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Northerner
Boomus Fidelis
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MyOhMy
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Err..........not as good as I would have liked although the sound is OK (nothing fantastic) via headphones. A similar sized regular BB would have more depth & range to the sound so best to think of this as a portable record player with tape decks and a tuner included. This is not a BB for serious music lovers but fine to hear (as opposed to 'listen to') while busy with other things or, for an improved sound quality, listening through headphones while visiting the best forum on the internet.6.1SRT said:
MyOhMy
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Should have added:
There is a rear CD RCA inputs and the speakers are detachable so may be placed away from the main unit or hung on a wall. The unit is also a little lighter than I would have expected. The arm finger lift has limited clearance between it's underside and the record surface so those of you with chunky fingers would have to grip the finger lift to raise the stylus.
Having said all of that, it's neat & tidy, compact & handsome and won't frighten granny.
There is a rear CD RCA inputs and the speakers are detachable so may be placed away from the main unit or hung on a wall. The unit is also a little lighter than I would have expected. The arm finger lift has limited clearance between it's underside and the record surface so those of you with chunky fingers would have to grip the finger lift to raise the stylus.
Having said all of that, it's neat & tidy, compact & handsome and won't frighten granny.
Northerner
Boomus Fidelis
I was watching that one on eBay as I liked the folding speakers...realised they would make it sound worse just thought it was coolMyOhMy said:
MyOhMy
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Me too, It's growing on me daily.SLO said:
The folding speakers are a nice feature, width is 30" (76cm) open, 19" (48cm) closed so it's very convenient for storage & display. There is no input facility other than Mic (front) and CD (via 2 x RCA on the rear) so connectivity could be an issue. I currently have it set up with a Line from the headphone socket to the Line IN on a Yamaha shelf stereo running a pair of small Sony shelf speaker, the sound improvement is significant. The Panny speakers are small and weak, not really up to a blasting session although sound through headphones is more satisfying but definitely not Hi-Fi standard or anything near it.Northerner said:I was watching that one on eBay as I liked the folding speakers...realised they would make it sound worse just thought it was cool
All that said, I like it. The other use I intend it for is first play on second hand vinyl albums prior to use on my grown-up Hi-Fi!
Northerner
Boomus Fidelis
Yeh well I bought this at the weekend which I'd imagine sounds significantly worse lol...despite this I love it and reckon it was well worth the £4 it cost me ha ha 
Northerner
Boomus Fidelis
Cheeky bugger!...I'll have you know these were about £16 in the early 70's which was err, yeh ok it was cheap as chips. They sell for £15 to £75 on eBay tho so that's not a bad profit. Sadly my daughter has blagged it tho so no profits for me lol
MyOhMy
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My first (and only) reel-to-reel was also a Fidelity with a similar styling from the same era, £16 in the early 70's was chunk out of low waged worker's pay packet. What youngsters don't appreciate today is the lack of media variety prior to the digital age, if you wanted portable then you had to go with what few choices you had!Northerner said:
Aye, we had to make our own fun in those days...................................
SLO
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Nice!Ambience said:At the drive ins in style. My little brother intrigued by the boombox as Lodi Dodi plays on the radio.DSC_0112.JPG
crazygamer
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Had a nice play with this rare baby, everything works really good, including the LCD screen with all controls. It´s Hitachi TRK-7700E with full digital radio tuner and it sure sounds really good and is heavy too.
