Big "Kaboom" Withdrawals (Pic)

[TMR]

amen! cant wait to get the new ipod Kaboom next week.. i'm all giddy inside..

 

[redbenjoe]

gordie - that black//silver edition is the best looking - imho
of the biggies

 

[redbenjoe]

i also have an all white version --
its not as cool looking - in any way as the black//silver

but wifey does tolerate it as a kitchen item -- really

 

[MasterBlaster84]

Congrats Gordie, I just joined the true Kaboom club 2 weeks ago. Damn these things have bass to spare, this is crazy bass for a boombox.

 

[monchito]

its a one of a kind box , i use mine as my pratice keyboard amp works real good

 

[monchito]

no you are not on this it sucks on that part really i guess its the round shape

 

[bill]

i also have an all white version --
its not as cool looking - in any way as the black//silver

but wifey does tolerate it as a kitchen item -- really

I never owned a white Kaboom, but they do look really nice. I never want another B90 because of those black sticky rubber woofer ends...those were nasty

-gsbadbmr

getting rid of those rubber ends is dead easy.
i took all the parts with it on off both of my kabooms and took some borax cleaner and just soaked them for about five minutes.
the goop rinsed off with pretty much no effort on my behalf at all.
they would look a bit better with the ends repainted again beacause the black plastic on mine got etched a little from the borax but left a perferct surface to take new paint after i rinsed them off.
i tried a lot of different things.
bleach wich did work but not so great and was kind of gross to work with.
rubbing alky that i thought was pretty useless.
i mean some of the guys have had sucess with that but it was a no go for me.
i still have three kabooms. i have a mint black and silver one too with a mp3 cd player .
they are great sounding portables. theres no doubt of it.

 

[bill]

its a one of a kind box

The only thing i dislike about it is the carrying strap...it just doesn't feel comfortable when carrying it...am i alone on this?

-gsbadbmr

nope not alone at all. its not that the unit is heavy its just how it hangs when you are walking with it. i mean i am constantly worried about busting something on the thing because they are so cumbersome to tote around.
this being said it does seem pretty secure.

 

[bill]

well you know that borax stuff i am talking about worked so fast and so easy it was unbelievable.
i heard many many methods for taking the stuff off but that one worked for me easy peasy.

 

[ViennaSound]

gordie - that black//silver edition is the best looking - imho
of the biggies

This one is really the best looking!
Also passed a few other ones, this is the one and only i got! :sin:
BAAAAASSSSSS!

 

[Johnny]

Congrats on a great pick up!!! I too find myself way to often comparing some big old school units to my Kabooms... the Kaboom normally dominates all in the bass and only lacks a "little" in the highs... but not bad!!! I love 'em!!

 

[Fatdog]

That silver and black version is indeed nice. I'd like to find the black and OD green version for myself to take on camping trips and whatnot.

 

[MasterBlaster84]

I like the green one too Fatdog, don't see them to often. Does the green one have the same crappy coating on the knobs and end caps as the original grey one?
The silver and black version is a great color combination for this "tube".

 

[Boom Shaka Laka]

Yeah, the black ends on the green ones get gooey, too, over time. One of mine is like that, but I have another green one that - for reasons I can't explain - isn't.

The problem I've been having with original-issue Kabooms is (what else?) tape decks that quit. Currently, I have two cassettes stuck in B90 Kaboom decks, 'cause when the belts quit, the tape jams and the door won't open. This also affects the function circuit, so that, once a tape jams, you can't pick another function (besides "tape") without unplugging the unit and plugging it in again. It's a real pain! My later Kabooms (including the black & sliver B99) either don't have that problem or haven't reached that critical point yet.

Despite these issues, I'm still loyal to these darned things because the bass is so good. They really fill a room. Just got a DP-100 (the thick, stubby one) brand new in a box and love it to death, despite the fact that it's decorated with idiotic-looking flames and has a drum pad I'll never, ever use.

Plan to get an NB50 soon. Probably in white.

 

[MasterBlaster84]

I'm still loyal to these darned things because the bass is so good. They really fill a room. Just got a DP-100 (the thick, stubby one) brand new in a box and love it to death, despite the fact that it's decorated with idiotic-looking flames and has a drum pad I'll never, ever use.

Plan to get an NB50 soon. Probably in white.

Does anybody use the drumpad on the 100 or was it really just a sales gimmick.

 

[Boom Shaka Laka]

Kavinsky1983 just PM'd me (THANKS!) and said Kaboom tape belt issues are common (I assume as these boxes get older), but that belt replacement is easy. It solves all the other electronic problems that occur when a tape jams. Sounds like it's worth a try, despite how mechanically/electronically impaired I am!

 

[monchito]

I'm still loyal to these darned things because the bass is so good. They really fill a room. Just got a DP-100 (the thick, stubby one) brand new in a box and love it to death, despite the fact that it's decorated with idiotic-looking flames and has a drum pad I'll never, ever use.

Plan to get an NB50 soon. Probably in white.

Does anybody use the drumpad on the 100 or was it really just a sales gimmick.

you can use it even to record on another recorder

 

[oldskool69]

Jaetee had one of those with the drumpads...he isthe answer man as well for how one could use them.

 

[redbenjoe]

Are those drumpad Kabooms any good...do they sound as good as the other Kabooms?

-gsbadbmr

exactly as good

and the drum pads are fun-
you can make sounds like bang boom bam-
and so forth

 

[redbenjoe]

yup --and it has a scratch pad --

and for those conservative//older types such as boomshabooey-
the obnoxious flames and etc are removeable clings