My Phirst Philthy Philips (Phor Phree!) - AW 7593 Turbo Bass

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

Some of the pictures you are about to see,
may NOT suitable on a full stomach...
Here's a PDF of the owner's manual
(if anybody needs one) Manual
Just received this yesterday as a birthday present from my friend Mr. Gordon (a tech guy downtown)

Anybody know what the original strap looks like on this thing? Roman? (it's 2" btw)

 

[skippy1969]

 

[gsbadbmr]

Well you know what they say:

"It's the thought that counts"

WHAT THE HELL WAS YOUR FRIEND MR. GORDON THINKING WHEN HE SENT YOU THIS

Dibs

 

[bill]

Are you guys still friends ... What does he give to the people who his enemies

 

[im_alan_partridge]

I agree with both above comments...

Get the sillet bang on this

 

[Reli]

Turbo Bass
Is there really a subwoofer behind there, or is it just a "bass reflex port"

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

Damn, that thing is NASTY DIRTY!

I'll be watching for the clean up thread!

 

[teamstress]

I don't think I want to see the inside.

 

[k2j]

Looks like an itchy good time!

Hit that bad-boy with an airhose at 100psi and stand waaay back.

 

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

You guys crack me up (as always) GREAT ideas for clean up!

All I can say is that Mr. Gordon had this thing on a shelf for YEARS (as if you couldn't notice that already) and he handed it to me as a birthday present.... I'm really grateful since boomboxes here are REALLY hard to come by period. There are no flea markets here, no goodwill, no nuttin'... the sound is really good, I will of course make pictures of the step-by-step (horror) disassembly... and clean up also! Not for the weak at stomach.

 

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

Turbo Bass
Is there really a subwoofer behind there, or is it just a "bass reflex port"

Reli, I'll find out as soon as I take this sucker apart...
Today I had to buy a torx screwdriver since it's (ironically) NOT held together by a Philips screw system...

 

[ViennaSound]

Turbo Bass
Is there really a subwoofer behind there, or is it just a "bass reflex port"

Reli, I'll find out as soon as I take this sucker apart...
Today I had to buy a torx screwdriver since it's (ironically) NOT held together by a Philips screw system...

Hahahaaaa, have the same problem!
No idea why just the movingsound series owns that crazy screws

Take a big clean and get it back to beauty.
Maybe with a bit colorwork on it
Just planning to do something with one of mine.

About the strap i think it is the same like on the "lecube"
And with the PHILIPS signs on it.
Will look for it..

 

[kingrat2010]

35W :super: :super: :super:

 

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

Turbo Bass
Is there really a subwoofer behind there, or is it just a "bass reflex port"

Reli, I'll find out as soon as I take this sucker apart...
Today I had to buy a torx screwdriver since it's (ironically) NOT held together by a Philips screw system...

Hahahaaaa, have the same problem!
No idea why just the movingsound series owns that crazy screws

Take a big clean and get it back to beauty.
Maybe with a bit colorwork on it
Just planning to do something with one of mine.

About the strap i think it is the same like on the "lecube"
And with the PHILIPS signs on it.
Will look for it..

Awesome! I'd like to know what it looks like Roman!!!
And if you happen to have an extra one, I can buy it from you!

 

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

I'm taking it apart.... right now... more pics to come... :grim: :jason: :freddy: :devil: irate:

 

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

As the NKOTB would say: "Step-by-Step... oh baby... gonna get to you giiiiiiirl"

No, it's not the entrance to Disney's "Tower of Terror"....

Anything I can do to get rid of these fake tweeters???

Even the speakers use Torx..... ARRRGGHHH!!!!!!

Hey!!!!! Philips screws!!!!!!

Aleia (my 3 year-old daughter) clowning around...

MORE TO COME OF THE STEP-BY-STEP.... Surprise Reli, it IS a subwoofer!!!!!!!!!

 

[Reli]

MORE TO COME OF THE STEP-BY-STEP.... Surprise Reli, it IS a subwoofer!!!!!!!!!

really? is it behind the tape decks?

 

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

MORE TO COME OF THE STEP-BY-STEP.... Surprise Reli, it IS a subwoofer!!!!!!!!!

really? is it behind the tape decks?

I know, I was like, WHAA!? too!!! In the first picture of the step-by-step, you see that Strānj lookin' box right under the tape decks? It's got 13 (torx) screws to hold it in place, and it has a small, but HEAVY MAGNET mini-sub!!!! More pics to come!!! I'm in rehearsal... hehehehehe....

 

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

Here are the rest of the disassembly pics...

Pulling out (it's a sort of drawer) the Sub-Woofer "enclosure"... pretty cool design actually...

Here it is, the same enclosure facing up, to reveal the mini-sub... HEAVY lil' sucka....! That trapezoid shape has rubber on the edge, and it's got those two rubber pegs to rest on also when it's in position...

To quote Skill Phil (a boombox collector) "This Sucker Jam!"

Ready to... eh............

Not yet!!!!! Gotta wash it!!!!!!

 

[Reli]

That is awesome! I always used to fantasize that sound came out of the spaceship-like ports and vents that festooned nearly every boombox from 1985-on. For once, a box lives up to its claims!