one of my last boxes due to arrive soon

[Radio raheem]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PHILIPS-D8779-Boombox-Ghettoblaster-High-Q-Speaker-System-Tuner-Cassette/283408161895?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

i know it's a phillips but i think this is one of their heavyweights the cabinets are made from wood

what do you guys think as this will probably be my last, hope i can lift her haha

 

[Reli]

Love the buttons on that....I'm guessing 1986 or 1987?

I don't think you'll have problems lifting it. I doubt it's as heavy as a Sony FH or a Telefunken

 

[Fatdog]

I don't reckon I've seen one of those before. It certainly looks beefy, and you can't go wrong with real aluminum buttons. Keep us updated!

 

[Radio raheem]

hey Hans yes id agree on age lad just hope it's not a downturn like the panasonic rx c300 dude

bobby there has been one posted here before in the early days, could of had one of ebay not long ago, i paid the guy refunded me and then blocked me

what a clown, he is on here and he knows who he is...his loss lol

 

[Brutus442]

Beautiful Reno. Reminds me of the Sony FH monsters!

 

[hopey]

You should find some nice Foster drivers in the speaker box.

 

[Gluecifer]

Oooh that looks deeeelightful!

I wonder if it'll be just as powerful on batteries as it is on mains?

Superbe design, super clean with just enough 80s colour details to pop.

Looking forward to hearing how this sounds compared to other heavy hitting threepiecers, Rimmer!



Rock On.

 

[Radio raheem]

cheers lads, things to note she has 63w power consumption and the eq goes down to 63 hz instead of the usual 100 hz so hopefully she really will be a monster guys

 

[floyd]

Another last box lol goddamn , I used to believe that kind of **** till I had to endure the last 10 last rolling stones last tours lol.

Coming up, another episode of "a box I can't live without " lol.

Some of these boxes are like women , they look great till you spend 5 minutes with them , then you just want to toss em in river and say **** it lol.

I think its going to turn out to be a nice box , I really prefer these over the rxc 300 .

 

[Radio raheem]

ha floyd you always have something funny to say lol

she should be here any time soon but maybe i should say

last heavy weight im after, there was that big panna that oldschool

bought though haha

 

[Transistorized]

Never say never Rim. My wife and I gave up on me saying that 3 boxes ago

 

[Radio raheem]

She is in lads while not blown away i am quite happy with her, she sounds something like a panasonic

rx c w200 only better the 63 hz is far off from that and acts like an 80 hz slider.....the highs and mids are good and she has Power just turned her up briefly and my ears were itching so i guess that's the power covered lol....i don't really do sound offs these days just not fair on people around me and im to old lol

must say though if the rxc w200 had sounded like this it would have been much better...i have 3 and sadly they just fail every time i turn one on.....there ya go lads if you can get one at the price i paid or cheaper id say hell yea get one

 

[Fatdog]

So, how much does the beast weigh?

 

[Radio raheem]

the shipment said about 11kg bobby so im guessing about 10 kg my friend

hey at least she all works lol


and the cogs are now broken, so DONT buy phillips

guess i'll send the junk back some how

back to the n90 and as always she works and urinates on any phillips crap

sorry to end the thread so negative guys...gutted

 

[Transistorized]

😯 Sorry to hear of this. Rimmer. Keep us updated

 

[im_alan_partridge]

It sure looks like a top end unit, shame about the problems. Any chance it can be repaired and get a partial refund from the seller?

 

[Brutus442]

This is a bummer for sure, but hopefully a member here has a parts box that will patch her right up.

Don't give up on it yet!

 

[floyd]

That sucks, I don't know but I might have got the ole hammer out see if that fixes it .
throw it in the uncooperative boombox rubble pile. I pride myself on the fact I fuking smash anything that deserves it.

Sometimes the destruction value is the most entertaining part of boombox ownership.

 

[Radio raheem]

i have spare decks here guys, like everything phillips they all have the same issue

i highly recommend anyone thinking about phillips to avoid them like the plague

the seller isn't interested ether so im thinking of doing a video of said unit going out of a window lol

 

[Transistorized]

is Phillips the model that has the gears and plastic parts that turn to goo?