This one seems to be a serious
worthy successor.....?
As a TEAC should be much more solid than the Lasonic.

i think its awesome. no doubt it will be more pricey than the lasonic but its teac. i think teac has to kind of do something to bolster up terrible sales of its sister company wich is tascam i believe. i mean they have not had too much luck lately and i think that it would be wise for them to release this.
i am betting it sounds really good.

TEAC like many other great names is not what they used to be. These companies generally, (and I'm not sure if TEAC is in this situation) license the name to a manufacturer. So we really won't know what the quality will be like. It has been a long...I mean a LONG time since there was a quality box made. We can hope for the best though. Looks neat.

True said Bill-

I`d pay a grand if it`s a real solid -good sounding unit!

teac still does make some of the best audio conveters and they for sure make some great small amps for thier tascam line of active monitors. i think tho we will just have to wait patienty to hear one tho.
i mean i does look very nice.

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Originally posted by *TPR*:
True said Bill-

I`d pay a grand if it`s a real solid -good sounding unit!

i dont know if it would that much. i would guess maybe 500.
also i think it is going to be very loud. much louder than some may think. if they can make small active monitors wich are super loud they should be able to port that over to this boombox.
if this and the lasonic were side by side on the shelf i know where i would be headed first.
also i would think someone has been paying attention with the inlusion of the meters on it.
alas it may end up being just a tease.

Teac has made some decent quality radios the last few years including some retro radios that actually sound pretty good for the price. If they put some quality into this box I think it will be a winner. Apparently it was shown at the Vegas 2007 CES show, so why haven't we heard anything about it in the last year?

Yes and I`m quite sure it will conquer a market niche
Yep and the €`s are depending on it`s performance....



Ps:

TEAC is currently managed by electronics firm TT International Limited (TTIL), a Singapore Stock Exchange listed company.

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so why haven't we heard anything about it in the last year?

I guess we `ll have to be patient....
possibly they`re waiting for ipod/mp3/4 licences like lasonic.

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Originally posted by *TPR*:

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so why haven't we heard anything about it in the last year?

I guess we `ll have to be patient....
possibly they`re waiting for ipod/mp3/4 licences like lasonic.

But Jens I don't want to be patient, I want it now!! I've been teased enough with new retro boxes, let's see the products.

I'll buy one... only if TEAC throws in an unopened box of 10 CRC-90s!

Very cool indeed!

one has to wonder with both lasonic and teac flashing out old school looking boomboxes with modern features who is thinking backwards forwards.
i think it at the very least proves that the boombox is more inconic than many might think.

WHOA Classic looks and a mp3 dock
Where do I sign up????

very classic design and appeal,i like it! Teac,cool brand

Can I believe my eyes or is this just another photoshop trick?I need much more convincing to not consider this is a joke.It looks as though it has analog VU meters,twin antennae!!!!!! (no way is that going to make a come back.One is cheaper),an ANALOG tuner with an FM stereo light??????Knobs with a solid appearance??????If this is real,I am far more excited about this than the Lasonic!It would be the official new beginning for the return of retro blasters!This is not real!

yeah i for sure think its real. i mean when i was down town yesterday i counted at least for shops clothing shops that is in the super trendy part of town,that had vintage boomboxes in the window displays. i mean its a super hot item right now for the urban hipster kiddies. so i have no doubt we will see some of these new old school boomboxes hit the light of day.
it will still be somewhat fringe but at the same time there is a big group of people who think they are really cool.

http://stereo80s.com/

Check this link out.ITS FOR REAL!!!!!

i will even go one better i would not be at all surprised if teac isnt sponsoring that webpage themselves.

Im in

now it's time for Sharp , JVC , Conion.... to get off their butts and reissue their greatest stuff too

honestly i dont want to see reissues of things. i would like to see things improved but retaining the design elements of the old boxes. i mean making exact replicas of stuff isnt something i really care for. i can understand why some people would but its not for me. i would love tho to see a m90 decendant with bigger even woofers more watts and modern media players onboard. they could through a tape deck on there for old times sake but its not totaly necessary for me. i am pretty sure that that teac will have sound quality wich will without a doubt surprise people when they listen to it.
i heard a set of thier active studio monitors wich were only rated at 15 watts and not so big either.
i will say this they decimate any boombox i mean some people might look at the size of the woofers on it and say they are too small. i would just say this that some of the newer drivers and speakers have a very large throw on them and can really put out a lot of bass.
that box is something we can only guess about for now. it is however very cool. i would really love to own that prototype.

