The Ultimate Marantz, Superscope, UNIX Boombox Thread

Another great article from The Japan Times 1980-02-24, I wonder who owned the other 57% of Marantz Japan?

 

Looking for a job with Superscope in 1977? Ebisu is a beautiful part of Tokyo, I'll have to look for this address next time I'm there.

 

The Japan Times 1982-09-01, Philips now owns 50% of Marantz Japan?

 

Some of your boomboxes might have been made in the old Yashica Plant!
The Japan Times 1976-06-27

 

Superscope 1976, Italy

 

An ad for Standard Radio from 1964, Superscope bought the company in the early 70's, I'd guess that's where the portables came from.

 

Pretty sure I posted this? from 1976

 

gagaeyes posted this on the old forum a few years back, the marantz CRS-8000! Unfortunately the quality stinks.

 

Found some more Bustang CRS-5.5 Catalog on Yahoo Auctions, I might have to grab this one! I don't see a date, anybody own a CRS-5.5?

 

This also just popped up on Yahoo Auctions, the UNIX CRS-6000, my mule is coming over in a few weeks, I'd grab some of these brochures but this is way out of my price range. The listing says 1980/10, I thought this came out a few years later but someone would need to buy this to confirm. The price says 99,800 Yen which would put it around $475.00 USD or $1700.00 today!

There's not many accessories for this model, it didn't really need any outside of headphones but I might have to search out the MICs to make mine complete. This is still a beautiful boomer and a real statement piece but it does take up a ton of real estate even being about 25% smaller then the Sharp VZ-3000.

ARKAY mentioned a long time ago he had never seen a "Marantz" Version of this, mine is labeled Marantz, there's a plate above the TT that would easy to change between the branding. I think they were UNIX in Japan and that area but the USA got Marantz but I have no idea if Philips, Superscope or somebody else had the local rights to them.

 

marantz PMS 7000/7004, the 7004 would most likely be EU 4-band model.

 

So I was listening to lite rock classic 70's hits on YouTube and they had a radio commercial for Superscope Portables, I looked around and found this gem from 1976. This has got to be one of the first cassette boombox commercials. I'm pretty sure there was earlier versions with something like the 8-track Panasonics.

 

Found over on Pinterest, thanks SaaBoom.BxR!

 

Marantz Unix Brochure from 1983, even then they were very expensive, no filler all killer!

 

Still called Marantz in 1982, the Marantz X7, rated at a healthy 16 watts/channel!

 

Marantz ZeroCompo MiniStereo, no idea on the quality but it looks like an early very-expensive CD player on top.

 

Early Standard Radio Cut Sheet, these models would soon morph into early Superscope Boomboxes. I would guess around 1974?

 

Some pricing found on worldradiohistory.com Stereo Review from 1979. The CR-3520 is a really cool model and much less expensive then I would have thought, in fact most of the line is pretty reasonable. Electronics were heavily discounted in the USA, normally 10-25% off of list depending on the special.