Realistic sta 84 owners manual

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OWNER'S
MANUAL

USTOM MANUFACTURED FOR RADIO SHACKgA DIVISION OF TANOY CORPORATION

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Speakers Recorders Components P.A.Products Radios Phonographs

REALISTIC AUDIO PRODUCTS are the proud result of Radio
Shack engineering, research, development, and over 50 years of
experience in electronics. Laboratories and major testing facilities are
maintained in Fort Worth, Los Ange/es, Boston, Columbus Ohio,
Burlington Iowa, Toronto and Tokyo. In every sense a national
brand, the Realistic label is worn with equal distinction by our highly
original Communications and Citizens Band (two way radio)
products, and numerous other items, including: tape, headphones,

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THE BRAND WITH OVER 1,000,000 CUSTOMERS

in choosing this fine Realistic product you have demonstrated a
rather acute awareness of getting the most for your money. With
Realistic this is not an idle boast.

The "line was born in Boston, long famous for Yankee ingenuity-
and thrift. its original intent was to bridge a gap between $ 100
equipment and $25 equipment where, at the time, there was a real
void in hi-fi merchandise.

Ear/y products were a $39.95 FM tuner, a $29.95 preamp/amplifier,
a $19.95 speaker. Soon we found ourselves a unique niche as
manufacturing retailers.

ggacity and ability grew simultaneously. Our Realistic Electrostat-
electrostatic tweeter was called a best buy by the countrys
leading product-review magazine. Our 10TRF radio out-performed
practical/y anything then available. And dealers from all over the
world began requesting a Realistic franchise.

"Firsts include: the first medium cost DC/AC communications
receiver totally engineered in solid state-the Realistic DX- 150A; the
first properly designed law-cost police band radio-the Realistic
Patrolman; the Realistic 0ptimus-1 loudspeaker, bringing over $120
sound down 33%; the first lifetime-guaranteed vacuum tube; and
the Realistic STA-1203 stereo receiver which combined massive
power, modern styling, and a veritable host of new ideas-at a cost
fully $700-$200 below its value under traditional marketing
practices.

But of course/- Realistic marketing practices are NOT traditional.
First: the line is restricted in distribution. Second: we do not have
sales representatives and other normal trade" costs, nor do we waste
money and tools on frequent model changes to attract new dealers-a
new model is a NEW model, a current model is one that gets a steady
stream of improvements at no cost to you and without a lot of wild
{and expensive} claims of novelty.