In the wild find: Sanyo MX-820

[floyd]

Check this out, this must be the most rare version of this box. Instead of the big black needles, it has LED meters in the upper left corner. This is an MX820 from an Australian catalog. Never seen one like this before!


MX820.jpg

Isn't that the MX 830 ?. I'm pretty sure Sanyo only made two variants the 820/830 unless I'm mistaken.

 

[Hisrudeness]

There’s an MX-824.

 

[Reli]

Never heard of an 830. There's the 824 which is all-silver, no wood.

 

[floyd]

I ****ed up , it is the 824.

 

[caution]

Congrats Chris, cleaned up great. Yeah, Sanyos are notorious for missing reference designators and having few plugs, mostly chaotic soldered wires and those one-way wire terminals.

 

[Mystic Traveller]

This is an MX820 from an Australian catalog. Never seen one like this before!

Never seen this one either - a "local" version?

 

[Reli]

Here's the catalog I found it in. Looks like a collector

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Sanyo-Boombox-Catalogue-Only/293324349686?hash=item444b7e60f6:g:lB8AAOSwZ15dyPB9

 

[mmcodomino]

There's also this apparently Japanese version, the MR-F1.
I have never seen one for sale anywhere though.

 

[Mystic Traveller]

There's also this apparently Japanese version, the MR-F1.

it's getting warmer now - thanks! It might be easier to catch her on Yahoo JP than
in Aussie.

 

[mmcodomino]

There's also this apparently Japanese version, the MR-F1.

it's getting warmer now - thanks! It might be easier to catch her on Yahoo JP than
in Aussie.

In almost 10 years I have never seen one on Yahoo JP. Maybe it was just a prototype?

 

[retro]

Congrats on such a rare find, that MX-824 is on my radar as well even though I've never seen one for sale anywhere.

 

[1986GLH]

Wow, that thing is beautiful! I really like the way you pour your heart and soul into the restoration of these boxes, and your documentation of the process is excellent too. Congrats on this great find!

 

[Mystic Traveller]

In almost 10 years I have never seen one on Yahoo JP. Maybe it was just a prototype?

Hard to say now without further evidence. Recallsharp mentioned that there had been "a test batch" produced for JDM but this is of course unconfirmed data.

 

[Reli]

I have always been curious, what does "recallsharp" mean?

 

[Mystic Traveller]

I have always been curious, what does "recallsharp" mean?

That's simple, sort of wordplay, the very first Japanese box of the site founder or owner (or one of them) was SHARP GF-700Z back in 84.
That's why Recall (recall, recollect) Sharp. Besides, it may just sound great. Plus, Sharp's was the most popular box brand back then.
This is IMO as this story of the first Sharp purchase is on the "About us" site page but no explanations re site name genesis are exactly given.

 

[Styleking]

Congrats Chris! I can't wait to see what it looks like with the VanHalen paint job!

 

[retroclub]

That Sanyo is one handsome box. Very well done on your find.

 

[Ghettoboom767]

Oh wow Chris,a Sanyo MX-820K!!! How rare,your so lucky!!! Glad it’s ckeaning up nicely for you!!!😮😊😎🎼🎶📻

A MX-824??!! Even rarer!!😮

 

[solo]

hi i know you guys wont believe this but i have a 824 that i want to sell, my wifes uncle passed away about a year ago and cleaning out his house i found it in garbage bag ( ya thats right a garbage bag ) and i saved it lol.

 

[floyd]

hi i know you guys wont believe this but i have a 824 that i want to sell, my wifes uncle passed away about a year ago and cleaning out his house i found it in garbage bag ( ya thats right a garbage bag ) and i saved it lol.

really what are you asking for it ?.