I stumbled across an old thread today, one that folks really enjoyed. It was started by member Fatdog (founder of the Boomboxery site). With so many new members here in the past few years, I think it would be fun to get to know those folks better.

Original thread:

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So here goes Everyone, feel welcome to copy the questions below and fill the rest of us in on who you are. I'll go first.

1. Are you a guy or gal?
Guy

2. How many boomboxes do you have (working or non-working)?
About 90, I think.

3. Do you collect boomboxes or already have all you want?
Haven't taken time to pursue anything in a few years, but when I get resettled early next year I will be one with my collection again. I still have a few on my radar.

4. Which brands do you prefer?
National/Panasonic, JVC, Sanyo, Sharp.

5. Do you have any personal Favorites?
Panasonic RX-5350, RX-C100, Sanyo M9994

6. What Boomboxes are on your wish list?
Sansui CP-7, Panasonic RX7700, Panasonic RX-7200, Sanyo BigBen, Sanyo C9, Toshiba RT-S90/S95/S931, Sharp GF-1000

7. Do you have any for sale?
Not now, check back in March or April though

8. Do you have any for trade?

Sony CFD-5, a few Panasonic RX-45 models, a few others.

9. What kind of music do you like for your boomboxes?
Late 70's through early 90's are my sweet spots. Rock, R&B, New Wave, some rap.

10. How do you divide time for Cassettes/Radio/Line-In?
20% - Cassettes
30% - Radio
50% - Line In

11. How did you learn about S2G?
I started searching around for info on the JVC RC-M90, I think late 2000 or early 2001, and found the old forum that pre-dates S2Go.

12. Occupation?
Senior Performance Engineer for Enterprise Solid State storage products.

13. Age?
43

14. Family?
Currently single. Working with my sisters to raise three children my wonderful deadbeat niece abandoned.

15. Where do you live?
Johns Creek, GA.

16. Other Hobbies?
Classic arcade/pinball, PC/console gaming, camping/fishing, traveling.

17. What do you drive?
2012 Nissan Frontier CC LE is my current ride, with a few stereo enhancements (2 10" subs under the back seats).

Great Idea Panfan.......

Here it goes.

1. Are you a guy or gal?
Guy

2. How many boomboxes do you have (working or non-working)?
About 50.

3. Do you collect boomboxes or already have all you want?

I still have a few I want to get.

4. Which brands do you prefer?
Aiwa,Sanyo,Pioneer.

5. Do you have any personal Favorites?
Aiwa CS880,Telefunken Studio,JVC PC55JW

6. What Boomboxes are on your wish list?
Sansui CP-7 or CP5, Sanyo BigBen, Aiwa CS770mk1,Toshiba WX1,Aiwa CS85X,Aiwa TMR400.

7. Do you have any for sale?
Maybe........

8. Do you have any for trade?

yes.

9. What kind of music do you like for your boomboxes?
70's 80's Rock,country,New Wave, some rap.

10. How do you divide time for Cassettes/Radio/Line-In?
40%- Cassettes
20%- Radio
40% - Line In

11. How did you learn about S2G?
I started searching around for info on the Aiwa CS880 and found Stereo2go and joined October

12. Occupation?
Material Handler "Paper dock" RR Donnelley and sons printing.

13. Age?
43

14. Family?
Happily Married to my childhood/Highschool sweetheart Penny for 23 years.

We have a 19 year old son,Paul.

15. Where do you live?
Baraboo Wisconsin.

16. Other Hobbies?
Riding Motorcycles,small engine repair,Digital photography.

17. What do you drive?

2013 Honda Accord Sport.

2011 Honda CR V LX 4wd.

2006 Yamaha Stratoliner.

2004 Honda Shadow Sabre "Wife's bike actually".

C'mon guys and gals, step up and introduce yourselves

1) are you a guy or a girl

last time i looked a guy

2)how many boxes do you have working or non working

answer-3

3)do you collect boomboxes or have all you want?

i collect but am happy with the few i have

4)which brands do you prefer?

philips, panasonic, obscure rare brands

5)do you have any personal favourites?

yes the philips d8614 below

6) what boomboxes are on your wish list?

the KTO international JC129 below

7) do you have any for sale?

not at the mo

8)do you have any for trade?

possibly my beautiful rare daewoo rcs 902w, aka tokyo conquerer at some future date, see below

9) what kind of music do you prefer for your boxes?

80s all the way, electro and house mainly but i love a bit of rock and pop tbh

10)how do you divide time for casettes, radio, line in?

