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Nickthedentist · 23rd Sep 2020, 2:38 pm

My parents had the same Philips N2213 cassette machine, bought in about 1978.

A bit gimicky (the record LED, prerecorded tape flag, pinch roller window etc) and plasticy, but utterly reliable and made reasonable recordings from dad's hifi (except for the AVC pumping) via the 5-pin DIN socket.

The two position tone control also selected mic/aux input, which was a bit confusing at first.

The only let-down was the inbuilt mic picked up a lot of motor noise, and my parents never invested in a standalone one. And no tape counter, which was a PITA as the main reason for its purchase was for listening to prerecorded cassettes of short pieces which my brother and I were learning on the violin and cello.

Happy days!

Nick.

23rd Sep 2020, 2:38 pm	#5
Nickthedentist Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oxford, UK. Posts: 17,873	Re: Saved from the tip. My parents had the same Philips N2213 cassette machine, bought in about 1978. A bit gimicky (the record LED, prerecorded tape flag, pinch roller window etc) and plasticy, but utterly reliable and made reasonable recordings from dad's hifi (except for the AVC pumping) via the 5-pin DIN socket. The two position tone control also selected mic/aux input, which was a bit confusing at first. The only let-down was the inbuilt mic picked up a lot of motor noise, and my parents never invested in a standalone one. And no tape counter, which was a PITA as the main reason for its purchase was for listening to prerecorded cassettes of short pieces which my brother and I were learning on the violin and cello. Happy days! Nick.