The rares't boombox i have EVER seen.....been looking since 1987...as my dad bought me one just before he passed away
radio.raheem - 2013-05-11 15:20
Been after a replacement since birth....after a then best friend sabotaged mine through jealousy......such a rare and beautiful 1 piece by panasonic.....just trying to find a way to upload a pic
i have lavloo and an extra special thanks to bryan spruth for finding this for me....aint seen one on ebay EVER....so as expected im happier than a pig in shit
retro - 2013-05-11 15:37
Interesting, would love to see a photo of this box.
radio.raheem - 2013-05-11 15:39
i can't work out a way to supply a pic...the model number is panasonic FD80 so i guess we wait....there is nothing i can find on the forum ether.....so i guess it's rarer than agent O's false teeth
radio.raheem - 2013-05-11 15:41
Interesting, would love to see a photo of this box.
if i send you the link my friend can you supply the photo's
sitman - 2013-05-11 15:54
nak.d - 2013-05-11 16:00
i can't work out a way to supply a pic...the model number is panasonic FD80 so i guess we wait....there is nothing i can find on the forum ether.....so i guess it's rarer than agent O's false teeth
Hey Reno, is it this one?
EDIT link gone now we've identified it
radio.raheem - 2013-05-11 16:07
Thats the one Nak....i just...didn't want to post the link as it's so rare....polloks lol
but yea that's her bro....never seen one since joining ebay.....just don't want anything to go wrong as it normally does for me
nak.d - 2013-05-11 16:16
Updated above Reno
radio.raheem - 2013-05-11 16:24
Whats your name Nak seems silly naming you after a pair of nakkers lad (i know dragon) and you like duran duran) lol
can you supply a pic nak been trying to but the auction has those strange photo's my friend
radio.raheem - 2013-05-11 16:25
sent you a pm
nak.d - 2013-05-11 16:25
I'll PM you Reno
retro - 2013-05-11 18:00
retro - 2013-05-11 18:03
radio.raheem - 2013-05-11 18:19
Bloody hell Retro where are you getting these pics from???? i haven't seen picks of this boombox for 25 years now...am i missunderstood are these rare???? i think Redbenjoe is also looking for one....have you seen any on ebay or anywhere else retro??? thanks for the pics my friend
retro - 2013-05-11 18:22
I've never seen one for sale, the second pic looks like a brochure scan. The first pic came from a Japanese blog.
radio.raheem - 2013-05-11 18:45
Tell you something different mine has ambiance all theese don't seem to...including the one i had in 87...says ambiance on the door
radio.raheem - 2013-05-11 18:53
theres mine
brutus442 - 2013-05-11 20:43
Great news Reno! Toast one to your dad while belting the tunes
You deserve
driptip - 2013-05-11 21:54
congrats buddy,
i am happy for you radio raheem, there is nothing that compares to finding a box one owned years ago, no matter the year or looks is just a great feeling.
redbenjoe - 2013-05-11 23:13
great news from you RR --
and please post a full report on your opinion of its sound quality
asap !
ao - 2013-05-11 23:40
great news from you RR --
and please post a full report on your opinion of its sound quality
asap !
radio.raheem - 2013-05-12 00:02
great news from you RR --
and please post a full report on your opinion of its sound quality
asap !
Got out the wrong side of the bed today chris
thank you guys i still can't belive i have this in my grasp after all these years....thank you all .....god bless
IRA from memory this has very good sound it takes 10 d's and is rated at 60w pmpo....not the loudest but very good sound.....i took my original one apart and from what i remember the bass cones were very similar to the ones in the dt680 both in magnet size and diameter....so from a guess i should imagine she will sound slightly better than a panna dt707 cobra egg as the speakers are bigger than a dt707.......although the dt707 is rated at 70 watt pmpo and the dt680 80w pmpo....the ambiance found on no other fd80 should give her an exiting twist combined with her 5 band eq
deech - 2013-05-12 06:16
Finding a personal grail is priceless
Congrats RR !!
I know the feeling as i ve found a portable radio
that came free with our first colour tv set
some months ago
docs - 2013-05-12 06:36
Great stuff !!!
radio.raheem - 2013-05-12 12:04
Thanks deech and docs....i remember offering an m90 for one of these some years ago with no luck...i still can't get over it.....now i have had with some luck all the boxes from my youth
The only other box im after by panasonic is another one of those that i bought from docs...with the afd speakers.....i can't remember the model no..........my girlfriend seems to have thrown mine out.....so it's over between us
driptip - 2013-05-12 13:46
great news from you RR --
and please post a full report on your opinion of its sound quality
asap !
