Boombox Archaeology

From our good friend AB388 over on X, the Victor looks nice, close to $900 USD, not sure what the exact inflation/exchange price would be today. Radio did you ever see an X90?

 

1973 with some entries from Sony and Niveco (JVC), I don't have either, which one would you go with? The JVC is slightly more.

 

1988 and the Sony ROBO

 

Here's another for Techmoan, this looks really neat, from 1988 the Sharp QT-93CV, real big money and what is CDV (video?). Check out the remote? I'm not really sure what that is. I'm not really sure this is a boombox but this style of counter-top player was/is really popular in Japan.

 

Sony CFD-60 from 1989

 

From 1988, a cool looking Sanyo, at this price, it must be nice.

 

National RX-5700 from 1979

 

Sharp from 1978

 

From neat stuff from 1979 including the National Panasonic RX-2000

 

From 1971, the Toshiba Scoop looks like cassette only.

 

Sharp QT-77CD from 1990, I kind of like this look, very similar to the big Yamahas.

 

Making it's 1975 debut, the Victor (JVC) RC-707, this is a cool model but I feel like the meters are backwards? Shouldn't they be on the other side?

 

I knew it! Although looking closer now, it looks like Victor and Tape Counter are labeled backwards, guess it's just a reverse negative. I was hoping something cool was going on.

 

Wegavision is uploading some more treasure-trove magazines, this is from Stereo 1975.

 

From 1975

 

National Panasonic SG-147 from 1973

 

This Korean Blog has some interesting stuff on it, especially about the Sony-Whashin partnership, but you can see the other companies that partnered with Japanese and American Manufacturers. I think the writer spells "Whasin" wrong?
https://bemil-chosun-com.translate....tr_sl=ko&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc


Hwashin Industry of Hwashin Group, which was in charge of Japanese Sony's Korean distributor,
Hwashin Sony was established on September 1, 1973 in collaboration with Sony of Japan.

-The joint venture ratio was Hwashin 51: Sony 49
(at that time, Goldstar had a joint venture and technical partnership with Hitachi, Samsung Electronics with Sanyo, Taihan Electric Wire with Toshiba, and Dongnam Electric with Sharp)

-Sony decided to enter Korea in 1972 (Hwashin Industry)
-May 1974 Completion of the first factory in Dodang-dong, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do (Hwashin Sony) -
September 1975 Completion of the Bupyeong factory in Incheon (Hwashin Electric) -
Full-scale launch of Hwashin Sony TV in April 1976
- Sales of crystal ice makers in August 1976
- Westing in the United States in October 1976 Marketed refrigerator through technical partnership with House
- 1976 Launched audio system in collaboration with Hwashin Sony
- 1977 Launch of 1-piece fully automatic washing machine (Hwashin Electric)
- 1977 Launch of hot air blower and humidifier
- May 1979 Launch of Hwashin room air conditioner (Hwashin Electric + U.S.) Westinghouse)
- July 1979, Hwashin Sony ---> Company name changed to Hwashin Electronics
- 1980, Hwashin Sony decided to produce color TVs (acquired Kumho Electronics TV production line) -
December 1980, Sony decided to withdraw -
October 23, 1980 Bankruptcy of Hwashin Group (Hwashin Industrial, Hwashin Electric, Hwashin Electronics)
- December 1980, decision to withdraw from Sony

 

Finally figured out how to use google image translator. Toshiba RT-CDW70X from 1987