Big Brother's Little Brother.........

[Nickeccles]

Greetings Boombox People!!

So today I received from Athens, Greece a long awaited addition & most wanted stereo for a long time!!

After a couple of delays & me not noticing I had a special envelope at the top of the page, Deech & I finally found ourselves singing from the same hymn sheet & the payment & delivery saga was underway!!

Arriving today I was so happy to have one of these in my hands & mine at last - Sure it needs work & these are really no fun at all to rebelt & service, so I will be doing this one a stage at a time to make sure it all goes well!!

Small cosmetic issues to sort out (Lucky I was a car panel beater for over 20 years) Reshaping metal is easy but doing so without damaging/marking the finish will be a challenge!

Radio works, line in works - the sliders are beyond dirty like big brothers were so it's an internal clean for them! I don't want to remove anymore than I need to where removing the deck is concerned as these are complex beasts!!

Expect a detailed write up sometime soon!

Thanks Deech I am so happy to get this at last..........

 

[baddboybill]

Awesome!!!

 

[T-STER]

Yeah that box has it goin on, great look!

 

[floyd]

That big silver 3 piece has always been on my radar , I love that mini as well.

 

[Transistorized]

Very cool box indeed. I hurt my back at work last week so I've found a new appreciation for the little mini boxes

 

[MyOhMy]

Eee, Lad - you've done it again with your impeccable taste and your restorii doctorum extraordinaire skills. This is yet another of those classic looking boxes that catch the eye forever and a day, attracting all that behold such wonders with a streamlined beauty without compare - yeah, verily so.

Nice one, Nick and well done (again)!

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL together

 

[Radio raheem]

hey lad i'll give you 4 grand for the pair lol.....nice boxes bro

 

[Nickeccles]

Aww! Thanks guys - Yes the mini SR-5000L is beautiful for sure!

I have yet to repair & service it which I am not looking forward to at all! - The SR-8800L is also very difficult to extract the cassette mechanism from, so I am expecting this tiny baby to be a nightmare as it has the very same deck!!

Repairing the deck is really easy, it's just getting it out

Also I need to remove & clean the four sliders as they are very bad & very noisy!!

I can do it I am sure, just waiting to pick a day I feel like getting started on it!

I keep looking at it since it arrived & perched on top of the 8800 Daft or what? But I do, it just has the looks I think!!

Stay tooned for a Swear-A-Marathon & a detailed tale of how it all goes along with gouged fingers & cut forearms as they fight to gently & carefully try & remove the meachanism..........

 

[floyd]

I love a big badass three-piece when you want to really bring the f****** pain these are the boxes to bring.

 

[deech]

I am so glad it arrived in one piece Nick !
They look gorgeous together. As i said to you in our pms
if you wouldnt get the SR-5000 , I would have to find an SR-8800 .
Couldnt have gone to a better house.
I will be also waiting eagerly for the repair pics.