Hello From The New Guy!
bkoenig - 2012-09-08 20:37
Hello! I think I have caught the bug. I've been watching ghettoblasters for a couple months and stumbled across this site today. I also collect mid 80's freestyle BMX bikes and restore classic arcade machines. I've been into those hobbies for years and am active of those sites.
I decided that I need a JVC M90 and Conion C-100f in my mancave. I figure this is a great place to start. Its funny - I started collecting arcade machines "Just Wanting a Donkey Kong and a Star Wars" then ended up having owned 300+ machines over the past 10 years. Then I got into BMX bikes just wanting a 1985 Haro Master and a 1985 Hutch Trick Star. I ended up amassing a huge collection that stuff. Now, its on to radios. Like I said, I have my eyes on 2........ We'll see where this gos!
soundboy - 2012-09-08 21:25
cool i was into bmx bikes growing in toronto and as a youngster dreamed of owning a arcade .
m-90 is my b box of choice im truly lucky to own one , i paid $600 can for mine tape deck doesnt work that ok i byepass mine with studio quality vintage tape deck it lets me regulate the power of any device i input for better sound
davebush - 2012-09-09 08:04
Ha.....M90 and C100 are 2 high priced grails and extremely rare......
Your supposed to start at the bottom and work your way up to them ....
But if you can afford them, why not......
Good luck in your quest and a big welcome from Blackpool....UK
retro - 2012-09-09 08:08
Hello and welcome aboard b_koenig. 
bkoenig - 2012-09-09 08:17
Thanks fellas! I understand I'm starting at the top...... Here's my mancave where I'd like to have them Click the image for a vid:
soundboy - 2012-09-09 08:54
that must have been some ride getting that cave to where it is ! dude good luck and injoy your b-boxs
samovar - 2012-09-09 09:00
hi b_koenig and welcome to search for the grail our favorite audiogame 
northerner - 2012-09-09 12:23
davebush - 2012-09-09 12:39
Just say the word dood and ill tell my mrs im coming to live at your place............forever
haha..................WoW......thats awesome ........
bkoenig - 2012-09-09 12:49
Thanks guys! Now I'm on the hunt for some boxes! Lets addanother Grail to the list:
Tecsonic Super Jumbo!
Laugh, but I'll find all 3. Give it time! I already have an idea for a display in the cave.
retro.addict - 2012-09-09 16:13
Welcome mate,
Arcade machines are for sure sound a cool thing to collect, congrats on getting so many great models!
I agree with davebush, the majority of us started out looking round charity shops / thrift stores, and car boot sales just trying to find any nice looking radio from the 80s. We found lots of the lower-end models for next to no money and were very happy with them, and often still are because most boomboxes are unique and desirable in their own way. The lower end models perform very well at the jobs that they're designed to do, and look really good at the same time. Most of us who buy or look to buy JVC M90s or Conion C100fs do so because we know, from many years and lots of experience with different manufacturers and models, what we like a radio to do, and which do it best. We appreciate and admire certain manufacturers models, and sometimes avoid even high-end models from other manufacturers because we have owned other radios that they made, and know what they offer and what they're like to work on etc. What I'm trying to say is, if I was you I'd only go for an M90 or C100f when you know WHY you want one, not just because they're seen by others to be the best. With experience you may decide you don't like JVCs.
Anyway sorry for the lecture , I hope you enjoy your time here, and happy collecting!
bkoenig - 2012-09-09 16:44
No doubt. I understand. As you can see by my collection, its the nostalgia factor. This was my generation - started with Star Wars figures and video games, then bicycles, then on to radios. Later car stuff. When car stuff arrived, I had a job and was able to buy some stuff that I wanted.
Before that, I really had nothing except the for magazines and Sears catalog at Christmas time. My parents didn't really have the $$$ to buy anything extremely extravagant for me that I dreamed of having. Now later in life, things have come around. I have the expendable income to buy some things. I have always been a collector. That plus expendable income along with fond memories from the 80's drives me.
I remember watching Beat Street, Disorderlies, and Do The Right Thing and drooling over the big boxes! I remember listening to an ACDC Back In Black tape on a tape recorder that my dad had. Later, I had dubbed copies of LL, Run DMC, and The Beasties. I listened to them on some junk radio dreaming of bigger things. Now to get my hands on those dreams!
soundboy - 2012-09-09 21:19
your man cave is like money in the bank and so is a jvc m90 look at the one ebay goin for 3 g's no worries
stereo.mad - 2012-09-10 03:37
Hello! I think I have caught the bug. I've been watching ghettoblasters for a couple months and stumbled across this site today. I also collect mid 80's freestyle BMX bikes and restore classic arcade machines. I've been into those hobbies for years and am active of those sites.
I decided that I need a JVC M90 and Conion C-100f in my mancave. I figure this is a great place to start. Its funny - I started collecting arcade machines "Just Wanting a Donkey Kong and a Star Wars" then ended up having owned 300+ machines over the past 10 years. Then I got into BMX bikes just wanting a 1985 Haro Master and a 1985 Hutch Trick Star. I ended up amassing a huge collection that stuff. Now, its on to radios. Like I said, I have my eyes on 2........ We'll see where this gos!
hi welcome to stg
what an amazing mancave....i thought i was a crazy collector for retro eighties stuff!
all i can say is thanks pal you have just wrecked my marrage! lol, as i now want to start collecting arcade machines....she already finds it hard coping with my obsession with boomboxes,classic cars,scooters(lambretters) and iv just started with the bmx thing.....here's my firebird freestyler iv just restored
bkoenig - 2012-09-10 12:02
Nice restoration! Here's a link to another site that I posted pics of one of my favorite builds:
[url]http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=279724[/url]
stereo.mad - 2012-09-10 13:12
Nice restoration! Here's a link to another site that I posted pics of one of my favorite builds:
[url]http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=279724[/url]
that redline looks totally sick man....well done on that build
brutus442 - 2012-09-11 06:54
Welcome aboard B-Koenig!
That's one hell of a mancave for sure...I guess we know where the next boombox gathering will happen...
bkoenig - 2012-09-22 17:52
Got one!
I located a case front piece. Now to get this thing working and looking better! WooHoo! I'm pretty excited about MY 1ST BOOMBOX!
lav.loo - 2012-09-23 01:03
welcome to the mad house b-Koenig, i'm sure you'll be hooked big time after your first few boxes
samovar - 2012-09-23 02:54
congratulations for your first big score! 
stereo.mad - 2012-09-23 05:22
nice purchase....you gone for a big hitter right from the start but i guess you had to so it would't look out of place in that amazing cave you have
bkoenig - 2012-09-23 19:11
I'm so excited. I won the M90 last night. Tonite I got the #2 box on my want list when I won this!
Wow! I really jumped in this hobby head first this weekend! His description in his ad was very vague. He emailed me a more detailed description and stated that the tape player is the only thing that doesn't work and that it just hums and doesn't spin. It sounds like a belt to me, but we'll see! I can't wait to get my 1st 2 boxes!
brutus442 - 2012-09-23 20:22
Holy !
You don't start slow do you?
Good job Koenig...two grails in two nights. The stuff of dreams!
Enjoy them both when they arrive...but take plenty o' pics for us!!!