Tape recorders are gaining popularity again as an alternative to other analog players, which is not surprising given the rather unexpected background of compact cassettes in fashion. Of course, the format has always enjoyed special respect in the narrow circles of experimental electronics. Recently, however, releases have also begun to hit the top of the mainstream charts.

However, it is no secret to anyone that today manufacturers practically do not pay attention to cassette decks. Suffice it to say that we have not been able to find a single modern model of a non-portable turntable on the market. Fortunately, the cassette format remained popular until the late 90s, and there are plenty of decent and affordable options since then.

Of course, most of them can be found on Avito. In addition, you can try your luck at Meshok or other similar Russian online auctions. Don't forget about Western platforms like Ebay or Yahoo! Japan, but the prices for the delivery of decks from these sites in most cases bite. Some retailers of used audio systems also sell tape recorders, the price for them will of course be slightly higher, but this is compensated by the presence of a guarantee, which clearly does not hurt when using vintage models.

When purchasing a tape recorder, it should be remembered that this is a rather complex mechanical device, and the more it is, the greater the likelihood of wear of any of the numerous parts. This advice is especially relevant given the fact that even the newest models on this list date from the mid-90s. However, everything here depends on the care of the equipment - thanks to proper handling, many vintage models that have come down to us have managed to maintain functionality. Ideally, it would be a good idea to test the deck before purchasing, especially if it cannot be returned in the event of a malfunction. Anyone who has used cassette players knows what they can do to a cassette if it gets jammed or broken.

Most of the most popular models of tape recorders were produced in Japan, which is famous for the reliability and maintainability of its equipment. This explains the presence of a large number of working rare models on the Internet sites, which do not diminish in any way in terms of sound after restoration, but significantly reduce in price. But, of course, only if the repair was carried out in a reputable specialized service. Listed below are a few noteworthy pre-owned cassette deck models that are widely available in today's aftermarket.

Akai DX-57

Price: ~ 7000-12000₽

Now this brand is mainly known among musicians thanks to a wide range of electronic instruments, but earlier Akai specialized in tape recorders, including reel to reel. The three-head DX-57 dates back to the early nineties and features a ¼ ”headphone jack and bias current control to handle a wide variety of films. It is also worth noting that in comparative testing conducted by the authoritative publication What Hi-Fi, it surpassed the Sony WM-DC6 Walkman Pro, revered by many audiophiles, in all respects.

Denon DR-M24HX

Price: ~ 9000₽

Over the years, Denon has still not lost its status as one of the most trusted manufacturers of audio equipment. Although, since the Denon DR-M24HX was released in the late 1980s, the company is best known for its decent quality stereo amplifiers. Popular with cassette-format connoisseurs, this model boasts three magnetic heads, full manual setting and a stable drive train. Dolby B and C noise reduction systems eliminate the characteristic hiss while listening, and the drive belt is easy to replace and can be found online without any problems.

Denon DRS-810

Price: ~ 5000-9000₽

A later model from the same Denon. With its design, the DRS-810 is reminiscent of the CD players that had appeared by that time, which should have been to the taste of enthusiasts of the coming digital era. Like CDs, cassettes were placed horizontally in this tape recorder, and the playback process could not be observed through a transparent window in the door of the cassette compartment. Initially, this model came with a remote control, but now they are almost impossible to find. In addition, the DRS-810 is equipped with Dolby B and C noise reduction systems, as well as a dynamic bias system with current control. True, the latter is not very convenient to use.

JVC TD-V662

Price: ~ 8000-12000₽

This worthy 1993 cassette deck doesn’t need frills like chromium dioxide cassettes or metal powders for decent recording and sound quality; it works well with conventional cassettes based on gamma iron oxide, and will be ideal for those who plan to listen to only cassettes with pre-recorded music with it (i.e., cassette releases of certain artists). The cassette compartment is located in the center of the case, which gives the model a strong style. In addition to the familiar ¼ ”headphone jack and Dolby B, C and HX Pro systems, the deck includes a CD Direct jack for the perfect signal-to-noise ratio during recording. Previously, JVC was considered one of the leading representatives of the field of video and audio equipment, and still continues to produce headphones, boomboxes and camcorders. And, it is possible that over the years, the tape recorders of this brand have survived better than other analogues.

Pioneer CT-S740S

Price: ~ 13000-17000₽

Pioneer Japan has a legendary reputation for the quality of its technology. And from time to time, the company managed to produce not only reliable, but also decent-sounding models - such as, for example, the CT-S740S. First published in the 70s, it competed with the Nakamichi tape recorders, which at that time were considered the standard of the cassette world. Equipped with Dolby S - the pinnacle of noise cancellation that ensured maximum cassette recording quality - this deck was Pioneer's major victory over film noise. Due to its cult status, the CT-S740S rarely appears for sale online, but it all depends on patience and luck.

Sony TC-K611S

Price: ~ 11000-15000₽

At one time, Sony did not establish itself as the most reliable manufacturer of home cassette players. But the TC-K611S, released in 1994, was one of the few successful attempts by the company to declare itself in this field. In this case, for more High Quality recordings will require cassettes based on chromium dioxide or metal powders. Thus, this is not the best option for those planning to use the tape recorder solely for listening. But for the home recording enthusiast, this deck will be one of the best choices on the market. Three magnetic heads, Dolby S noise cancellation and the ability to remote control - again, if you are lucky enough to get a remote control, help these goals.

Yamaha KX-300

Price: ~ 5000₽

A tangible echo of the 80s, produced by a company that has remained faithful over the years. Assembled in Japan, the KX-300 features amorphous metal drivers for impeccable sound quality. The venerable age of these tape recorders can often indicate the need to replace the drive belt. Fortunately, as practice shows, they are not so difficult to find and purchase at an affordable price. A relatively simple deck design includes two magnetic heads, a full range of noise reduction systems and a remote control function. But key feature model is a system of automatic tape calibration, which will allow you to achieve the best recording quality on any type of cassette.

Nakamichi BX-125E

Price: ~ 10000-15000₽

An unshakable giant in the cassette player industry, Nakamichi once produced some of the best sounding models in the niche. Seen in this light, the day on which CD players finally replaced tape recorders was a tragic date for many audiophiles. This is not to say that the BX-125E was the company's most outstanding soundboard, but it was a combination of a time-honored reputation and solid sound quality. A bonus to this is the external style of the model - which is only the sliders on the right side of the panel. At the same time, in terms of additional functions, the BX-125E did not differ from its closest counterparts in a similar price segment. But unlike the faded sound quality of most cassette players, the melodies blowing from Nakamichi were simply uplifting.

In the 1980s, the tape recorder was the main attribute of the tough guy who could easily throw a party or take the equipment with him on a camping trip. With a "cassette player" you could go out into the yard or walk around the area with friends. "The cassette player" was the dream of all the boys of those years ...

The tape recorder was the most important part of the non-state culture and non-state economy of the Soviet Union. State culture was heard through radio hotspots, "Record" televisions and "Aurora" electrophones.
The tape recorder, thanks to the possibility of re-recording, distributed what was not released on records and did not sound on TV - from Vysotsky with Galich to Arkady Severny and Pink Floyd, covering the entire spectrum of music not covered by Melodiya.
Household appliances were expensive. Not cheap - that's to say the least. The average Soviet family prepared for the purchase of a cassette tape recorder with no less trepidation than, say, for the birth of their first child.


Money for a shabby cassette player was put aside for months, during which all family members, without exception, were engaged in a painful and painful process, which I once described with the strange word "watching." This process boiled down to regular visits to stores with radio goods.
Although, the process is a bit of a different word that defines all the action that unfolded in these stores. If you think about it, buyers of those years do right choice it was much easier - the number of products offered at the same time never reached even a dozen.
Nevertheless, in the sales areas of stores, always and at any time, one could meet a crowd of sullen men who crowded around the counter, silently looking at the angular radios, massive turntables and cassette decks.


As a rule, each of the men was mentally aimed at a particular product, which he came to look at every day. The whole process took 10-15 minutes, after which one "kind of buyer" was replaced by another. People came and went, but the crowd of curious people almost never dwindled.
At this exhibition of unfulfilled desires dominated, of course, the seller. The sellers in the radio stores of those years were quite an interesting type: dressed in the latest fashion in one hundred-ruble imported jeans, they radiated around them a charge of grandeur, uniqueness and awareness of their own superiority over ordinary mortals.
Not paying any attention to the "stailers", the seller looked majestically through the crowd, looking at the fragments of trolleybuses, grain vans and panel transporters, barely visible over the heads of human beings, steadily making their way along the city streets


Of course, this was not always the case. From time to time the doors of the store were thrown open by yesterday's "stanzel", and he did it not cautiously, ingratiatingly, as usual, but in a businesslike manner, confidently and proudly looking at those around him. And immediately everyone around them understood that this man now would certainly buy something ...


Portable cassette monophonic tape recorder of the third class "Electronics-302"
Tape recorder "Electronics-302" produced until 1984. The main plant that produced this model is the Moscow "TochMash", the "Elektronika-302" tape recorder is designed to record and reproduce sound on a magnetic tape 3.81 mm wide placed in an MK-60 cassette.
It is developed on the basis of the unified model "Elektronika-301", differing from it by the use of a new dynamic head 1GD-40 instead of 0.5GD-30, sliders of volume and tone controls, more modern appearance... Due to the claims of the warranty workshops for the poor quality of the sliders, they were soon replaced with regular angle ones.
Over the years, the tape recorder has undergone many changes in the electrical circuit, transistors and a microcircuit were installed in the output stage of the amplifier, the whole circuit was corrected.


Portable cassette recorders "Electronics-321" and "Electronics-322.
The tape recorders are designed on the basis of the "Spring-305" tape drive mechanism. In the new tape recorders, the drive of the clutch of the receiving unit has been modernized, racks for small-sized cassettes and latches of the block of magnetic heads in the vertical direction are installed.
The "321" series tape recorder uses a built-in electronic microphone, manual and automatic recording level control, loudness control, and a 1GD-40 type loudspeaker.


Cassette recorders "Electronics-323/1" and "Electronics-324/1".
Novovoronezh plant Aliot. Models 1981 and 1987
Household Wearable Monaural Cassette Recorders "" Electronics-323 "" and "Electronics-324" "- designed for recording and reproduction of sound phonograms in any conditions. Built-in power supply unit, autonomous power supply from batteries or car battery makes tape recorders universal in use. Of the service facilities, the models have ARUZ and signal output.
In terms of the electrical circuit and general design, the devices coincide, the only difference is the absence of a built-in microphone in the "Elektronika-324" tape recorder.


Portable tape recorder "Electronics-211 stereo".
Novovoronezh plant "Aliot". Graduated from 1983.
Portable cassette stereo tape recorder "" Electronics-211 stereo "" designed for recording or playing sound programs from a microphone, receiver, pickup, TV or other tape recorder.
It provides for manual and automatic adjustment of the recording level, there is an auto-stop, a noise reduction device, separate tone controls, a linen consumption meter
you, two built-in microphones.


Tape recorder "Electronics-311-C"
Novovoronezh plant "Aliot" - Issued since 1977
Tape recorder "Electronics-311-S" provides control of timbres for high and low frequencies, automatic and manual control of the recording level of all inputs, a temporary pause of the tape movement, erasing the recording, the possibility of visual and sound control of the recorded signal.
For high-quality listening and expanding the stereo base, the device is equipped with two external speaker systems. The tape recorder was produced in four configuration options: 1. With a power supply unit and a microphone. 2. Without power supply unit and microphone. 3. With a microphone but without a power supply unit. 4. Without power supply unit and microphone. In the complete set No. 1, the price of the "Electronics-311S" tape recorder is 289 rubles.