I see the date was changed on Stereo 80's from 1-15-2007 to 1-15-2008 for the CES release date, so was this box shown at the 2007 CES or 2008 CES?

It's a good lookin' box... 6" or 6.5" woofers... Very interesting...

The iPod dock appears to have some kind of illumination.

Very cool indeed!

I'll probably have to get one... I only wish it was bigger.

8 inch woofers, et all.

Still... certainly a move in the right direction! Glad to see this trend developing with the manufacturers!

the guy holding it tho does look a bit posuerific

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Originally posted by billpc55:
the guy holding it tho does look a bit posuerific

Yeah, he's fakin' the funk for sure!

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Originally posted by billpc55:
the guy holding it tho does look a bit posuerific

Yeah, especially since the box is plugged in with the electrical cable.

What boxes did Teac make back in the day? I can't think of any classic models??

As soon as Apple updates the shape of the ipod like they have recently with the nano these things are going to be out of date. Would be way better if the ipod wasn't the focal point of the design.

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honestly i dont want to see reissues of things. i would like to see things improved but retaining the design elements of the old boxes.

It looks very classic.They kept even the classic potentiometters.And it's a TEAC. But it's just a prototype.Do you think they'll really produce it?How could we encourage them to produce this great stuff?
I personally expect this kind of initiative(to produce classics) from JVC because it's my fav brand.Yes, it's no need for the exactly replica of some great boomers and new ideas are wellcome when the classic look and 80's quality is kept.

i dont know if we can really do anything to make them produce it. i wonder tho i mean the whole casette jockey thing kinda started going a couple years ago. with kids doing shows with highly modded boomboxes. i know i know purists shriek in terror at the prospect of a kid taking a gf777 and puting a actual kill circuit and analog vcf on the deck so he can manipulate the tracks as they play back in real time.
too bad get over it i mean at least someone is having fun with thier boombox and doing something no one has thought of before. that is good and that is cool.
i kinda hoped that whole thing would have gotten a little bigger faster. however it just seemed to stall out after a few cool things and seems to have gone aways a little. i dunno i think there is still something there. wheather or not it will grow into something wich sees manufactuers making new ready to go casette jockey boxes remains to be seen.
i will say this tho its not too far fetched. i mean if you had told someone we would have a entire culture based around vinyl records and the sl1200 back in the eighties after cds began to hit they would have asked if you needed medical attention.
people didnt really expect that one. for me i think the potential for many interesting things exists within the boombox. alot of them most people wouldnt understand or get.i mean try to explain the concept of circuit bending to people and they dont even get that.
i mean the only way boomboxes will become cool and a viable item again is if the urban culture grabs on to something and demands enough of them.
it is the bottom line as far as i can see. most of us here have some nice boomboxes and well we take care of them and enjoy them.
however we are a tiny tiny group of people. i mean i think i can maybe see about 150 people who have been regularly posting here and well in terms of a market base really despite our passion we are a tiny one.
i have read so many times how many of the members here think boomboxes are a thing of the past out of date and how kids dont think its cool.
you know that is ok to have that opinion as it is true for a large segment of the population. i will say this tho the cool kids love boomboxes the hipster kids love old school things. i do believe the boombox will survive the hispter 80s revival trends demise.
the whole roots electro culture hip hop culture thing is really just taking off.
really interesting new genres of music are popping up and well its just interesting to see what will happen with these new old school boomboxes.
i mean casette jockeying is something ultra fringe right now but it is something that has the potential to be huge.
i see the whole boombox thing being broken up into different groups.
theres people who love old radios and dont care about urban culture and that is fine.

then there is people who really want to own a boombox beacause they are into urban street culture they dont really care if they have a bump and a bruise or if they can sell it for a bunch of cash they just love the iconic ghettoblaster.

i mean its just a exciting thing to see some new old school boomboxes being thrown out into the publics eye.
its a good thing.

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As soon as Apple updates the shape of the ipod like they have recently with the nano these things are going to be out of date.

spot on! they didn't think about it.

i dont see to many options for changing the shape of a ipod. i mean how different could it be its pretty much the shape its going to be for sometime i think. also i am sure there is also people working at apple that know theres lots of external player devices to use with the exisitng shape. to change it would be well nonesensical. allthough it could happen the chances i think are slim to none.

