Hi Guys & Gals,
Well it's a beautiful Saturday morning here in Brisbane, QLD and I've decided to dig out my 12V boxes for an outdoor blast.
In general, I use my 12 volt boxes 80% of the time when outdoors due to their light weight and compact size.
After lining them all up, I tuned them to the same FM station and then let'm rip:
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JVC RC-727 (1977) - 5.0kg - Good build quality with quality switch gear and deck, nice clear sound but light on bass
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JVC RC-656 (1981) - 5.0kg - Nice clear mids and highs with nice deck
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Hitachi TRK-3D8W (1983) - 5.70kg - Only average build quality, muddled highs but the BASS from that fat 8 ohm centre driver makes up for it's other short comings.
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Sanyo M9990K (1980) - 5.40kg - Good build quality, great tuner and deck, super nice highs and very strong in the bass department but unlike my other 12v boxes, the M9990K has no proper line in 
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National Panasonic RX-5150 (1981) - 5.70kg - My 2nd most used 12 Volt box and is a great all-round unit.
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Hitachi TRK-8080W (1978) - 5.70kg - Nice deck, great tuner, clear highs and mids but light on bass. I love the quality build of this box and use it the most just to admire her good looks!
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Sony CFS-85S (1979) - 7.0kg - This box must rival the M9994 for build quality! Fantastic mids and highs and good bass due to the 6 speaker setup. I'm just about to re-cap the Sony to hopefully fix a few issues and I'm also looking forward to any audible improvements after the surgery. I'm predicting after the re-cap, the Sony will probably become my new top-dog!!
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Have a great weekend guys,
James....
Quick group video:
http://youtu.be/bon-T95KtyQ
Quick Hitachi vs Sanyo 'bass test' video:
http://youtu.be/qF_MJPJBZm4
Well it's a beautiful Saturday morning here in Brisbane, QLD and I've decided to dig out my 12V boxes for an outdoor blast.
In general, I use my 12 volt boxes 80% of the time when outdoors due to their light weight and compact size.
After lining them all up, I tuned them to the same FM station and then let'm rip:
View attachment 4936
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JVC RC-727 (1977) - 5.0kg - Good build quality with quality switch gear and deck, nice clear sound but light on bass
View attachment 4940
JVC RC-656 (1981) - 5.0kg - Nice clear mids and highs with nice deck
View attachment 4941
Hitachi TRK-3D8W (1983) - 5.70kg - Only average build quality, muddled highs but the BASS from that fat 8 ohm centre driver makes up for it's other short comings.
View attachment 4942
Sanyo M9990K (1980) - 5.40kg - Good build quality, great tuner and deck, super nice highs and very strong in the bass department
but unlike my other 12v boxes, the M9990K has no proper line in View attachment 4943
National Panasonic RX-5150 (1981) - 5.70kg - My 2nd most used 12 Volt box and is a great all-round unit.
View attachment 4944
Hitachi TRK-8080W (1978) - 5.70kg - Nice deck, great tuner, clear highs and mids but light on bass. I love the quality build of this box and use it the most just to admire her good looks!
View attachment 4945
Sony CFS-85S (1979) - 7.0kg - This box must rival the M9994 for build quality! Fantastic mids and highs and good bass due to the 6 speaker setup. I'm just about to re-cap the Sony to hopefully fix a few issues and I'm also looking forward to any audible improvements after the surgery. I'm predicting after the re-cap, the Sony will probably become my new top-dog!!
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Have a great weekend guys,
James....
Quick group video:
http://youtu.be/bon-T95KtyQ
Quick Hitachi vs Sanyo 'bass test' video:
http://youtu.be/qF_MJPJBZm4
Is there any forum member who doesn't yet have a RC656? These things are becoming as common as M70s! As a matter of interest, what's the chassis number of your 656 please? I'm developing an obsession with the various detail differences between the earliest and later versions of that model and have adopted a number of these myself as they always work well, even if they've been at the bottom of a well for the last twenty years which is what my latest rescued one looks like. Also, if you ever want to swap that for one with Long waveband coverage and a DIN socket in much the same sort of shape as yours, I'm yer man! 