Portable cassette recorder "Vesna-202"
Zaporozhye Electric Machine Building Plant Iskra. Serial production of the model began in 1977.
Class II monaural cassette recorder " "Spring-202" "(UNM-12) unlike the manufactured cassette recorders of the second and third classes, it has an increased output power of a low-frequency amplifier, a noise reduction system, manual and automatic adjustment of the sound recording level.
The price is 200 rubles.


Cassette stereo tape recorder "Spring-201-stereo".
Zaporozhye EMZ Iskra. Model release since 1977.
Record player "Spring-201-stereo" works on its own loudspeaker as monaural, and on external speakers as stereophonic. The band of reproducible sound frequencies on remote speakers is 63 ... 10000 Hz. The nominal output power of the amplifiers for their own speaker is 0.8 W, for remote speakers 2x3 W.
In anticipation of the 1980 Olympic Games, from the beginning of 1978, the "Olympic" attribute was added to the name of the tape recorder. Accordingly, the cost of the tape recorder has also increased. Until 1978, the plastic case of the tape recorder on the sides and back upwards was pasted over with a decorative film imitating a tree, and since 1978 it began to be produced only in plastic, with the addition of an aluminum design.


Portable cassette recorder "Vesna-202-1"
Zaporizhzhya Electric Machine Building Plant Iskra. The production of the tape recorder began in 1983.
Monaural cassette recorder "" Vesna-202-1 "" type UNM-12 has increased output power, noise reduction system, manual and automatic recording level adjustment. The level is controlled by a pointer indicator, and the consumption of the magnetic tape is carried out by a three-decade mechanical counter.
The operating sound frequency range of the tape recorder is 63 ... 12500 Hz. The tape recorder is powered by 6 elements 373.
The price is 195 rubles.


Portable cassette tape recorder 2nd class "Spring-207-stereo"
Zaporozhye Electric Machine Building Plant Iskra. Issue 1982 g.
The tape recorder has a switchable noise reduction system, automatic transfer of the LPM to stop mode when the power is turned off and at the end of the tape in the cassette or due to a malfunction of the cassette.
Provides automatic level control when recording. There are indicators of peak overloads, electret microphone, magnetic tape consumption meter with memory device, magnetic tape type switch.
The device is powered by 6 batteries 373, 7 - A-343 or from a 220 V network. through the built-in rectifier.


Cassette stereophonic tape recorder of the second class "Spring-211-stereo". Zaporozhye Electric Machine Building Plant Iskra. Graduated from 1978.
A tape recorder similar in appearance, design and parameters under the brand name "" Russia-211-stereo "", has been producing since 1979 the Chelyabinsk PO - "Flight" ".
The tape recorder is developed on the basis of the "Spring-201-stereo" model and differs from it in its external design and in the presence of such operational conveniences as; full auto-stop, as well as control of the recording level by peak indicators, on LEDs. There is a noise reduction device and a tape consumption meter.
The tape recorder can operate on the built-in loudspeaker "2GD-40" or on the remote loudspeakers "6AC-503", each of them has 2 heads of the 4GD-35 type. Power supply from the mains or from eight elements 373.


Portable cassette recorder "Vesna M-212 S-4"
The release has been established since 1989 Zaporozhye tape recorder plant Vesna and the electric machine building plant Iskra.
The tape recorder was also referred to as "Spring-212-4S" and "Spring-212 S-4"... It allows music and speech programs from various sources of sound programs to be recorded on magnetic tape and played back through the built-in speaker.
It has a hitchhiking when the tape ends in a cassette or its jamming, control of the recording level by pointer and also peak indicators, control of the supply voltage by a pointer indicator, a switchable ARUZ system, there is a tape type switch, a three-decade tape consumption meter in a cassette, with a device memory, switchable noise reduction system and a device for expanding the stereo base, which improves sound quality. The tape recorder is powered from the mains or 8 elements 373.
Price RUB 365


Cassette stereo tape recorder "IZH-303-stereo"
Izhevsk Motorcycle Plant (Axion JSC). Graduated from 1986.
In a tape recorder "IZH-303-stereo" there is a manual and automatic adjustment of the recording level, auto-stop when a tape breaks or ends in a cassette, there is a tape consumption meter with a memory device, dial indicators of the recording level, a noise reduction system.
External speakers and TDS-9, TDS-6 headphones can be connected to the device. Power supply is universal: from 6 elements A343 Salyut-1 or from the mains. Rated output power - 2x1 W. The working range of sound frequencies is 63 ... 10000 Hz.
Price 285 rubles.


Portable cassette tape recorder for p / p "Elegia-301"
Voronezh plant Electropribor. Graduated from 1986.
In a tape recorder "Elegy-301" there is a built-in electret microphone, ARUZ system, switchable noise reduction system, tone controls for low and high frequencies.
According to the same electrical circuit and design, but with slightly different design of the front panel, different factories of the country produced tape recorders of the brands "Agidel-301" and "Legenda-301".
The price of the "Elegy-301" model is 184 rubles.


Portable cassette recorder "Tom-303"
Tomsk Radio Engineering Plant. Serial production since 1982.
In a tape recorder "Tom-303" a switchable noise reduction device is provided to reduce the noise level during playback.
The "Tom-303" tape recorder allows recording and playback while moving when carrying and during transportation. This ensures that basic electrical parameters and sound quality are maintained.
The tape recorder is powered from the mains, through the built-in power supply unit, or from batteries. Since 1985 the plant has been producing the "Tom M-303" tape recorder with a different front panel design and a wide range of colors for the case.


Cassette recorder "Belarus-301"
Record player "Belarus-301" allows you to record phonograms from a microphone, from a receiver, TV, broadcast line, pickup, electric player or other tape recorder. The recording level is controlled by a dial gauge.
An external amplifier with a speaker system or a small-sized speaker system with an impedance of about 4 ohms can be connected to the tape recorder.
The range of recorded and reproduced frequencies is 63 ... 10000 Hz. The rated output power when driving an external speaker is 0.8 W. Duration of work from a set of elements - 15 hours. Power consumption from the network is 5 W.


Portable cassette recorder "Karpaty-202-1"
Precarpathian Radio Plant. PA "Karpaty". Ivano-Frankivsk Production of a tape recorder has been established since 1977
Class 2 monaural cassette recorder "Karpaty-202-1" "(UNM-12) was produced simultaneously with the "Spring-202-1" model and according to its electrical circuit and design, nothing from
it is not different.
In turn, both tape recorders are the modernization of the "Vesna-202" and "Karpaty-202" tape recorders differing from them only in the loudspeaker grill and minor changes in the electrical circuit. The range of audio frequencies of the tape recorder at the linear output is from 63 to 10000 Hz, and those reproduced by the loudspeaker 100 ... 10000 Hz.
The tape recorder is powered by six elements 373. The nominal output power of the amplifier is 1 W, the maximum is 2 W.
The price is 200 rubles.


Portable cassette recorder "Karpaty-205-1"
Precarpathian Radio Plant. Manufactured since 1987.
The tape recorder was produced on the basis of the "Spring-205-1" model and, with minor changes in the circuit, is completely similar to it.


Cassette recorder "Parus-201-stereo"
Saratov plant "Znamya Truda". Production started in 1983.
Record player "Parus-201-stereo" has functions: recording and listening to stereo and mono programs through an external amplifier in stereo and mono modes, or through the built-in monitor speaker in mono mode; the ability to connect stereo phones and an external loudspeaker or speaker; built-in noise suppressor; hitchhiking of all modes; three-decade tape consumption meter.
The tape recorder has a universal power supply: from a 220 volt network through a built-in power supply, from an external 12 volt direct current source or from 8 A-343 elements. Frequency response: 40 ... 14000 Hz; The maximum output power of the amplifier is 2.5 W:


Cassette stereo tape recorder - "Parus M-213S". Saratov plant "Znamya Truda". Manufactured since 1991.
Record player "Sail M-213S" it can work in a stand-alone version as monophonic for reproduction of phonograms through its own built-in speaker, or in a stationary version as a stereo one with two speakers. The range of recorded and reproduced sound frequencies on chromium oxide magnetic tape is not less than 63 ... 14000 Hz.
The nominal output power for the own speaker is 1 W, for the remote speakers 2x1 W the maximum output power is 2x3 W.


Portable cassette recorder "Proton-401", "Proton-402" and "Proton-402MT". Kharkov Radio Plant "Proton" Production since 1980.
In a tape recorder "Proton-401", "Proton-402" and "Proton-402MT" provided by ARUZ, auto-stop at the end of the tape in the cassette, a dial indicator of the recording level and a built-in microphone. Powered by 6 A-373 elements and a network, in this case the output power doubles.
The device has an automatic recording level system, a tape-type switch, high-frequency tone control. The range of operating sound frequencies at the linear output is 40 ... 12500 Hz, at the loudspeaker 200 ... 7000 Hz. The rated output power is 1.2 W.
Since the beginning of 1985, on the basis of this tape recorder, a two-speed, four-track tape recorder of the "Proton-402MT" type has been produced. It is intended for the reproduction of phonograms "" The Talking Book "" for people with vision loss. The electrical circuit and design of the model, except for the track switch and the second speed - 2.38 cm / s - are similar.


Tape recorder "Proton M-412"
Kharkov Radio Plant Proton. MG release since 1988.
Class 4 portable cassette recorder "" Proton M-412 "" assembled on transistors and microcircuits. It is designed for recording or reproducing phonograms on magnetic tape A-4207-3B or similar in standard MK-60 cassettes. The number of recording tracks is 2.
The range of sound frequencies effectively recorded and reproduced through the LV is 63-10000 Hz, the frequency range reproduced by the internal loudspeaker 1GDSH-3 is 150 ... 7000 Hz. Power supply is universal, from a 220 volt network or from 4 A343 elements. Rated output power 0.5 W. Power consumption from the network is 8 W.
The price of the model is 125 rubles.

Portable cassette transistor tape recorder class 4 - "Legenda-404" Arzamas instrument-making plant named after 50th anniversary of the USSR. Graduated in 1981
"" Legend-404 ""- portable cassette recorder class IV with universal power supply. The tape recorder can be used as a voice recorder. The range of recorded and reproduced sound frequencies at a higher speed is 63 ... 10000 Hz, and at a lower speed 80 ... 3150 Hz. The supply voltage is 9 volts from 6 batteries of the A-343 type or from the mains through a separate power supply unit.
The nominal output power of the amplifier is 0.5 W, maximum 0.8 W. The tape recorder has a built-in electret microphone, the ARUZ system, connectors for installing a special radio cassette operating in the LW or only MW range and allowing you to turn the tape recorder into a radio tape recorder.
Since 1989, the tape recorder has been produced under the name "Legend M-404". In general, the model was a long-liver, the release of the tape recorder was completed in March 1994.
The price of the "Legend M-404" tape recorder is 139 rubles.




Portable cassette stereophonic tape recorders "Vesna M-310S", "Rus M-310S", "Rus M-310-1S", "Vesna M-310S1"
Zaporozhye plant Iskra ("Vesna M-310S", "Vesna M-310S-1")
Ryazan Instrument Plant (Rus M-310S "," Rus M-310-1S ")
Release of models "M-310S" since 1987, "M-310S-1" since 1990.
All tape recorders have the same design and are based on the model " "Spring-310-stereo" "... The difference is in the external design and minor changes in the electrical circuit.
The tape recorder has the ability to: automatically stop the tape recorder when the magnetic tape in the cassette ends or the cassette fails; automatic adjustment of the recording level; control of the recording level by peak indicators on LEDs; stereo balance adjustments; separate tone control for higher and lower frequencies; the use of magnetic tapes of two types; automatic switching of the type of tape.
Noise reduction system provides reduction of the level of interference during playback. Food; from 6 elements 343 or from an alternating current network through a remote power supply unit. The body of the tape recorder is made of shock-resistant polystyrene. The set includes 2 cassettes of the "MK-60" type.


