what boombox has the best build quality
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hemiguy2006
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Anything Toshiba or Aiwa reek of quality.
Or get yourself a Telefunken or Grundig.
Too broad a question as there are so many well made
boxes out there.
Or get yourself a Telefunken or Grundig.
Too broad a question as there are so many well made
boxes out there.
restocat said:Superduper said:
for such high build quality, this one sure went cheap
[ebay][/ebay]
sharp 688 for only 10$
Phil. Not sure which one you speak of but the 688AV, if I'm not mistaken, is not your typical boombox. It's high quality since it's a professional device. But it does not use batteries, it has no Tuner and is primarily a AC dual cassette recorder. Oh yeah, the battery lid is almost always lost since the AC cord pulls outta that compartment and it doesn't look like the cover can be installed with the AC cord being used. Bottom line is the 688 is not really that sought after so sometimes, it's possible to get a real good deal on those.
restocat
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'Superduper said:restocat said:Superduper said:
for such high build quality, this one sure went cheap
[ebay][/ebay]
sharp 688 for only 10$
Phil. Not sure which one you speak of but the 688AV, if I'm not mistaken, is not your typical boombox. It's high quality since it's a professional device. But it does not use batteries, it has no Tuner and is primarily a AC dual cassette recorder. Oh yeah, the battery lid is almost always lost since the AC cord pulls outta that compartment and it doesn't look like the cover can be installed with the AC cord being used. Bottom line is the 688 is not really that sought after so sometimes, it's possible to get a real good deal on those.
Ok that makes sense.
My itouch loves to delete and rewrite words ... it removed the ebay number. Here it is again:
[ebay]360378803360[/ebay]
Eddy
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I collected quite a lot of junk in a few years 
The most reliable boombox to me is the Sharp . The best Sharp to me is the 777 . I use this one a few years now and this one
works troublefree.
The M 90 has an advaced tape deck but it's very fragile. It stops working suddenly without any reason
Have to repair that some day.........................
The most reliable boombox to me is the Sharp . The best Sharp to me is the 777 . I use this one a few years now and this one
works troublefree.
The M 90 has an advaced tape deck but it's very fragile. It stops working suddenly without any reason
Have to repair that some day.........................
My Top 3 in heavy build quality are as follow:
Telefunken Hifi Studio 1 - man what a heavy unit and full of quality!
Panasonic RX-A2 - not a real boombox, but certainly worth a try. i opened one of these at a time and never got it back together. my plan was to reach the tapedeck - never try this at home guys. what a mess - i think im falling back into this nightmare again. now its my spare-parts-box
Sharp GF-999/1000/777 - one of these or similar are very well build, high quality but at least rather easy to handle when broken - not like the 2 boxes mentioned above
I also agree on Aiwa (especially CS-880) , RX-7700 and the JVC PC-series.
as far as it goes - you'll nearly never go wrong with a silver box from well known companies - the black boxes look like low quality and what a surprise - are.
Telefunken Hifi Studio 1 - man what a heavy unit and full of quality!
Panasonic RX-A2 - not a real boombox, but certainly worth a try. i opened one of these at a time and never got it back together. my plan was to reach the tapedeck - never try this at home guys. what a mess - i think im falling back into this nightmare again. now its my spare-parts-box
Sharp GF-999/1000/777 - one of these or similar are very well build, high quality but at least rather easy to handle when broken - not like the 2 boxes mentioned above
I also agree on Aiwa (especially CS-880) , RX-7700 and the JVC PC-series.
as far as it goes - you'll nearly never go wrong with a silver box from well known companies - the black boxes look like low quality and what a surprise - are.
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