The baddest boombox ever DEVIALET PHANTOM GOLD ($3000).

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4500 watts lol. PMPO maybe, and even then it's BS.

Also nobody can hear above 18-20 kHz unless they're still a teenager, so there's no need for a tweeter than can put out 27 kHz

And most people want speakers that look good, not just sound good.
 
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Reli said:
4500 watts lol. PMPO maybe, and even then it's BS.

Also nobody can hear above 18-20 kHz unless they're still a teenager, so there's no need for a tweeter than can put out 27 kHz

And most people want speakers that look good, not just sound good.
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Did u you get a chance to read the review in the link I provided?
 
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That whole review reads like one of those 30-minute infomercials you see on early morning Sunday TV. Naturally, the guy includes a link to Amazon with his affiliate ID.

Are we really supposed to believe that people pay $10,000 for a pre amp, $50,000 for a pair of speakers, and $3,500 for a CD player?
 
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WTF does "Devialet" mean? If they had called it Deviant, it would actually mean something.
 
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Can you say uber egg. Silly looking things. A fool and his money are soon parted.I.M.H.O.
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Have you actually heard it to be able to imply that it's buyers are fools?
 
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I'd just thought I'd share it. The technology, reviews, portability and its "egg" shape (think Panasonic) might be of interest to someone on here besides myself. I thinks it's an awesome piece of technology that very well could trickle down to the true boomboxes usually found on these forums.
 
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panabox1 said:
I'd just thought I'd share it. The technology, reviews, portability and its "egg" shape (think Panasonic) might be of interest to someone on here besides myself. I thinks it's an awesome piece of technology that very well could trickle down to the true boomboxes usually found on these forums.
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Probably shouldn't have titled this thread "baddest boombox ever". That compounded the confusion of what that thing actually is. I'm still confused.
 
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Perhaps. I see it as a boombox in its own right due to its portability albeit an A/C only one. I also see it as the future of speakers in many ways.
 
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I agree if you would had titled the thread differently then you would have had a different response from the members here.

As to these I'd rather stick to my rectangular Klipsch!

Thanks anyway panabox 1 for posting. :-)
 
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This is a product for the super rich who have run out of things to spend their money on. It's a conversation piece.

But it all needs to be put into context...

The Sharp GF-777z was $800.00 in 1981, that's $2,192 today and Sharp sold a TON of them.

Diamondboxx has the XL for sale at $1699.00 (not my style). Time will tell is they sell any of those in quantity.

We have watched collectors spend big money, $1,000, $1,500 even $2,000 and above on a classic radio (Gold C-100's, M90's, Silver JVC-550's) and that seems normal to us.

I don't think the $3,000 price tag is the issue. I think the issue is the design. In my opinion, I wouldn't set that thing in the back garden behind my shed. I don't care what it sounds like. Now, if someone came out with an over the top, rectangle with 1970's build quality, 1980's design features and 2020's technology, $3,000 would still seem expensive, but I would at least feel like if I could afford it, it would be worth working towards.

This thing is just another egg waiting to get the shotgun treatment!
 
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