Portable cassette recorder "Rus-207-stereo"
Ryazan State Instrument Plant. Serial production of the device began in 1985.
Cassette recorder "" Rus-207-stereo "", was produced on the basis of the "Spring-207stereo" "1982 model. Different factories of the USSR, according to the same design and electrical circuit, then
similar cassette recorders were produced with the following names:
"Tarnair-207-stereo" and "Ritm-203-stereo" ".
Playback in monophonic mode through the built-in speaker, in stereophonic mode - through an external UCU and external speakers The operating frequency range at the line output is 40 ... 14000 Hz, when using a magnetic tape - A-4312-3B. The rated output power of its own speaker is 1 W, the maximum is 2 W.
Retail price 265 rubles


Cassette recorder "Sonata-211"
Velikie Luki software Radiopribor. Graduated from 1980.
The model has ARUZ and separate controls for the treble and bass tone, tape consumption meter, dial indicator of the recording level
and power status, built-in electret microphone, pause mode. For the first time in domestic tape recorders of this class, a tape-type switch was used, the possibility of recording on a chromium dioxide tape was provided. The tape recorder is equipped with a retractable carrying handle.
The speaker model is equipped with a 2GD-40 loudspeaker. An external speaker with a resistance of 4 Ohms can be connected to the device. Power is supplied from the mains, through the built-in stabilized power supply unit, or from batteries.
Rated output power - 0.7 W, when operating from the mains or from an auto-accumulator 1.5 W. The operating frequency range at the linear output is 63..12500 Hz, when recording on a chromium dioxide tape 63 ... 14000 Hz. The frequency range reproduced through the loudspeaker is 100 ... 10000 Hz. The power consumed from the network is 10 W.
The price is 260 rubles.

Portable cassette stereo tape recorder "Sonata MP-213S". Velikie Luki software Radiopribor. The release of the set-top box tape recorder began in 1989.
Stereo up to line out set-top box tape recorder "" Sonata MP-213S "" designed for recording and playback of stereo and monophonic phonograms. IN offline the model works on the built-in loudspeaker as a monaural one, and when connected to stereo phones or a stereo amplifier with speakers as a stereo one.
The tape recorder is powered from six A-343 elements, or from the mains, through a built-in power supply. The first releases of tape recorders were named as - "" Sonata-213-stereo ""

Cassette portable monophonic tape recorder - "Romantic-306"
Gorky plant named after Petrovsky. Model production since 1979.
The model was also produced for a short time by the Petropavlovsk plant named after. Kirov, but without the index "" M "". The carrying handle was either rigid, made of duralumin and plastic, or like a shoulder strap.
The operating frequency range at the linear output is 63 ... 10000 Hz, the loudspeaker is 100 ... 10000 Hz. Rated output power 0.5 W, maximum when operating from the mains 4 W.
In 1985, the Petrovsky plant began production of a modernized model - "Romantic M-306-2"

The cassette player "Electronics-Microconcert-Stereo" has been produced since autumn 1984 by the Zelenograd Precision Engineering Plant. The model has a prototype in one of the Sony tape recorders. In 1984, the USSR did not have the necessary microcircuits and it did not work to make a full-fledged tape recorder. We made a player on "loose", transistors of the KT3129 / 3130 type. Later, the KF1407UD1 microcircuit was developed, then the recording also got into the device. The 1985 model had metal case... All subsequent ones have a plastic one. The model had a built-in microphone, which was intended for her recording, and for use as a hearing aid, including simultaneously with the playback of cassettes.

Since 1985, the children's cassette tape recorder-toy "Wave" has been produced by the Saratov Production Association "Corpus". The tape recorder is designed to play sound phonograms recorded at a speed of 4.76 cm / s on a magnetic tape 3.81 mm wide placed in an MK-60 cassette in order to organize various games, develop musical abilities in children and develop practical skills in handling complex technical products. The toy is intended for children aged 8 and over. The toy provides electrical playback through a LV for connecting household equipment. The toy works in stationary conditions, in motion, carrying and transportation. Supply voltage from A-343 batteries - 6.3 ... 9 V. The speed of the magnetic tape is 4.76 cm / s. The operating frequency range at the linear output is 100 ... 10000 Hz. Rated output power 0.5 W. Battery life 10 hours. Dimensions of the toy are 280x212x80 mm. The mass of the toy with batteries and a cassette is 2.1 kg.

Since 1985, the Proton-402MT cassette teflotechnical tape recorder has been produced by the Kharkov Radio Plant "Proton". "Proton-402MT" two-speed, four-track tape recorder intended for reproduction of ordinary music and speech phonograms and phonograms of the "Talking Book" type for people with vision loss. The electrical circuit, design and design of the device, except for the track switch, the absence of a recording mode and the presence of a second speed of 2.38 cm / sec, are similar to the basic "Proton-402" tape recorder. Read more about the tape recorder in its operating instructions.

The "Sonata-Mini" player was experimentally released in 1985 by the Velikie Luki Production Association "Radiopribor". The player is designed for reproducing phonograms from MK-60 cassettes to small-sized headphones. There is no information on the player, but on its basis, since 1987, the plant has been producing the Sonata P-421S tape recorder.

The portable cassette player "Electronics P-401C" has been produced by the Novovoronezh plant "Aliot" since 1985. "Electronics P-401S" "is a portable stereo cassette player. The player is designed to reproduce sound tracks recorded on a magnetic tape in an MK-60 cassette. The reproduction of phonograms is carried out on head-mounted stereophonic telephones. The tape is rewound only in the direction of travel. The player can be used while on the move, when carrying and transporting. The operating time of the player from a set of 4 AA batteries is 3 ... 4 hours. Belt speed 4.76 cm / sec. The detonation coefficient of the CVL is 0.5%. The range of audio frequencies at the output for stereo phones is 63 ... 12500 Hz. Harmonic distortion 2.5%. Rated output power 2x5 mW. Consumption current 150 mA. The dimensions of the player are 154x90x38. Weight without elements 300 gr. To expand the range of products, the plant simultaneously produced the "Electronics P-402S" turntable in everything similar to that described.

Since 1986, the toy tape recorder "Jazz-4" has been produced by the Saratov Precision Mechanics Plant. "" Jazz "" (PKP-4 Portable Cassette Player 4th model) is intended for playing back phonograms recorded on magnetic tape in MK-60 cassettes in order to organize children's leisure, develop their musical abilities and develop skills in handling complex household appliances ... The model has performance at the level of class 3 tape recorders. The range of reproducible frequencies at the linear output is 100 ... 10000 Hz, in terms of sound pressure 150 ... 8000 Hz. Rated output power 0.5 W. Powered by 6 343 batteries or from the mains through a remote power supply unit. The dimensions of the device are 260x173x72 mm. Weight with batteries and cassette 2.1 kg.

Since 1986, the cassette recorder-player "Diana-Stereo" has been producing the Kazan plant of radio components. The tape recorder is designed to play mono or stereo music programs recorded on compact cassettes. The tape recorder provides for separate volume control, rewinding of the tape in 2 directions, the possibility of a short stop, connection to household amplifiers with speakers, electronic and mechanical hitchhiking, listening to cassettes for two pairs of "TDS-13" type stereo telephones. The tape recorder is powered by 6 batteries and from the network, through a portable power supply unit. The belt speed is 4.76 cm / s. Detonation coefficient 0.4%. Output power 2x5 mW. The range of reproducible frequencies is 63 ... 12500 Hz. Power consumption from the network is 1 W. The relative level of noise and interference is 48 dB. The dimensions of the tape recorder are 170x100x40 mm. Weight without power supply unit 580 gr.

Cassette player "Duet-stereo PM-8101" from the beginning of 1986 produced the Popov Riga Radio Plant. Cassette player "Duet PM-8101" is designed for individual listening to stereo phonograms recorded on standard cassettes on stereo headsets. The set includes: "Duet PM-8101" cassette player, stereo phones, battery container. The player is controlled by keys for playing, rewinding (in both directions), a tape type switch. When a magnetic tape runs out or breaks in a tape cassette, automatic shutdown nutrition. The range of reproducible frequencies is not more than 40 ... 14000 Hz (Fe); nonlinear distortion factor 1%; power is supplied from A-316 or A-373 batteries located in a special cassette. The dimensions of the player are 140x95x35 mm. Weight 500 gr. In the first releases of the player, the playback path was made on a large hybrid MC, and later on K157UD2. Since 1986, the plant planned to produce a radio tape recorder "Duet-stereo ML-8101", consisting of an all-wave radio receiver, powerful amplifiers with an equalizer, two loudspeakers and a power supply unit from batteries and from the mains, united in a common case where a player was inserted into the middle of the connector " Duet-stereo PM-8101 "thus forming a radio tape recorder, but without the recording function. The nominal output power of the radio is 2x2 W. Sound pressure frequency range 100 ... 10000 Hz.

The portable transistor radio tape recorder "Amfiton-MR" has been produced by the Omsk plant named after V.I. Karl Marx and the Baku Radio Engineering Production Association. The "Amfiton-MR" radio tape recorder is used to receive radio stations in the DV, SV bands, as well as to listen to mono and stereo (for head stereo telephones) phonograms from compact cassettes. There is fast rewinding of the tape in both directions, separate volume control when working on stereo phones. Power supply from 6 elements A-316 or network through an external power supply. Sensitivity in the range of DV - 2, SV - 1.5 mV / m; selectivity 30 dB; the range of reproducible sound frequencies in terms of sound pressure when receiving 315 ... 3150 Hz; the frequency range at the telephone output when listening to the recording from cassettes is 63 ... 12500 Hz; harmonic distortion 5%; maximum output power 0.5 W; knock coefficient ± 0.5%; model dimensions 196x136x41mm, weight 0.8 kg. Price with stereo phones 145 rubles. Since 1988, the design of the radio has been slightly changed. The radio tape recorder was produced in a limited series, and in Baku it was a piece.

Since 1987, the "Amfiton" stereophonic system has been produced by the Omsk ETZ Karl Marx. "Amfiton" "portable block apparatus, consisting of MP" "Amfiton-MS" ", AAS and BP. MP "Amfiton-MS" is a device that reproduces stereo and mono phonograms from compact cassettes to stereo telephones and AAS. There is a separate volume control, tape rewind in two directions. Powered by six D-0.25 batteries or from the mains through an external power supply unit. Belt speed 4.76 cm / s; detonation coefficient 0.5%; frequency range 63 ... 12500 Hz; the level of noise in the playback channel is -44 dB, the power at the output of the phones is 2x2.5 mW; dimensions 138x337x88 mm; weight 0.5 kg. Price with phones and power supply unit - 120 rubles. "Amfiton AAS" "consists of an amplifier combined with a loudspeaker and a loudspeaker of the right channel. The AAS has volume and tone controls for bass and treble, you can connect stereo phones to it. Power supply from 343 batteries and from the mains through the built-in power supply unit. AAS output power - 2x0.5 W; frequency range on LV - 80 ... 16000, for sound pressure 150 ... 10000 Hz; battery life 10 hours; dimensions 342x143x85 mm; weight 2.2 kg. The price is 176 rubles. The tape recorder "Amfiton MS" was produced by several factories: the Leningrad plant "Novator", the Lvov plant named after Lenin, the Saratov plant of precision electromechanics and the Kamenets-Podolsk plant "Electropribor" named after the 60th anniversary of the USSR.

