merry christmas guys.....no before you worry about my sanity i havent gone cuckoo,contrary to some peoples beliefsno,when i say ive lost it,ive lost it when it comes to vintage boxes

its been coming for a while now im afraid,due to a mix of finding nothing in the wild,bum steers and ebay ive decided to give up on everything south of 1990.

but what i have got into now is eggs-yes,you read me right-eggs!i always swore id never get into these but guys the sad fact of life is there are plenty out there,and at my price level-im not talking totally modern disposable junk,but the 90s cobras,kabooms and other powerful stuff.i have several vintage boxes left,and i just cant get into them now like i used to.so they are going away bubble wrapped up and safe for perhaps one day  when i get the vibe again.i have just picked up from the recycling centre a panasonic rx-dt401-its not even a cobra,but it was free and i actually love it-the sound is great on it too.looking out now for the dt707 and dt75-for me this is the way forward!

so hope all my friends,past and present have a wonderful,prosperous and a bountyful 2012,and who knows,i might still see you in the fleas or carboots.

andy

I know it drives many on here crazy to think & talk about the non-classic looking boomers, but there are loads of top quality boomers out there from the 'Decline & Fall' era. Most major manufacturers (Sony, JVC, Panasonic, etc.) still had some choice boomers at the top of their ranges.

Is that a Beosystem10 you've got in yr Av Andy?

After reading your post here I thought that i would upload a few pictures of a ( Egg Shaped Boomer ) to assist you In Your Quest for These shaped Box's and the description saved from the listing, here goes...

PANASONIC RX-DS45 back Boombox Cassette radio CD Egg-shaped Fullsize http://i44.tinypic.com/aelbo4.jpg

PANASONIC RX-DS45 front Boombox Cassette radio CD Egg-shaped Fullsize http://i41.tinypic.com/wvxro8.jpg

PANASONIC RX-DS45 open top view Boombox Cassette radio CD Egg-shaped Fullsize http://i39.tinypic.com/14icq4n.jpg

PANASONIC RX-DS45 servicemanual specifications Boombox Cassette radio CD Egg-shaped Fullsize http://i43.tinypic.com/245dlow.jpg

Bought from ghettoblaster4life and he said about this in his listing from back when:

PANASONIC RX-DS45,RX-FD MECHANISM SERIES (AR300),AM/FM/CASSETTE/CD PLAYER.LINE IN FOR IPOD,MP3,ECT ECT.ALL FUNCTIONS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE HIDDEN CONTROL PANEL ON TOP.ITS ALL TOUCH PAD-VERY MUCH AHEAD OF ITS TIME AND VERY RARE

