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Sony reel-to-reel tape recorder

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1960s · media

Reel-to-reel tape recorder

An open-reel magnetic tape recorder that threaded tape between two spinning reels, used for high-fidelity home audio recording before cassettes simplified things.

Era
60s
Released
Unknown
Category
media
Availability checked
8/7/2026

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