Anyone have one of these in their collection? See these come up often on ebay at decent prices. If anything I am intrigued by the unusual styling. Curious as to the sound quality.
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Soviet boom box?
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goodman
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This is very old soviet electronics with middle quality....
There is a manual and automatic adjustment of the recording level, auto-stop, a tape counter, without radio tuner,
arrow indicators for the recording level, and a noise reduction system. You can connect external speakers and headphones win DIN5 jacks.
Output power 2x1 watts (63 Hz - 10000 Hz).
More pictures here: IZ 303 C
There is a manual and automatic adjustment of the recording level, auto-stop, a tape counter, without radio tuner,
arrow indicators for the recording level, and a noise reduction system. You can connect external speakers and headphones win DIN5 jacks.
Output power 2x1 watts (63 Hz - 10000 Hz).
More pictures here: IZ 303 C
Mystic Traveller
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My school mate had this back in the day, was good for that time
having no Japanese staff around at affordable prices.
Was in production between 86 - 90-91, IIFC.
Radio raheem
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just looking at it you can tell it's not that good mesazguy, iv just always had an eye for good sounding boxes, just luck i guess...get it anyway if it is cheap
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Radio raheem
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you said you're self you wanted it for giggles but it sounds like a personal box for you, so just get it dude 
Actually theres another one thats all black with a radio tuner built in. Yes, more for show than go. Wondering if $240 plus $100 shipping worth it? Something I need to consider before my wife wonders what the **** and applies for divorce....I have one spot left on my shelf. Its all good. We have one life right? She can at least have something tangible to sell if I croaked.
Radio raheem
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Reli
Boomus Fidelis
If you want Soviet, this is the one to get:
SOVIET BOOMBOX OREANDA RM 203 STEREO CASSETTE RARE VINTAGE USSR | eBay
The Boombox Oreanda has instructions of buttons in english. The Boombox works from 9 batteries and from 220V. it goes with AC cord. Boombox "Oreanda-203 stereo" was produced in 1985 Simferopol USSR, plant "Fiolent".
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black jack
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We are' guys from USSR usually don't like our bommoxes. Japanese more advanced and more better. In our folk, all our russian cassette players and bomboxes - very hungry cassette eater. Also, just in case in "ИЖ" оr in English spelling "IJ" this boombox - it is not usually product. Mainly from "IJ" factory the best rifle, famous in US automatic machine gun "Kalashnikov", any weapon, motorcycles, cars and many many different staff for soviet and now, Russian Army.
In my opinion from russian boomboxes more intersecting the brand VEF from Riga and VEGA "ВЕГА" from Berdsk. Sometimes inside has mechanical parts made in Japan. Soviet users always prefer Japanese boomboxes. But in soviet time impossible to by something away from USSR. All borders was locked down. And 99,90% has some boomboxes, radio and any audiosystem just made in USSR. Sharp, Sanyo and any was very expensive and in 80-x some people with big pleasure pay twice and much more for buy any japanese devices by foreign students from Africa and Middle East. For example for sharp GF777 in USSR time some russians have a change to car or ... apartments. Funny and interesting time, because we don't have many bullshit from foreign world and mainly everything made in our country from nuclear rocket system till tea pod and soap. Nothing made in China, US or Germany.
This boombox from picture just interesting like unknown foreign design. No radio. Of course, true Kalashnikov ghettoblaster Good condition and historical memory about nice time of Cold War with balance in the world.
Can check brand VEF and VEGA "ВЕГА" boomboxes! Or early ЭЛЕКТРОНИКА (Electronica) big cassette players. Most interesting like a huge big boxes АРГО (Арго) & БЕРЕСТЬЕ (Berestie). Much beautiful and useful.
Regards from Belarus.
In my opinion from russian boomboxes more intersecting the brand VEF from Riga and VEGA "ВЕГА" from Berdsk. Sometimes inside has mechanical parts made in Japan. Soviet users always prefer Japanese boomboxes. But in soviet time impossible to by something away from USSR. All borders was locked down. And 99,90% has some boomboxes, radio and any audiosystem just made in USSR. Sharp, Sanyo and any was very expensive and in 80-x some people with big pleasure pay twice and much more for buy any japanese devices by foreign students from Africa and Middle East. For example for sharp GF777 in USSR time some russians have a change to car or ... apartments. Funny and interesting time, because we don't have many bullshit from foreign world and mainly everything made in our country from nuclear rocket system till tea pod and soap. Nothing made in China, US or Germany.
This boombox from picture just interesting like unknown foreign design. No radio. Of course, true Kalashnikov ghettoblaster
Good condition and historical memory about nice time of Cold War with balance in the world. Can check brand VEF and VEGA "ВЕГА" boomboxes! Or early ЭЛЕКТРОНИКА (Electronica) big cassette players. Most interesting like a huge big boxes АРГО (Арго) & БЕРЕСТЬЕ (Berestie). Much beautiful and useful.
Regards from Belarus.
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So I put an offer on a black radio like the one Reli pictured above and the seller accepted. If anything, it will be a neat looker on the shelf although seller says it is fully functional. I'll post pics when I get it.
Radio raheem
Requiem Æternam
the one Reli pointed out looks much better congrats
Reli
Boomus Fidelis
Congratulations! If you need help translating the controls, just post a picture. Or use Google Translate on your phone.
These Soviet boxes have low-quality, creaky plastic cases, but inside they are very heavy and solid, with metal circuit board supports and metal screw posts. Strange unique parts, none are Japanese. Very steampunk, Rube Goldberg. Look at these from inside an "RFT" brand box.
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These Soviet boxes have low-quality, creaky plastic cases, but inside they are very heavy and solid, with metal circuit board supports and metal screw posts. Strange unique parts, none are Japanese. Very steampunk, Rube Goldberg. Look at these from inside an "RFT" brand box.
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^^ Thats a nice looking unit!^^
The one I did buy is the same as pictured. I went to click the link that Reli posted and its the same one. I offered $180. Wife doesn't know about it yet. I'll have to bury the charge under construction materials when we go over the bills down the road! The radio appears to be in really decent shape. I may end up painting the speakers either a super dark blue or go back to black. (Keeping the chrome dust caps intact) Seller will send a translation of the buttons. I could read a little bit since Greek lettering is similar.
The one I did buy is the same as pictured. I went to click the link that Reli posted and its the same one. I offered $180. Wife doesn't know about it yet. I'll have to bury the charge under construction materials when we go over the bills down the road! The radio appears to be in really decent shape. I may end up painting the speakers either a super dark blue or go back to black. (Keeping the chrome dust caps intact) Seller will send a translation of the buttons. I could read a little bit since Greek lettering is similar.
Mystic Traveller
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If not, then no worries - I'll help you here.
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