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Hisrudeness

Hisrudeness

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MesaAZGuy said:
I want one of those. Still somewhat affordable. Nice unit you got there.
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Yeah it’s always nice to get one of these that isn’t too dinked up. The sound is pretty average and the biphonic system is kind of weird so I tend to keep it just in the ‘stereo’ setting. The styling is so bold and charismatic which is why it’s a favourite amongst collectors.
 
MesaAZGuy

MesaAZGuy

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I've noticed any box with a biphonic, wide, or spatial stereo setting is more of a gimmick. Perhaps over the years the electronics gave way to the proper sound it was supposed to recreate. Either way, you're correct in that yours is not all buggered up. Nice find! I will eventually get one for my shelf :)
Overall, my experience with the sound quality of these BB's isn't that great. (I don't mean any specific BB) I guess what we thought was awesome back in the day has long left the slip when the new BT technology along with 2" speakers that pound out more bass than a 12" Woofer of that era came along. Maybe its just me, I dunno :)
 
Transistorized

Transistorized

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There are some brands that got it right better than others. IMO Panasonic was one of the best but my little GE also has a great stereo wide effect.

Never heard a JVCs version however, in the 80s (again my opinion) JVC and most all Panasonic's were the bomb in quality and sound.

Speaking of JVC, that's the model box I chose this evening to flow tunes for what is to be one of the last few decent evenings we will have before the brisk cool weather moves in.

Enjoying the smooth rebuilt Norm sliders :-) Just a random snap shot

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Hisrudeness

Hisrudeness

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MesaAZGuy said:
I've noticed any box with a biphonic, wide, or spatial stereo setting is more of a gimmick. Perhaps over the years the electronics gave way to the proper sound it was supposed to recreate. Either way, you're correct in that yours is not all buggered up. Nice find! I will eventually get one for my shelf :)
Overall, my experience with the sound quality of these BB's isn't that great. (I don't mean any specific BB) I guess what we thought was awesome back in the day has long left the slip when the new BT technology along with 2" speakers that pound out more bass than a 12" Woofer of that era came along. Maybe its just me, I dunno :)
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JVC abandoned the biphonic feature after a while and did away with with the whole special stereo/ stereo wide feature on their future boxes. Hence you don’t see it on M70, M90 etc. The exception being the 3090 tv box which actually had a stereo wide setting that worked pretty well.
Panasonic’s ‘Ambient’ feature worked quite well even on their mini boxes but the ‘Stereo accent’ on the GE Blockbuster is pretty hopeless so it’s a mixed bag!
 
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