The idea of someone taking a $1500 boombox to college amused me, but i suppose someone like the Alfa Romeo driving star of "The Graduate" might...
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Does anyone know what this unit cost new ? It would be interesting to see what kind of investment it was. Of course in the real world people buy a...
People noticed the difference in quality between Ford gearboxes made in Japan and those made (to the same design) in the USA....
Congratulations Richard. I was surprised by your start price and even more surprised to see the price it went for. Who would have guessed that...
That is the most likely explanation. I would expect most if not all of the components were from the same factories as the Japanese ones. I have a...
Interesting that you have the vintage Walkmans but are concerned about getting a vintage boombox. One of our members reviewed the Brooklyn. It...
With a tPS-L2 included that is more like find of the year.
Yes but it is a magazine competition, not an advert. Admittedly Philips probably gave them the prizes but they wouldn't have much control over the...
What year is this from? I would guess early 1970s if $65 was thought to be a bargain price for a shoebox style recorder.
I doubt whether any manufacturer ever used that term, as it wouldn't appeal to a significant proportion of potential buyers, such as my classical...
A whole video on the C5 [MEDIA] I'm not surprised they are rare in the USA. Can you imagine going down the same road as some 18 wheelers in one...
An interesting article about the moving sound range which contains links to other articles. http://www.charneira.com/2010/06/so-80s.html I have...
That is a very modest uprating compared to the 1000w PMPO computer speakers that were common in the 1990s, usually powered by a 10VA transformer.
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The Hitch Hikers Guid to the Galaxy film was one of the most disappointing as they missed out the book sequences. If you can get the BBC TV series...
Read some reviews https://thevinylfactory.com/features/portable-record-players/ https://www.retrothing.com/2005/11/sound_burger_vi.html I'm not...
Yes the CZ1000 is much bigger but isn't as nice to use due to the membrane switches, which is actually a thin plastic sheet (which wears through...
The date is on the edge of the pages Radio Electronics September 1982 I guess the scans came from...
D6521 [ATTACH] They also did a Triangular shaped Personal Stereo with a small speaker at the bottom D6608. Back in 1989 I bought my Landlady...
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