The "Sonata P-421S" cassette recorder has been produced by the Velikie Luki Production Association "Radiopribor" since the beginning of 1987. Designed for reproduction of phonograms from cassettes of MK-60 type to small-sized headphones "TDS-13-1" ". Power supply of the MP is carried out from 4 elements of the A-316 type, while the continuous operation time is seven hours or more. The MP has a jack for connecting an external power source. At the end of the cassette, the auto-stop is automatically triggered, turning off the "Start" button. The speed of the magnetic tape is 4.76 cm / sec. The range of reproducible sound frequencies is 63 ... 12500 Hz. Output rated power 2x20 mW. MP dimensions - 142x95x37 mm. Weight 325 gr. Price 130 rubles. According to exactly the same electrical circuit, design and external design, the unidentified plant produced a cassette recorder-player, but under the name "Edelweiss P-421S".

The stereophonic tape-player "Vesna-212S" in 1988 in the amount of 10229 copies was produced by the Zaporozhye tape recorder plant "Vesna". A tape recorder in all its technical specifications corresponds to the tape recorder of the same name "Vesna-212S" of the Zaporizhzhya Electric Machine Building Plant "Iskra", but without the function of recording sound phonograms. Unfortunately, there is no other information on this model.

The children's toy tape recorder "Druzhok" has been producing the Kamensk-Uralsky PSZ since the beginning of 1988. It is intended for the acquisition by school-age children of skills in handling household equipment, the development of musical abilities and technical knowledge. Allows to reproduce phonograms recorded on compact cassettes MK-60. The tape recorder has 4 positions for the type of work switch: play, fast forward, stop and turn off, as well as opening the lid and ejecting the cassette. The device operates from the mains through an external power supply unit or from 6 batteries 343. The rated output power is 1 W. The frequency range is 200 ... 7000 Hz. Battery life is about 10 hours. Dimensions of the model are 230x225x60 mm. Weight with batteries 1.5 kg. The price is 60 rubles. High impact colored polystyrene body. Since 1995, the plant has been producing a toy tape recorder "Druzhok-M", however, according to the scheme, design and design, it did not differ in any way from that described.

The portable cassette player "Quasar P-405S" since 1988 has been producing the Leningrad software named after V.I. M.I. Kalinin. "" Quasar P-405S "" is a portable stereo cassette player designed for playback on stereo headphones of phonograms from MK-60, MK-90 cassettes. The tape is rewound only in the direction of travel. Operating time from a set of batteries is not less than 3.5 hours. The player is powered from four A-316 elements or from an external source with a voltage of 4 ... 6 V. The speed of the tape pulling is 4.76 cm / s. Knock coefficient 0.45%. The range of reproducible frequencies is 63 ... 12500 Hz. Harmonic distortion 2.5%. Rated output power 5x2 mW. Consumption current up to 150 mA. The dimensions of the player are 144x94x37 mm. Weight is not more than 300 gr.

Since 1988, the active stereo system and tape-player "Saturn-401C" have been produced by the Omsk ETZ named after Karl Marx. The first issues were called "Saturn MC". Stereo system and tape-player "Saturn-401S" (since 1989 "Saturn P-401S") is a miniature portable, block apparatus, consisting of a tape recorder and an active acoustic system with an external power supply unit. The tape recorder reproduces mono and stereo phonograms from compact cassettes MK-60 to stereo telephones TDS-13 or to AAS. The player has a separate volume control, fast rewinding of the tape in both directions. The player is powered from 6 batteries or from the mains through the power supply when working with AAC. Belt speed 4.76 cm / s. Knock coefficient 0.5%. Frequency range 63 ... 10000 Hz. The output power of the phones is 2.5 mW. The power consumed from the network is 4 W. The dimensions of the player are 138x337x88 mm. Weight 0.5 kg. AAC consists of an amplifier combined with a loudspeaker of the left channel and a loudspeaker of the right channel. The complex has volume control and timbres for bass and treble. Stereo telephones can be connected to the AAC. The power supply of the complex is universal, from elements 343 or from the network through a power supply unit. Rated output power AAS 2x0.5 W. The electrical range of reproducible frequencies AAC is 80 ... 16000 Hz. The frequency range reproduced by the loudspeakers is 120 ... 10000 Hz. Battery life 10 hours. Dimensions of AAS 342x143x85 mm. Weight 2.2 kg. For the complex, the plant produced the Saturn-T-201C tuner, which could replace a tape recorder by pulling it out and inserting the tuner, or using it autonomously, receiving VHF stereo programs on stereo telephones.

The toy-tape recorder "Wave" has been produced by the Saratov Production Association "Corpus" since the 1st quarter of 1989. "Volna" is a modernized version of the "Volna" model produced since 1985. Email diagrams it is sometimes referred to as "Wave-M" ", although the diagrams of both models are the same. The new model is designed for playback through the built-in speaker of phonograms recorded at a speed of 4.76 cm / s on a magnetic tape placed in an MK cassette in order to organize various games, develop musical abilities, as well as skills in handling complex technical products in children from 8 years old and older. Supply voltage from batteries 6.3 ... 9 V. From an external DC source with a rated load current of at least 0.3 A - 6.3 ... 10 V. The speed of the magnetic tape is 4.76 ± 3% cm / sec. The operating frequency range at the linear output is 100 ... 10000 Hz, at the loudspeaker 200 ... 7000 Hz. Rated output power 0.5 W. The operating time of the toy tape recorder from batteries is at least 10 hours. The dimensions of the toy are 222x205x75 mm. Its weight with batteries and a cassette is 2.2 kg.

The Diana P-406S stereo cassette player has been produced by the Kazan NPO Elekon since the 1st quarter of 1989. Stereo cassette player "Diana P-406S" is intended for reproduction of magnetic phonograms placed in MK cassettes. The model has the following functions: playback of mono and stereo phonograms, fast rewinding of the tape, volume control separately for each channel, turning off the engine at the end of the tape in the cassette, listening to phonograms on two pairs of headphones. The nominal operating frequency range is 63 ... 12500 Hz. Power consumption when operating from the network through a remote power supply unit 5 W. Dimensions 170x100x40 mm. Weight 500 gr.

The tape-player "Duet PM-8401" has been producing the Riga Radio Plant named after Popov since 1989. Cassette tape recorder "Duet PM-8401" is designed for individual listening to stereo phonograms recorded on MK-60 cassettes on headphones. The set includes: cassette player, stereo telephones, container for A-343 or A-373 batteries. Controls: play keys, rewind in both directions, tape type switch; when the tape ends or breaks, the power is turned off automatically. The range of reproducible frequencies is 40 ... 14000 Hz (Fe2O3); distortion factor 1%; powered by AA or A-343, A-373 batteries through a container; dimensions of the device 140x95x35 mm. Weight 500 gr. The name of the model "Duet" means listening to phonograms on two pairs of phones.

The typhlotechnical cassette player "Legend P-405T" has been producing Arzamas instrument-making software since 1989. A special typhlotechnical two-speed four-track tape recorder designed to reproduce MF2-4 phonograms at a speed of 2.38 cm / s and musical phonograms at a speed of 4.76 cm / s through a LV and a loudspeaker. The models are available; volume control, treble tone, tape speed control, TM-4 headphone jack, jack for external devices and remote control cord. Power supply from 6 elements 343 and from the mains through the power supply unit. Battery life 10 hours. Speed ​​adjustment range 2.38 cm / s 0 ... 50%. Frequency range at a speed of 2.38 cm / s 125 ... 5000 Hz; 4.76 cm / s 63 ... 10000 Hz. Output power 0.8 watts. Dimensions 265x175x85 mm. Weight 2.3 kg.

The cassette player "Nerl P-411S" has been produced by Vladimirskiy PO "TochMash" since the 1st quarter of 1989. The stereo cassette player "Nerl P-411S" is intended for reproduction of phonograms from MK cassettes for 2 pairs of small-sized headphones. Power is supplied from four A-316 elements, the time of continuous operation is up to 10 hours. The player has a jack for connecting an external power supply. In the CP there is an accelerated rewinding of the tape in the direction of playback. The range of reproducible sound frequencies is 63 ... 12500 Hz. Output rated power 2x20 mW. The dimensions of the player are 144x94x37 mm. Weight - 350 gr. The price of the "Nerl P-411S" turntable with one pair of head-mounted stereo telephones is 120 rubles.

Since 1989, the stereo cassette player "Romance-6601-stereo" has been produced by the Kharkov Instrument-Making Plant named after T.G. Shevchenko. "Romance-6601" "household portable stereo cassette player. It is intended for reproduction of phonograms placed in MK-60, MK-90 cassettes. The device has the following functions: reproduction of mono and stereo phonograms, general volume control, listening to phonograms on stereo headphones. The range of reproducible frequencies is 63 ... 12500 Hz. The dimensions of the player are 170x100x40 mm. Weight 500 gr. The player does not have a tape rewind function. The peculiarity of the player is that the pressure roller and the playback head are located in the top cover.

The children's tape recorder "Junior" has been produced by the Ryazan Instrument Plant since the 1st quarter of 1989. Children's cassette tape player "Junior" reproduces phonograms recorded on MK-60 cassettes. The device can be used for experiments in the process of technical creativity of children. LPM in the device is used from the "Rus-207-stereo" tape recorder. Powered by six elements of the A-343 type. The belt pulling speed is 4.76 cm / s. Rated output power 0.5 W. Dimensions of the device 230x155x60 mm. Its weight is 1.3 kg. The price is 60 rubles. In 1991 the plant began production of the "Junior-M" tape recorder in a design similar to that described, but with a recording function.

The Amfiton P-401S stereo tape recorder has been produced since the beginning of 1990 by the Kamenets-Podolsk plant "Electropribor". "Amfiton P-401" is a portable block apparatus consisting of MP "Amfiton-P-401S", AAS and BP. In terms of parameters, layout and design, the device is similar to the "Amfiton MS" model.

The portable cassette tape recorder "Vega P-410S" has been producing the Berdsk software "Vega" since the beginning of 1990. Stereo cassette tape recorder "Vega P-410S" is designed for high-quality reproduction of phonograms from cassettes such as MK-60 or MK-90 to small-sized head phones such as "TDS-13-1" or the like. The power of the tape recorder is carried out from three elements of the A-316 type, while the time of continuous operation is 7 ... 10 hours or more. The cassette player has a jack for connecting an external power supply. At the end of the cassette, the auto-stop is automatically triggered, turning off the "Start" button. Unlike other similar models, in MP "" Vega P-410S "" fast rewinding of the tape is possible in both directions. The speed of the magnetic tape is 4.76 cm / sec. The range of effectively reproduced sound frequencies is 63 ... 12500 Hz. Output rated power 2x20 mW, maximum 2x50 mW. The dimensions of the tape recorder are 140x95x38 mm. Weight 320 gr. Retail price - 185 rubles.

The "Karpaty P-402S" cassette recorder has been produced by the Ivano-Frankivsk PO "Karpaty" since the beginning of 1990. MP in design and design is similar to MP "Amfiton P-402S" and was produced to increase the range of products manufactured by software. MP is intended for listening to phonograms recorded on cassettes MK-60 or MK-90 on head-mounted stereo telephones or the included amplifier unit with acoustic systems.

Since 1990, the "Lot-Stereo" cassette recorder has been produced by the Novopolotsk Izmeritel plant. MP "Lot-Stereo" "is intended for stereo reproduction of phonograms recorded on a magnetic tape placed in an MK-60 cassette with the aim of organizing games, developing musical abilities in children, practical skills in handling complex technical products. The toy is intended for children aged 8 and over. Operating frequency range for sound pressure 100 ... 10000 Hz. Rated output power from batteries 0.3 W, from a network 0.7 W. The detonation coefficient of the CVL is 0.5%. The dimensions of the player unit are 200x110x120 mm, the speaker unit is 120x135x105 mm. Unit weight - 1.8, one speaker - 0.6 kg.

