Well, hello to all my fellow boombox enthusiasts from Texas!

[Netsurfer_x1]

I'm recently retired from the U.S. Navy.

20 years & 8 months of service.

Otherwise, I'm just a regular 80's baby (now a grumpy 40-year old) who appreciates the boomboxes of old & waits for the day that somebody makes a modern boombox (preferably with cassette & CD) that isn't black (or silver-painted) plastic crap.

Right now, the only boombox in my stable is a new Studebaker Sound Station (SB2140) in silver. Go ahead and laugh.

 

[Hisrudeness]

Welcome. The Studebaker has a little bit of charm.

 

[Netsurfer_x1]

Welcome. The Studebaker has a little bit of charm.

Is it weird that I find the Studebaker Master Blaster to be a bit...Vulgar. Or at the very least, tacky?

Also, Thank you kind sir!

 

[Hisrudeness]

Is it weird that I find the Studebaker Master Blaster to be a bit...Vulgar. Or at the very least, tacky?

Also, Thank you kind sir!

Some of the most famous boxes are vulgar or tacky or even obnoxious. Several of them on my want list!

 

[Netsurfer_x1]

Some of the most famous boxes are vulgar or tacky or even obnoxious. Several of them on my want list!

Perhaps. But I think the Master Blaster tries a bit too hard, and that's where it earns the tacky/vulgar label from me.

 

[Hisrudeness]

Have look at this old thread and see if any of these earn the tacky vulgar label from you.

VerY UnUSuaL BoXeS...!

I have one Tokyo :yes: here it is "Opus-1", Aka of Hitachi 8080:

boomboxery.com

 

[floyd]

i actually want one!. they are not cheap to buy and they can be hard to find at times.

 

[Netsurfer_x1]

Have look at this old thread and see if any of these earn the tacky vulgar label from you.

VerY UnUSuaL BoXeS...!

I have one Tokyo :yes: here it is "Opus-1", Aka of Hitachi 8080:

boomboxery.com

Well, the box of the clear GPX wins that label...Begrudgingly.

I also have to give it to the Philips, unless it can actually roll...Which I suspect it can't.

And the Nickelodeon was built that way from the outset, but nothing less is expected from anything with the Nickelodeon brand.

 

[Reli]

I'm recently retired from the U.S. Navy.

20 years & 8 months of service.

Otherwise, I'm just a regular 80's baby (now a grumpy 40-year old) who appreciates the boomboxes of old & waits for the day that somebody makes a modern boombox (preferably with cassette & CD) that isn't black (or silver-painted) plastic crap.

Right now, the only boombox in my stable is a new Studebaker Sound Station (SB2140) in silver. Go ahead and laugh.View attachment 53311

Wow, I haven't seen this before. I rarely visit the big stores like Walmart and Best Buy. Is that where you got it from?

 

[Netsurfer_x1]

Wow, I haven't seen this before. I rarely visit the big stores like Walmart and Best Buy. Is that where you got it from?

If memory serves me, I bought it online from HSN. They had the best price at the time (~$179.99, IIRC), when everyone else (including Amazon!) was $200+...And usually out of stock.

First time I'd ever bought anything from HSN.

Of course, being a Studebaker product and their "Reputation", I sprang for the extended warranty...Something I rarely ever do.

 

[Reli]

I went ahead and made a wiki page for it:
Studebaker Sound Station SB2140 | The Boombox Wiki (wikiboombox.com)

 

[goodman]

to forum. This Studebaker is very strange looking boombox!

 

[Northerner]

Welcome! That’s one ugly beast lol. Not that all vintage ones are beautiful and new ones ugly. There are loads of very ugly ones from back in the day.
I often love the tacky/vulgar ones but not that one. Need to buy more!