Crown CRC 464

Discussion in 'I found this!' started by deech, Jun 24, 2017.

  1. deech

    deech Well-Known Member

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    I needed to share this unique mono made from Crown
    which i found today in a fully working condition.
    I am sure a lot of you will find it ugly and i can understand
    that this little fella is not everybodys cup of tea but for me
    from the moment i saw it i had to have it.
    Its the mono Crown CRC-464. Pretty good for a mono of this
    size and has an auxiliary in what more can you ask from a mono?
    You can take it with youpretty much anywhere which is
    so handy. After all this is what S2GO motto stands for eh? Only this time its
    Mono2Go !
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    What a beautiful VU meter, this box is full of surprises. When I was a kid I used to think that Crown was somehow a "cheap" brand. Yet this is a relative category; I have seen Crowns from the 1970s that are built like tanks and ooze quality everywhere.

    The CRC-464 is in solid state, so to speak. Also, it looks very original to my eyes. I love the red & blue keys, which together with the red & green meter & the red & yellow radio scale create a little peace rainbow.

    What else should we ask of a boombox2go, either mono or stereo, I wonder? :)
     
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    Machaneus Well-Known Member

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    It looks great and great condition ! A few like this now and then and happiness is not that difficult to achieve.:)
     
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    Mystic Traveller Well-Known Member

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    Not ugly at all! :nodding:
    Very nice and interesting Mono machine from 70s, with nonstandard layout design - do like such types!
    Thank you for sharing, man! :)
     
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    Radio Raheem Well-Known Member

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    Deech you're uncureable lad:thumbsup::wink2
     
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    I'm liking the right hand side of it with the vertical tuner dial and the angled vu meter
     
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    T-ster Moderator Staff Member S2G Supporter

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    I was just about to type the same, i think its quirky and i like it.
     
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    Longman Well-Known Member S2G Supporter

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    The styling is just started to go away from the 1970s "Military Style"
    Given the craze for G shock watches I am surprised that hasn't come round again

    I wonder if there was a tape only equivalent. To me it looks as if the designer took a mono tape recorder
    and stuck a Tuner on the side. Interesting though.
     
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    @Northerner and @T-ster your comments about the angled VU vertical tuner and the quirkiness and
    @samovar your comment about the colours were exactly my thoughts when i first saw it out there !!:)
    The non standard layout design @Mystic Traveller was what caught my attention.
    I must say that the ''waffle'' style speaker grill adds to its appeal .
    Plus as @sotza said it is in great condition which is always welcomed .
    @Radio Raheem I still cant believe that people throw away as garbage such little diamonds
    thats why i am uncurable. This one has such a nice sound and the aux in that it beats me to
    see those being treated as trash. I must save at least those that worth it. @Longman your observation that looks
    like the designer stucked a tuner at the tape recorder is not far from the truth!
    Thanks all of you guys for your warm comments.
    I needed to save this Solid State Crown :):D
     
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    Radio Raheem Well-Known Member

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    Deech i wish i had a 7 bedroom house, id save most boomers lad....you must have a fair few hundred boomboxes now my friend

    i bought these deech to play about with, yes im as bad as you, i need more speakers like a hole in the head but i couldn't resist my friend, these are what id call entery level speakers but i love the looks
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    :bigthumbsup:
     
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    Yeah, and that's good I believe.. :)
     
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    Me too, caught my eye instantly.. :)
     
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