The cassette recorder-player "Argo P-401S" from the beginning of 1991 was produced by the Leningrad Central Scientific and Production Association "Leninets". The "Argo P-401S" stereophonic cassette tape recorder is designed to play back phonograms recorded on MK-60 cassettes and listen to them through head-mounted stereo telephones. The performance of the tape recorder is ensured when powered: from the mains through the power supply; from a set of accumulators D-0.26D. The tape recorder provides: playback and listening to the recording through telephones; rewinding the tape in both directions; separate volume control by channels; battery charge when operating from the mains. Time of continuous operation from a set of charged batteries 2.5 hours. Technical characteristics: Power consumed from the network is 3.5 W. Belt speed 4.76 cm / sec. Detonation ± 0.6%. Frequency response range 63 ... 10000 Hz. Harmonic distortion 5%. The signal-to-noise ratio in the playback channel is -40 dB. The rewinding time of the magnetic tape in the MK-60 cassette is not more than 180 sec. The mass of the MP with accumulators is 0.6 kg. PSU weight - 0.3 kg. Dimensions of MP - 119x138x37 mm, PSU - 63x107x85 mm.

The Berestye P-402S cassette recorder has been produced by the Brest Radio Engineering Plant since 1991. Designed for listening to phonograms recorded on cassettes MK-60 or MK-90 on stereo headphones or on the included amplifier unit with acoustic systems.

The stereophonic player "Vesna P-404S" has been produced by the Zaporozhye electrical machine-building plant "Iskra" since the fall of 1991. "Vesna P-404S" is a portable, small-sized, one-speed, stereo cassette player. It is intended for reproduction of mono and stereo phonograms recorded on magnetic tape in cassettes of the MK-60 (90) type. The reproduction of phonograms is carried out on head-mounted stereophonic telephones. Rewinding in the direction of movement of the magnetic tape with fixation. The player can be used in any conditions, including while driving. The operating time of the player from a set of fresh batteries (2 AA cells) is at least 6 hours. The speed of the magnetic tape is 4.76 cm / sec. The detonation coefficient of the CVL is 0.5%. The working range of audio frequencies at the output for stereophonic telephones is 63 ... 12500 Hz. Harmonic coefficient is not more than 2.5%. Rated output power 2x5 mW. Consumption current no more than 120 mA. The dimensions of the player are 154x90x38. Weight without batteries ~ 300 grams.

The Debut portable cassette recorder has been produced by the Kostroma Electromechanical Plant since 1991. It is intended for reproduction of phonograms from "MK-60" cassettes. The model provides the following operational convenience: rewinding the tape forward, stopping the tape, ejecting the cassette, separate volume control for each channel. It is possible to listen to phonograms through stereo telephones. There is a device for electronic expansion of the stereo base. Belt speed 4.76 cm / s; detonation coefficient of CVL ± 0.5%; the range of reproducible sound frequencies on the LV is 63 ... 12500 Hz; reproduced by loudspeakers - 150 ... 7000 Hz; rated output power 2x0.75 W, maximum 2x1.5 W; dimensions of the model 342x116x89 mm, weight with batteries 1.85 kg. The price is 110 rubles. Later, probably since 1993, the power button was moved to the general LPM keys and an LED power indicator appeared.

The "Sanda P-401S" cassette recorder has been produced by the Mari Machine-Building Plant since 1991. "Sanda P-401S" is a portable stereo tape player with a supply voltage of 3 V. It allows you to listen to phonograms on cassettes such as MK-60, with the connection of 2 pairs of stereo telephones. MP can be connected to the amplifier of any radio device. MP is powered from an autonomous power source (two A-316 elements), or from the network, through a power supply unit with an output voltage of 3 V and a current of 0.6 A, which is included in the kit. Operating time from one fresh set of elements is at least 3 hours. The main characteristics of the MP: Belt pulling speed 4.76 cm / s; reproducible frequency range 63 ... 10000 Hz; detonation coefficient no more than ± 0.4%; SOI 1%; external dimensions of MP -150x107x38 mm; weight 150 g.

The Yauza P-401S stereo cassette player has been produced since the 1st quarter of 1991 by the Moscow Electromechanical Plant No. 1. It is designed for reproduction of magnetic phonograms through external active speakers. In addition, the player provides rewinding of the tape in both directions and the "rollback" mode, which is convenient when decoding dictaphone recordings. The joint venture has the ability to remove the cassette, without pressing the "stop" button, while maintaining the operating mode, light indication of the operating mode, backlighting of the cassette receiver, volume control in each channel. In addition, electronic pseudo-sensory control of LPM operating modes from a wired remote control is provided. The joint venture can be powered by internal and external power supply... Knock coefficient ± 0.3%. The frequency range on the LV is 63 ... 12000 Hz, AC 315 ... 10000 Hz. Maximum output power 2x1 W. Power consumption from the network is 20 watts. Dimensions of the joint venture - 140x114x150 mm, weight 2 kg.

The "Vega P-420S" cassette stereophonic recorder has been produced by the Berdsk software company "Vega" since the 1st quarter of 1992. MP is intended for reproduction of phonograms from MK-60 or MK-90 cassettes to small-sized headphones. Powered by two A-316 elements. The MP has a socket for external power supply. At the end of the tape and an attempt to clamp it, an auto-stop with the "" antirolling "function is triggered, turning off the" Start "button. Rewinding is done in both directions. Belt speed 4.76 cm / sec. The range of reproducible frequencies is 63 ... 10000 Hz. Rated output power 2x50 mW. Dimensions 130x90x38 mm. Weight 300 gr.

The portable cassette player "Vesna P-401C" has been producing the Zaporozhye tape recorder plant since the 1st quarter of 1992. MP is intended for reproduction of mono and stereophonic phonograms recorded on magnetic tape in MK-60 cassettes. The reproduction of phonograms is carried out on the head-mounted stereo telephones. The tape is rewound in the direction of travel. The operating time of the player from a set of fresh batteries (2 pcs. АА) is not less than 6 hours. Belt speed 4.76 cm / sec. Knock coefficient 0.5%. The working range of audio frequencies at the output of stereo telephones is 63 ... 12500 Hz. Harmonic distortion 2.5%. Rated output power 2x5 mW. Consumption current no more than 120 mA. The dimensions of the player are 154x90x38. Weight without batteries 300 grams.

The Berestye RM-304S stereo cassette recorder has presumably been produced by the Brest Radio Engineering Plant since 1993. Designed for listening to phonograms recorded on MK-60 or MK-90 cassettes and radio stations in the VHF (mono) range on stereo headphones or on the included speaker unit. The photo does not show the cover that covers the cassette. Previously, in the event of a hardware breakdown, they most often looked for a craftsman for repair, now there is an Honor Service Center that will perfectly cope with the repair of these popular smartphones.

The Tiflotechnical cassette recorder "Legenda P-305T" has been producing Arzamas instrument-making software since 1993. "Legenda P-305T" is a special typhlotechnical (for the blind) cassette, two-speed, four-track monophonic tape recorder designed to reproduce magnetic phonograms MF2-4 (talking book) at a speed of 2.38 cm / s and music tracks at a speed of 4, 76 cm / s through line-out or loudspeaker. The tape recorder has a built-in VHF-FM radio receiver. There is no other information on the device.

Since 2000, the "Russia KP-708" cassette player with a radio receiver has been produced by JSC Chelyabinsk Radio Plant "Polet". The player is designed to receive radio stations in the VHF range and to reproduce stereo sound phonograms using magnetic tapes IEC1 and IEC2 in MK-60 or MK-90 cassettes. Listening is carried out on stereo earphones or headphones. The player is powered by two А316 cells or from an external DC source with voltage of 3 V or from an AC mains through the supplied remote power supply unit BPS-3 / 0.25. ©

Old cassette audio tape recorders

Cassette recorders- are familiar to all. Film width (3.81 mm), plastic container size and shape are standard; the length and type of tape may vary.
The most inexpensive and widespread is the film coated with iron oxide (Fe2O3). Chromium dioxide (CrO2) tapes outperform them in dynamic range; The best quality is ensured by Metal-type belts (discontinued in the 1990s). Multilayer films (“ferrochrome”), introduced in the 1970s, soon fell out of use. Depending on the type of tape, during recording, the parameters of the bias current during playback are set - frequency compensation of high frequencies.
Low (compared to reel-to-reel tape recorders) tape advance speed inevitably generates a high level of noise. To suppress noise, compander noise reduction systems are used, which, when recording, compress the dynamic range of the signal, "raising" quiet fragments of the recording over the noise of the tape, and during playback, expand the dynamic range to the original. Noise canceling tapes should be played back with the same noise canceling system that was selected when recording.

Class III portable cassette tape recorder Electronics-302"
The "Elektronika-302" tape recorder was produced until 1984. The main plant that produced this model is the Moscow "TochMash" ", but I think that the tape recorder produced some other
plant, its logo on the third tape recorder. The "Elektronika-302" tape recorder is designed for recording and reproducing sound on a magnetic tape 3.81 mm wide, placed in an MK-60 cassette.
It is developed on the basis of the unified model "Elektronika-301", differing from it by the use of a new dynamic head 1GD-40 instead of 0.5GD-30, slider volume and tone controls, and a more modern appearance. The rated output power of the tape recorder amplifier is 0.8 W, the operating sound frequency range is 63 ... 10000 Hz. The tape recorder is powered by six elements 343 a through a power supply inserted into the battery compartment and from an alternating current voltage of 127/220 V. The dimensions of the tape recorder are 315x225x90 mm, weight 3.5 kg. Due to the claims of the warranty workshops for the poor quality of the sliders, they were soon replaced with regular angle ones.
Over the years, the tape recorder has undergone many changes in the electrical circuit, transistors and a microcircuit were installed in the output stage of the amplifier, the whole circuit was corrected.

Cassette recorder IZH-302.
Izhevsk Motorcycle Plant. Graduated from 1982. The tape recorder was created on the basis of the "Elektronika-302" tape recorder, taking into account the modernization. It is designed for recording or reproducing sound using a magnetic tape placed in an MK-60 cassette. The IZH-302 tape recorder consists of 3 main units housed in a plastic case: a tape-broaching mechanism, an amplifier and an inserted power supply unit. The tape recorder allows you to: record from the MD-64M microphone, radio or television receiver, audio frequency amplifier, radio transmission line, electrophone and other tape recorder; playback through a built-in loudspeaker, an audio frequency amplifier, an external speaker, headphones - TDS-3. The recording level is monitored using a dial gauge. During playback and rewinding, the indicator shows the supply voltage. The tape recorder provides, during recording or playback, a temporary stop of the medium, which is carried out by pressing the temporary stop key, when the same key is pressed again, the movement of the media is resumed. Turning off the recording or playback is performed by pressing the stop and cassette lifting key, until the pressed keys are reset, when the same key is pressed again, the cassette is lifted. The button located on the microphone allows you to remotely control the turning on and off of the tape recorder, which makes it possible to use it for reporting purposes. The duration of operation from one set of fresh elements of the A-343 type is at least 10 hours, with cyclic operation no more than two hours a day.

