Originally Posted by Admin: Sat May 09 2020 21:54:34 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Admin Note (October 2025): The amplifier described here (the unit shown on the right of the picture) was created in it's current form in late 2019. It, along with the Magnavox 9903 chassis shown, has been sold. I have restored this article for reference.
I picked up a late 1950's Sony "portable" Reel-to-reel tape recorder (Sony TC-200) at a local Antique Mall.
The mechanicals were in pretty bad shape, and there was no compelling reason to save such a device.
I decided that it would live a Second Life as a low-power stereo amplifier.
The build is detailed in a Thread about the 30M-P23 (Equivalent to 30A5) over on AudioKarma.org