Hi All:
I was helping a friend clear out an old boathouse he bought off a retiree. He tossed an old Hitachi Boombox through the air at the watsebin. I lept up and caught it, cradled it and took it home. Not really... I said: "don't toss that thing, its mint". I've wiped it down with a damp cloth and found a power supply cable. Everything works amazingly well. The case is in good shape, barely any wear and no cracks. All knobs feel tight and smooth, buttons all have a nice positive click and none are over-worn more than any others. The chrome is okay, it has some pinhole oxidization but nothing some Autosol won't fix. The rheostat knobs all have some crackle from dust, but every function works. Since then I found a heavy-hitting class 2 power supply, changed its polarity to the Hitachi configuration and found that function also works. I haven't tried the D cell compartment, but its pristine inside so its going to work.
Im half-thinking of opening the case and installing an Arylic bluetooth/wifi card into it. Is this a sin? Will purist hunt me down if I do that or are there technical reasons preventing me from tying into the amp with a streaming wifi card?
Not everything is about money, but what's it worth? I thought one of my GenZ sons' friends would want a cool retro OG boombox, but no. Are any of you looking to fill an empty shelf spot in your collections? Lots of questions....
thanks!
I was helping a friend clear out an old boathouse he bought off a retiree. He tossed an old Hitachi Boombox through the air at the watsebin. I lept up and caught it, cradled it and took it home. Not really... I said: "don't toss that thing, its mint". I've wiped it down with a damp cloth and found a power supply cable. Everything works amazingly well. The case is in good shape, barely any wear and no cracks. All knobs feel tight and smooth, buttons all have a nice positive click and none are over-worn more than any others. The chrome is okay, it has some pinhole oxidization but nothing some Autosol won't fix. The rheostat knobs all have some crackle from dust, but every function works. Since then I found a heavy-hitting class 2 power supply, changed its polarity to the Hitachi configuration and found that function also works. I haven't tried the D cell compartment, but its pristine inside so its going to work.
Im half-thinking of opening the case and installing an Arylic bluetooth/wifi card into it. Is this a sin? Will purist hunt me down if I do that or are there technical reasons preventing me from tying into the amp with a streaming wifi card?
Not everything is about money, but what's it worth? I thought one of my GenZ sons' friends would want a cool retro OG boombox, but no. Are any of you looking to fill an empty shelf spot in your collections? Lots of questions....
thanks!