Portable cassette recorders " Electronics-321"and" Electronics-322.
The tape recorders are designed on the basis of the "Spring-305" tape drive mechanism. In the new tape recorders, the drive of the clutch of the receiving unit has been modernized, racks for small-sized cassettes and latches of the block of magnetic heads in the vertical direction are installed. The "321" series tape recorder uses a built-in electronic microphone, manual and automatic recording level control, loudness control, and a 1GD-40 type loudspeaker. The devices can be powered from an alternating current network, from the on-board network of a car and from seven A-343 elements. The "Electronics-322" tape recorder differs in that instead of the built-in one, it uses an external microphone of the MD-64M type. Main technical characteristics of MG: Magnetic tape - A4203-3. Belt speed - 4.76 cm / s. Knock coefficient ± 0.35%. Maximum output power, W - 1.8. Operating frequency range on LV, Hz 40 ... 10000, loudspeaker 100 ... 8000. Dimensions, mm - 296x220x75. Weight, kg 3.8. "

Cassette recorders " Electronics-323/1"and" Electronics-324/1".
Novovoronezh plant Aliot. Models 1981 and 1987
Household portable cassette monophonic tape recorders "Electronics-323" and "Electronics-324" "- designed for recording and playing sound phonograms in any conditions. The built-in power supply unit, autonomous power supply from batteries or a car battery makes tape recorders universal in use. of service facilities, the models have ARUZ and signal output. According to the electrical circuit and general design, the devices coincide, the only difference is the absence of a built-in microphone in the "Electronics-324" tape recorder. Since 1987, the plant has been producing modernized models "Electronics-323-1 "" and "" Electronics-324-1 "" little different from the basic ones. In some series of the upgraded MGs, a microcircuit was put in the pre-amplifiers - "" K118UN "". Sometimes the models were partially similar to tape recorders - "" Electronics-321/322 "".

Portable tape recorder " Electronics-211 stereo".
Novovoronezh plant "Aliot". Graduated from 1983.
Portable "Electronics-211 stereo" "is designed to record or play sound programs from a microphone, receiver, pickup, TV or other tape recorder. It provides manual and automatic adjustment of the recording level, has a hitchhiking, noise reduction device, separate tone controls, flax flow meter
you, two built-in microphones. The power supply of the model is universal: from 8 A-373 elements, a car wiring system or an alternating current network with a voltage of 220/127 V.

Record player " Electronics-311-С"
Novovoronezh plant "Aliot" - Issued since 1977
The tape recorder complies with GOST-30838-76 and TU-838.005. It is designed for recording and playback of stereo and mono phonograms on standard cassettes such as MK-60 from any source of low frequency signals. The tape recorder provides adjustment of timbres for high and low frequencies, automatic and manual adjustment of the recording level of all inputs, a temporary pause of the tape movement, erasing the recording, the ability to visual and sound control of the recorded signal.
For high-quality listening and expanding the stereo base, the device is equipped with two external speaker systems. The tape recorder was produced in four configuration options: 1. With a power supply unit and a microphone. 2. Without power supply unit and microphone. 3. With a microphone but without a power supply unit. 4. Without power supply unit and microphone. In the complete set No. 1, the price of the "Electronics-311S" tape recorder is 289 rubles.
The low-frequency power amplifier is assembled on GT-703 transistors or K174UN-7 microcircuits

Spring-202"
Zaporozhye Electric Machine Building Plant Iskra. Serial production of the model began in 1977.
The cassette monophonic tape recorder of the second class "Spring-202" (UNM-12), in contrast to the manufactured cassette tape recorders of the second and third classes, has an increased output power of a low-frequency amplifier, a noise reduction system, manual and automatic adjustment of the sound recording level. The recording level is controlled by a pointer indicator, and the remainder of the magnetic tape is carried out by a three-decade mechanical counter. The operating sound frequency range of the tape recorder is 63-10000 Hz. The "Spring-202" tape recorder is powered by six elements - 373. Recording and playback can be performed with changes in the supply voltage within 5.1 ... 9.3 V. Rated output power 1 W, maximum 2.2 W. Knock coefficient - 0.4%.
The outer dimensions of the tape recorder are 296x276x81 mm, its weight is 4.2 kg. The price is 200 rubles.

Cassette stereo tape recorder " Spring-201-stereo".
Zaporozhye EMZ Iskra. Model release since 1977.
The "Vesna-201stereo" tape recorder (UPM-14) is a stationary-portable cassette recorder of the second class with universal power supply. The tape recorder works on its own loudspeaker as monaural, and on external speakers as stereophonic. The band of reproducible sound frequencies on remote speakers is 63 ... 10000 Hz. The nominal output power of the amplifiers for their own speaker is 0.8 W, for remote speakers 2x3 W. Power supply 12 volts from 8 elements 373 or from an alternating current 127/220 V through a separate power supply. Power consumption 30 W. The dimensions of the tape recorder are 367x224x100 mm. Its weight is 4.7 kg. In anticipation of the 1980 Olympic Games, from the beginning of 1978, the "Olympic" attribute was added to the name of the tape recorder. Accordingly, the cost of the tape recorder has also increased. Until 1978, the plastic case of the tape recorder on the sides and back upwards was pasted over with a decorative film imitating a tree, and since 1978 it began to be produced only in plastic, with the addition of an aluminum design.

Portable cassette recorder " Spring-202-1"
Zaporizhzhya Electric Machine Building Plant Iskra. The production of the tape recorder began in 1983.
Since July 1, 1983, GOST 24863-81 was applied to the "Spring-202" tape recorder, and if it is simpler, then the tape recorder became not of the second class, but of the second group of complexity, in connection with which it was renamed into the "Spring-202" model -one"". It did not undergo any noticeable structural or circuit changes, except that the brushless electric motor was replaced by a collector motor, although both were subsequently installed. Cassette monophonic tape recorder "Vesna-202-1" type UNM-12 has increased output power, noise suppression system, manual and automatic
to adjust the recording level. The level is controlled by a pointer indicator, and the consumption of the magnetic tape is carried out by a three-decade mechanical counter. The operating sound frequency range of the tape recorder is 63 ... 12500 Hz. The tape recorder is powered by 6 elements 373. Recording and playback is performed when the supply voltage changes from 5.1 to 9 V. The maximum output power is 2 watts. Detonation coefficient 0.4%. The dimensions of the tape recorder are 296x276x81 mm, weight is 4.2 kg. The price is 195 rubles.

Class 2 Portable Cassette Recorder " Spring-207-stereo"
Zaporozhye Electric Machine Building Plant Iskra. Issue 1982 g.
The tape recorder is intended for recording on a magnetic tape stereophonic speech and music programs and their subsequent playback in monophonic mode through a built-in amplifier with a loudspeaker and in stereophonic mode through an uku. The LPM uses a non-contact electric motor BDS-0.14M. There is a switchable noise reduction system, automatic transfer of LPM to stop mode when the power is turned off and at the end of the tape in the cassette or due to a malfunction of the cassette. Provides automatic level control when recording. Includes peak overload indicators, electret microphone, tape meter with memory device, tape type switch. The device is powered by 6 batteries 373, 7 - A-343 or from a 220 V network. through the built-in rectifier.

Class II Stereo Cassette Recorder " Spring-211-stereo"
Zaporozhye Electric Machine Building Plant Iskra. Graduated from 1978.
A tape recorder similar in appearance, design and parameters under the trademark "Russia-211-stereo", has been produced since 1979 by the Chelyabinsk PO - "Flight".
The "Spring-211-stereo" tape recorder is developed on the basis of the "Spring-201-stereo" model and differs from it in its external design and in the presence of such operational conveniences as; full auto-stop, as well as control of the recording level by peak indicators, on LEDs. There is a noise reduction device and a tape consumption meter. The tape recorder can operate on the built-in loudspeaker "2GD-40" or on the remote loudspeakers "6AC-503", each of them has 2 heads of the 4GD-35 type. Power supply from the mains or from eight elements 373. In 1979, the tape recorder was produced under the name Spring-211-1-stereo, which was no different from the base one.

Portable cassette recorder " Spring М-212 С-4"
The release has been established since 1989 Zaporozhye tape recorder plant Vesna and the electric machine building plant Iskra.
The tape recorder was also referred to as "Spring-212-4S" and "Spring-212 S-4" ". It allows music and speech programs from various sources of sound programs to be recorded on magnetic tape and played back through the built-in speaker. It has a hitchhiking when the tape ends in a cassette or its jamming, control of the recording level by pointer and also peak indicators, control of the supply voltage by a pointer indicator, a switchable ARUZ system, there is a tape type switch, a three-decade tape consumption meter in a cassette, with a device memory, switchable noise reduction system and a device for expanding the stereo base, which improves sound quality. The tape recorder is powered by a network or 8 elements 373. Price 365 rubles. "

Cassette stereo tape recorder " IZH-303-stereo"
Izhevsk Motorcycle Plant (Axion JSC). Graduated from 1986.
The tape recorder is intended for recording speech and musical sound programs on A4205-ZB tape
in the MK-60 cassette and their subsequent playback. It provides manual and automatic
adjustment of the recording level, auto-stop when the tape breaks and ends in the cassette, there is a counter
tape run with a memory device, dial indicators of the recording level, noise reduction system. TO
the device can be connected to external speakers and headphones TDS-9, TDS-6. Power supply is universal:
from 6 elements А343 Salyut-1 or from the mains. Belt speed 4.76 cm / s. Knock coefficient:
± 0.35%. Rated output power - 2x1 W. The working range of sound frequencies is 63 ... 10000 Hz.
The relative level of noise and interference with UWB is -56 dB. Dimensions 442x217x116 mm. Weight 5 kg. Price 285 rubles.

Stereo tape recorder " Agidel MP-302-S"
Ufa Instrument-Making Software Production of a tape recorder started in 1990
The tape recorder is monaural before line out. Stereo programs can be listened to on stereo telephones. The design and technical characteristics of the tape recorder are similar to the "Elegy-301" tape recorder, but their schemes are different.

Portable cassette tape recorder on a p / p " Elegy-301"
Voronezh plant Electropribor. Graduated from 1986.
Portable cassette tape recorder "Elegia-301" of the third group of complexity, household, portable, single-speed, monophonic with universal power supply, designed for recording and playing sound phonograms on magnetic tape in cassettes of the "MK-60" and "MK-type" 90 "". The tape recorder has a built-in electret microphone, ARUZ system, switchable noise reduction system, tone controls for low and high frequencies. According to the same electrical circuit and design, but with slightly different design of the front panel, different factories of the country produced tape recorders of the brands "Agidel-301" and "Legenda-301". The price of the "Elegy-301" model is 184 rubles.

Portable cassette recorder " Tom-303"
Tomsk Radio Engineering Plant. Serial production since 1982.
"Tom-303" is a cassette portable monophonic two-track tape recorder of the 3rd complexity group and is intended for recording and reproducing sound on a magnetic tape with a thickness of 18 microns. The tape recorder provides recording of phonograms from the built-in and external microphones, an electric player, a radio receiver, a TV set. radio transmission line, another tape recorder and playback through the internal speaker. The tape recorder is equipped with a switchable noise reduction device that allows you to reduce the noise level during playback. The tape recorder remains operational at temperatures from 0 ° C to 45 ° C. The "Tom-303" tape recorder allows recording and playback while moving when carrying and during transportation. This ensures that basic electrical parameters and sound quality are maintained. The tape recorder is powered from the mains, through the built-in power supply unit, or from batteries. Since 1985 the plant has been producing the "Tom M-303" tape recorder with a different front panel design and a wide range of colors for the case.

