers produce all the major elements of a complete system. Since few manufacturers offered everything for the complete hi-fi system, shoppers had to use a different brand of receiver, speakers, turntable cartridge and tape deck to complete their system. Retro home electronics from the ’80s: Choosing the ideal stereo (1981)Īrticle excerpted from the Pensacola News Journal (Pensacola, Florida) – September 18, 1981īuying a stereo system today can be much easier than it has been in the past.īefore, customers had to mix and match stereo components instead of buying just one brand. (Besides, without this stuff, modern tech wouldn’t be what it is today. Since it’s just you right now, come on in and look below at all the latest and greatest ’80s electronics from the 1981 Sears catalog. We didn’t know any better, and were happy in our ignorance… doing cool things like rewinding VHS tapes, pulling out antennas for our neato cordless phones, and carrying boomboxes on our shoulders. While you’re time traveling, don’t show this stuff to the people living in the eighties. Its such a CPU hog, though, even on a relatively modern Computer.If you could go back to the ’80s, these are the home stereo systems - turntables, cassette decks, stereos, TVs and VCRs - you probably would have seen. Manual gain compensation is a pita, though.įlywheel uses much less CPU and is simpler to use, but Satin is still my favorite, too. I have nearly all FUSE plugins (they’re collectibles, aren’t they? ), but this one is the most fun. What do you like so much about it?Fully agree on VPRE-562, it’s a unique kind of distortion and the two tone control do weird stuff, too (i haven’t really fully grasped what they actually do, i just fiddle around until i like what I hear). It's good, but doesn't stand out for me compared to Satin. Interesting that Flywheel is mentioned so often. Hard to describe, but this is one of the plugins were I don't have the desire to change anything afterwards in the sound.

I tried them all, they are all great, but this one has something super special.

I use the MIC input most of the time for the extra dirt. It breaks up so beautiful when driven hard and sounds not flat. The VPRE-562a is the best distortion I experienced ITB when pushed a bit.
