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In this video you will see over 100 pieces of vintage electronics including over 60 Boomboxes:

BOOMBOXES/GHETTO BLASTERS/PORTABLE CASSETTE PLAYERS/RADIOS:

Aiwa CS-880—JAPAN

Bang & Olufsen Beosystem 10--DENMARK & JAPAN

Candle JTR 1287—KOREA

Clairtone 7974—HONG KONG

Clairtone 7977---JAPAN

Clairtone 7978—JAPAN

Clairtone 7979--JAPAN

Clairtone 7980--JAPAN

Conion C-126F—JAPAN

General Electric 3-5286A--TAIWAN

General Electric 3-5259A--TAIWAN

Hitachi TRK-8020HC—JAPAN

Hitachi TRK-8190H—JAPAN

Hitachi TRK-8600HC—JAPAN

International 1238—KOREA?

JVC PC 55C--JAPAN

JVC PC R550C--JAPAN--not labelled in video, blink & you'll miss it

JVC RC-M50C--JAPAN

JVC RC-M60C—JAPAN

JVC RC M70C—JAPAN

JVC RC M71JW gold with styrofaom--JAPAN

JVC RC M80C—JAPAN

JVC RC M90W--JAPAN

JVC RC-838JW—JAPAN

JVC RC-656C—JAPAN

Lasonic TRC-931—TAIWAN

Macdonald Instruments CTPR-2200A—TAIWAN

Macdonald Instruments 06-33-63--TAIWAN

Magnavox D8803--SINGAPORE

Marantz PMS-3040--TAIWAN

Montgomery Ward Airline GEN-3996A--JAPAN

Panasonic RX-5350—JAPAN

Panasonic RQ-544AS—JAPAN

Panasonic RX-5050 --JAPAN

Panasonic RX-5080 --JAPAN

Panasonic RX-5150--JAPAN

Panasonic RX-5250--JAPAN

Panasonic RQ-4040--JAPAN

Panasonic RX-5180--JAPAN

Panasonic RX-5010F—JAPAN

Panasonic RX-5500--JAPAN

Pioneer SK-31--JAPAN

Pioneer SK-71--JAPAN

Pioneer SK-95—JAPAN

Prosonic PQR-9850—JAPAN

Prosonic PQR-9963—JAPAN

Realistic SCR-8---TAIWAN

Samsung ST-537--KOREA

Sanyo M9990K--JAPAN

Sanyo Dynamic Sound 3500—JAPAN

Sears Electronics 19888 TAIWAN

Sears Electronics 19886 TAIWAN

Sharp GF-8686--JAPAN

Sharp GF-9090X---JAPAN

Sharp GF-9696C---JAPAN

Sharp VZ-2000—JAPAN

Sony CFS-10—JAPAN

Sony CFS-99--JAPAN

Sony CFS-V2—JAPAN

Sony CF-580--JAPAN

Sony CF-550A—JAPAN

Sony CF-570--JAPAN

Sony CFS-71S---JAPAN

Superscope CRS-2020—TAIWAN

Supertech J-747S Super Jumbo--KOREA

Telefunken CR 8200--JAPAN

Telefunken Hi-Fi Studio 1--GERMANY

Tisonic PR-9000--JAPAN

Toshiba RT-S931--JAPAN

Weltron 2004 white—JAPAN


STEREO SYSTEMS WITH TURNTABLE AND RADIO AND/OR CASSETTE & 8 TRACK:

Clairtone BRAUN SK 61-C—Snow White’s Coffin--DIETER RAMS--Canada & GERMANY

BRAUN Audio 1 M—DIETER RAMS--GERMANY

Clairtone Project G3--CANADA

Electrohome Saturn with pedestal--CANADA

Electrohome Apollo 861--CANADA

Weltron 2005 white--JAPAN


SPEAKERS:

