It's all about power to many people. This is understandable as it has much to do with how loud our blasters will blast. The real problem with breaking through to the next level of performance is the definition of a boombox itself . Units are required to be able to run on batteries for them to qualify. About 10 "D" cells is the most household batteries any manufacturer has dared to ask consumers to mess with. Given their expense and trouble this is quite easy to understand.The boombox had reached its practical limit..............or had it ?
When boomboxes started to be available as 3-piece units,I believe the intention was for indoor use. If one of these was to be used outdoors,there would really be no purpose for it splitting apart .Noise ordinances were introduced in the mid-80s.This probably resulted in people moving heavily into car audio (cars have bigger batteries and are fast get away vehicles ),in ear sound (as walkman prices fell),or to traditional indoor use with home stereos.It may be that boombox sales decreased a little at the time requiring manufacturers to add additional appeal to models to compensate. Though there had been 3-piece boxes before ,for whatever actual reason companies did ramp up production of them significantly.
Plugging into an electrical socket is always preferred if one is available.Even if outside anyone is going to be quite relieved if a socket is nearby.While indoors battery power is a waste.Though I figure most people were listening indoors at the point 3-piecers became prevalent,battery power remained as an option.I'm sure a majority of 3-piece boxes must have squeaky clean unused battery compartments. At the time,manufacturers found a niche market by eliminating the battery option altogether. A new breed of boomer was created that was portable but also much more powerful.I am speaking of the large integrated systems that still had attachable speakers.With the exception of a source for current,these were very much portable as everything could be lifted with its handle.Lacking a consistent name for this category,I will call them Superboomers for the sake of brevity.
Many of us have seen Superboomers occasionally on Ebay ,though it's not readily apparent at a casual glance. If a picture of its backside is provided,you will notice the lack of a battery compartment as a dead give away.Interestingly,if the integrated shelf systems of recent years had speakers that attached they would fit the definition of these boxes perfectly.These Superboomer boxes have always interested me but no one has ever come up with a definitive list of them. I know Sony made a few but I can't remember the model numbers.Does anyone want to talk about these?Can anyone list the different models that were available with attachable speakers but no battery power?
I'm not completely sure about this box. I know the speakers attach but am not completely sure about a lack of battery power.
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When boomboxes started to be available as 3-piece units,I believe the intention was for indoor use. If one of these was to be used outdoors,there would really be no purpose for it splitting apart .Noise ordinances were introduced in the mid-80s.This probably resulted in people moving heavily into car audio (cars have bigger batteries and are fast get away vehicles ),in ear sound (as walkman prices fell),or to traditional indoor use with home stereos.It may be that boombox sales decreased a little at the time requiring manufacturers to add additional appeal to models to compensate. Though there had been 3-piece boxes before ,for whatever actual reason companies did ramp up production of them significantly.
Plugging into an electrical socket is always preferred if one is available.Even if outside anyone is going to be quite relieved if a socket is nearby.While indoors battery power is a waste.Though I figure most people were listening indoors at the point 3-piecers became prevalent,battery power remained as an option.I'm sure a majority of 3-piece boxes must have squeaky clean unused battery compartments. At the time,manufacturers found a niche market by eliminating the battery option altogether. A new breed of boomer was created that was portable but also much more powerful.I am speaking of the large integrated systems that still had attachable speakers.With the exception of a source for current,these were very much portable as everything could be lifted with its handle.Lacking a consistent name for this category,I will call them Superboomers for the sake of brevity.
Many of us have seen Superboomers occasionally on Ebay ,though it's not readily apparent at a casual glance. If a picture of its backside is provided,you will notice the lack of a battery compartment as a dead give away.Interestingly,if the integrated shelf systems of recent years had speakers that attached they would fit the definition of these boxes perfectly.These Superboomer boxes have always interested me but no one has ever come up with a definitive list of them. I know Sony made a few but I can't remember the model numbers.Does anyone want to talk about these?Can anyone list the different models that were available with attachable speakers but no battery power?
I'm not completely sure about this box. I know the speakers attach but am not completely sure about a lack of battery power.
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