It looks pretty classic. I wouldn't mind having a play with one.

EDIT: I've just studied the picture where it's on that guy's shoulder - it looks an amazing 'box!

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Originally posted by rambo estrada:
As soon as Apple updates the shape of the ipod like they have recently with the nano these things are going to be out of date.

All you'd have to do is find the right type of iPod. You don't have to update your existing model just because a new one is released, you only need one which is compatible with the boombox. Surely that should be good enough.

I'd have to agree with Rambo on this one.It ends up being not only brand specific but model specific for the MP3 players.Though it's natural to put the MP3 player front and center where the tape decks used to go,there are too many varieties of shapes.Lasonics new front interchangeable template idea is O.K..However,Why should these manufacturers have form factor support for only one companies digital players?This limits the potential market for their MP3 compatible boombox.Not every players design is going to visually complement a boxes looks.Of course it always helps for continuity of design if the media format is built into the boombox as was tape in the old days.The difference today is that we are needing a fit for a plethora of different shapes into a new design.It would make much more sense to have a nicely styled door roughly the shape and size of a vintage cassette hiding a storage compartment for the player and accessories.Memorex currently puts out a small egg with a compartment like this though it is a pretty anemic and lame design (as you would expect).

The I931 (and I'm assuming this prototype TEAC also) relies on the exclusive data port design of the Ipods to get a true line out signal (and to allow the Ipods controls to be usable from the boxes actual buttons).The sad fact is that most MP3 players don't even have any kind of line-out on them.The ones that do seem to need special docking stations just to use the feature.It would be great if we could just convince every company to equip their players (HD,flash) universally with an audio line out even if it were a single stereo mini jack.At least this would assure a clean uncorrupted signal to a new digital boombox.

Every MP3 players control interface is unique unlike the fairly uniform array of stop,rewind,play,record buttons found on many old tape playing units.For this reason I would think all other player controls should be kept to a minimum on the actual new mp3 friendly boxes (like having a volume control only).Unless this is done by the companies designing these new units,they will have to design whole new boxes specifically for each MP3 player manufacturer (and even every model in a given companies lineup).

theyre going to release 32gb sd cards soon, panasonics new d-snap player relies solely on sd cards for memory.
flash players are far lighter/smaller than hard drive players and it is my view that they will start to dominate.

the panasonic has an 80 hour battery life, one guy said he didnt charge it for a month, and he described himself as a heavy user. hell yeah.

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Originally posted by NED 209:
theyre going to release 32gb sd cards soon, panasonics new d-snap player relies solely on sd cards for memory.
flash players are far lighter/smaller than hard drive players and it is my view that they will start to dominate.

the panasonic has an 80 hour battery life, one guy said he didnt charge it for a month, and he described himself as a heavy user. hell yeah.

SIIIICK! 32gb Flash memory! WOW!

Hey Ned your new avatar is dope!

This is my first post on this forum and I'd like to introduce myself by saying hi to all. I'm not a boombox collector, but I would like to eventually become one one day if funds ever allow. I was always fond of the ghettoblasters every since I can remember them back in the day. They just had a certain look that made me always want one. I think it was the boxy design with the beautiful gray and silver finish (sometimes two tone gray and black) with the crome knobs switches and buttons that attracted them to me. Looking back at these things, they still amaze me even to this day. I can remember back in '86 and '87 when I was only 6 or 7 years old when I seen these older high school boys blasting 2 Live Crew and Beastie Boys "License to Ill" through their boomboxes. The bass was like nothing I ever heard before in my life at the time. Every since then, I've been addicted to rap music, boomboxes, and Roland TR808 drums. Now that I make my own TR808 rap beats, I just need the boombox collection to go with it. LOL!!!!!!!!!! I've been looking at several collections from you all and I really admire them. Some of my favorites I've seen include the Super Jumbo J-1 from "Do the Right Thing" (I'd love to have one of those), the Telefunken Studio M1, the C100, the GF777, M90, and so on...... Yeah, the big boys!!!!!!!! Oh yeah which reminds me. One of you had a Panasonic AX-2 or AX-5 (don't remember which one) and I found an AX-9 that just recently sold on ebay. That sucker's the biggest boombox I've ever seen!!!! Weighs 38lbs!!! I can just imagine what it looks like in person. Here it is:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item...=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=003

