You guys are blowing my mind with your knowledge of this stuff. I really don't have any boomboxes of my own anymore. sad to say I never owned more than about three. I really like them though, and it has been really cool checking out some of the ones you guys have.
so okay, tell me if anyone remembers this one and if you have a pic that would be even better.
I owned this one back in about '83, made by G.E. (all of the 2 or 3 I had were G.E. ...I'm a big fan of 'em)it was black and dark gray, a thick box, a good three inches. it had a cassette player on the left, with a power indicator/sound meter?(not sure how else to describe it)on the right. You could push the silver button next to it to make the lights blink or light them all at once. It slanted up to the right like a set of stairs. it had detatchable speakers, it was expandable in that it had pre outs for phono, cd, or additional cassette player.Oh yeah and am/fm stereo tuner.
i have only seen one other like it in my life.
I would love to get my hands on another one!!!
Peace

Hey, dougie welcome to the forum never owned an G.E. back then but one of our members here should be able to help you.

Good luck on your hunt for your long lost box.

I have to look at my Ge Boxes for the model number but from the description,It sounds very familiar.
DM4U where are u time to run around the apt!

Welcome dougie, I fully understand you regarding lost boxes because I'm in the same situation with my National/Panasonic RF.
I hope that you will find you grail very soon with help of our community (our member Aza already found my grail and I expect the box to arrive very soon).
Good luck

Have a look though these...

G.E. models

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Originally posted by Jaredscottfla:
I have to look at my Ge Boxes for the model number but from the description,It sounds very familiar.
DM4U where are u time to run around the apt!

Ok Ok OK !!! I Ran around and around an around an ...
this is all that I could find that had seperate speakers By GE General Electric, General Electric 3-5665B and the rest but no slanting anything and no Line in/or/outs on this one

100_4152 general electric 3-5665b front cr


100_4153 General Electric 3-5665B back panel

Wow James, I do believe this is the first box I've seen that has a mailing address stamped onto it for customer relations questions.

Okay, I remembered another feature that I forgot to mention about the ge boombox...It had magnets on the sides of the speakers. When you slipped them into place with the head unit, it formed the boombox and allowed you to use them without connecting the wires to the back of the unit.
There were spring-loaded buttons on top of the speakers that you would release to remove the speakers from the unit and hook up the wires to expand the speakers out like a home unit.
Cool huh? Hey DM4U, Thanks for the pic and searching for me... the pic is very similar in size and the speakers are almost dead on, except for the spring loaded release on top of each speaker. Thanks guys...I'm still searchin'!

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Originally posted by dougie:
Okay, I remembered another feature that I forgot to mention about the ge boombox...

1. It had magnets on the sides of the speakers. When you slipped them into place with the head unit, it formed the boombox and allowed you to use them without connecting the wires to the back of the unit.

2. There were spring-loaded buttons on top of the speakers that you would release to remove the speakers from the unit and hook up the wires to expand the speakers out like a home unit.

Cool huh? Hey DM4U, Thanks for the pic and searching for me...

3. the pic is very similar in size and the speakers are almost dead on, except for the spring loaded release on top of each speaker.

Thanks guys...I'm still searchin'!

1A. Then this wouldnt be a GE! and without another walkaround I dont know but there are a few that have this function.
2a. Speaker release on top ? hmmm
3A. and as small as this one, nah, larger yes

or

enskanker...you are a genius!!! the first pic you posted, THAT IS THE ONE! Dude where did you find it? and it looks like it is in near mint condition. Is it yours? are you willing to sell and if so how much? Let me know bro!! i am so stoked!!!

We have a tool developed by member TPR called the Boombox Database....

GE #5266A



Buy one today and you can have access to thousands of Pix....
Search & Filter functions
Many boxes with 8 - 10 pics/views.

See Here.

Database 4.0

The pics are from Database DVD version 3, which is still for sale I guess, PM TPR (Jens)

I have Versions, 1.0, 2.0, & 3.0

Jens is typing away with bloody fingers developing 4.0 as we speak....

Thanks, dude. I take it you just had the pics, right? Wish someone had the "real Thing". thanku for the pics though, it puts me one step closer!!

now you know the model number you can scour eBay etc. & beg endlessly for anyone on here to help find you one, (like I did with some of the rarer ones I wanted).
best of luck!

I have a GE at home...let me see what model it is.