TO SEE ON A BOOMBOX.FEATURES FOR THE CASSETTE PLAYER ARE AS FOLLOWS,AUTO REVERSE,COUNTER RESET,DOLBY NR,REC,TPS,REW,FWD.THERES ALSO A 2 BAND EQ AND BALANCE.FEATURES FOR THE CD PLAYER ARE AS FOLLOWS PUSE,AUTO EDIT,FIT,ATLS,TAPE LENGTH,.FOR THE RADIO WE HAVE FEATURES SUCH AS TIMER,TIMER REC,TIMER CHECK,TIME ADJUST,FM MODE/BP,TUNNING MEMORY.THERES ALSO A POWER ON AND OFF,A BEEPER ON AND OFF.THERES ALSO A SLEEP MODE,AUX ECT ECT.S-XBS,LOTS AND LOTS OF FEATURES.IM SURE I MISSED A FEW.THIS BOOMBOX IS 100 PERCENT FUNCTIONAL.WORKS LIKE NEW.CD PLAYER WORKS FLAWLESSLY.CASSETTE IS AMAZING,THE CASSETTE PLAYS AS CLEAR AS THE CD PLAYER.I WAS AMAZED.NOTHING WHATS SO EVER IS WRONG ANYWHERE-NO PROBLEMS FOUND.AS FAR AS THE SOUND-WELL IV OWNED OVER 300 BOOMBOX ALTOGETHER IN MY LIFE AS A EBAY BOOMBOX SELLER AND  COLLECTOR AND IV NEVER STATED THIS BEFORE-ITS BY FAR THE BEST AND LOUDEST BOOMBOX IV EVER HAD THE PLEASURE OF LISTENING TO AND OWNING.WELL AS FAR AS LOOKS GO,ITS NEARLY MINT.THERES 1 SMALL LIGHT MARK ON THE CORNER LEFT SPEAKER AS SEEN IN PICTURE,HARDLY WORTH MENTIONING.A FEW TINY DINGS ON THE SPEAKER GRILLS-VERY HARD TO SEE.HARDLY A SCRATCH ANYWHERE.COMPLETELY DUST AND DIRT FREE,ITS IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION AND IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITION.MANUFACTURED AUGUST 1991,MADE IN KADOMA OSAKA,JAPAN.50 WATTS OF PURE POWER-VERY POWERFUL BOOMBOX AND EXTRA HEAVY AND LOUD.COMES WITH SERVICE 64 PAGE MANUAL AND ORGINAL LIKE NEW POWER CORD-VERY CLEAN.BATTERIE BOX IS SPOTLESS AND OPERATES NICELY ON 10 D SIZE.ALSO TAKES 4 AA FOR THE TIMER.SIZE OF THIS BEAUTY IS 251/2 WIDE X 7 INCHES HIGH HANDEL DOWN AND 9 INCHES THICK.13LBS.8OZ WITHOUT BATTERIES.

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yeah mate it is....long gone now though.....that pic was taken in my friends house about 4 months back,with his awesome signed evel knievel framed t shirt in the back ground.....he got that directly off of evel's widow you know.....so guys in your opinions which is the best egg out there?

cheers james-ive had that rx ds45 a while ago,it was a fantastic unit with great sound.....contrary to some but i love the look of these 90s units.....anyone with some brochures they can scan please?

That Panny RX-DS45: all those toys & only a tone control.

Ok, there's an X-BS level slider too, so in reality we're looking at Bass & treble controls - still better than preset EQs

Best Egg would have to be one of the *top* of the range Panny Cobratops surely? Panasonic RX-DT75 or RX-DT707

your right i42-thats what im looking out for now!my new dt401's cd is inop-you put a cd in,it comes up 'cd' on the display but does nothing else.....no whirring into life or anything.....any ideas mate????im new to cds after a break of 10+ years of owning a player and have just gotten used to tape deck repairs lol....but i definately want to save it because i love it!!!!

andyboombox are you here in the usa? couse i do have the 75, and the 707.

by the way i like the cobras too.

Andy if your into eggs Ive got one Ill let you have (and only you) for nothing as Ive lost the urge to sort its faults, its a Panasonic RX-DS25, no remote and the faults are it skips on CD's and the volume control doesnt seem to work.

Those egg shaped blaster it´s hated for most collectors, but many opinions fall over when the power is on and the volume it´s CRANKS!!!

The one below is mine!!!

Cheers

nowt wrong with a good egg

was the 909 available outside Japan?

I only knew of the 75 & the 707...

We need a topic listing ALL the Cobratops, we do...  

the only goodones are the dt 707 909 dt75 and beanieman bought one wich is also good but if forget the mn....forget the rest iso....but these are good...things like the 707 wich i have (boxed) trounce the 45....btw happy xmas guys

just remembered the other good egg is the ed90

I buy this one of a Japan Guy, here in Brazil!

Cheers.

Well, if anyone knows of a 707, 75 or 909 for sale, I'm a bit interested, I am...  

talking of eggs,bought this a couple of weeks ago in the wild,like new for seven quid,

i just had to buy it,used it to play the odd cd and it sounds good

bought it out of frustration really,but i have grown fond of it