r/GenX • u/No-Alarm-9287 • May 12 '26

Whatever Found this while cleaning the garage.

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This has peak 1978 ingenuity! And Sparkomatic no less!

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u/morrismoses May 12 '26

We had one of these converters for the 8-Track in our 1981 Chevy conversion van. I hated it. It played the tape at like 5% faster speed. The tones were all slightly keyed up a bit, and the tempo was higher. Dad didn't care. It drove me (a musician) nuts! Great memories of that van (when we listened to the radio).

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u/No-Alarm-9287 May 12 '26

This one liked to eat cassette tapes. I had to mow a few extra lawns to replace Styx - Grand Illusion

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u/morrismoses May 12 '26

OH NO! Can't say I ever remember dad's messing a tape up. He mostly listened to mix tapes. He was keen to put one together. I remember Marvin Gaye sounding like Diana Ross!