60% line in

20% radio

20% casettes

11)how did you learn about st2g?

i stumbled upon it on the internet

12) occupation, labourer, fork lift truck driver, done lots of different work over the years tbh

13) age?

just turned 38

14) family?

i have 3 beautiful children, nathan 8yrs old, shanice 5 years old, and annalise 3 years old, their my world

15) where do you live?

originally Manchester England, but now live on the east coast of England

16 other hobbies?

art, painting, drawing, here's some of my work below

17)what do you drive?

everybody mad

yep lav loo the last pic s the bomb

thanks Kingrat2010, appreciate your comment

1. Are you a guy or gal?
Guy

2. How many boomboxes do you have (working or non-working)?

95 at the mo in various conditions !

3. Do you collect boomboxes or already have all you want?

I m still collecting !

4. Which brands do you prefer?

Sanyo, Toshiba, Lasonic and some other obscure brands !

5. Do you have any personal Favorites?

Philips D8703

6. What Boomboxes are on your wish list?

Sanyo MR-X20 Big Ben,

Master Blaster JC 2000

Disco Lite

JVC RC M90

Sanyo M9994

In fact there are more than those on my wishlist!

7. Do you have any for sale?

  Mostly for trade .

8. Do you have any for trade?

A Rising SRC 2005, A Sanyo M-9935K ,A Sanyo M7700K

A Rising SRC 3700 and a Rising STP-1000

9. What kind of music do you like for your boomboxes?

Depends on the mood eh but i prefer Hip hop, Alternative Rock

Deep House and the list can go on indefinitely

I m a music lover and thats the reason why i love boomboxes !!

10. How do you divide time for Cassettes/Radio/Line-In?

10%- Cassettes
40%- Radio
50% - Line In

11. How did you learn about S2G?

I was searching infos about A sharp gf-777 nearly 4 years ago !

12. Occupation?

Chef, Pastry Chef

13. Age?

33

14. Family?

I have no kids at the moment if you mean that

but i have a great and big family and a girlfriend

15. Where do you live?

Athens, Greece

16. Other Hobbies?

Photography, Drawing, Playing music for friends

17. What do you drive?

Peugeot 02 !

1. Are you a guy or gal?
Guy

2. How many boomboxes do you have (working or non-working)?
35

3. Do you collect boomboxes or already have all you want?
I still have a few on the list i want. Keep trying to find them in the wild.  

4. Which brands do you prefer?
 JVC, Sanyo, Panasonic, goldstar

5. Do you have any personal Favorites?
JVC 55

6. What Boomboxes are on your wish list?
JVC M90, 5350 or 7700

7. Do you have any for sale?
Not right now

8. Do you have any for trade?

Not yet  Soon. 

9. What kind of music do you like for your boomboxes?
70's and 80's dance and rock.

10. How do you divide time for Cassettes/Radio/Line-In?
50% - Cassettes
50% - Radio


11. How did you learn about S2G?
I did a search for a sanyo M9990 and found the pocket calculator site that had a link to the boombox forum. 

12. Occupation?
M-F job computer service desk.  Fri and Sat. DJ / Karaoke
13. Age?
44

14. Family?   Divorced 2 kids living with Fiance and her 2 children.

15. Where do you live?
Burbs of Chicago IL

16. Other Hobbies?
Home stereo, Jukeboxes, wine and food!

17. What do you drive?
Winter and for gigs, 2003 Honda Pilot. Spring Summer, 2000 Trans AM Ragtop

1. Are you a guy or gal?
Gal.


2. How many boomboxes do you have (working or non-working)?
Five.


3. Do you collect boomboxes or already have all you want?
There are specific ones I really want.


4. Which brands do you prefer?
Sharp, Yamaha, JVC, Panasonic, Sony, Marantz, and I have a love/hate relationship with Philips.


5. Do you have any personal Favorites?
Sanwa 701B, Philips D8088.


6. What Boomboxes are on your wish list?
Sharp GF-777, Sharp GF-9191, Philips D8334, Marantz PMS-7000


7. Do you have any for sale?
Nope.


8. Do you have any for trade?
Naah.


9. What kind of music do you like for your boomboxes?
Italo Disco, New Romance, Synthpop, Disco, 70's/80's Rock, Heavy Metal


10. How do you divide time for Cassettes/Radio/Line-In?
99% - Cassettes
0% - Radio
1% - Line In


11. How did you learn about S2G?
I Googled many things about boomboxes, and I really often ended up on this site.


12. Occupation?
Sound engineer at a hospital radio station.


13. Age?
21


14. Family?
Single, don't want kids.


15. Where do you live?
A shitty town in The Netherlands


16. Other Hobbies?
Retro videogames, vintage home entertainment, synthesizers, computers, fluffy stuff, cats, ponies.


17. What do you drive?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goq1MEzresg

1. Are you a guy or gal?
Guy

2. How many boomboxes do you have (working or non-working)?
None @ the Mo, just starting out.

3. Do you collect boomboxes or already have all you want?
No, just a beginner, i'm afraid.

4. Which brands do you prefer?
Aiwa, JVC.

5. Do you have any personal Favourites?
Aiwa CS 880, JVC PC-55, JVC RC-M90

6. What Boomboxes are on your wish list?
Aiwa CS 880, JVC PC-55, JVC RC-M90 

7. Do you have any for sale?
Not yet.
8. Do you have any for trade?

No, i'm afraid.

