Panasonic 8 Track TNT Dynamite - Updated for 2014

I bought a 'non-working' 1975 Panasonic RQ-830S Dynamite portable 8-track player. In this video I fix it up and drag it into 2014 with a much needed speaker upgrade.

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[Techmoan]

Thanks chaps - I enjoy making these HiFi videos - they cost me a lot of money and get the lowest views of any of the videos I make, but I find these things interesting and I know that I'm not alone, so thanks for coming along for the ride.

[dozer]

Sit in the garden, listen to an 8 track like some sort of hipster idiot. Hahaha! That made my whole day!

[IntergalacticSpaceKitten]

It looks like a modern day device. Like a modern "retro" style thing that a company nowadays would make, like those mini/portable record players and stuff. That's cool

[JRSanchez]

Came back here after the latest video. R.I.P little blue dude. You looked cool and made me want one.

[peterrafeiner]

It's never a waste of time making them due to the large variety of Youtube users.
Some videos we watch for the info, others for the sheer fun of it.
Doesn't have to be a cute kitten all the time, now does it :-)
Retronics (retro-electronics) are a geek's equivalent of the puppy videos!

[BMWKRider]

You put a lot of time and effort in making these videos. Thanks for that! They are great fun to watch!

[bolivardigriz]

Dyn-O-Mite! I so remember the ads for these when I was a kid. There were quite a few around in my area, too. A real blast from the past. Thanks!

[arjungandhi]

I love these videos on all of these unique pieces of HiFi history. so many neat things I never knew existed

[bowmen]

You know, sir, I have to say, thank you very much for sharing things like these with us! I'm not an audiophile myself, but I do find all of your HiFi and obscure technology videos to be *extremely* bloody interesting!

[excavatoree]

I did the same thing for a "Kid's CD Player" that my dad bought for my nephew. It's amazing how much of a difference it makes to use something other than the absolute cheapest speaker one can get to maximize profits.

[wildbilltexas]

These players bring back memories of the 70's. I had a couple freinds in high school that had them listening to REO Speedwagon, Boston and Foreigner. I had a General Electric "Loudmouth" 8-track player with AM/FM radio back then. It had a bigger speaker than the Panasonic and it could play loud enough to cover the whole yard. But it was a serious battery eater.

[EliteSniperTV]

"like some kind of hipster idiot"  hahah amazing

[gabedestellano]

The best guitar player in the world and the COOLEST 8 track player in the world in one video!? Yep. You win forever and ever. Lukather!!!!

[slicedpage]

I suppose one of the joys of being into 8 track is being able to take the equipment apart easily to replace the worn parts, much like  an old Morris 1000 I had. Great fun. Thanks for that.

[DelilahThePig]

I appreciate the HiFi videos. Just discovered this channel a couple days ago. You essentially go out and purchase every piece of old electronics I've always wondered about and go about as far as I would to fix them. Being able to experience these yard sale items vicariously has saved my attic space and thousands of dollars.

[samserios]

Its so great to see these old devices brought back to life after all those years.

[josenovaes]

What a nice work making this beauty playing music again! I like very much your videos because not only we get to discover old music formats and their players but we also can see your care and love to bring these fantastic machines back to life again. Congratulations to all your effort and time to bring these videos to us.

[basslva]

The 4ohm speaker should actually be louder as it'll draw more power from the amp. I imagine it was quieter in reality because it is likely quite a bit less efficient.

[captcorajus]

I had the entire set from Panasonic. The 8 track, the cassette recorder, and the AM Radio S/O when I was a kid.

[Snotnarok]

"listening in the back yard to 8-tracks like some kinda hipster idiot" well at least you have a sense of humor about it haha. Been enjoying your stuff, interesting tech-history lesson for stuff before my time.

I did the same with my ...er...'old' GBA SP sat out back and played some Metroid. :P old doesn't mean bad!