Clairtone Project G3 speaker with ring---CANADA

Clairtone Project G3 speaker with stand--CANADA

Electrohome Apollo globe speaker with stand--CANADA

Weltron 2006 speakers white—PAIR--JAPAN

Weltron 2003 globe speakers white--PAIR--JAPAN

BRAUN L01 single extension speaker--DIETER RAMS--GERMANY

Empire Grenadier 6000 Speakers—PAIR—USA


TURNTABLE:

BRAUN PS 500----DIETER RAMS--GERMANY


PORTABLE 8 TRACK PLAYERS WITH RADIOS & SPEAKERS:

Weltron 2001 yellow with box--JAPAN

Kuberial PS-804 (Weltron PS-804) --JAPAN

Aquatron VX-33--JAPAN

Wynford Hall TCM-5500--JAPAN

XONEX ET 547 & speakers--JAPAN

Panasonic RS-836S--JAPAN

Panasonic RF 7400--JAPAN

Sears Electronics 19276--HONG KONG


PORTABLE 8 TRACK PLAYERS WITH SPEAKERS (NO RADIO):

Panasonic RQ-830S—yellow--JAPAN

General Electric Power Sound Loud Mouth--JAPAN

RCA Baby 8--ITALY

Mego 2-XL with box—TAIWAN

General Electric 3-5505F—HONG KONG

Soundesign—Super 8—4012—with box--JAPAN


8 TRACK PLAYER:

Pioneer H-R100—JAPAN


CAR 8 TRACK PLAYER:

Pioneer KP-500--JAPAN


QUADRAPHONIC CAR 8 TRACK PLAYERS:

Craig 3133--JAPAN

Ford Quadrasonic 8 track player (car) --JAPAN


SHORTWAVE RADIOS & RADIOS:

Braun T 1000 CD----DIETER RAMS--GERMANY

Zenith Transoceanic R7000—USA/TAIWAN

Telefunken Partner International 101--GERMANY

Nordmende Globe Traveller 3--GERMANY

Panasonic RF-1130--JAPAN

Clairtone Mini HiFi—CANADA


TELEVISIONS:

JVC Video Capsule--JAPAN

JVC Videosphere white--JAPAN

JVC Videosphere black--JAPAN


4 TRACK PLAYERS:

MUNTZ Porta Four--JAPAN


PLAYTAPE:

Playtape 1200 & box--JAPAN


HEADPHONES:

Futura 563486--JAPAN

 

I had to look what Kijiji is. It seems to be the Canadian equivalent of Gumtree (which will probably be meaningless to anyone outside the U.K.).

Great collection. How long did it take you to get all those ?

I especially like the Pre-Boombox Weltron's and similar units which look more Space Age than anything from the 1980s,
especially the music centre. I also spotted a Videosphere in there. I have 2 1/2 but none are in a condition worth displaying

 

Excellent collection.
I'm gonna totally let it go that I just watched 11+ minutes of vertical video.
Seriously, though - Really nice - Hell of an introduction.

 

Hi:
It took me about 4 and a half years to score everything you see.

 

There's a few of us Torontonians here. You've amassed a STUNNING collection. Hopefully we can get together with a few of our other members soon and compare notes!

One quick question about your Pioneer SK71. I noticed it's Play key seems "limp". My 95 has the same issue and I believe it's a spring. Have you checked into yours to discover it's cause?

Welcome to the boombox nuthouse!

 

Hi, T-ster:

In answer to your question, my personal all around favourite total package
(and most collected thanks to it being so ridiculously plentiful in the Canadian province of Ontario)
is the Clairtone 7980.

The one that I play primarily is the Telefunken Studio 1 M because of its well documented unparalled sound quality/warmth/depth.

To Brutus442:

I also love the Pioneer SK71 and SK95 because of the gorgeous & mesmerizing green and red meters that never get old combined with the well above average sound quality and unusual design details. But I can't comment on the limp spring because this model is extra tricky to take apart they say.
I met you at the boombox meet in Barrie Ontario last year.



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I thought I recognized a few of these, but I've forgotten a few names from that event. I chalk it up to age Bill?....comes to mindKennerith?....See I told you my memory's gone!