Cassette recorder " Belarus-301"
The tape recorder is designed for recording and reproducing sound, using a magnetic tape of the A4203-3 type or similar, enclosed in a unified cassette of the MK-60 type. It allows you to record phonograms from a microphone, from a receiver, TV, broadcast line, pickup, electric player or other tape recorder. The recording level is controlled by a dial gauge. An external amplifier with a speaker system or a small-sized speaker system with an impedance of about 4 ohms can be connected to the tape recorder.
The tape recorder is powered by six elements of the A-343 type or from an alternating current network. The speed of the magnetic tape is 4.76 cm / sec. Number of recording tracks - 2. Recording / playback time
with cassette MK-60 - 2x30 min. Forward and rewind time - 120 sec. The range of recorded and reproduced frequencies is 63 ... 10000 Hz. The nonlinear distortion factor at the linear output is 4%. The relative level of interference is -44 dB. The range of tone control for high frequencies is 10 dB. Rated output power when operating on an external loudspeaker - 0.8 W Rated voltage at the line output is 250 mV. Duration of work from a set of elements - 15 hours. Power consumption from the network is 5 W. Dimensions - 280x252x82 mm. Weight 2.6 kg

Portable cassette recorder " Karpaty-202-1"
Precarpathian Radio Plant. PA "Karpaty". Ivano-Frankivsk Production of a tape recorder has been established since 1977
Electrical circuit of the "Vesna-202-1" tape recorder (The tape recorders are exactly the same according to the circuit)
The cassette monophonic tape recorder of the 2nd class "Karpaty-202-1" (UNM-12) was produced simultaneously with the "Spring-202-1" model and in its electrical circuit and design, nothing from
it is not different. In turn, both tape recorders are the modernization of the "Vesna-202" and "Karpaty-202" tape recorders differing from them only in the loudspeaker grill and minor changes in the electrical circuit. Audio frequency range of the tape recorder
at the linear output from 63 to 10000 Hz, and reproduced by the loudspeaker 100 ... 10000 Hz.
The tape recorder is powered by six elements 373. Recording can be made at a supply voltage from 5.1 to 9.3 V. The nominal output power of the amplifier is 1 W, the maximum is 2 W. Knock coefficient no more than 0.4%. Dimensions 296x276x81 mm, weight 4.2 kg. The price is 200 rubles.

Portable cassette recorder " Karpaty-205-1"
Precarpathian Radio Plant. Manufactured since 1987.
The tape recorder was produced on the basis of the "Spring-205-1" model and, with minor changes in the circuit, is completely similar to it.

Cassette recorder " Sail-201-stereo"
Saratov plant "Znamya Truda". Production started in 1983.
Cassette stereo tape recorder - "Parus-201-stereo" "is intended for recording and playback of programs on cassettes with magnetic tape MK-60 or MK-90. The tape recorder has the following functions: recording and listening to stereo and mono programs through an external amplifier in stereo and mono modes, or through a built-in monitor speaker in mono mode; the ability to connect from tereophonic telephones and an external loudspeaker or speaker; built-in noise suppressor; hitchhiking of all modes; three-decade tape consumption meter. The front panel of the tape recorder contains the following controls: LPM control buttons; volume control; tone controls for the lowest and highest frequencies, combined controls for the recording level of the left and right channels; battery discharge control button; squelch and stereo buttons
phones on the side left wall: jacks for an external speaker, stereo headphone output and external 12 V power supply on the side right side: jacks for connecting a microphone, a pickup, a receiver for recording, a switch for mono and stereo modes when recording, and a line-out jack. The tape recorder has a universal power supply: from a 220 volt network through a built-in power supply, from an external 12 volt direct current source or from 8 A-343 elements. Technical parameters: Belt pulling speed: 4.76 cm / sec; Frequency response: 40 ... 14000 Hz; Detonation 0.3%: Maximum output power of the control amplifier 2.5 W: Weight: 2.4 kg.

Cassette stereo tape recorder - " Sail M-213S"
Saratov plant "Znamya Truda". Manufactured since 1991.
Cassette stereophonic tape recorder "Parus M-213S" is intended for recording and subsequent reproduction of stereophonic phonograms. Playback and recording of monophonic phonograms is possible. The tape recorder has a universal power supply, battery or via
portable network unit. The tape recorder can work in a stand-alone version as a monophonic one for reproduction of phonograms through its own built-in speaker system, or as a stationary version as a stereo one with two speakers. The speed of pulling the magnetic tape is 4.76 cm / sec. The range of recorded and reproduced sound frequencies on chromium oxide magnetic tape is not less than 63 ... 14000 Hz. The nominal output power for the own speaker is 1 W, for the remote speakers 2x1 W the maximum output power is 2x3 W. The dimensions of the tape recorder are 343x283x115 mm, weight is 4 kg.

Portable cassette recorder " Proton-401", "Proton-402"and" Proton-402MT"
Kharkov radio plant "Proton" Production since 1980.
The tape recorder is designed for recording and reproducing phonograms from a microphone, receiver, pickup and other sources of low-frequency signals. It provides ARUZ, auto-stop at the end of the tape in the cassette, a dial indicator of the recording level and a built-in microphone. Powered by 6 A-373 elements and a network, in this case the output power doubles.
The "Proton-402" tape recorder was created on the basis of the "Proton-401" model and is intended for recording speech and music programs from various sources of low-frequency signals with their subsequent reproduction. The device has an automatic recording level system, a tape-type switch, high-frequency tone control. The speed of the magnetic tape is 4.76 cm / s. Detonation - 0.3%. The range of operating sound frequencies at the linear output is 40 ... 12500 Hz, at the loudspeaker 200 ... 7000 Hz. The rated output power is 1.2 W. The level of interference in the recording / playback channel is -50 dB. The tape recorder is powered by six elements of the A343 type or from an AC 220 V. Dimensions of the tape recorder - 260x205x73 mm. Weight - 3 kg. Since the beginning of 1985, on the basis of this tape recorder, a teflotechnical two-speed, four-track tape recorder of the "Proton-402MT" type has been produced. It is intended for the reproduction of phonograms "" The Talking Book "" for people with vision loss. The electrical circuit and design of the model, except for the track switch and the second speed - 2.38 cm / s - are similar.

Record player " Proton M-412"
Kharkov Radio Plant Proton. MG release since 1988.
Portable cassette tape recorder of the 4th class "" Proton M-412 "" is assembled on transistors and microcircuits. It is designed for recording or reproducing phonograms on magnetic tape A-4207-3B or similar in standard MK-60 cassettes. Number of recording tracks - 2. The speed of the magnetic tape is 4.76 cm / sec. CVL detonation - 0.4%. The range of sound frequencies effectively recorded and reproduced through the LV is 63-10000 Hz, the frequency range reproduced by the internal loudspeaker 1GDSH-3 is 150 ... 7000 Hz. Power supply is universal, from a network of 220 volts or
from 4 elements А343. Rated output power 0.5 W. Power consumption from the network is 8 W. MG dimensions - 157x254x55 mm, weight - 2.4 kg. Included in the BP set is UVIP-1. The price of the model is 125 rubles.

Class 4 portable transistor cassette recorder - " Legend-404"
Arzamas Instrument-Making Plant named after 50th anniversary of the USSR. Graduated in 1981
"Legenda-404" is a class IV portable cassette recorder with universal power supply. It is intended for recording music or speech programs on magnetic tape in MK60 cassettes and for playing them back. The tape recorder can be used as a voice recorder. The range of recorded and reproduced sound frequencies at a higher speed is 63 ... 10000 Hz, and at a lower speed 80 ... 3150 Hz. The supply voltage is 9 volts from 6 batteries of the A-343 type or from the mains through a separate power supply unit. The nominal output power of the amplifier is 0.5 W, maximum 0.8 W. The tape recorder has a built-in electret microphone, ARUZ system, connectors for installing special
noisy radio cassette operating in the range of only LW or only MW and allows you to turn the tape recorder into a radio tape recorder. The price of the "Legend M-404" tape recorder is 139 rubles.
Since 1989, the tape recorder has been produced under the name "Legend M-404". Generally my
del was a long-liver, the release of the tape recorder was completed in March 1994.

Portable cassette stereo tape recorders " Spring М-310С","Rus M-310S","Rus M-310-1S","Spring М-310С1"
Zaporozhye plant Iskra ("Vesna M-310S", "Vesna M-310S-1")
Ryazan Instrument Plant (Rus M-310S "," Rus M-310-1S ")
Release of models "M-310S" since 1987, "M-310S-1" since 1990
All tape recorders have the same design and are based on the "Spring-310-stereo" model. The difference is in the external design and minor changes in the electrical circuit. The tape recorder provides recording of mono or stereophonic music and speech programs, followed by playback of the tape through external Acustic systems or stereo phones. There is a possibility: automatic shutdown of the tape recorder at the end of the magnetic tape in the cassette or a cassette malfunction; automatic adjustment of the recording level; control of the recording level by peak indicators on LEDs; stereo balance adjustment; separate tone control for high and low frequencies; use of magnetic tapes of two types
pov; automatic switching of the type of tape. Noise reduction system provides less noise during playback. Food; from 6 elements 343 or from an alternating current network through a remote power supply unit. The body of the tape recorder is made of shock-resistant polystyrene. The set includes 2 cassettes of the "MK-60" type

Now there is a fashion to praise everything that was in the Soviet Union. It got to the point that on one of the sites they posted pictures from a Stalinist book about tasty and healthy food, while the top-starter stubbornly argued that this was how the Soviet people were fed in ordinary canteens. I remembered for a long time. I remembered how in Soviet canteens, semolina was diluted with boiling water from the tap (not even boiled water), I remembered sticky "erasers", which for some reason were called dumplings, I remember well how as children we bought coffee concentrate with sugar and gnawed it, as with delicious candy was "tension", however, and the concentrate then disappeared. I also remember that because of Soviet food, I was in the hospital twice with dysentery and once with hepatitis. A similar situation was with Soviet electronics. Whoever claims the opposite is simply lying. I had to not only use Soviet electronics, but also repair it and even design something myself. Of course, there were successful and reliable specimens, but this was a great rarity.

Origin and element base

As a rule, everything that was developed and produced in the Soviet Union from consumer electronics copied from Western samples. The design, the principle of operation, the original developments were stolen. And it wouldn't be so bad if we could copy well. But the problem is that we did it all much worse, out of shitty Soviet details and with a great delay. Cassette decks existed in the West back in the 1970s, one of the first "Mayak" cassette decks appeared sometime in 1984. In the Scoop there were no normal motors for cassette recorders, so a huge three kilogram of motors from a reel-to-reel tape recorder was inserted into the "Mayak". Is it worth mentioning how such a tape recorder tore and pulled the tape in cassettes? Those same cassettes that cost as much as five kilograms of sausage. The tape drive mechanism, the recording and playback head, and the control of the tape recorder left much to be desired. And yet, against the background of the rest of the Soviet trash, this model of the tape recorder was popular and in demand because there was no choice.

Open the lid of this "Lighthouse" and look inside. Do you know which board is the largest board inside? You will never guess! This is a mode switching board (record, play, rewind, stop, pause). Where on a foreign tape recorder one microcircuit is responsible for all this (hence the reliability), in the USSR there were huge boards with a bunch of outdated parts on tape recorders. I draw your attention to the fact that as an example I choose the most successful, the best examples of Soviet electronics. And all kinds of things were produced ...

Here we come close to the Soviet element base. Almost everyone at least once asked the question: "Why is there a bunch of different radio components in a Soviet TV set, and in an imported one, one medium-sized board is responsible for everything?" But this concerns just the Soviet element base. The radio amateur circuits of the same, for example, power amplifier were strikingly different from the circuit of a "store" power amplifier. Radio amateur circuits were compact and contained, in general, a few radio components, unlike store-bought ones. Why is that? The answer is simple. Soviet radio components did not meet basic requirements. A radio amateur could choose a suitable one from a dozen identical parts, such a trick did not take place on the conveyor.

