[Dr. Sivana]

Wasn’t Realistic and Tandy RS’s house products?

Yup. SuperTape was also a house brand of audio tape (never measured up to Maxell or TDK, but better than Ampex and 3M). My Philippines-built Realistic clock radio from Radio Shack finally died last year. Their electronics were generally criticized by audiophiles, and for decades they (wisely) stayed away from television. Their speakers weren't bad, though.

[LouieFisk]

I had pretty good luck with the Realistic products. RS was such a great resource for elec hobbyists and tinkerers. Toward the end they pretty much became just another cell phone dealer with teenaged “sales associates”. Sad ending,