The only vintage box I have right now is the Modulaire 2200. It's my first and only box and I had it since I was 6. So yeah, I grew up with this baby and pretty much used it to death until it eventually began to show signs of wear and tear a few years ago. The handle all of a sudden just broke, the cassettes quit working (I did A LOT of recording too!!!) and chrome on the buttons and equalizer sliders have begun to fade somewhat. Well, at least radio and line ins/outs still works (although I need a replacement antanna for the radio). I think it might be restorable since the only major problem in terms of functionality is the cassette players. I don't know if it's the motor or the belts, nor do I know of a local tech who can repair it. As of now, it hasn't been turned on since 2003, so I might just fire it up just to be sure it still works. I'm pretty positive it does. Darn, I wish I kept it mint over the course of time!!!!!!!! I've been searching ebay and I have yet to find another 2200 just like it, let alone one in mint condition.

Anyhow, in regards to this discussion I'd like to join in by saying I agree with Rambo. I'm absolutely thrilled to see the old-school style boomboxes come back to light as modern-day decents of their ancestors. However, it don't make since for me to go out and spend $300-$400 specifically on an ipod just so I can use the new boxes to their full advantage. I think there should just be a universal line input jack as well as a compartment door to hide-away the MP3 player of your choice. I also second the opinion that all higher-end MP3 players should have a stereo line output in addition to the headphone output.


Btw: Here's a noobie question, How to I update my forum signature?

welcome aboard Kvmoore. we had a discussion on the A5, folks seem to reckon its not a ghetto in the true sense of the word, im glad i get to say this, i reckon its the daddy of all blasters and thats that.


imo


ahhhmm, yeah, to to the top of the page, click on "go", then "personal zone" > profile > click on "view/edit complete profile" then scroll down to the bottom, where youll see the signature box

welcome kvmoore!Isn't it great to be part of a community that sees the magic in these old blasters?For years I talked fondly of the classic boomboxes sold in the stores years ago and nobody around me understood.Sure they remembered them but they weren't new....and we all know that newer is always better of course...right? .Most of all I remember the deafeningly loud KTO back in 1983 that someone used to play after business hours at night in the grocery store where I began my working years.That box brought my passion into focus and it's continued to this day.A lot of us are hoping that their will be a return of the Old School blaster in a way that pays tribute to the powerful large behemoths of the old days.Hopefully the TEAC Disco Jam will enter production and will be everything one would hope for.

Concerning MP3 players,their convenience is just too irresistible not to put them into heavy use.Personally I never thought of buying one until the flash players eventually came out.If you drop something with a hard drive,you stand the risk of it crashing.It seem that now flash players are of sufficient capacity to be an attractive alternative.I feel that even budget MP3 players should be provided with a separate true line-level out jack.It should be standard across the board.My brother in law has a Creative player and also a small docking station with speakers.This accessory was actually designed and sold to work off the players headphone jack.Two volume controls,one for each unit,are necessary.How lame is that?Simply including a line out on the Creative player would have help the speaker dock manufacturer to design a much more desirable product.The best option I've found today is the Ipod line using some of the after market cables available for the data port.Some hard drive players have been produced by various companies with true line-outs but HD based players are a fastly dwindling market.Also all of these seemed to need bulky docking stations to utilize that feature.

There's simply nothing like getting old school sound from your MP3 player.I have around 15 operating classic era boomers that allow me to do this with interconnects.I'm really not fond of FM transmitters.However,if they ever decide to mandate digital only radio broadcasting,the idea might appeal more to me to get some use out of the analog tuner built into boomboxes.Though analog television signals in the U.S. will have to be all digital by sometime in 2009,to my knowledge no such date has been set for analog radio.

Again welcome I tend to be quite wordy and sometimes repetitive.Hope U don't mind...

to rap music, boomboxes, and Roland TR808 drums. Now that I make my own TR808 rap beats, I just need the boombox collection to go with

thats cool. you have a tr808. sweet.

Thanks guys for the warm welcome. It's definitely a pleasure to be hear and get to know you all.

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Originally posted by: NED 209

ahhhmm, yeah, to to the top of the page, click on "go", then "personal zone" > profile > click on "view/edit complete profile" then scroll down to the bottom, where youll see the signature box

Thanks NED, I appreciate that.

