Seems like the vast majority of Crowns that you find on Ebay are in Europe.
Does anyone remember seeing them in US or Canadian stores back in the day?
Does anyone remember seeing them in US or Canadian stores back in the day?
Were Crowns ever sold in North America?
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Brutus442
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If you're buying one Reli be carful i have 3 and they all don't work, there just not reliable boomboxes
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floyd
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i bought a crown sz 5100 new in the USA , now that's the only crown model that I ever saw for sale in the store .
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that is the kinda box i need now lad, they were lighter than my underpants lol, despite that i found they had a better sound than the sharp gf 9000
floyd
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definitely more powerful than the gf9000. for as cheap as these things were new you can't complain. I remember these things when they were on sale being anywhere from 99 to $129 , those were the days where you could walk into a department store and see all the things that you wish you had now.
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yes they were 99 over here, i bought one second hand for about 50, it was the first big boombox i had seen of that kind, mind you mine was a unisef same thing, the only thing that was total sh1te was recording i have had quite a few of them over the years
floyd
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yes it was a store named "gee bees" it was a store kind of like Kmart and it was located in Francis Scott key Mall in Frederick Maryland. I can't remember the exact year I bought it but I know it was somewhere around 85or 86. the only reason I bought it to begin with because I had pawned my TRC 931 for some dumb reason. then I had to buy the crown to replace it because it was cheaper than the TRC 931. the TRC 931 that I first got for Christmas came from that store and so did the Magnavox d8443 power player.
Thanks, I remember those stores in PA
Did you audition the Magnavox before buying it? If not, I bet you were disappointed when you got home
floyd
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actually my older brother already had a Magnavox g8443 I always thought it was a cool looking boombox that's why I wanted one. I knew exactly what I was getting but I was too poor to afford anything else at the time.Thanks, I remember those stores in PA
Did you audition the Magnavox before buying it? If not, I bet you were disappointed when you got home
Hisrudeness
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I don’t know if Crowns were sold in big numbers or not in the US but they were definitely not sold in Japan even if they were manufactured there. I remember Geoff Nikonfoo telling me that and saying there were several Crown models on his wish list.
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These are the csc 970 Reli, none of mine work, do not believe the bull you read on ebay
baddboybill
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Thanks, I remember those stores in PA
Did you audition the Magnavox before buying it? If not, I bet you were disappointed when you got home
Guys ….I remember when I purchased my CEC OL7540 at Zayer I was there for 3 hours testing both the CEC and the Maggy D8443 and of course you know which one won !!! they were both on sale for $99.95
floyd
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I remember zayer there was one close to my grandparents house , they bought me many a clothes from zayer when i was a kid.
Hell yeah, the CEC is a good sounding box! Mine only had 2 speakers yet it sounded better than a 5-speaker Magnavox for sure
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anything sounds better than phillips guys lol....the d8443 even looks like bad sound quality lol, Floyd has the only good one i have seen
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floyd
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you mean this one lol, i am adding a 20 x2 watt bt amplifier just to give it some punch and add some Dayton audio tweeters , i want to keep it as stock looking as i can.
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