My wife and I bought two his and hers Lasonic 931BT, kind of as a pre-Christmas present for each other. I have the first generation i931 which takes the iPod. I must say there has been an improvement in several categories. The handle is so much more firm and there is NO CREAKING! The radio stations now have full station identification with track name and station format information The bluetooth connects really fast and the signal is really strong even through walls and at a decent distance. But it makes me wonder, is this the last of Lasonic? 1978 to 2016? From what I have heard, these 931BT are no longer in production and the last of the stock is being sold off. The Black version is not even available any more. Makes me sad just thinking about it.
There is way to go into the settings and increase the bass. Alot of people don't know about this bass boost. I found out about it on you tube.
It would be such a shame for the Las Onich name to go, they need some new products. unfortunately One product cannot sustain a company, I'm not aware of anything else they make at the moment?
I agree Chris Lasonic is definitely still the only one to even come close looking like an 80's boombox!!! They need to expand more to get the public buying, maybe with a bigger unit with cassette deck and Bluetooth like I975 or I935...
Agree totally and with the cassette format making a bit of a comeback, now may be right time to do it!
It is a shame that the producer of the nearest thing to a proper boombox has stopped production...I've got a black i931 and a completely red bluetooth one and whilst not perfect they're pretty damn cool for a modern one
Holy thread resurrection, Batman. Yes these have stopped production, and apparently there's a new "Lasonic Lifestyles" company, selling lower-quality stuff. Either they purchased the name, or the previous owners just gave it up. You can read about it here: Lasonic Boombox | Boomboxery Forum
I had to laugh at that completely wrongly connected equalizer. Who comes up with something like that, haha I have a 2013 model in red. At one point, it also had a feature where you turned the volume down, which actually made it play much louder. I eventually fixed that, though I don't remember how. I do remember having to redo some internal solder joints because they had come loose over time. But I thought that was for other defects. I'm skipping this model
I have the black i931. It’s fun to look at, but the build quality is really poor. The digital podmeter was the first thing to fail—thank God for the remote. The EQ knobs are also partly blocked; mine are hidden, but you can drill a hole to access them (there’s a YouTube video about it). The front analog EQ switches eventually start crackling too, so keep contact spray handy. The Bluetooth module also starts crackling and distorting after about an hour, possibly due to the power amplifier stage overheating or another cheap component. Inside, the build quality is just as poor as my first-gen TRC. The difference is that the TRC produces rich sound and still works. Lasonic systems look great, but once you open one up, you wonder how they manage to sound as good as they do.
I'm just thinking that when they go shopping for parts, there's a huge difference price for the normal (cheap) buttons, sliders and boards and moving up to quality parts. One of the reasons I like the older equipment is the build quality can still feel like buttered steel, solid with almost frictionless movement. Of course that sweet spot of $200-300 USD might be hard to achieve if your using quality parts. I did post a couple weeks ago the brand new Lasonic Model, they're still around and it looks like they're down to one version of the 931 Reissue but they are in business.
