Sanyo MR-999 (Circa 1967–1968)
Little is documented about the Sanyo MR-999. What survives comes from a handful of period advertisements in Studio-Sound magazine. They presented it as Sanyo's flagship stereo tape recorder of the late 1960s, part of a new range of hi-fi equipment that the company described as putting your sound "in the world class."
Advertised as a mains-powered stereo/mono tape recorder, the MR-999 had a two-by-six-watt-per-channel output amplifier (speakers extra). It ran at three tape speeds: 7½ ips (19 cm/s), 3¾ ips (9.5 cm/s), and 1⅞ ips (4.75 cm/s). Price was approximately 105 guineas. An ad in Studio-Sound (December 1967, p.28) carried those specifications, and a similar listing appeared the following month (Studio-Sound, January 1968, p.49). That suggests it was on the market for at least that span.
Beyond these brief ads, no service manuals, user reviews, or production details have surfaced. The exact run years, internal circuitry, dimensions, and current collector market are unrecorded.
Known Specifications
- Type: Mains stereo/mono tape recorder
- Output amplifier: 2 × 6 watts per channel (speakers not included)
- Tape speeds: 7½ ips (19 cm/s), 3¾ ips (9.5 cm/s), 1⅞ ips (4.75 cm/s)
- Original price: approximately 105 guineas
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