9. What kind of music do you like for your boomboxes?

Hip Hop, R&B, 60's Soul, 80s Electronic, Acoustic, Folk, 70s Pop.

10. How do you divide time for Cassettes/Radio/Line-In?
10% - Cassettes
70% - Radio
20% - Line In

11. How did you learn about S2G?
I came across S2G cause i was searching around for info on the Aiwa CS880 and found Stereo2go and joined up.

12. Occupation?
Customer Service Assistant for TFL

13. Age?
46

14. Family?
2 teenage boys

15. Where do you live?
London, UK.

16. Other Hobbies?
Reading, Football, Cycling, Chess, Socialising, Cinema, Restaurants, Computer Geek. lol

17. What do you drive?

yes Glen the guy is high as a kite and imagining being chased by demons, the wise old man at the back is seeing the junkies nightmare unfold

yeah i was'nt sure where i was going with it tbh but it turned out ok, cheers Glen

Here is the Questions without answers for easy copy and paste to fill out.  Excellent idea Panasonic Fan !! 

1. Are you a guy or gal?


2. How many boomboxes do you have (working or non-working)?


3. Do you collect boomboxes or already have all you want?

4. Which brands do you prefer?

5. Do you have any personal Favorites?

6. What Boomboxes are on your wish list?


7. Do you have any for sale?


8. Do you have any for trade?

9. What kind of music do you like for your boomboxes?

10. How do you divide time for Cassettes/Radio/Line-In?
% - Cassettes
% - Radio
% - Line In

11. How did you learn about S2G?

12. Occupation?


13. Age?


14. Family?

15. Where do you live?


16. Other Hobbies?


17. What do you drive?

1. Are you a guy or gal?

Looking Down.... YUP Definitely GUY 


2. How many boomboxes do you have (working or non-working)?

                          18

JVC DC7 w Linear Straight line turntable Speaker Upgrade 3 way Mirage(Klipsch co)
PANASONIC  RX-DS650    RX-C50    RX-C45    RX-C31    RX-F4
SONY CFD-F10 EGG 
AKAI PJ-W30    PM-06
RANDIX HG-40P wTurntable
TOSHIBA RT-SF5   RT-SF25   RT-CS1-2
HITACHI TRK-6700H RED
SANYO M-GT7 RED
SONY SRF-80W  (2 one boxed)
Realistic 12-707

3. Do you collect boomboxes or already have all you want?

Collecting limited

4. Which brands do you prefer?

Panasonic, JVC, Akai

5. Do you have any personal Favorites?

Akai PM-06       Panasonic RX-45 &50    Hitachi TRK-6700H

Panasonic RX-DS650  Best Sounding but not loud

6. What Boomboxes are on your wish list?

JVC-M90  dreaming

Sony FH-7 with turntable.. fantasizing ...

Conion  CRC-H84FC

7. Do you have any for sale?

Toshiba RT-SR25

Panasonic RX-F4


8. Do you have any for trade?

same as for sale

9. What kind of music do you like for your boomboxes?

70/80's Rock and Roll, PINK FLOYD  , New Age, Disco

10. How do you divide time for Cassettes/Radio/Line-In?
10% - Cassettes   most of mine decks dont work 
40% - Radio
50% - Line In   use Walkman  or PCDP such as D-5 era correct 

11. How did you learn about S2G?

Five years ago when started collecting Walkman now have 404 Walkman.. oh my!

12. Occupation?
VP of Operations www.aero-docks.com  and Certified Personal Trainer part time

13. Age?

55

14. Family?

Divorced Single (playing is good) 2 wonderful sons my best friends Aleksandr 20 and

Justin 27.

15. Where do you live?

Pompano Beach Florida USA  city north of Ft. Lauderdale Florida 


16. Other Hobbies?

Restoring older muscle and sports cars, Vaseline Glass collecting ( radioactive it glows bright neon green under Black Light), Early video game systems Atari/3DO,

Walkman


17. What do you drive?

2005 Pontiac GTO ( mfg. Australia by Holden with Corvette 6 litre 400 HP V8 plus Nitrous Oxide Injection 640 HP runs 11.1's in 1/4 mile)  and 1971 Plymouth Roadrunner  BEEP BEEP