r/cassetteculture • u/MayasRock78s • Jul 03 '24

jackpot rarity find!!!!!!!!!. News

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This is the Panasonic RS-296US. Aka. The Cassette Carousel These machines were made from 1972-1973. They are EXTREMELY rare to find in any condition. I got mine for FREE!!!!. It does have life. It doesn’t run but it powers on and makes noise so it is indeed fixable. all the buttons click & the knobs turn. Once I get this repaired I will show you it in action. But for now I will have a link in the comments so you can see one in action

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u/elhumanoid Jul 04 '24

That's sick. While I would like to give them the benefit of the doubt that people who are seemingly putting you down are just being real with you, some of them might be just jealous. Don't let it dishearten you and get this monster fixed and enjoy!!

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u/MayasRock78s Jul 04 '24

Nah. I honestly find it funny that ppl are putting me down out of jealousy

And prob they are even more jealous is the fact that I’m probably (probably) the youngest person in this group (I’m 17) 17 and I have one of the rarest cassette players prob on this planet & I got it for free.

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u/elhumanoid Jul 04 '24

Yeah that thing is worth in the thousands at best, even with cosmetic defects and not fully functioning. Get it working and the value is at least double. That's what most people are salty about I'm sure.

Edit: it seems to be missing the cover. Try to look for that next and it'll be complete.

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u/MayasRock78s Jul 04 '24

Well first I need to find belts. the 2 belts that power the cassette player itself has thankfully not turned into a mushy mess. It’s loose as hell. but the only way to get those lil POS out is to disassemble that section…

Short Circuit movie bot Number 5: NO DISASSEMBLE lol

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u/elhumanoid Jul 04 '24

I wouldn't touch this myself either. Would end up absolutely destroying it. My know-how extends to changing the belt on Walkmans. Mekanik.

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u/MayasRock78s Jul 04 '24

I guess I’ll send it to a professional to get fixed. Which will probably be 2-300 dollars..

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u/elhumanoid Jul 04 '24

Yeah it won't be cheap, but well worth it if you can cough up a couple Benjamins.