Super Power Compo

[ViennaSound]

Found it offered in the net for the price of an happy meal at Macy´s
But the bad thing: other side of austria.

But the seller was willing to ship it and pack it well.

Yesterday the parcel arrived.
Hm, looking a bit small for that monster machine...

Aaaargh! I think this is the worst packing i have ever got... :'-( :annoyed:

But sometimes wonders can come true.
The box survived without any damage!!!

what a dinosaur

the biggest PHILIPS compo

they called it "the super power compo" :sin:

but idiotic: for this battleship only a single deck

comparo with the 170

... the CONIC....

... and the moving sound

backside
you can see the wooden speakers

and now i did something, PHILIPS should have done!
The cheaper speakers to the cheaper unit!

and the better speaker to the better unit!

fits perfect
only the speakerholder-screws must be changed!

 

[MasterBlaster84]

My heart skipped a beat when I saw the pic of the packing job, glad it didn't get damaged.
Looks great and I understand they are pretty good boxes.

 

[blu_fuz]

Very sweet. I like the speaker mix-up you did.

 

[Fatdog]

Very sweet. I like the speaker mix-up you did.

I agree. The switched speakers look more natural with their new center sections.

 

[ClaretBadger]

I used to dream of owning this box back in the 80's

They sold it in Harrods - 30 wpc if I recall
and
300 quid!

I like the odd/same speakers - if you know what I mean

 

[s666devil]

Found it offered in the net for the price of an happy meal at Macy´s
But the bad thing: other side of austria.

But the seller was willing to ship it and pack it well.

Yesterday the parcel arrived.
Hm, looking a bit small for that monster machine...

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Aaaargh! I think this is the worst packing i have ever got... :'-( :annoyed:

[ Image ]

But sometimes wonders can come true.
The box survived without any damage!!!

[ Image ]

what a dinosaur

[ Image ]

the biggest PHILIPS compo

[ Image ]

they called it "the super power compo" :sin:

[ Image ]

but idiotic: for this battleship only a single deck

[ Image ]

comparo with the 170

[ Image ]

... the CONIC....

[ Image ]

... and the moving sound

[ Image ]

backside
you can see the wooden speakers

[ Image ]

and now i did something, PHILIPS should have done!
The cheaper speakers to the cheaper unit!

[ Image ]

and the better speaker to the better unit!

[ Image ]

fits perfect
only the speakerholder-screws must be changed!

i realy like your small CONIC...id like to see it on top of mine!!!

 

[MKS]

So glad you finally got one of those power machines in a decent condition - Despite the crazy packaging though

I listens to mine everyday, it is for sure a fine piece of electronic, gotta love those clicking sounds, when operating the servo tapedeck ...

Are those speakers from the other Philips a good improvement or is it only looks - it sure looks mean

 

[fresh produce]

Monster :frankenstein: Great looking boombox

 

[ViennaSound]

Are those speakers from the other Philips a good improvement or is it only looks - it sure looks mean

Except the look, i think it´s also a win in sounding.
The wooden speakers are stronger than the plastic ones.
And more volumen, they are bigger.

btw: sorry, the D8644 is a "cheap" unit in comparo with the D8734
No idea why PHILIPS mounted the speakers this way...

...and the speaker holders are simply sh*t
2 tiny screws, without lock.
When carrying those compos, shaking awfully around. :dots:

 

[Supersonic]

This is a nice sounding unit!
Got one too and 3 extra pairs of speakers