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Boombox Archaeology

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  1. Mister X

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    Philips announcing a portable cassette player in 1967, while there's no mention of a radio the seeds for the first boombox were planted.
    Billboard April 8th, 1967

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    i have had so,something like that and it was a sanyo but it was much better than that.....at launch it was £500, actually this might have been it, i do know it was mains only so i gave it back
     
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    I've got the 2002 JVC Hello Kitty Version of the MD/CD/Cassette (no batteries). I really like it, one of the better kind-of boomboxes but JDM only, I think most companies had something similar. Solid build with a neat tuning display, I just need to find the remote for it.
     
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    Electronics & Beyond Magazine 1999, some interesting information and timeline of the Walkman. From AmericanRadioHistory.com

    Edit: I must have been working on the beer and boombox thread at the same time, the portables should have gone in the other thread, hope you boombox guys enjoy....


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    Portable Pleasures from 1994, Stereo Review.

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    Sony MDR-G51 Headphones from 1998 Stereo Review

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    Panasonic SL-SW505J Sports Model CD Player from 1998


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    JVC XM-D1 Portable MiniDisc 1994

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    An unnamed AIWA DAT Player from 1989 before introduction, not only is it a portable DAT but it will also record still video images, this was really cool back then and very ground-breaking.

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    Thank you! Right now listening to my novel D-50. :)
     
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    How about the "Royal Walkman" Set? Talk about a unicorn model, maybe one of the members will post theirs, I don't ever remember seeing it before. There's so much neat old equipment out there and the design still looks interesting, even if you had it on your desk I'm sure people would want to check it out. I'm really drooling over the JVC XM-D1, anybody seen one of those? At $1300, I can't believe there are many around, most likely aimed at the professional market.
     
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    I bet Kent has both the Royal Walkman set and the JVC XM-D1. E
     
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    Radialva RDK 6600 from 1986, there's just cover information but nothing in the magazine. Isn't Alva a chain store in Europe?

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    Press release for the JVC PC-W88, I might have this model out back, nothing too special but it would make a nice garage radio.
    From 1985 Le Haut-Parleur

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    Radiola RA-839 from 1986
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    Panasonic RX-FW17L 1986 Le Haut Parleur

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    Radiola TR-1886 from 1987 Le Haut Parleur

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    Boomboxes with CD Players from 1991

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    Tenko Model 1030-F and Conica Grizzly, very early mono boomboxes from an Italian Magazine 1975

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    Who want's to see some of the grand-daddies? Believe it or not Concord was there in the beginning, this is from 1969, portable radio cassettes were hot!, that's what we wanted a bigger portable radio and a way to record songs off of the radio. Concord had a big offering, maybe the biggest. I don't know much about Concord but they were making car tape decks well into the 80's.


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