Panasonic Reel to Reel Tape Recorders

Company Description

Panasonic produced reel to reel tape recorders from 1962 to 1975 which were manufactured in Japan. These tape recorders targeted the studio and consumer market. The early models of Panasonic tape recorders used tube electronics and later on they transitioned to solid-state tape recorders. The company produced both 2 and 4 track machines available in Multi & 110-120v voltages.

General Information

Manufacturer: Panasonic

Years in Business: 1918 To Present

Country: Japan

Panasonic, the manufacturer of the Technics, National and maybe other brands of tape recorders, is yet another example of a large Japanese company that had a significant amount of their business interest in the consumer electronics field back in the heydays of the 1960s through 1980s.

Here’s a history of the company on the Panasonic website