Ever had the fortune of getting a sweet, desirable boombox?

[floyd]

I'm not looking for anything lad....i have better things to do than flush my money down the toilet lol

would like a pioneer Sa 9800 but they cost way to much like anything on ebay these days

I should have been more specific I was asking if the original poster could tell me what they are looking for.

 

[Radio raheem]

Well if they want an m90, there is one here lol

 

[Madadh]

I should have been more specific I was asking if the original poster could tell me what they are looking for.

Something like a Panasonic RX-5052, single-piece with VU meters that isn't huge and can at least reproduce a hint of bass without pushing the amp into overdrive. Doesn't need to feature all the bells & whistles, just want something that looks like a desirable box but sounds decent without rattling to bits.

I've had my fair share of vintage transistor radios that cap out around 500mW, making bass output a pretty premium.

 

[floyd]

Something like a Panasonic RX-5052, single-piece with VU meters that isn't huge and can at least reproduce a hint of bass without pushing the amp into overdrive. Doesn't need to feature all the bells & whistles, just want something that looks like a desirable box but sounds decent without rattling to bits.

I've had my fair share of vintage transistor radios that cap out around 500mW, making bass output a pretty premium.

What do you think about the RX 5050 I can tell you one thing these boxes sound good and can go quite loud. I also have a spare I might be willing to part with and it's in good shape too but it was a gift so I have to think about it but I wanted to see if maybe you wanted it more than me even though I wanted it's the only thing I could offer up.

 

[mudman]

I'm going with the Beanie Babies, they are so cheap right now, even with the tags on them, but you know in a few years they will also be worth a fortune! Unfortunately the golden days of hunting vintage audio are starting to move past us.

The serious collectors are always looking and asking. They sold millions of boomboxes, Walkmans and audio equipment worldwide and a good portion of it is still out there buried under the dust of the basement, it just takes a little more work. The guys finding the good stuff are hitting garage sales, thrift stores, estate sales, and looking online all of the time. I've found stuff at the vacation back-road garage sales and the crappy Salvation Army Thrift Store with nothing for weeks but then a Sansui Amp pops up out of the blue.

Always be looking and always ask, I snagged a nice boombox last winter for 20 bills at an antique store after asking, it was buried behind some Nancy Drew Books.

A lot of the 70's boxes with analog VU meters didn't (and still don't) get the respect of LED models from the 80's, there's still bargain's online if you like the older equipment, I grab as much as I can. I used to see the Panasonic 5000 Series all of the time, I quit buying after getting four or five of them, I'm sure they sold a ton and there's more out there. They do have an amazing tuner, it pulls in everything but overall just a normal box.

Bass is tough, we didn't have it back then, record grooves were limited and couldn't produce the pounding bass without making the needle skip. Most boomboxes didn't have the thumping bass that became more famous in the early 90's, I don't think any of my boomboxes would be able to thump, they can keep up with No Sleep Til Brooklyn, which should be the standard.

 

[Bigpopa64]

Yep and sometimes a bargain ain’t a bargain it’s an unsalvageable piece of crap lol that’s why I have so many on my barn wall lol View attachment 54628

The problem is that bargains are few and far between these days so you have to be on the look out all the time. I check multiple saved searches on eBay several times every day as well as Facebook marketplace and other places. You need a good idea of what’s a good box and watch values. It’s a lot of hours effort for the occasional success you get. Since Feb 2018 I’ll have picked up many a bargain. But I guess I depends what you think a bargain is…if you’re expecting them for pennies you’ll never get them, it’s not realistic these days. And sadly it gets harder and harder as time goes by…it’s way tougher now than back in 2018 for example. How I fund mine is by restoring and flipping the lower ones to pay for the better ones I keep…I’m fairly sure I’ve made more money than I’ve spent overall and I’ve got a great collection. I dread to think how many hours work went into it all though lol.

 

[Bigpopa64]

The problem is that bargains are few and far between these days so you have to be on the look out all the time. I check multiple saved searches on eBay several times every day as well as Facebook marketplace and other places. You need a good idea of what’s a good box and watch values. It’s a lot of hours effort for the occasional success you get. Since Feb 2018 I’ll have picked up many a bargain. But I guess I depends what you think a bargain is…if you’re expecting them for pennies you’ll never get them, it’s not realistic these days. And sadly it gets harder and harder as time goes by…it’s way tougher now than back in 2018 for example. How I fund mine is by restoring and flipping the lower ones to pay for the better ones I keep…I’m fairly sure I’ve made more money than I’ve spent overall and I’ve got a great collection. I dread to think how many hours work went into it all though lol.

By chance I see you have alot of front boombox covers do you have a JVC M90 Volume knob by chance? Thanks

 

[Northerner]

By chance I see you have alot of front boombox covers do you have a JVC M90 Volume knob by chance? Thanks

Nope, sorry

 

[Bigpopa64]

Nope, sorry

Thanks for letting me know