Well, I remembered having some lower end models with asticker too, so I laid them side by side: [ATTACH] These are the stickers: "Aiwa's Best...
Unfortunately it runs on the proprietary 2V lead acid battery, but it also takes regular battery power through the box. Mine is in very nice...
The HS-JX705. A high end Aiwa you don't see so often. It's a fully featured model with tuner, recording and a lot of buttons: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
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[ATTACH] After the repair it plays very well and sounds quite good. I must say that the "hyped" DOL is, in my ears, actually real overkill. I...
[ATTACH] Very clear crack in the center wheel.
[ATTACH] Servicing the Boodo Khan so that not only the outside is new-like, but it will also play that way. The mechanism itself is fairly...
[ATTACH] It's an interesting stack of PCBs with - fairly novel at that time - SMD only with PCB interconnects at the side. No PCB vias, just...
[ATTACH] The small PCB on the bottom left is the DOL circuit that set the DD-100 apart at that time.
[ATTACH] And yes, even though this DD-100 is in new-like shape, it cannot escape the cracked center wheel problem. It's just age that results in...
[ATTACH] The shielded wires from the head were fed through a hole in the PCB, then soldered individually with great care.
[ATTACH] Inside, it's obvious how much work it was to manufacture these devices in this era. A lot of manual soldering and routing of wires.
[ATTACH] Unique case for the DD-100 with DOL switch hole
[ATTACH] Not so special from the back, basically no difference at all between the DD-100 and DD-II
[ATTACH] Even the original stickers are in perfect shape
[ATTACH] If you look at it rationally, it's not very different from a regular DD, however it's pretty iconic as it was the first one to feature...
[ATTACH] Very happy with this WM-DD100, I got it recently and it's the nicest one I've ever seen. Really 100% mint, cannot find any imperfection...
[ATTACH] Yes, the Boodo Khan text is really embossed in the aluminum
[ATTACH] Guess which model this is... hint: Picture taken from the inside
[ATTACH] Some DD models...
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