Interesting old boombox ad

[eli]

Prowling the net I found this ad image--
Interesting in that what i think it displays(?) is a home rack intended for mounting one's large boombox on top as the integral part of a home stereo system?
Sort of a grab it and go when portability is desired?
I like prowling these scans of old boombox ads and appreciate the people who take the time to not only find them but scan them to the net.

 

[Mystic Traveller]

Prowling the net I found this ad image--
Interesting in that what i think it displays(?) is a home rack intended for mounting one's large boombox on top as the integral part of a home stereo system?

Exactly so, typical among tops in late 70s-early 80s, like this
Sony CFS-656.

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

Oh, those are BAD ASS!

Has anyone ever seen one in real life?

Could make one!

 

[Mystic Traveller]

Has anyone ever seen one in real life?

Not the above.
On Yahoo JP I saw National RX-7000 with a cabinet base made for its model.
Nowdays a 7000 goes for top $ this base would make it even higher.

And considering shipping I'd have better left base in Japan.

 

[im_alan_partridge]

Never ever seen these before, very cool set up

 

[jimmyjimmy19702010]

Wow, I hope Hitachi supply a separate amp to drive those home speakers - the TRK-8080 barely has enough power to run it's internal speakers!

 

[eli]

Just by staring at the ads--it appears as if the box was the amp for the entire system?
Awesome concept with the right box--?

 

[Hisrudeness]

That's actually very cool!

 

[Mystic Traveller]

Wow, I hope Hitachi supply a separate amp to drive those home speakers

Nope, at least not listed among accessories.

Having a separate amp, IMO, would have broken the whole concept.
What for this Perdisco has speaker outputs then?

Never tried myself but heard many times that good one-piecers pump
external acoustics just nice. Box one chip amps are capable of that.
And in those 2 cases (Hitachi and Sony) in this thread those external speakers were specially
intended for use with those boxes.

 

[Mystic Traveller]

it appears as if the box was the amp for the entire system?
Awesome concept with the right box--?

Yep, it was, IMO, it's right concept for the right box.
If you don't want/couldn't afford home component system, for instance.