Realistic (Radio Shack) Clarinette 91 "all in one" stereo system - part one скачать в хорошем качестве

Realistic (Radio Shack) Clarinette 91 "all in one" stereo system - part one

Here's a Realistic Radio Shack "Clarinette 91" stereo system that was available from '79-'81 and cost $219.95 in the 1980 Radio Shack catalog. In the early '90's, I was all the time picking up these "all in one" systems at yard sales and junk stores for $5-$10. The reason most people got rid of them is because the record changer would freeze up or the controls would become so scratchy as to make the unit not listenable. In some cases, I'd have to replace a cartridge, stylus, and/or tape player belt; but, even in the mid '90's, these stereo's brought an easy $50-$75 in good working condition. Most of the ones I found back then had 8-track tape players; but, some had cassette players and a few had both types of tape players. Most all of them had a BSR record changer. Then, it got to the point where people didn't want them because they wouldn't play CD's and then these types of stereo's started getting hard to find at yard sales. Last Saturday, I went to a sale and saw this Realistic stereo with a pair of Midland speakers. I asked the price, figuring they'd quote me some insane amount; but, the price was reasonable and I bought it. After I got the stereo home, I discovered that it had the usual dirty controls and record changer problems. The speakers are enclosed in a wooden case and are 3-way, 20 watt units. They are not high end by any means; but, they are decent and certainly a step above what came with this stereo when new (cheap particleboard speakers with a single 6" driver in each enclosure). By the end of this video, you'll see that we now have the controls cleaned and the tape recorder working reasonably well. In the next video, we'll fix the BSR record changer. This changer is a 3-speed unit; but, I think it's their last 3-speed model and it's obvious that they cheaped out on it's construction in comparison to their '70's models. I think this changer was made from '80-'82. Then, they came out with a similar two-speed changer that was in production until BSR stopped making turntables in the mid '80's. This is certainly no high end system; but, it is a decent system that would serve the average person who had a bunch of records well and it's better than a currently produced Chinese Crosley. Even though these fell out of popularity for a number of years, I think some people are rediscovering them and models that work correctly are usually easy to find homes for. I think that is partly due to the so-called "vinyl comeback" and people are figuring out that these old systems are better than a current crosley.