I have to ask, what do you think of the Sony CFS-99's sound? I've been lazily checking for one, but have not heard many positive things about it. What's you take on it?

 

Hi:
The Sony CFS-99 sounds totally acceptable, but not exceptional.
But I think it's OK to want this one simply for the killer looks.
An interesting thing about this ghettoblaster (only to Canadians, though, sorry) is that I bought it on ebay US, not locally on Kijiji (many times bigger than craigslist in Ontario, Canada).
For years I've been enviously watching ebay auctions for all the top boomboxes in the USA,
and never bidding because most US sellers will not ship to Canada, or if they do,
the high shipping costs and import duties and taxes makes all boomboxes too expensive from ebay.
Nevermind the depressing Canada to US exchange rate.
However a few months ago I finally smartened up and discovered the truly awesome company KINEK.
(I do NOT work for this company; I'm just a recent fan/convert giving a RED HOT TIP to any oblivious CANADIANS in the house who want to turbo charge their collecting pace)
As almost all Canadians live within 200 kms of the US border, KINEK allows us to have a US mailing address at tons of different US locations along the entire US/Canada border.
I chose AMZ Wholesale in Buffalo, New York. Which is a 1.5 hour drive from downtown Toronto.
I pay them $5 USD for every boombox or hefty package that I have mailed there.
They hold it for one month for that price and then charge a couple bucks a week if you go over.
Extra massive packages or the 5 biggest boomboxes ever made would cost $6 each to receive.
You get a KINEK number that the US sender must include on any package mailed to the US address you choose.
And when you pop over the border after 6 weeks it's as exciting as your favourite gift getting holiday.
If you stay over 24 hours you can bring back $200 USD worth of boomers per person.
If you just go over for the day to pick up packages and pig out on the best wings, pizza, subs, donuts, ice cream and beef on weck in town,
you pay the duty and tax on the way back in to Canada if you're honest.
And the bonus is you get to enjoy the awesome USPS that is cheaper, faster, more reliable with way better tracking than Canada Post.
KINEK works like butter and the location I chose in Buffalo, New York, AMZ Wholesale, is as good as gold.

 

That's the BEST video i have seen in months, just WOW thanks for posting fella and welcome aboard

 

I have to confess I've been using U.S Address Inc. for years..many in fact.
Same deal as KINEK. My father lives in Niagara Falls and pops over to shop for groceries etc. He also brings back my orders while over there if I have any. The REALLY good thing about that is rarely do they ever stop a senior and ask him if he bought a boombox over the border. They just assume an old man needs his music with him!

It's tougher with auto parts and sporting equipment. He reports those to the customs but most often he gets through with no headaches.

Thanks for the 99's write up. I've had a thing for these boxes for some time...

 

Hi, Longman, Superlew, T-ster, Brutus442 & Radio Raheem; thanks for the kind words.
Here's something only you or someone else on STEREO2GO could possibly find interesting,
CONCERNING MY BEST EBAY USA PURCHASE SO FAR AND PROBABLY FOREVER:
I was searching "boombox" in all categories ranked from "newly listed" and a very freshly listed and poorly labelled & photographed & described JVC RC M71JW popped up.
I already have several JVC RC M70C's which were hugely popular in the Canadian province of Ontario (must be 1,000's here--well done JVC!)
I was vaguely aware that a gold variant existed and even though I wasn't actively looking for one, I made an unusual snap decision to choose "Buy It Now" over "Make an Offer",
snagging it for just under $200 USD including shipping.
However, when it arrived, not only was I thrilled to find it in minty condition, but it came packed in its original styrofoam!
I immediately contacted the seller and thanked her bigly for what I'm sure she didn't realize was an undeniably rare & totally unexpected mega bonus.
Of course I pushed my luck and offered to pay handsomely if she still had the box, but alas she didn't.
I'd say Japanese precision, detailing, design and build quality even carries over to this example of their packaging material from the late 1970's to early 1980's.
I wonder if anyone else can spot the cool functionality/design feature I just realized is on the outside of the piece marked "L".
Can anyone top this in terms of something they got as a surprise bonus along with a purchase received in the mail?





