2015 Boomboxes.
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JustCruisin
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howie1976
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Lasonic TRC-920 said:I know that new amp tech, speaker tech and all other modern tech has gotten better.
DON'T CARE
I know I can connect my stupid smart phone to any of these "Things" to make playback easy
DON'T CARE
I know the sound quality is far superior, thanks to preprogrammed digital EQ's (up for debate)
DON'T CARE
I know pound for pound that these little footballs are louder than most if not all of my classic 80's blasters
DON'T CARE
If I have to spend $500 on batteries for ALL of my collection, wreck my back and drag them all out to the park and meticulously wire them all together JUST TO BE LOUDER than one of these new BURNT TURDS, then I will BECAUSE STYLE means more to me than "Audiophile" sound quality or "Hipster New Tech".
I would rather grind up my collection with a blender and taken them as an enima than walk down the street with this Piece of Shait!
If I had this pile of Crap on my shoulder, aim for the radio SHOOT ME IN THE HEAD!
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Your posts are the best! You bring not only deep thought and insight but also a sense of humor that is second to none! Your line about "grinding up your collection and taking it as an enema" rather than carrying one of those "best boomboxes of 2015" was just brilliant. I believe Shakespeare himself would give you two thumbs up for that metaphor!Lasonic TRC-920 said:I guess the real question is...
Are you this guy?
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Or are you this guy?
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I shared your posts with my wife and she said "Wow!" She also asked "what others had commented and did anyone disagree with you?" I told her that you are preaching to the choir. You are our Shepard and we are your flock!☺
Surely Style and Flair is only part of the deal. If a manufacturer made a huge and cool looking blingy Boombox with modern electronics, big power, quality speakers and thus awesome sound, you'd be interested right?
And by the way, we're talking hypotheticals here - no manufacturer makes such a box. And I definately wasn't talking about a girly egg with matching microphone!
Who here honestly only plays tapes and deliberately ignores the Line In facility just so they can truly remain old school?
And by the way, we're talking hypotheticals here - no manufacturer makes such a box. And I definately wasn't talking about a girly egg with matching microphone!
Who here honestly only plays tapes and deliberately ignores the Line In facility just so they can truly remain old school?
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Beosystem10
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Rob? He's dedicated to that sort of thing. Me, I have lots of tapes and even now will download my tunes in top quality FLAC which then goes not onto CDs but to new cassette tapes which can demonstrate just how good a sound quality can be achieved by high end decks and things from Denmark with eccentric looks. But I undermine my commitment to anal retentivity by also making copies to SD card and USB pen drive for playing in the cars. Dammit, so close!jimmyjimmy19702010 said:.......Who here honestly only plays tapes and deliberately ignores the Line In facility just so they can truly remain old school?
And Chris, seriously? How can anyone be expected to hunt out the boombox in that first picture when the VW T3 Fastback in the image dominates in spite of there being some kid standing in the way of it?
These companies are seriously out of touch. I bet these designers are those preppy types with the tight pants, big belt buckles and those nerdy black frame glasses. What these companies need is BOOMBOXERY real "concrete shaking ghetto thugs".
I give to Pioneer, Sharp, JVC & Lasonic they are probably the only one's that are still making cool boomers.
I give to Pioneer, Sharp, JVC & Lasonic they are probably the only one's that are still making cool boomers.
Honestly it all makes sense. Very few people use booomboxes the way we used to. There are basically 3 kinds of people- folks who go into their own world via Ipods & Mp3 players with huge headphones and those who buy high end car audio systems to let the world here. In fact that was my transition; I went from being a kid who always had a boombox to an 18 year old with Cerwin Vega 12 inch woofers in by trunk. In theory I was trying to accomplish the same thing. (now I’m back where I started-lolol)jimmyjimmy19702010 said:Surely Style and Flair is only part of the deal. If a manufacturer made a huge and cool looking blingy Boombox with modern electronics, big power, quality speakers and thus awesome sound, you'd be interested right?
And by the way, we're talking hypotheticals here - no manufacturer makes such a box. And I definately wasn't talking about a girly egg with matching microphone!
