The 5 Rarest Boomboxes In The World!
- Thread starter Ghettoboom767
- Start date
- Status
Mystic Traveller
Member (SA)
Thic Mac is a great example of the Matsushita machines in the end of 70s - congrats!koleloi said:A strange and maybe rare 70' Box
National Stereo Mac ST-5 RS-4250.
Still not that rare in Japan itself but it won't last forever.
Personally I am not a keen fan of 70s boomers' design - a bit old for me but MAC ST-5 and JVC RC-838 are 2 ones
from 70s I am going to acquire sooner or later.
And I am not very happy about "Japanese" FM range of 70s and - up to 90MHz only.
One Mac BIN on Ebay in Tokyo:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Mac-National-PANASONIC-RS-4250-Boombox-1977-Black-Beauty-MAC-ST-5-/301444673416
Mystic Traveller
Member (SA)
Domestic Japanese National RX-C46, widely known as Panny RX-C46.
National is rather not rare in Japan still but what distinguishes this model from Panny is the inbuilt
FM transmitter (ON AIR setting).
Also, it has only one-way acoustics, no tweeters but sounds great for its size.
That's mine I used to have - you can see the small screwdriver in the battery compartment
for adjusting the transmitting frequence if needed.
National is rather not rare in Japan still but what distinguishes this model from Panny is the inbuilt
FM transmitter (ON AIR setting).
Also, it has only one-way acoustics, no tweeters but sounds great for its size.
That's mine I used to have - you can see the small screwdriver in the battery compartment
for adjusting the transmitting frequence if needed.
Mystic Traveller
Member (SA)
Sharp GF-858 - another local Japanese version, rather rare even there those days,
top model in the line of GF-575, GF-757,
as it happened many times they decided to produce the most "tasty" model,
GF-858, only for themselves, domestic market.
5-Band EQ is onboard.
Last year I scored this one in Japan, in a good condition.
top model in the line of GF-575, GF-757,
as it happened many times they decided to produce the most "tasty" model,
GF-858, only for themselves, domestic market.
5-Band EQ is onboard.
Last year I scored this one in Japan, in a good condition.
Mystic Traveller
Member (SA)
That's an interesting Japanese radio, saw it only once so far.
SANYO RP-7700 TransWorld featuring CB radio.
SANYO RP-7700 TransWorld featuring CB radio.
Mystic Traveller
Member (SA)
Who told you the C46 doesn't have tweeters?Mystic Traveller said:Domestic Japanese National RX-C46, widely known as Panny RX-C46.
National is rather not rare in Japan still but what distinguishes this model from Panny is the inbuilt
FM transmitter (ON AIR setting).
Also, it has only one-way acoustics, no tweeters but sounds great for its size.
That's mine I used to have - you can see the small screwdriver in the battery compartment
for adjusting the transmitting frequence if needed.
1.JPG
4.JPG
2.JPG
Check out the photo below of my C46:
View attachment 15451
Mystic Traveller
Member (SA)
It's a National C46.Mystic Traveller said:
Below is a pic of my National RX-C46 sitting upon my National RX-C45:
View attachment 15452
I wasn't aware that the Japanese version didn't have tweeters - weird? All versions of the C46 have the same front speaker panel with a grill for a tweeter. If the tweeter was missing, you would think there would be a hole and not a silver panel behind the tweeter grill.?!
The earlier C45 has a different 'domed' style of piezo tweeter than the flat disc style piezo tweeter of the non-Japanese domestic C46.
Mystic Traveller
Member (SA)
I didn't "dissect" cabinets in my Japanese C-46 but I have read a few times about only wide range speakers without tweeters in it.
Sources were reliable and I tend to believe them.
Only silver cover plates instead.
At the same time, the domestic Japanese C-45 does have tweeters, those "dome" type ones.
BTW, my Sharp QT-88MarkII from Islands has no tweeters as well but they didn't bother even imitating them with silver panels leaving exactly holes instead.
Sources were reliable and I tend to believe them.
Only silver cover plates instead.
At the same time, the domestic Japanese C-45 does have tweeters, those "dome" type ones.
BTW, my Sharp QT-88MarkII from Islands has no tweeters as well but they didn't bother even imitating them with silver panels leaving exactly holes instead.
Toshiba RT-8000S BomBeat 8 Mini
Mystic Traveller
Member (SA)
Mystic Traveller
Member (SA)
Another domestic beast from Islands, she calls herself Celebrity.
Big heavy box, no batteries though.
Sony D-2010 Celebrity
Big heavy box, no batteries though.
Sony D-2010 Celebrity
AE_Stereo
Member (SA)
Come on.. The title of the auction is partly copied from my postMystic Traveller said:Thic Mac is a great example of the Matsushita machines in the end of 70s - congrats!
Still not that rare in Japan itself but it won't last forever.
Personally I am not a keen fan of 70s boomers' design - a bit old for me but MAC ST-5 and JVC RC-838 are 2 ones
from 70s I am going to acquire sooner or later.
And I am not very happy about "Japanese" FM range of 70s and - up to 90MHz only.
One Mac BIN on Ebay in Tokyo:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Mac-National-PANASONIC-RS-4250-Boombox-1977-Black-Beauty-MAC-ST-5-/301444673416
https://boomboxery.com/forum/index.php/topic/17938-1977-black-beauty-national-mac-st-5/?hl=rs-4250
Mystic Traveller
Member (SA)
That's not my auction. I found it just today.AE_Stereo said:The title of the auction is partly copy righted from my post
Beosystem10
Member (SA)
Why would anyone copyright a forum post? Seems a bit of an expensive way to reduce the risk of plagiarism.(But not to eliminate that risk when the forum in question has members from all over the world).
Mystic Traveller
Member (SA)
Yes, exactly, Reli, acoustic scheme attracted my attention as well.Reli said:
But to buy this Celebrity just out of interest would be way expensive.
It's not rare in Japan these days - currently Yahoo JP lists 6 lots with Celebrities,
usually they are not that cheap in a good condition, plus this machine is heavy -10 kilos -
shipping won't be cheap either.
- Status