Just received this very nice JVC RC-656LB, I say very nice it has a few very minor nicks and scratches but is filthy, should look very good when cleaned.I don't normally buy boxes from Ebay but it looked nice, sold as faulty but I can't find the fault everything works perfectly and what a sweet sounding little box.I paid £10 for it plus a very reasonable £6 postage.
Here it is, I'll post more pictures when I've cleaned it.

Quite a nice box these, underrated in my humble opinion, an absolute steal at that price!

yep,with gordon on this one,they sound great these..they may only look average but the sound is warm,got good bass,clear and loud...well worth what you paid for it..

That's a very nice JVC-does anyone know what year mrp32Dave's model is from?

Hi Guy's that JVC Is from 1982 here's some spec's on an under rated boomer........................................................................................... Plays normal, CrO2, and metal cassettes

Dolby noise reduction system

Four band radio: 2 shortwave bands, AM, and FM stereo

Coarse and fine tuning knobs

Two telecoping antennae, like its brothers the RC-M70 and the RC-M80

Unknown power output, but I suspect no higher than ~5.0 W / channel RMS

Auxillary (line) in

Auxillary (line) out

Microphones in

�" stereo earphones out

Speakers out (you'd be surprised at how many ghetto blasters - even high-end ones - did not have them!)

I have one myself and lov it to bit's Good Score mrp32Dave

Thanks for the comments, the sound has surprised me better than some of my bigger and higher spec boxes the bass is pretty good.Here's some more specs.

JVC RC-656 L/LB


SPECIFICATIONS (JVC RC656LB)
Semiconductors: 9 ICs (including 2 for the microphone, 1 for the motor), 33 transistors & 1 FET
Speakers: 16 cm (3.2 Ω) x 2
5cm (4 Ω) x 2

TUNER SECTION
Frequency ranges: FM 88-108 MHz;
SW 6-18 MHz;
MW 540-1600 kHz;
LW 150-350 kHz
Antennas: Telescopic antenna for SW & FM Ferrite core antenna for MW & LW

TAPE RECORDER SECTION
Track system: 4-Track 2-channel stereo
Frequency response: 30-15,000 Hz (with chrome tape)
30- 14,000 Hz (with normal tape)
Wow & flutter: 0.12 % (WRMS)
S/N ratio: 50 dB, The S/N ratio is improved by 5 dB at 1 kHz and 10 dB at 5 kHz or above with DOLBY N.R. switch ON.
Rewind time: Within 110 sec. (C-60 cassette)
Fast forward time: Within 110 sec. (C-60 cassette)

AMPLIFIER SECTION
Power output: Max. 12 W (6 W + 6 W) at 3.2 .
Input jacks: Mic И 2 (0.8 mV, low impedance)
Output jacks: Ext. speaker И 2 (load impedance 4 . 8 .) Headphones И 1
Input/output jack: DIN jack
Power supply: DC 12 V (8 "R20 (U2)" batteries) Car battery (DC 12V) AC 240/220/110V, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption:19W
Dimensions: 469(W) x 247(H) x 124(D) mm
Weight: 5.2 kg (without batteries) 5.9 kg (with batteries

i love the rc 656 , i always thought it was way underrated and overlooked box , i love the looks and the sound of it ,i used to take mine to work on construction jobs but i stopped cuz i didn't want to get it messed up,no doubt it got a lot of stares.

Spent half a day taking apart,cleaning and putting back together again, here's the results, looks very nice.

Very nice! Great pictures.