Who here honestly only plays tapes and deliberately ignores the Line In facility just so they can truly remain old school?
Bottom line is they aren’t making boomboxes for US anymore. They are small, compact, and look like the offspring of the robot from Star Wars and a vacuum cleaner. They are made the family picnics, football practice, and dance recitals. They are made for soccer moms, hooked on phonics, and 3rd grade music teachers. And for yuppies and hipsters who want style? Well they will go to Sharper Image and buy one of those overpriced toaster looking radios.
This is the current marketplace we live in. But there is still hope. Who would have predicted 10 years ago that Best Buy would have a whole section dedicated to Big Headphones???? I made headphones started big, went small, than back to being big again. The same might happned for boomers.
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Thanks for the kind words, but I follow the founding fathers of this site and S2G who build the attitude, style, passion and community that we all have the privilege to enjoy!howie1976 said:
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Gluecifer said:
Sorry Rick! I thought that was getting a little worn out 
I'm going all 8 Track man! Where are the new 8 Track players? You're not old schooljimmyjimmy19702010 said:Surely Style and Flair is only part of the deal. If a manufacturer made a huge and cool looking blingy Boombox with modern electronics, big power, quality speakers and thus awesome sound, you'd be interested right?
And by the way, we're talking hypotheticals here - no manufacturer makes such a box. And I definately wasn't talking about a girly egg with matching microphone!
Who here honestly only plays tapes and deliberately ignores the Line In facility just so they can truly remain old school?
Beosystem10 said:Rob? He's dedicated to that sort of thing. Me, I have lots of tapes and even now will download my tunes in top quality FLAC which then goes not onto CDs but to new cassette tapes which can demonstrate just how good a sound quality can be achieved by high end decks and things from Denmark with eccentric looks. But I undermine my commitment to anal retentivity by also making copies to SD card and USB pen drive for playing in the cars. Dammit, so close!
And Chris, seriously? How can anyone be expected to hunt out the boombox in that first picture when the VW T3 Fastback in the image dominates in spite of there being some kid standing in the way of it?
MAN, those Type 3's are so hard to come by. There is a Notch Back not far from me, it's in sad condition though :'-(AND THERE YOU GO!static2000g said:
Well Chris, I guess I'm not old school. Imagine If you were old school back in the eighties, you'd have been walking around cranking out 78s with a wind up gramma phone trying to look 'vintage'
But of course you weren't. You were young, you wanted the latest technology. You can't blame young people these days from wanting something new. We here all know the vintage gear is better built, cooler looking etc. but today is a throwaway society. The vast majority of people (including us) wouldn't go out and spend thousands (in today's money) on a new super well built boomer that will last 30 years - (even if it was an imaginary cool vintage style Boombox).
Manufacturers know this so that's why they don't make them anymore.
James....
But of course you weren't. You were young, you wanted the latest technology. You can't blame young people these days from wanting something new. We here all know the vintage gear is better built, cooler looking etc. but today is a throwaway society. The vast majority of people (including us) wouldn't go out and spend thousands (in today's money) on a new super well built boomer that will last 30 years - (even if it was an imaginary cool vintage style Boombox).
Manufacturers know this so that's why they don't make them anymore.
James....
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And that's really it....jimmyjimmy19702010 said:Well Chris, I guess I'm not old school. Imagine If you were old school back in the eighties, you'd have been walking around cranking out 78s with a wind up gramma phone trying to look 'vintage'
But of course you weren't. You were young, you wanted the latest technology. You can't blame young people these days from wanting something new. We here all know the vintage gear is better built, cooler looking etc. but today is a throwaway society. The vast majority of people (including us) wouldn't go out and spend thousands (in today's money) on a new super well built boomer that will last 30 years - (even if it was an imaginary cool vintage style Boombox).
Manufacturers know this so that's why they don't make them anymore.
James....
Sadly, we are not the target marketing audience of electronics and since kids today are all STUPID they will buy whatever they are told to buy and that will be all Chinese made GARBAGE.
The "So Called" High end equipment being sold today is all trash as well. I have spent good money on new car stereo head units, TRASH! I am done with that.