For example, a transistor (triode) has a ton of parameters. One of the main ones is the gain. If we take two similar transistors of Soviet and Japanese production, then for the Japanese this parameter can be 170-180. I was lucky once - I was allowed to disassemble a broken Japanese synthesizer for parts. The synthesizer was about 15. Old by normal standards, but what was my surprise that half of the parts have no Soviet counterparts. They have not yet been invented in the USSR. Then I started to measure the gain of these old transistors from the synthesizer. It turned out to be in the range of 173-178. That is, within the normal range. For a similar Soviet transistor, reference books give out the amplification factor limits of 40-180. If we measure the real gain of these Soviet transistors, then the range will be 20-120. The discrepancy is six times and does not fall within the norm at all. And I also came across transistors with a coefficient of 0. That is, it seems to be working, but does not amplify.

It was from such junk that Soviet electronics were assembled. And the circuits were cumbersome, because they included multiple additional circuits and cascades designed to compensate for the poor quality of Soviet radio components.
Here's another interesting nuance. All the best in the USSR went to the "military", the average - to production, the remaining trash - in the sphere of public consumption.

An acquaintance in 1987 buys a "Comet-212" tape recorder. A month later he brings it to me - a quiet sound through one channel. I dig and find a malfunction - the electrolytic capacitor has dried out. Capacitors are another trick of the Soviet element base: outdated, with large dimensions and low parameters, they are produced by one plant for the entire USSR in Yerevan. Well, you get the idea. For the sake of interest, I look at other parts of the tape recorder. The trend is this: the tape recorder was released in 1987, the radio parts were released in 1983, the radio parts were developed in 1969-1975. Imagine that you bought a computer, and inside the development of 18 years ago! Welcome to Scoop.

Radio receivers

Perhaps the most successful direction in Soviet electronics. I recall with nostalgia such examples from the Soviet industry as VEF, Spidola, Riga (all from the Baltic states), and Ocean-205 has been operating for more than thirty years! You say: "Aha! Here it is! So it was not all so sad!" Alas, everything was sad. We had successful receivers only because they did not require modern radio components, it was possible to "mold from what was" without loss of quality.
I still remember the Ishim radio with respect. Such a hefty metal box! Its main advantage was that it received bands that were inaccessible to conventional receivers. Simply put, you could listen to Voice of America without jammers. But Ishim was an industrial successor, if not a military one. It was not sold in stores. You could only steal.

Vinyl players

Most probably forgot that the main problem with Soviet turntables was that they "burned" discs. Around 1980, Soviet industry found a solution - they began to buy the entire mechanism in Poland. That is, it turned out to be a Polish turntable "Unitra" in a Soviet wooden case and with a Soviet proofreader. This miracle was called "Vega-106". A characteristic feature: when playing a disc, it was possible to walk around the room only on tiptoe, since from each careless step the needle began to jump on the plate.

By the end of perestroika, somewhere in 1988, NPO Novosibirsk distinguished itself and began to produce worthy turntables "Electronics". They had good mechanics and completely lacked electrolytic capacitors made in Yerevan. But this is almost the only case when Soviet technology came close to world standards.

Tape recorders

That's where the nostalgia for scoop fans is. And after all, there were decent devices. I still feel nostalgic for "Comet-202", I am simply touched at the sight of "Notes-M" (my copy fell from the third floor, tree branches slowed down the fall, and after that I continued to work for many more years), I respectfully recall "Timbre" ... However, I hasten to upset you. "Timbre" was still a professional tape recorder, and ordinary scoops couldn't buy it. The other tape recorders listed above are vacuum tubes. That is, more or less good "lick" from the West, we could only when allowed, damn it, the element base. Next came mostly rubbish. There were successful glimpses, for example, the ugly but rather reliable Rostov-102, the cute Astra-110 (there was also an Astra-111, but I haven't seen it in stores, only in the picture). Yes, perhaps that's all.

But what about Olympus? - you ask. What can I say ... "Olympus" were at many of my friends. And there were also eternal problems: non-identical sound in the channels, failure of the control system (remember one microcircuit in Japanese devices?), Eternal clogging of heads with dirt. And the point here is not at all in the Soviet tape. I bought myself "AKAI 636" here. The tape recorder is 20 years old. I put in a Soviet reel, then another, then a third ... And what is strange, the head does not clog, the tape drive mechanism is generally clean, the dirt from the tape spills only onto the shelf in front of the tape recorder. So it's not just the film.

As for Soviet electronics, I think you understand everything. With rare exceptions, nothing good was produced in the USSR.

Audio cassettes in the USSR. How it was…

The appearance of audio cassettes and cassette tape recorders in the USSR happened when I was a teenager. So, it seemed, quite recently, I was saving on school lunches in order to buy an extra reel of tape tape, when audio cassettes and portable battery-powered cassette recorders burst into the Soviet music market.
Philophonists, owners of good stationary reel-to-reel tape recorders, looked at cassettes with contempt. This was a clear step back in terms of sound quality. But portable reels, for example, such as "Orbit-1", "Comet-206", etc., were buried overnight. And rightly so - they brought their owners more anxiety than pleasure.

It's funny, but really high-quality portable cassette players never appeared in the Soviet industry. There were good brands that customers were after. First of all, it is, of course, the line of "Vesna" cassettes. For their money, they gave a decent sound in its class and pretty good reliability. Later, good clones of "Spring" appeared, such as "Rhythm" and especially "Sonata". The "Electronics" line was also appreciated for reliability, but how many I have never seen, they all suffered from a dull sound when recording. However, we are not talking about tape recorders, but about cassettes.

On the territory of Sovka, one brand of audiocassettes ruled - these are the Order of Lenin, the Sutuly medals, the famous MK-60 cassettes. The name was deciphered unpretentiously - a tape cassette with a duration of 60 minutes. They were made on the basis of iron oxide, and their quality left much to be desired. They cost 4 rubles for one cassette. Occasionally there were chrome-based cassettes, they were of a noticeably higher quality and more expensive. However, the price did not play a role here, since I had to hold them in my hands, and even make records on them a couple of times at the request of the happy owners of these cassettes, but I have never met them on sale.

RUNNING FOR HAPPINESS

However, I had to run around for ordinary MK-60 audiocassettes, they were sold freely in Soviet stores for a short time. When I bought my first cassette player, very quickly I began to miss that single cassette that came with the recorder. I got out in the following way: during the week I went to the opening of the shopping center, and when the doors of the store opened, I ran to the counter.
Here it should be explained why by running. The fact is that in the USSR there was not enough goods for everyone; accordingly, the deficit gave rise to corruption (and universal) in the sphere of trade. Remember Dima Semitsvetov from the film "Beware of the Car", his role was brilliantly played by Andrei Mironov. This Dima earned by reselling the deficit. In the film, this is shown in a simplified way, but approximately the way it was. When the goods arrived at the store's warehouse, the management of the store and the merchandiser decided where to "move" a batch of goods at a higher price, for example, to resellers-speculators. The remnants, if any, were shared by the sellers - the lower level of the corruption chain. As for the cassettes, the directors and commodity experts disdained such a trifle, the sellers did not take so much for themselves (only to all relatives and friends), just not enough audiocassettes were made. And nevertheless, something got to the buyers.
So!
1. Cassettes were not brought to the store every day.
2. Most of the Soviet citizens were waiting for the opening in the hope of getting hold of something more serious, for example, a color TV of a popular brand.
3. The doors in the store were usually opened strictly synchronously, so the defense must be kept at the door that is closer to the department where audio tapes are sold.
4. You have to run fast.
This time I was lucky, I ran about tenth. Therefore, for all the available 20 rubles, I bought five brand new MK-60 audiocassettes produced by Svema.

The cassettes did not last long with me. Either the clips in the cassettes were crooked, or the tape was cut unevenly ... in general, after one or the other listening, the tape jammed in them. The cassettes had to be "kneaded", tapped, but this did not always help. The solution was found as follows: the cassettes were disassembled (more precisely, they were broken along, since the Soviet industry glued the halves of the audio cassettes, and did not twist them with bolts, as is customary throughout the world), small plates were inserted on the sides to increase the thickness of the cassettes, and then the audio cassettes were glued together with insulating tape. Such a cassette looked creepy, but for some time it still worked.

But this did not exhaust the poor quality of Soviet audio cassettes. The film in the cassettes often “crumbled”, that is, the working layer crumbled, clogged the heads. The cassette began to creak. Often the audio cassette clamping mechanism was deformed or fell off altogether. Then they tried to do it on their own, and sometimes they just stuffed cotton wool instead.

UNMAGNET ANNA HERMAN

The most important inconvenience of cassettes made in the USSR is that they were 60 minutes long, while music albums usually sounded 45 minutes, sometimes 90 minutes. To put it simply, 60-minute cassettes did not fit the required recordings in any way. And if you consider that they were also in short supply ...

Fortunately, ready-made cassettes with a recording were still on sale in the USSR. Not the ones that could be bought in the recording studios, but the ones that were sold in the store. These are MK-44 cassettes. Duration - 44 minutes. Usually the same songs were recorded on them, which could be freely purchased on gramophone records, but cheaper. And these cassettes themselves, due to the recording, were more expensive than similar blank cassettes.

What did you have to do? And it is very simple - in the absence of normal audio cassettes, these very cassettes with the recording were bought, the original phonogram was erased, and what was needed was overwritten. These tapes were almost always on sale, as they were reluctant to take due to their relatively high price (meaning per minute of recording). These cassettes had one more plus - they almost never jammed in tape recorders, apparently because they used less tape, or the tape was thicker.
It was all so Soviet-style: to make a cassette, record music on it, make at least tolerable polygraphy for it with a list of songs and put it on sale, so that then the recording would be erased, and the list of songs was crossed out. This is how the recordings of Anna German, Lev Leshchenko and numerous vocal and instrumental ensembles were recorded and then demagnetized en masse.

THANKS TO THE POLES FOR OUR HAPPY YOUTH

One fine day, the incredible happened - almost overnight, imported audio cassettes appeared in the stores of the USSR. And what a lot! The ninety-minute Soneks and Denons were full of shelves. At first they were bought in whole blocks! They recorded only the most dear and close to the heart of a Soviet citizen - foreign music and Russian underground rogue. And then the Soviet MK-60s simply "died" for us. They stopped buying them. Absolutely. When we realized that Japanese audio tapes were serious and for a long time. Before that, imported audio cassettes could only be bought from speculators at 25 rubles per cassette. Now these cassettes were sold freely for 9 rubles. It turned out that it is easy to fight against speculators, you just need to defeat the deficit.

Where did these audiotapes come from on the territory of the USSR, and even in such quantities? Oddly enough, on this occasion I heard not a lot of rumors, as is usually the case, but only one, but from a variety of sources. And you know, I'm inclined to believe him, I think that it was so. Although, let everyone draw a conclusion for themselves on their own. And the rumor was like that.

Poland has traditionally bought imported goods and in large quantities. But then the Solidarity trade union appeared, strikes swept across the country, which significantly undermined the country's economy. And then Poland turned to the leadership of the Soviet Union: “We have signed a bunch of contracts here, we ordered imported goods, but after all this we are not able to pay. Buy out our contracts. " And the USSR helped fraternal socialist Poland. And a stream of imports poured into our Motherland, including audio cassettes. I still remember the rows of American cigarettes in every grocery store. There are piles of imported audio tapes in music stores, for which there is no queue !!! Eight types of branded jeans in a haberdashery store and a stunned look from a saleswoman, as if saying: “How so? For what? How to live without a deficit? " It can be understood, it was more difficult and more prestigious to enter a trade institute than to any technical university.
This is how the Polish proletariat fought for the happiness of Soviet people.

Victor Zolotukhin