Pioneer RT-707
Pioneer RT-701
(1977 - 1981+)

Slightly overdone for home-audio use but gorgeously overdone indeed. At least we weren't taken in for suckers when buying audio gear.
Introduced at the time cassettes had already replaced reels as the most popular recording format, the 707 was however far more successful at being a small reel-to-reel than ELCASETs were at trying to bridge gaps.

The RT-707 was available with a (not very good looking) woodcase ; the RT-701 version didn't have auto-reverse, nor the memory-repeat function, output level pots, DIN in/out connector or record safety switches. The RT-909 brought things to a bigger level and for those really serious about home-recording, the RT-2022 and RT-2044 were the ones to get. The 707 and 909 are cute, very cute, but however not really part of the Pantheon of sound-wise excellent recorders...

Left:
from an october 1977 ad, atop a CT-F8080, SPEC-1 and SPEC-2.
Below:
atop a TX-9500II and SG-9500, both rack-mounted with the help of a JA-R101 rack adaptor and with a SPEC-1 preamp and SPEC-4 powerhouse thrown in for good measure, all this packed in a JA-R2S rack.