What Boombox Are You Cranking Up Right Now??

jdelfresco

jdelfresco

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Just bought a collection of 19 very mint boxes for $500, but my favorite is the RX-5150 that came with original box and sounds amazing. It’s the one I’m definitely keeping

but at this very moment I’m trying out a RX-4920 and it’s FM radio
 
jdelfresco

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Eavb said:
Not necessarily a fan of C1's but that looks soooo clean, it could be the 1980's!
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im not a fan either, buuut that also has a bit of a backstory.

I’ve always been fascinated by boomboxes being a huge fan of old school hip hop, and I started building 80s hifi for the first time for a “quarantine project” (as I called it). This led me into the world of vintage home and portable audio devices, which got me to the point I finally decided I had to have a boombox.

I quickly went from infatuated to obsessive. I searched for my first boombox for months and all I found was either total junk, way overpriced, or wouldn’t ship. I have an awful habit of finding new hobbies and becoming a collector, because I always feel like I “HAVE TO HAVE ALL OF THEM” whenever I get passionate about something, but I promised myself: ONLY ONE BOOMBOX. So I decided it had to be something among the best of the golden era of boomboxes.

after realizing LL Cool J’s JVC was never going to be obtainable (at least without selling a car) I expanded my search. Without getting into boring details, I stumble onto this C1 in an auction I could tell would end very cheap. I google it and find a photo of LL himself holding one (word to my boomboxery display photo). I figured if it was good enough for him, it would be good enough for me, and won the auction for $43.

2 days later? I stumble onto a FB marketplace listing for boomboxes, VERY vague though. I hit him up about shipping not knowing any of the models, and he tells me 19 boxes (ended up being 21) for $500. I drove 500 miles round trip to get his collection and it was well worth it. I fell in love with a mint RX-5150 in original box, which is my main piece as of now, and I’m looking to offload most (all?) of the others to pursue the collection I said I wouldn’t start.

back to the C1: it arrives a few days ago. It literally does nothing for me now lol. I have much much better in my collection, but it’s still cool to see such an immaculate example of a 30+ year old machine. I have no reason to keep it now, sadly.

i just find it funny how quickly it went from being the only boombox I’d need to being not worth keeping
 
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floyd

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jdelfresco said:
Got this from goodwill. Do I need it? No. But it was literally brand new.

nothing over the top, not the best box I own, but it works so flawlessly

Sanyo C1

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These type boxes will go up in value because people can't afford the high dollar 1 piece boxes and the condition means a new or novice collector can afford a working nice condition boombox .
It's a good looking boom box and I probably would have grabbed it because the price and condition.
People spend more than that on crap that doesn't even work.
 
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jdelfresco

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floyd said:
These type boxes will go up in value because people can't afford the high dollar 1 piece boxes and the condition means a new or novice collector can afford a working nice condition boombox .
It's a good looking boom box and I probably would have grabbed it because the price and condition.
People spend more than that on crap that doesn't even work.
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I mean you basically summmed up exactly why I originally bought it. Just so happened a MUCH better opportunity popped up before it arrived. So I get it entirely
 
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This, easily the best boombox for its size, it's a sharp TQ-282. Even the bass reproduction is decent. Recently put some new foam on the speakers as those always go on these. It is now my daily driver.
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I just got a Rx-FW17 and it reminds me a lot of this. Another goodwill find for $12. Still has the stickers on the cassette doors too.Unfortunately needs a little work.
Worst of all, no line in. I needed that in a mini specifically.

does that sharp have line in jacks?
 
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