a seller now on ebay is claiming that he has--
"the best sounding boombox ever"

well - thats not a new pitch -
i say that about EVERY box i try to sell

however - in this rare case - he may be very close to correct //
its the Yamaha CST C-10.

had one many years ago --back then,
with no grails to compare it with -
i could not confirm this 'best ever' bit

but i do remember is had enormous power and the sound was tremendous --so maybe .....??

And no batteries...

I saw that Ira and starting at 299.00 the price is up there a little. Nice and interesting though.

I'm watching this one to see what happens.

Johnny

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Originally posted by oldskool69:
And no batteries...

its the kind of box --that if you liked it enough -
then adding a little inverter with a small gel-cell --might be worthwhile.

quote:

Originally posted by redbenjoe:

quote:

Originally posted by oldskool69:
And no batteries...

its the kind of box --that if you liked it enough -
then adding a little inverter with a small gel-cell --might be worthwhile.

Like This!

yup - like that--
except the rig could be about 50% more compact -
right ???

Seeing as this isn't a boombox, the answer is no.


It is a very nice (and powerful) mini system though. Yamaha did some amazing things with smaller speakers back then.

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Originally posted by billpc55:
well it does sound beyond what you expect from a unit that size. it is one of the best sounding small stereos you will ever hear.

i think they originally were about eight hundred bucks. maybe a little more. they are awesome. if its in mint shape i think 300 bills is a ok price.

I remeber somebody telling that about the YCST-11
The seller really insisted on that. He calimed that his system was high performance.
Rember there were many interested, although the radio wasn't working ... some were interested only in it's speakers.
I don't know if it takes batteries, but look like yamaha have done a great work with this systems. If I had the money and price were rigth I'd give it a try.

no dc:no boombox.

ok -- hands down-- you "NOT a boombox" guys have, by definition, a slam-dunk victory

however - at about the same size/ weight /bulk of 8 or 10 D cells --we can make these 'non-boxes' portable with just minor inconvenience.

both this battery and this inverter -are only one inch thick --and my inverter is 15 years old --the modern versions are MUCH smaller -
plus, 75 watts should be plenty -

so - they are borderline pocket goodies

Ira, how does this Sharp compare to 9696 sound-wise?

very close -- but not close enough

Sure Ira, then all you have to do is contend with the less than practical handles, and the fact that the cd player has no anti-shock capabilities.


Panabox, that's a Technics SA-C07 I believe.

Yeah seems like a lot of trouble to make something portable that isn't meant to be.

Also two boxes to pack around doesn't sound fun at all. I'll stick to the one handle designs

Neat idea though for a camping trip or something where power will not be present.

Johnny

quote:

Originally posted by Panabox:
What kind of bbox is that? Any close ups? How does it sound? I like it!

Technics SA-C07
30 Watts RMS per channel
Weight: 35 lbs
Power Consumption: 215 Watts


It will run on 12 volts with the optional SH-5050 converter.



This AC box is extremely loud but I would prefer
a deeper bass than what it offers.

Sorry Ira, hope I'm not getting too far off thread topic here

This Teqhnics is stunning looking. I like the clean design. I would have thought it was bassier with those large menacing woofers.

Ya, this Technics looks pretty bassy - I like it too

Hi-What get's me is that there is a handle on this.
If they just could have put a 'D' battery compartment in it.
It sure looks like one with the handle.
215 watts-very impressive!!
The Yamaha does not however.
Have a great Super Bowl Sunday-GB.

that the inverter/gel cell rig is only a good last resort option --

there is nothing better than a great one-piece box with a solid handle and a battery compartment !

cancel this thread !!! :-
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(except i cant back down at how very good that
yamaha might sound)

Yap, not Bboxes for sure!!!!!

I`ll put it into the OT section...

Ultra capacitor development is coming along nicely.It will be realistic at some point to use them to power portable devices.We should be able to get as much power as we do today from a much smaller rechargeable package.This may require a modification to the definition of a boombox.Though not batteries,new boxes could run on these and old ones could be converted.Due to their power output to size ratio,even old shelf systems could practically use them for increased portability.

I've developed an interest in shelf systems lately as good ones are much easier to find than powerful and really loud boomboxes.This is partly because of the weaker power designed into boomers from the late '80s to the present day.While the boombox has waned in significance,shelf systems since those days have continued to be an industry focus and have only become more powerful.They're obviously much easier to find at thriftstores than powerful old school boxes.Due to being plentiful,they're usually very inexpensive to acquire (at least from thrift stores).It's often amazing the sound per dollar that you can get out of buying these units secondhand.While the ones with separate speakers are a little much to deal with (especially in a plural collectible sense) there were systems such as this thread's Yamaha with attached (or attachable) speakers.Some even came with handles.Where as the boomboxes of recent years have dispensed with inputs most shelf systems will have a proper old school style (L&R RCA)line-in.In this form they begin to really feel like a boombox if you can forget for a moment the lack of battery power.Indeed many people who have bought boomboxes through the years have never taken advantage of their battery capability.Many have squeaky clean battery compartments.This is good reason for some having a problem telling the difference between the proper boombox and some of the more homogenous shelf system designs.





While thrifting a few weeks back,I saw this rather ugly Magnavox looking very similar to the Yamaha.It's speakers appeared to be permanently attached on piano hinge style swivel mounts.It had the twin bar handles on its topside seen on some boomboxes of this era from Magnavox.As it was from 1991,it has a proper equalizer instead of the annoying presets of more recent times.When I turned it on and cranked some volume I was stunned at its raw power!I really fell in love with this unit!Then I pulled the grills to insect the speakers.Tragically its foam surrounds were gone.That's too bad.I'll be looking for one of these in the wild from now on .

thanks, jovie- for that interesting insight.