I must say that the ShizAudio.ru image reposted on BoomBoxery.com by member goodman reminds me of the Aiwa DA-W95. It's a CD-player-equipped model.
I came across one on eBay a while ago. It was in paint-spattered condition, selling for $79 as my memory (and a quick check of bookmarked pages) tells me.
But I didn't know how hard it would be to remove enough of the paint to make the stereo acceptable. (I did scan Home Depot's website for "paint remover," etc.)
And the stereo having no shortwave coverage was a bit of a downer.
Unexpectedly, not long after that, I found a YouTube clip showing an Aiwa CA-DW95H being demoed. It had two shortwave bands and a fine-tuning knob (the latter unexpected in most 1980s Aiwas, methinks).
But the power rating is an unspectacular 26 watts, judging from a sight of the rear panel.
And the CD player display is so basic. Another viewing of the clip (forgot how long it is LOL) reminds me that the display shows only the total track count or the current track, not both together. Unless one has to press something that the guy in the video didn’t, it doesn’t even show the total running time, the elapsed time or whatever SMH. Maybe that model was made when audio engineers thought CD players built into boomboxes were a novelty, but come on. Take about underachieving.
No, folks: there's no sneezing at goodman's taste in boxy, "Classical Age" machines.
I came across one on eBay a while ago. It was in paint-spattered condition, selling for $79 as my memory (and a quick check of bookmarked pages) tells me.
But I didn't know how hard it would be to remove enough of the paint to make the stereo acceptable. (I did scan Home Depot's website for "paint remover," etc.)
And the stereo having no shortwave coverage was a bit of a downer.
Unexpectedly, not long after that, I found a YouTube clip showing an Aiwa CA-DW95H being demoed. It had two shortwave bands and a fine-tuning knob (the latter unexpected in most 1980s Aiwas, methinks).
But the power rating is an unspectacular 26 watts, judging from a sight of the rear panel.
And the CD player display is so basic. Another viewing of the clip (forgot how long it is LOL) reminds me that the display shows only the total track count or the current track, not both together. Unless one has to press something that the guy in the video didn’t, it doesn’t even show the total running time, the elapsed time or whatever SMH. Maybe that model was made when audio engineers thought CD players built into boomboxes were a novelty, but come on. Take about underachieving.
No, folks: there's no sneezing at goodman's taste in boxy, "Classical Age" machines.
