Aiwa CS-W300 (1980s)
A portable dual cassette boombox with stereo sound and high-speed dubbing, noted for its affordability.
Overview
The Aiwa CS-W300 is a portable dual cassette stereo radio boombox from the mid-1980s. Sources note it as available in early 1985 and 1986. It was sold as a double deck tape recorder with AM/FM radio and stereo playback. Its main feature is normal and high-speed dubbing, so you can copy tapes between decks quickly. The built-in speakers give wide-range sound. At launch it was described as "remarkably affordable," which suggests Aiwa aimed it at buyers on a budget without cutting the core features.
Specifications
| Product type | Portable Dual Tape Player Stereo Radio Cassette Boombox |
| Frequency response (Normal tape) | 50-12,000 Hz |
| Features | Stereo, Speakers, Normal or Double Speed Dubbing, High-speed dubbing, Record from |
Design
The CS-W300 is a double cassette portable with integrated speakers and a radio tuner, and it runs full stereo. The dual-deck layout allows direct tape-to-tape copying at normal or high speed. That made it handy for personal music archiving and mixtapes in the 1980s.
Market
The Aiwa CS-W300 turns up on resale markets, such as Subito Italy, where one was listed at €35 in August 2025. That points to modest collector interest. Listings show it typically comes with the boombox and a power cable, and units are often sold "as is."
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