My little personal grail !!

[ViennaSound]

My very first boombox was a PHILIPS 170 mono.
But it was only lent from a friend, and i must give it back 1987.

Ever wanted to buy one.
The only i found 1993 on flea is a very rampaged one.
Tape dead, batt.door missing,aerial broken,....
Took it and used it 1994 on my military time

Then stored away as partspender, try to find a better one.
Searched now over 17 (!) years!!!
Found many beautiful and rare boxes, but never this one. :'-(

And now....
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Ok, i found non. |-)

But a very similar one, seems to be as rare!
HORNYPHON 8170, a aka of it...

the tapedoor and the grill is different to the PHILIPS version

But in very good shape, complete and fully working!

love that crazy dial scale

Battery compartment clean, cable in a own storage fix mounted

comparo PHILIPS vs HORNYPHON :sin:

2 brothers in booming

backside
btw: they own no grip, only a strap holder!

2 personal grail twins

Now i´m satisfied .....nearly.
Search still goes on for a 170 !!!!
And if i must search another 17 years...

 

[docs]

That certainly is a Horny phon.
Glad you found one very similar.

 

[ViennaSound]

That certainly is a Horny phon.
Glad you found one very similar.

Thanks.
Grails must´nt be expensive.
But your heart must hang on them, like on this cheapy.

 

[docs]

I absolutely agree, what it means to you is more important than cost, sound quality, grailness and anything else on top.

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

Like you, I am searching for my first mono box (what was her name??? )

I remember what it looked like, but not the brand....I'm hoping one day to stumble on a picture.

BTW are there any online Mono Box data bases?

 

[el cad]

Like you, I am searching for my first mono box (what was her name??? )

I remember what it looked like, but not the brand....I'm hoping one day to stumble on a picture.

BTW are there any online Mono Box data bases?

Same here. I had to sell it my mono back in 81' to help get my first stereo boomer. Still hoping that I'll see one that will ring a bell.

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

Like you, I am searching for my first mono box (what was her name??? )

I remember what it looked like, but not the brand....I'm hoping one day to stumble on a picture.

BTW are there any online Mono Box data bases?

Same here. I had to sell it my mono back in 81' to help get my first stereo boomer. Still hoping that I'll see one that will ring a bell.

I don't remember what happened to mine, I probably just threw it away

 

[sony_apm_fan]

That certainly is a Horny phon.
Glad you found one very similar.

Thanks.
Grails must´nt be expensive.
But your heart must hang on them, like on this cheapy.

Agree wholeheartedly with your comment Roman.

Congrats on finding a grail