Hello

When I start collecting boomboxes years ago, I was wondering that I never saw a Philips high quality unit ... until I found a broshure from 1979. They show the D8814 and the D8714, their top of the line units.

Those two units I always dreamed of, because I think they look like a ghettoblaster from the 70's should look like. At this time the 8814 was a high tec unit - 3 (!!!) separat LCD-displays (for tuner, tape and clock) and lot's of goodies on board show the quality of this heavy one-piecer. The smaller version 8714 got a analog tuner, but the color and the metal front and top looks sooo nice.

Take a look at these to babes ... and tell me what you think about.




























Best wishes
TOM

What I'm thinking about!

wonderful, fantastic, beautiful, amazing.......

I hope I'll have one of that Philips one day.
Thanks for sharing this pics hifitom

I dont really have a dreambox..but if i could have some boxes,i would definately pick these..

The Obvious..GF999


Sharp GF787..Jap 575..


GF858,One on the bottom..a fancy Jap version of The 575..


Sharp RS-5,Beauty,Love These..


Another Obvious..Lasonic 975


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I just talked about the Philips units ... I think that they are the best looking units they ever produced ...

Shure there are a lot of other great looking units out there ...

Best wishes
TOM

very nice philips units tom they look quality through and through.
but im sorry i have to disagree below is the philips d8614 from 1982, and in my opinion is the nicest looking philips ever made and is a high quality unit

hey lav, last week i saw one of those for sale at a yard sale, is very light so i left it there, is the greenish/blue color.

but your silver one looks great.

TOM, the d8714 looks good, would like to have one but with the fm tuner that goes upto 108.

hey DT, it isn,t the heaviest box, but believe me sound quality is excellent
also, i have been busy last few days but i have,nt forgot the power cable i will send it out monday, sorry for the wait

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Originally posted by driptip:

TOM, the d8714 looks good, would like to have one but with the fm tuner that goes upto 108.

driptip, what you are toking about?
the FM scale it is in whole range, but it goes from right to left direction. That is unique characteristic of the D8714.

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Originally posted by devol-toni:

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Originally posted by driptip:

TOM, the d8714 looks good, would like to have one but with the fm tuner that goes upto 108.

driptip, what you are toking about?
the FM scale it is in whole range, but it goes from right to left direction. That is unique characteristic of the D8714.

oooooopppppsssss!!! sorry my bad. hahaha

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Originally posted by lav loo:
hey DT, it isn,t the heaviest box, but believe me sound quality is excellent
also, i have been busy last few days but i have,nt forgot the power cable i will send it out monday, sorry for the wait

lav your killing me man, just kidding bro,
remember no problem man, when ever you got time is ok.

I wish that I had the microphones for mine.
It is one of my most cherished boxes and I never let anyone touch it. Ever.

Cheers OSS

I never got into its looks.......I agree with lav loo, I'd rather have an 8614

yess they doo look odd,but i would still have one,but they are too damm rare and expensive,looks like everyone bloody wants one..

Yes, they are rare - but if you find one, most of them the power switch has gone ... or the buttons of the tuner section has fallen into the bbox or they are missing (8814 model) ...

But the smaller 8714 (silver unit) is rarer than the big 8814. I don't know why, but that's the way it is. I got the original broshure, but has no prices in it. Would love to know what those mashines had cost in 1979 ...

Best wishes
TOM

Tom,if anyone would know,it would be Jens..if there is a price list anywhere,jens will have it..i have'nt seen him post for a while,last time he posted,he said he was ill and was going to take time out from posting,hope he's ok !

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Originally posted by Reli:
I never got into its looks.......I agree with lav loo, I'd rather have an 8614

good taste RELI

those philips boxes are nice - real quality back then as was the d8614 - i remember them very well from 82 shame philips quality went downhill thereafter - all that "moving sound" nonsense they produced i liked the look of some of the stereo's that followed after 1982 but they were never made to the high standard of these earlier machines

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after 1982 but they were never made to the high standard of these earlier machines

That's right - before you found real metal fronts, alu knobs in a great production quality. The newer models just had chromed plastic ...

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Originally posted by hifitom:
Yes, they are rare - but if you find one, most of them the power switch has gone ... or the buttons of the tuner section has fallen into the bbox or they are missing (8814 model) ...

But the smaller 8714 (silver unit) is rarer than the big 8814. I don't know why, but that's the way it is. I got the original broshure, but has no prices in it. Would love to know what those mashines had cost in 1979 ...

Best wishes
TOM

I've been searching a vile, and something about the year of production it's not clear for me
Tom, you says 1979, but heresays that the year of production is 1982, for all 3 models-D8614; D8714 and D8814

im glad you posted that Devol, i thought they was all 1982, thanks

You are right, they are all produced in 1982 - my mistake. By the way: what a great web-side (http://wegavision.pytalhost.com/).

looks like philips produced their best boxes in 82 then, without any doubt

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Originally posted by hifitom:
You are right, they are all produced in 1982 - my mistake. By the way: what a great web-side (http://wegavision.pytalhost.com/).

Yes Tom, they got a lot of information and a million scans of catalogs

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Originally posted by devol-toni:

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Originally posted by hifitom:
Yes, they are rare - but if you find one, most of them the power switch has gone ... or the buttons of the tuner section has fallen into the bbox or they are missing (8814 model) ...

But the smaller 8714 (silver unit) is rarer than the big 8814. I don't know why, but that's the way it is. I got the original broshure, but has no prices in it. Would love to know what those mashines had cost in 1979 ...

Best wishes
TOM

I've been searching a vile, and something about the year of production it's not clear for me
Tom, you says 1979, but heresays that the year of production is 1982, for all 3 models-D8614; D8714 and D8814

it's certainly clear enough to see they both share the same chassis - i guess the lesser model just has a few omissions featurewise as well as the analog tuner......lcd digital tuner on a portable was amazing in 1982!