HELLO FELLOW KIDS
Ever wondered what kind of device they used to record all those tapes when Watergate happened? I would bet money that it was one of these, or something very similar at least. Before hand held tape recorders became a big thing oh, this is what people had to work with when they wanted to record something as simple as audio. These bad boys have about a 30 minute record time, even with spindles that seem pretty large. That's not to mention how awkward and bulky these things are to carry, assuming you can get it off the ground. I'd say this thing weighs about 50-60lbs. You could also record by winding the tape either way and control the speed of the playback, both of which are some of those top shelf features.
It may seem like this thing doesn't have a lot to offer, but this was top shelf at one point. It comes with all the audio jacks you can possibly imagine for any kind of microphone for its time. It even comes with two solid-state microphones that are wired directly to the recorder, so you'd always have something to record with. I suppose if you had the right jack, you’d be able to record instruments like an electric guitar using one of these. On top of all of that, it’s also got some built in speakers (again, high tech for the time) which adds a lot to the weight but definitely would have made this one of the more portable audio recorders for its time. This would have been especially handy for Watergate indeed.
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