The actual Sony WM-D3 (released 1985) in 2023, with the "slips too easily" pause control Scotch-taped
The actual Sony PC-62 stereo condenser microphone
The actual mic in its combined mini-stand/clip-on connector
Re-built (in 2019) Onkyo TA-630D Cassette Deck (circa 1978) for digital capture of cassettes (stock image)
Denon DTR-2000 DAT deck (circa 1992) for digital preservation of cassettes in 1990s (stock image)
Behringer U-PHONO UFO202 DAC (2019) (stock image), with Burr Brown/TI PCM29xx chip, for capture of cassettes to digital
Apple 27-inch iMac (2019) for capture to portable digital format (stock image)
Audacity audio software for capture (free open-source for all operating systems)
A write-up of the legendary Sony WM-D3, and the Sony WM-D3 Owner's Manual (in English)
Sony WM-D3 Datasheet (click for larger image)
And in an emergency, the office Dictaphone 2250 (circa 1980), with mono condenser mic, saved the day (stock image)
