The Audiola TCM 5500 radio cassette recorder feels like a device from an alternative future as imagined by designers in the 1970s. Its helmet-like shape and plastic body resemble astronaut gear, but instead of exploring space, it takes you on a journey across sound waves. Above all, the radio is a true multiband champion, ideal for any devoted seeker of the airwaves.

And then there’s the tape deck, which uses “8-track” cassettes – a now rare format that was mainly popular in the USA during the 1960s and 1970s. Unlike the classic compact cassettes (MC) we know from Walkmans and boomboxes, 8-tracks were larger and designed to be played without rewinding. The tape inside formed a kind of endless loop, allowing for continuous playback.

The TCM 5500 appeared in the movie House of Gucci, which makes it not just a collector’s item but something of a film star, too. And it truly is – stylish and iconic.