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Originally posted by: Jovie

There's simply nothing like getting old school sound from your MP3 player.I have around 15 operating classic era boomers that allow me to do this with interconnects.I'm really not fond of FM transmitters.

Hahahaha yeah. I have one of those FM transmitter things too. I bought it so I could use my little MP3 player in the car but the quality sucks sooooooo baaaaaad so I just make do with CDs for now. Nothing beats a line out/AUX jack.

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Originally posted by: billpc55

thats cool. you have a tr808. sweet.

Yup. I sure do!!! Now I just hope to find an old-school boombox with some "BASS" in it like back in the day!!!!

if i were you id set my sights on the Panasonic RX-C100, seen here on the left, the big grey clunky lookin one toward the bottom, white woofers. your lookin at about $400 and according to esteemed colleagues is one of the best out there. its usually overlooked though cos its a three piece. the more i see it though the more i want one

Oldschool i hope you dont mind me using your pic

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Originally posted by: billpc55

thats cool. you have a tr808. sweet.

Yup. I sure do!!! Now I just hope to find an old-school boombox with some "BASS" in it like back in the day!!!![/QUOTE]

just be careful not to melt the woofers in your boombox with your 808. heheh
i sold my tr808 and 909 to buy a memory moog wich i also ended up selling as well. i mostly use various analog synths now to make drum sounds then sample them into the emax.

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Originally Posted by: NED 209

if i were you id set my sights on the Panasonic RX-C100, seen here on the left, the big grey clunky lookin one toward the bottom, white woofers. your lookin at about $400 and according to esteemed colleagues is one of the best out there. its usually overlooked though cos its a three piece. the more i see it though the more i want one

Dang, that RX-C100 looks sweet!!!! I'm going to try to search for one. I wonder if it has line input so I can run a CD/MP3 player through it? As big and full featured it is, I'm pretty sure it should.

Thanks for the recommendation.

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Orignally Posted by billpc55:

just be careful not to melt the woofers in your boombox with your 808. heheh

Hehehehehe Heck yeah!!!!!!!! I most definitely though about that. The 808 is a real woofer killer so I'd have to be extra careful with that. Maybe compress the kick drum or something. Then again, that'll take away from the quality of the music so the best bet for me would probably be to monitor the volume knob of the box.

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sold my tr808 and 909 to buy a memory moog wich i also ended up selling as well. i mostly use various analog synths now to make drum sounds then sample them into the emax.

Wow, I didn't know you were a synth musician too. That's wonderful. I've been looking at photos of memorymoogs throughout the internet for years and always wondered how they sounded. They sure are impressive looking beasts though. I've heard people mention it's basically a polyphonic version of the Minimoog. Is that true? If so, I'd imagine that it would most definitely dominate any mix with all of that phatness!!!

the memory moog is its own thing. totaly unstable and flakey. i loved its looks but dont miss it really. i do miss the 808 and 909 at times but honestly i am pretty happy with the kit i have now.

Why thanks to whoever hijacked my pic. (NED??? ) These sweet babies are mine. (Except for the JVC PC-55 for which Itraded to hifitom for (guess). The RX-C100 is an awsome box. AND NOT CLUNKY! I got luck and this is actually the National branded version. This one came from our freind in Vancouver, James. All I can say is BASS, BASS...and more BASS!!! By the way for those who don't mind thre piece units, my Sansui CP-99W is super sweet sounding. And welcome to the forum KV!

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Originally posted by: billpc55

the memory moog is its own thing. totaly unstable and flakey.

Yup. Despite how good they look, they're high maintenance. That's the reason I didn't buy one either.

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Originally posted by: oldskool69 And welcome to the forum KV!

Thanks oldskool 69.

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The RX-C100 is an awsome box. AND NOT CLUNKY! I got luck and this is actually the National branded version. This one came from our freind in Vancouver, James. All I can say is BASS, BASS...and more BASS!!!

That's just what I needed to hear!!!! It hits the nail on the head. I gotta find myself one now!!! Thanks of your valuable opinions.

ok ok -back to topic please!

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Originally posted by *TPR*:
ok ok -back to topic please!

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Originally posted by *TPR*:
ok ok -back to topic please!

Allrighty then!

I hope the TEAC has as much BASS, BASS, and more BASS as the RX-C100!

How's that?