The Popular GE 7-4956 A & B Version Cassette Clock Radios- What's the Difference?
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This alarm clock is very special to me, and (more specifically) the A version of it. This video will show you the differences between the A & B versions. The A version has a slightly better performance than the B version, but it may not show up on RUclips as pronounced as it was in person.
Despite the Tanashin cassette mechanism short comings of this particular era, it still plays cassettes very well. 
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These were really cool. I miss seeing these in the 80s as a kid.
Very interesting to see that you guys highlight cassette players in your videos. The only cassette tape player I have is from the 1970s, it does need restoration. The only reason I saved it all these uses because it is a very unusual model. It actually has an adjustable speed control. Yes a speed control. It is a "superscope " made by " Marantz " the last time that I used it was actually back in the mid-80s. It worked great at the time but I am sure now it will need a full restoration
I have one of these. I had it apart and seems fairly simple to service. It ran 24/7 from the late 80s up untill mid 2022, and shortly after that I inherited it. VFD still performs well, and the tuner sounds great too! Eventually I'll order a belt kit and restore the tape deck operation, as Iirc the rewind doesn't work due to a snapped belt.
Inspired me to check mine out. I have a “B” model, from 1990, still made in Malaysia. Dark boards inside. Was a great opportunity to clean it up a little. I never realized how late it was, I always assumed it would be from the earlier 80s due to having a VFD.
Used to have a Lloyd's clock radio with cassette deck when I was a kid they were cool little radios
Thanks for sharing! I like the aesthetics of those GE 7-4956 clock radios, as for the Tanashin mechanism, I already came across many chinese, new and old cassette radios that used them, and I found that the lowest quality part was the preamp that amplifies the tape head signal, lots of hiss and no bass at all, but the overal sound was very stable and no wow and flutter audible.
I wasn't aware that there was a full auto stop version of the Tanashin mechanism. But the funny thing is I own one, but since the moving plate in the mechanism is black and it didn't have the auto-stop arm I didn't realize it was made by them.
Fantastic units! I have a GE "roll" clock radio 7-4305 C version. The A,B & C versions are all roll number clock mechanisms while the D & F versions I've found to all be proper rolodex style flip clocks. Pfft. Emerson at the very end!
There is actually some really good music going on on the waves.....I would have a hard time deciding which station to stick with.
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Crazy!
Just watched it.. wow 😮 haha
I can hear a difference between the two, the A version sounds richer and has more top end to my ears!
I bought one ☝️ of these back in 1991. I could not tell you if it was an “A”, or “B” model. I remember it being $34.99, and that the speaker 🔊 had quite a bit of bass. These are EXACTLY identical otherwise, other than the modifications to the inside that you’re talking about. Your friend, Jeff.
I love this alarm clock i Just found one at a thrift store like a year ago
I have GE 7-4956B. And its the same as your A version. Its made in Malaysia, not in China. and it has the same version of tanashin mechanism as your A version and also has a white boards. Maybe it was a mistake in marking when it was assembled, i really don' t know. In my GE i had to make a lot of modifications because i live in Poland, where we have 230V~ 50Hz in wall sockets. This radioclock has a TMS3455NL-R clock IC, so its synchronized with frequency of the electricity, i was searching for datasheet of this chip, but i cant find anything, and i changed its 12h system to 24h system and changed its 60hz synchronization to 50hz for trial and error method. Also i rewinded transformer to get it working on 230V. But also i had to retune FM Band because someone changed it FM band 88-108Mhz to 65-74MHz, because when Poland was communistic country (PRL) we had FM band 65 -74MHz. Now its waking me up every morning. And its looking very cool because of its VFD and nice wood grain. I really like this radioclock because of its very loud alarm sound, look and functionality. Its probably from 1989 year. I bought it for about 60 polish złotych (about 15 USD) in late 2022 because I had sentiment to this model of radioclock because my great-grandmother was traveling to America at the late 80s and early 90s and she bought one there but it got damaged. But now i had working one. These are truly commendable piece of equipment.
Your comment gives me hope. I've been researching for days to somehow modify the 240 to 120 (I live in Australia) also and haven't found much information other then to buy a stepdown transformer. But after reading your text about 60Hz to 50Hz synchronization I'm now a little more concerned about how to go about this too. With the transformer, was it easy to rewind the transformer? there's a few more output wires then I was expecting, or do you rewind the input ?
I had a GE 7-4956 but unfortunately the cassette portion had a broken eject mechanism among a few other mechanical problems so got rid of it.
Great comparison. Do you have a collection of ge clock radios? I have a few different ones. Would you consider doing a repair or restore?
So A has better sound, but B won't eat your tapes. If I have that right, it is a tough choice deciding which is really better.
I do have one of these, not sure if it's A or B. I seldom ever used the cassette, it was my alarm clock.
Right now, it is hard to reset clock time and alarm time, the buttons are no longer controllable and I have to play around moving time indicator up and down until I get close to what I want for clock time and alarm time.
Today I bought the B version at goodwill for $5 , I’m in love with it but unfortunately the fast forward belt has turned into goo, do you know why turntableneedles and the prb catalog have 3 sizes? They both list a 7.3/7.2 belt , also could it be possible to switch out the mechanism from B into the A to get the ultimate version, but my guess it either they use different speakers or the B version has bad caps
You need a wider table!
I also really like "SNOOZ" for some reason. Why the odd spelling?
GE labeled it Snooz on all their models. Marketing/makes it unique.