The early made in Japan VCRs from the late 70s and early 1980s were built like a brick outhouse.
They weighed 3 times as much as the later built stuff for a reason.
Stereos such as Technics, Merantz and Pioneer were the best ever during this golden period of Japanese made home entertainment equipment.
Far superior to the plasticky Malaysian produced trinkets that are prolific in the charity shops today.

Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!