What are the worst boombox brands?

[redbenjoe]

rick --you own the worlds nicest looking emerson !!

you guys are very right about the exceptions --my AIKO mini is killer --really

and thanks boomaloo for your hipness
in noticing the gigantic flaw in my new SONIC score
there is no record ...
and no tape counter :'-(

 

[MasterBlaster84]

I think some of the cheaper ones were soundesign, GPX, Yorx ,Lloyds.
However there were a few good models from these manufactures.......

painting broad strokes on brands like that may mean you miss a good box so don't dismiss all boxes just because of a brand name, often those brand names are on somebody elses's good boxes.

In general I do agree that GPX, Yorx, Lloyds and others are generally low quality. There are so many crappy AKA names that this list could get very long.

Yeah, Yorx is garbage, but remember, the only good thing that Yorx ever put their name on was that 20/20 that Fatdog owns.

That was the first box I thought of when I posted not to avoid a box on name alone.

 

[Uncle Ed]

I once had a "∂є¢єитмαиfσяуσυ", a cheap wannabe.....it was a small, skinny, one piece, kinda looked like a phallic symbol from Celtic Cultures of the Norse days of the 3rd Century BC.

But worst of all it sounded like a new in the bag 4-Pack of CHARMIN.

Interestingly it would turn itself on and play itself daily.

 

[el cad]

Emerson always gets dissed, but this is one of my favourites of theirs, if only for the fact there isn't another radio that looks like it:
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In Australia some of the poorer rebadged units came in under Audiosonic, Aiko, TDJ and Voxson.


But as mentioned, there always seems to be some wheat amongst the chaff with all the budget brands.



Rock On.

Man, that box has a bold presence. Really nice.





My Emersons:

My daughter's GPX:

It's actually very loud, but it does not have the bass that it should. And takes 10Ds. It has a high draw CD player that is not good for rechargeables at all.

 

[ViennaSound]

I had a SABA boombox, i gave away.
Awful quality...

 

[teamstress]

finally - yesterday-
the quest and associated struggles are over
after a grueling , gloves-off competitive 7 day ebay auction

i won my very first SONIC brand box --- WTF
for $2.25 plus 5 bucks in freight

expect a massive on-site photo shoot
and full review --
next week |-) |-)

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/6597/03c1663ae543d9fbdd26fe3.jpg

Here's one for the list: SONIC!

 

[restocat]

Thanks everyone, this has been one fun post to read

As for those emerson eggies, well, um,

 

[baddboybill]

How's about lenox sound and unisef. These were cheap brands sold by Venture

 

[ViennaSound]

How's about lenox sound and unisef. These were cheap brands sold by Venture

But there also some nice UNISEF.
For example the aka of the big black CROWN....