Lasonic 920 Freshened Up A Bit...

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mellymelsr

mellymelsr

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After hearing a Lasonic 920 for the first time at the West Coast Meet I knew I had to get one. Chris loves them and thanks to him giving me a heads up I made a deal with Skippy and I now have one.

This one arrived in pretty good condition but had some paint issues. There were some black stains on the the front, top and side that would not clean off. There were also those same black stains on the middle section but I was lucky and was able to remove them with cleaner wax. The stains I couldn't clean I had to paint those areas. The back case also had the normal fading that occurs and the antennas were red-tipped Radio Shack replacements.

I started by stripping the whole thing down and was surprised that the case comes apart in three separate pieces. Once apart I masked off the writing and put the freshly polished chrome pices to the side. I found a paint to match the back case perfectly...Pewter Grey with a satin finish and used Dull Aluminum on the front case.

I think the results are very good and I now have a very nice looking Lasonic 920....here are some teardown pics along with the finished product.

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THE FINISHED PRODUCT>>>

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Next up I have to do a side by side comparison with the 920 and the M70 because this little boombox really sounds good...very good!!.... :-D
 
floyd

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these will kick asses all over the place one of my all time favorites , your missing out if you don't have one , when these are new they efin pound , i traded my new trc 931 for my buddy's near new 920 because i could not believe how good it sounded , it cost a lot more than most other Lasonic's at the time and it looks bad ass :-D
 
baddboybill

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Melvin looks beautiful :-). Glad you got one and Scott's a great member (and friend) to get such an awesome boombox from!!! Great paint work too ;-)
 
floyd

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baddboybill said:
Melvin looks beautiful :-). Glad you got one and Scott's a great member (and friend) to get such an awesome boombox from!!! Great paint work too ;-)
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:agree: a million percent ,i miss my skippy trades and my sinster trades damn i'm turning into a nobody :lol:
 
mellymelsr

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JVC Floyd said:
these will kick asses all over the place one of my all time favorites , your missing out if you don't have one , when these are new they efin pound , i traded my new trc 931 for my buddy's near new 920 because i could not believe how good it sounded , it cost a lot more than most other Lasonic's at the time and it looks bad ass :-D
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...absolutely agree. I was shocked that Lasonic could make such a quality boombox. This things pounds. It definitely sounds better than my 931. It has very crisp and clean highs and the bass pounds!! Its as if one company built the 931 and then someone else built the 920...this boombox should be in everyones collection, truly a great sounding box and a treat to listen too...but can it take down the almighty M70???...you know I will have to find out... :-D
 
mellymelsr

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Reli said:
Congrats Mel! The chome pieces look great! :drool:
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...thanks Hans, I was very lucky to find one in this condition...plus I was itching to paint something so this came along at the right time.. :w00t:
 
mellymelsr

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skippy1969 said:
HOLY shiat!!!!! :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t:
That sucka looks great Melly! :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
Great job man........ :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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...thanks Scott, anbd thank you for sending this one my way because it pounds!! These have really thick paint around the front middle area because I waxed the hell out of it and the lettering didn't fade at all!! Really a great all-around boombox. Definitely prefer listening to this over the 931.
 
mellymelsr

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baddboybill said:
Melvin looks beautiful :-). Glad you got one and Scott's a great member (and friend) to get such an awesome boombox from!!! Great paint work too ;-)
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...thanks Bill...this is my 3rd boombox from Scott and all of them are keepers... :-D
 
floyd

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mellymelsr said:
JVC Floyd said:
these will kick asses all over the place one of my all time favorites , your missing out if you don't have one , when these are new they efin pound , i traded my new trc 931 for my buddy's near new 920 because i could not believe how good it sounded , it cost a lot more than most other Lasonic's at the time and it looks bad ass :-D
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...absolutely agree. I was shocked that Lasonic could make such a quality boombox. This things pounds. It definitely sounds better than my 931. It has very crisp and clean highs and the bass pounds!! Its as if one company built the 931 and then someone else built the 920...this boombox should be in everyones collection, truly a great sounding box and a treat to listen too...but can it take down the almighty M70???...you know I will have to find out... :-D
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the trc 918 first edition is strong box too as strong and quality built as the 920. my 918 sound suprizes me at times and it was a complete hunk of crap when i got it. like you said it's like some other factory built these two models.
 
baddboybill

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I've never heard a 922 yet but seems like that's when the downgrade of Lasonics began!!!! They just don't seem as well built...
 
Reli

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mellymelsr said:
skippy1969 said:
HOLY shiat!!!!! :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t:
That sucka looks great Melly! :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
Great job man........ :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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...thanks Scott, anbd thank you for sending this one my way because it pounds!! These have really thick paint around the front middle area because I waxed the hell out of it and the lettering didn't fade at all!! Really a great all-around boombox. Definitely prefer listening to this over the 931.
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That's a pretty big compliment --- I thought I remember most of you here saying that the 931 has some of the best bass!
 
=ml=

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Day-um! That's fresh! :thumbsup: :-D

I slept on two local 920s, and instead of the latter, opted for the Airline 3996A and Goldstar TRS-581. Ain't gonna sleep on the next 920! :no:

Go!

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mellymelsr

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=ml= said:
Day-um! That's fresh! :thumbsup: :-D

I slept on two local 920s, and instead of the latter, opted for the Airline 3996A and Goldstar TRS-581. Ain't gonna sleep on the next 920! :no:

Go!

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...definitely get yourself a 920...you will be pleasantly surprised by the sound. I wish the engineers who designed the sound board for the 920 would have done the 931...the difference in the clarity is nite and day. By the way Miles your modulator will be shipping out to you tomorrow...thanks for the loan... :-D
 
floyd

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baddboybill said:
I've never heard a 922 yet but seems like that's when the downgrade of Lasonics began!!!! They just don't seem as well built...
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don't mean to thread jack but the 922 sounds real nice and is built solid , i would consider the overall quality in this order.

#1 trc 920
#2 trc 918
#3trc 922


i love the top mounted controls on the 922 the tweeters are smaller than normal and the overall sound is not as tight as the 920/918 but still pretty damn good and is an impressive box to look at .
 
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