Written In Air

Written In Air is an audio magazine connecting everyone everywhere through sound and story.

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Vintage Stereo Cassette Player Giveaway Entry!

Enter by August 31, 2025 to win a restored, vintage cassette player to listen to Written In Air!

This 'Japan only' model of the National RX-PS21 was lovingly restored by JR Market, a Los Angeles-based shop that specialises on vintage analogue audio hardware. It's stereo blaster, which is rare in this small size, meaning you'll hear the works from the magazine as they were meant to be heard. But it is also something cool to have around your home.

Cassette players from the 1980s and 1990s are truly sought after by modern 'tapeheads' as they used higher quality parts compared to the units produced today. (Fun fact: just about every modern cassette player, whether it's $25 or $200 uses the same internal mechanism!) Known as Panasonic in most of the West, National was the brand name the company operated under in Japan and Asia until around 2004. This rare and uniquely restored unit retails at $225 USD, and the winner will also receive a cassette bundle (retail $40 USD + shipping).

There are a few ways to enter this giveaway...

1) Subscribe annually to Written In Air at the annual $100 level via Substack. You can upgrade from monthly to yearly at anytime during this giveaway to enter.

2) Purchase any item on the Written In Air Bandcamp, choose 'pay what you can' and round your purchase up to $100 USD or more. Doing this will also get you a free digital versions of anything Written In Air releases over the the next year via Bandcamp and discount codes for physical merch over that same time.

3) If you've already purchased physical merch, you can donate the difference here, tax free. So, if you bought a cassette/magazine bundle for $40, donate $60 and receive an entry. If you bought the digital album for $20, donate $80 for an entry. Donors will also receive a free digital version of anything Written In Air releases over the the next year via Bandcamp and discount codes for physical merch over that same time.

4) If you don't want to listen to the magazine but you are a tapehead and would a chance to win this cassette player, donate any amount of at least $100 and you'll be entered!

This player features...

Stereo playback
Multiple EQ presets — good for switching between stories and music
Auto Reverse — no need to flip the tape from side A to side B
AM/FM Radio (support public radio!)
3.5mm headphone jack
4.5 DC power or 3 AAA batteries
TV Sound works, but TV is not analogue so you won't hear anything. You might pick up a weather station, if you get in range.

Entries accepted through August 31, 2025. A winner will be drawn on September 5, 2025

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