What up guys i was wondering what brand u guys think is the best....
So far marantz and sharp have me blown away
So far marantz and sharp have me blown away
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hollyrockets
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For quality, performance and range of products, I like Panasonic which back in the classic years, was one of the largest if not THE largest brand out there.
JVC produced good products but had a very small lineup. Sanyo's of the '70's and early '80's were great but again, limited lineup.
Marantz offered only top quality stuff but had a teeny lineup relatively speaking and not as well known so they didn't sell as many as Panasonic or JVC or Sanyo who cranked them out like cookies. Since Marantz specialized in the audiophile marketplace back then, the portable gear market was not their bread and butter. But they did offer some very pricey professional gear for journalists that was bulletproof. I still think of some of their models as being the best kept secret around. Perhaps because I owned the huge $$ Marantz home products back in the day, I have an affinity for Marantz gear.
Sharp -- good products, good quality but most of their stuff have........... "sharp" sound.
Aiwa offered some terrific stuff and I don't know any of their lineup to be junk or beginner cheapo models but they couldn't compete with the Panasonics of the world.
Toshiba was....... well, just another brand back in the day. Not usually the first brand that jumps from the tongue when asked to name a brand.
HItachi...... same impact as Toshiba. An alternative to the large major players. Not better. Not much worse, just an alternative.
Sony.... Good quality gear. Styling couldn't really compete with the more flashy classic looks of the other brands. Also, didn't have the "guts" of some of the other brands/models. Expensive pricing which probably resulted in lower volume of sales.
I probably forgot a brand or two but these are for the most part, the majority of the major boombox players.
THE REST were all small lower quality players. If they didn't offer service manuals, they fall into this group.
JVC produced good products but had a very small lineup. Sanyo's of the '70's and early '80's were great but again, limited lineup.
Marantz offered only top quality stuff but had a teeny lineup relatively speaking and not as well known so they didn't sell as many as Panasonic or JVC or Sanyo who cranked them out like cookies. Since Marantz specialized in the audiophile marketplace back then, the portable gear market was not their bread and butter. But they did offer some very pricey professional gear for journalists that was bulletproof. I still think of some of their models as being the best kept secret around. Perhaps because I owned the huge $$ Marantz home products back in the day, I have an affinity for Marantz gear.
Sharp -- good products, good quality but most of their stuff have........... "sharp" sound.
Aiwa offered some terrific stuff and I don't know any of their lineup to be junk or beginner cheapo models but they couldn't compete with the Panasonics of the world.
Toshiba was....... well, just another brand back in the day. Not usually the first brand that jumps from the tongue when asked to name a brand.
HItachi...... same impact as Toshiba. An alternative to the large major players. Not better. Not much worse, just an alternative.
Sony.... Good quality gear. Styling couldn't really compete with the more flashy classic looks of the other brands. Also, didn't have the "guts" of some of the other brands/models. Expensive pricing which probably resulted in lower volume of sales.
I probably forgot a brand or two but these are for the most part, the majority of the major boombox players.
THE REST were all small lower quality players. If they didn't offer service manuals, they fall into this group.
dragonhead00
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JVC and Sharp are my goto answers, but Marantz definitely has intrigued me. I've always secretly wanted one. I didn't want my JVC to know, though. Lol.
ViennaSound
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bill
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I like the early sanyo stuff . I mean the m9998k will always be one of the coolest boxes for me. The minis they put out also are very nice too. Along the way tho sanyo stuff got really bad. Pioneer boxes are pretty nice too. Might not be the loudest or the biggest but the deck on my sk-95 is pretty cool. I cant really pick one brand. I mean most makers sold boxes that were pretty nice and ones that were pretty budget minded.
wowminister
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Sharp for the looks and build, gf777, vz2000, gf9090, gf555.
Panasonic for sound.
Philips for loud
Panasonic for sound.
Philips for loud
Telefunken (early models) for sound & quality.
followed by JVC on 2nd and Sharp on 3rd place for me. Sony made some great stuff too (eg FH-series)
followed by JVC on 2nd and Sharp on 3rd place for me. Sony made some great stuff too (eg FH-series)
Stuntman Mike
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I own more Panasonics than anything else; the Panny-branded boxes seem to be by far the commonly-found boxes in the wild here in Boston.......they made great stuff but most of their boxes don't have shortwave tuners 
but they have virtually everything else so it's all good. Sanyo seems to the second-most found up here; that's what I"ve got the 2nd most of.
but they have virtually everything else so it's all good. Sanyo seems to the second-most found up here; that's what I"ve got the 2nd most of.
mellymelsr
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For me JVC is the top of the food chain. The M90 and M70 are legendary and set the standard that all other boomboxes try and emulate. These two boomboxes are consistently voted best in their class (large and medium sized boomers) . Then JVC continued that with their 3 piece boomboxes...the PC 5, 55, and 550 are second to none in quality and sound. Then came the Kaboom with its unique design and ridiculous bass that had never been heard in a boombox. JVC is definitely tops in my book.
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