JUMBO 747 - New to the forums

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HOUSEOFLIBRA

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Hey guys

I'm new to the forum after discovering the existence of the boombox culture. I've always had something deep in my heart for these wonderful square boxes with speakers. It wasn't until I recently, when picked I up this Jumbo 747, and stumbled upon this forum while trying to find information about it.

I found out about the Jumbo J-747 S, which I'm assuming is the older brother to this box. I saw a post on here from last week about a guy picking up a TBS-1100, which looks to be the exact design as this one, but maybe one company owns the other or had previously bought out the other, who knows.

The main difference I can see between this and the TBS 1100 is that the Jumbo 747 has an echo switch and control (doubled with the mic mix), which is totally sick! I live in Istanbul, and my girlfriend picked it up for me from a boutique shop near our place. It's in great condition aesthetically, but it needs some contact spray and cleaning to get everything working properly again.

Anyways, here's some boombox porn for you:

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HOUSEOFLIBRA

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Thanks guys

Damn that thing is clean! It looks quite intimidating, how does it sound?

It sounds pretty decent, but since it has yet to be cleaned inside, the volume knob is super crackly, and it's hard to get a position that makes it sound right. The tape decks are also really slow, but the belts and everything appear to be fine. I just need to get in there with some spray and work all the knobs a bit. The echo is hilarious, it's like a really fast tape echo style. I guess for laying down some weird MCing? :)

Anyone have a manual for this, or the TBS-1100?
 

baddboybill

Boomus Fidelis
:hi: :hi: that box is beast :drool: I have seen a few AKA's for it and love the looks. I have heard the sound and it was :cool: I believe Tecnisonic is an AKA :hmmm: Awesome 1st :thumbsup:
 

Fatdog

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k2j said:
Damn that thing is clean! It looks quite intimidating, how does it sound?
:agree:

I really like the colors. The dark grey with the chrome and just a touch of vibrant colors makes for a nice boombox.
 

THAFUZZ

Member (SA)
Welcome House :-) Glad to have you with us. Istanbul huh? I wish I coud've seen more of Turkey when I stopped over there for a few hours at our Air Base (Air Force). That box is very good looking. I agree with FatDog. The colors and name are unique.
 

Drou

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Hi !

I see your post on my topic ! :-)
Nice to see that this box is looking exactly the same that my TBS, but on a different name.
Looks in pretty good condition, otherwise you said that the tape decks are playing slowly ? that's the same for me :huh:
I'm also looking for a manual, if you get it tell me, i'll do the same for you :yes:
 
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