Boombox Archaeology

The Sound of Music Need Not Be So Expensive, The Straits Times 1979

 

Company's New Radio Cassette Recorder Scores 'First", The Straits Times 1977

 

I dug into Setron a little more, they have an interesting history. From New Nation, 1972

 

New Nation, 1973

 

Even Sony got in on Setron, I wonder if they knew about the JVC deal? From New Nation 1973

 

Now I know where GEC Boomboxes come from, I wonder if it's a typo for "CEC", Biz Times 1977

 

You might recognize some of Setron's Products, I have a feeling they were rebranded when exported.... I wonder if they worked on some of the round products for JVC and Sony?

 

Toshiba BomBeat's Music Search System from 1980, The Straits Times.

 

The first CD Boombox, the Sony CFD-5 from 1985. The Straits Times

 

AIWA's New Factory in Singapore, 1988

 

Cutting Down on Those Irritating Noises, New Nation (Singapore) 1978

 

Radio Cassette Recorders Output Up 63%, BizTimes (Singapore) 1987

 

Found over on TechWeek, the Rarest and Most Awesome Boomboxes of The 80's, 2/22/21
https://www.techweekmag.com/news/speakers/rarest-and-most-awesome-boomboxes-of-the-1980s/

 

An interesting ad for Ocean Radio (Singapore). Quote "Keen business acumen brought about the establishment of Conion Electronics, a manufacturing concern."
From The Straits Times (Singapore) 1984

I've been posting some Conion Boomboxes in the newspaper ad thread and found this information.

 

Found this article on Amcol 1985 from the Singapore Monitor. I found a new to me brand, Amcol Boomboxes, it looks like they distributed Sony and also owned Sankei.

 

Some neat stats from 1980, Japanese Leaders In Tape Export, New Nation.

 

Asahi Spending $20M on Factory and Robots, Biz Times (Singapore) 1982 Asahi made both Asahi and Fairmate Products.

 

Full Scale Introduction of Robots at New Plant, Singapore Monitor 1984

 

You Can Take These Portables Nearly Anywhere, New Nation 1979 (Singapore)

 

Turbo Sound That's Made in Singapore, Singapore Monitor 1983, 15 watts, that's pretty nice for a boomer. This looks nicer than the Magnovox USA Versions we used to see.