Got out the wrong side of the bed today chris
this has very good sound it takes 10 d's and is rated at 60w pmpo....not the loudest but very good sound.....i took my original one apart and from what i remember the bass cones were very similar to the ones in the dt680 both in magnet size and diameter....so from a guess i should imagine she will sound slightly better than a panna dt707 cobra egg as the speakers are bigger than a dt707.......although the dt707 is rated at 70 watt pmpo and the dt680 80w pmpo....the ambiance found on no other fd80 should give her an exiting twist combined with her 5 band eq
RADIO RAHEEM, You said it takes 10d's? doesnt look like it and sounds better then the 707? mmmmm
i hope i dont offend anyone but this is priceless,
radio.raheem - 2013-05-12 15:21
Classic DT that's my fave part of the movie lol......drip she isn't very big but this wasn't a cheap boombox....it retailed over here for £350 and is not to be mixed with other cheaper vertical cd boomboxes.....most retailed at £199 here....and yes 10 motha plucking d's my friend....i used to fill the boombox up enough back in the day
driptip - 2013-05-12 15:32
KEEP us upto date on your findings with it, sure you'll have fun, congrats.
radio.raheem - 2013-05-12 16:03
KEEP us upto date on your findings with it, sure you'll have fun, congrats.
As i know you're loving your new panna DT .....that's a catch indeed sir
radio.raheem - 2013-05-14 08:45
Here is a video that sums up the whole deal....once again a big thanks to bryan spruth and lav loo
walkgirl - 2013-05-14 08:50
That does not seem to work!
radio.raheem - 2013-05-14 08:52
try again love.....link edited and replaced with correct link
lav.loo - 2013-05-14 09:25
Been after a replacement since birth....after a then best friend sabotaged mine through jealousy......such a rare and beautiful 1 piece by panasonic.....just trying to find a way to upload a pic
i have lavloo and an extra special thanks to bryan spruth for finding this for me....aint seen one on ebay EVER....so as expected im happier than a pig in shit
anytime Reno, glad I played a part in finding you your long lost love
radio.raheem - 2013-05-14 09:34
It looks like you have you're phillips now AZ.....she looks mint son....scroll up the page that link works now....congrats lad....and thanks again....btw a big welcome back....you now rank with me lol
here is the link again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk3jUjBS-a4
made my day im a star on youtube
sitman - 2013-05-14 09:49
radio.raheem - 2013-05-14 09:53
exactly son and the guy more than deserves it after the time he had on here
lav.loo - 2013-05-14 09:55
It looks like you have you're phillips now AZ.....she looks mint son....scroll up the page that link works now....congrats lad....and thanks again....btw a big welcome back....you now rank with me lol
here is the link again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk3jUjBS-a4
made my day im a star on youtube
ha ha yep I now reside with you in your rank, checked the link it worked fine for me, Bryan sure does make some piss funny vids not really sure about he's past on here but iv'e got to know him over the last couple of weeks via email and he seems a real decent guy and seems he will go out of his way for peeps. yeah so we both got our grails coming, but il'e get mine first
litfan - 2013-05-14 09:57
What`s this link supposed to be? All i get, is a tecsonic thing? I thought, it was supposed to be your panasonic rx-fd80?
radio.raheem - 2013-05-14 10:04
it explains the whole deal Lit my friend....and this is the ex member that found my FD80
not the monster people have made him out to be...far from it bro
panasonic.fan - 2013-05-14 18:41
They show up on Ebay from time to time, saw one in the past 60 days. I think that is a 1988 model.
radio.raheem - 2013-05-14 18:51
Please let me know if you see another panasonicfan...im 100 percent i had mine in 87 due to the music that was out....is this a revised model as it has ambiance and mine didn't which could enplane why you think 1988....in the auction the seller says there is a date on her which says 1986
andyboombox - 2013-05-15 06:22
thats a lovely panasonic r.r-ive always liked panasonic,was loyal to them in the 90s when i was a teenager buying new radios and walkmans,and i currently own a basic c39 and a much nicer rx 5020.keep on blastin buddy but hifi still rules
litfan - 2013-05-15 06:33
Can we rewind a bit RR. Have you got the fd80, or, are you looking for one? I`m a bit confused?
radio.raheem - 2013-05-15 10:54
I have bought her lad....im waiting for it to come in the post
litfan - 2013-05-15 11:36
Ah, case solved. Nice one.
radio.raheem - 2013-05-29 07:52
Well she is here...just been staring at her for half an hour...can't believe it
deliverance - 2013-05-29 08:00
Well she is here...just been staring at her for half an hour...can't believe it
well dont just stare at her ! get her undressed and get stuck in lad
radio.raheem - 2013-05-29 08:09
Well she is here...just been staring at her for half an hour...can't believe it
well dont just stare at her ! get her undressed and get stuck in lad
I wish i could my friend but i don't have a power source.....im not sure what volts she is...i asume she is 110v as she came from America but i don't have an adapter...i gave it to stereo mad....any idea how much 10 Duracell d's would cost lad....my only place is Tesco
deliverance - 2013-05-29 08:14
http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/bard...rksid=p2047675.l2559 i bought a stepdown and a two pin plug from here reno . £20 i bet for ten duracell .
radio.raheem - 2013-05-29 08:23
Thanks bro...im of up tesco after a bath....all looks fine but for a start i saw the guy drop the box from his van...im quite suprized she survived..she wasn't packed too well and it looks like she has survived a dozen handovers and a boat from America.. the guy said parcel was to big to send air mail, yea right he aint dealt with redbenjoe lol
redbenjoe - 2013-05-29 08:36
nice going RR --
surprised you dont have a good set of D cells ??
i thought we all had those !!
anyway --very anxious to hear your
' how does it sound ' report
i also found one locally --recently - its a very capable box