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***THIS IS ONLY A TEST****NAME THAT BOOMBOX!

I'm realizing that I'm pretty good at identifying the brand of a boombox at a glance, but pretty lame at nailing the model number exactly.
So while "Hitachi" is no problem, I'll probably only recall the "TRK" part of the actual model number "TRK-8600HC"
There are 38 pieces of identifiable electronics in this photo if you have an eagle eye and a memory for figures.
That's a total of 76 brand names AND model numbers you could test yourself on if you miss your schooldays.
How many can you get in one sitting without having to research (cheat)?
Some of these will have different names (AKAs) in different parts of the world.
Disregard the suffixes (like "C" for "Canada")
I'd be amazed if anyone on STEREO2GO could identify 3 certain pieces of vintage electronics in the photo, simply because they are nearly invisible on the web.

 

Great Video!!

 

Found some of the pics from the Canadian Meet last year and correct me if I'm wrong but these are your collection, correct? If not I'm bordering on dementia

 

Holy crap!...amazing haul for 4 years!!!! Must've spent a fortune!

Even got a 2XL in there

 

Very nice collection and welcome to the site .

 

Hi, Mystic Traveller & Deliverance:
I'm glad you enjoyed the video; thanks for commenting.

Hi, Brutus442:
Thanks for the photos from last year's boombox meet; yes, that's me.
Below are photos from the rooftop of a downtown Toronto condo I have access to.
There's a rooftop party room and an unparalleled 360 degree view of one of the top skylines in the world.
On a sunny day this summer we should gather to take shots of ghetto blasters & skyscrapers to promote this amazing city and its underrated, world-class skyline.






Hi, Northener:
You touched on the topic of price.
Most of these boomboxes I picked up locally on Kijiji which is like the Canadian version of Craigslist or online classifieds.
So no shipping charges or duties or taxes or exchange rates to inflate prices & make these unaffordable.
By Canadian value standards, I don't feel I overpaid for any of these ghetto blasters, and probably underpaid for many of them
($20 CDN paid for a mint Clairtone 7979, anyone?)

Here's what I paid; let me know how I've done by British standards:

Panasonic RX-5350 (cost me $530 CDN)
JVC RC M90 & mint Supertech J-747S Super Jumbo (cost me $500 CDN each)
Telefunken HiFi Studio I, Sharp GF-9696C , Conion C-126F & JVC RC M71JW (cost me $250 CDN each)
Seven Clairtone 7980's (cost me just over $200 CDN each on average)
All the other boomboxes you see in the photos & video were picked up locally at an average cost of $100 CDN each.

Plus many hours and several thousand km's driven in total, all around the province.
Plus the cost of gas.
And most of these units are not in pristine condition and few are fully functional.
Almost all have belt melt (cassette players don't work) and it would cost $1,000's in repairs to get everything working perfectly.

VINTAGE ELECTRONICS IN BELOW PHOTOS NOT SEEN IN PREVIOUS PHOTOS OR VIDEO:

Marantz 4220--U.S.A & JAPAN--treat yourself to a Marantz at least once in your lifetime
Marantz 2226B--U.S.A & JAPAN
Marantz 2245--U.S.A & JAPAN
Bang & Olufsen Beosystem 2500--DENMARK
JVC Nivico globe speaker--JAPAN
Clairtone Project G2 globe speaker--CANADA
Weltron 2007 yellow--JAPAN
Weltron 2006 speakers yellow--JAPAN
Qatron Stereo 48H 8 track carousel--U.S.A--this is one of the top holy grails for 8 track player collectors.
Pioneer CS-05 speaker--JAPAN
Revox B77—GERMANY
Teac X-2000R BL--JAPAN--this is THE holy grail for reel to reel player collectors--go to YouTube and search "Pulp Fiction Teac" for one reason why.
Coleman 635 lantern & Coleman 236A lantern--CANADA

 

Really Impressive Collection W.C.B.
A warm welcome from me too.
This is the right place to be