I haven't owned any new blasters, but the problems members have faced with the new TDK radio's going dead confirms to me that these are cheaply made, sold for a high price, money makers. The typical story I hate to hear...an American company, with a 100 year old name that we all "Trust" designs a product has it made in China for pennies and then sells here for hundreds and it's the same CRAP as the low end stuff over and over again!
Of course, this is just my opinion and my actions show that I would rather keep my old units pumping than dump money into something that will only last a few uses.
The funny thing is, when these Japanese units hit the market back in the day, they were lambasted for being inferior compared to American made products of the time. And here they are, 30 years later. It really shows you how far things have dropped since then!
BoomboxLover48
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Oh C'mon!Show some respect to our Ira!JustCruisin said:Nobody can look cool carrying an egg down the street..
BoomboxLover48
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Don't know how many would agree....
We, the people born between 1940-1989, are the blessed ones...
We are d awesome people. Our life is a living proof..........
We were never treated like a pack of animals to carry our books to school.
While playing and riding bicycle, we never bothered to wear helmets.
After school time we played until its dusk but never watched t-world (TV) by locking up ourselves in a room.
We played only with our real friends, not with NET friends.
If we ever felt thirsty, we used to drink tap water but never searched for bottled water.
We never got ill even after sharing the same juice with four friends.
We were never put on weight even after eating plate full of sweets and rice everyday.
Nothing happened to our feet even after roaming bare foot.
We never used any health supplements to keep ourselves healthy.
We used to create our own toys and play with them.
Our parents were not rich, they never ran behind money and wealth. They just searched for and gave only love.. not any worldly materials.
We stayed nearby to them so that they can communicate with us. Just one word by them was enough to communicate. hence we never required any mobile phones to communicate.
We never visited doctor when we got ill but the doctor visited us during our illness.
We never used to share our emotions just by emoticons in mobile phones.
We used to listen to the truth and voice of our conscience and used to write those things only in the letters, hence we never used to change our words.
We never had cellphones, DVDs, Play stations, XBoxes, video games, Personal computers, internet, but had small boomboxes and transistor radios, also had many real friends.
We used to visit our friend's home uncalled and enjoyed food with them. We never had to call them and ask their permission to visit their home.
Relatives were near to us so our hearts and souls were happy.
We may have been in Black and White photos but you can find good colourful memories in those photos........
excellent .. So true
We, the people born between 1940-1989, are the blessed ones...
We are d awesome people. Our life is a living proof..........
We were never treated like a pack of animals to carry our books to school.
While playing and riding bicycle, we never bothered to wear helmets.
After school time we played until its dusk but never watched t-world (TV) by locking up ourselves in a room.
We played only with our real friends, not with NET friends.
If we ever felt thirsty, we used to drink tap water but never searched for bottled water.
We never got ill even after sharing the same juice with four friends.
We were never put on weight even after eating plate full of sweets and rice everyday.
Nothing happened to our feet even after roaming bare foot.
We never used any health supplements to keep ourselves healthy.
We used to create our own toys and play with them.
Our parents were not rich, they never ran behind money and wealth. They just searched for and gave only love.. not any worldly materials.
We stayed nearby to them so that they can communicate with us. Just one word by them was enough to communicate. hence we never required any mobile phones to communicate.
We never visited doctor when we got ill but the doctor visited us during our illness.
We never used to share our emotions just by emoticons in mobile phones.
We used to listen to the truth and voice of our conscience and used to write those things only in the letters, hence we never used to change our words.
We never had cellphones, DVDs, Play stations, XBoxes, video games, Personal computers, internet, but had small boomboxes and transistor radios, also had many real friends.
We used to visit our friend's home uncalled and enjoyed food with them. We never had to call them and ask their permission to visit their home.
Relatives were near to us so our hearts and souls were happy.
We may have been in Black and White photos but you can find good colourful memories in those photos........
excellent .. So true
Ghetteaux Les Fabulous
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They leave me so cold lookouts on White Star liners are ringing down iceberg warnings from the crows nest...womble71 said:wow, so sad....i thought boomboxes were supposed to make you look cool not frigid!!
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