ok forget about the way they sound for a moment.
what is the most interesting thing about boomboxes for you.
for me it is the incredible amount of variety in the designs of them.
my better half also finds this fascinating and is one of the reasons she enjoys the hobby almost to the same extent as i do.
lets face it all of them are essentially made to provide the same service even tho the quality of the sound differs.
for me tho there is very few consumer items that can equal the ammount of extreme diversity in terms of design.
automobiles to some extent .
when i look at the trim on some of them they really did have a lot of thought going into how they would look and what kind of impression they would make on the buyer. i think one is also able to tell to consumer demographic for some of them.
the other thing that makes a impression on me is the entire evolution of the market for them.
initially something fairly exclusive for the people with money, then more available to the middle rung of society,eventually being pumped out like big macs for all with a few bucks in there pockets.
i also find a real connection to the death of the recording industry as we once knew it to the decline in popularity of the boombox.
while i do not hate the ipod when viewed in the same way as lets say a casette tape or a compact disc. i do absolutely depsise the ipod when i look at is as the sole delivery device for music.
when i am out and about and i see people completely entranced with there monolithic device of choice almost in some kind of trance i just dont get it.
people sitting with some kind of multi purpose plastic screen in there hands listening to a song through the built in speaker rocking out to it.
the sound so bad it rivals one of those musical greeting cards for its lack of fidelity.
allthough i think i have said it before and most likely with a equal portion of bad typos and grammar
i would still contend to a large degree the era of the boombox mirrors the golden era of detroit in terms of its evolution and growth and eventual demise.
why cant manufactuers and governments just get it.
that era 1950s to 1980s ish really was the coolest era for consumers. products that lasted. people working jobs that paid well and well you get what i am saying.
everything today seems so lightwieght and without any real solid mass.
sad really.
what is the most interesting thing about boomboxes for you.
for me it is the incredible amount of variety in the designs of them.
my better half also finds this fascinating and is one of the reasons she enjoys the hobby almost to the same extent as i do.
lets face it all of them are essentially made to provide the same service even tho the quality of the sound differs.
for me tho there is very few consumer items that can equal the ammount of extreme diversity in terms of design.
automobiles to some extent .
when i look at the trim on some of them they really did have a lot of thought going into how they would look and what kind of impression they would make on the buyer. i think one is also able to tell to consumer demographic for some of them.
the other thing that makes a impression on me is the entire evolution of the market for them.
initially something fairly exclusive for the people with money, then more available to the middle rung of society,eventually being pumped out like big macs for all with a few bucks in there pockets.
i also find a real connection to the death of the recording industry as we once knew it to the decline in popularity of the boombox.
while i do not hate the ipod when viewed in the same way as lets say a casette tape or a compact disc. i do absolutely depsise the ipod when i look at is as the sole delivery device for music.
when i am out and about and i see people completely entranced with there monolithic device of choice almost in some kind of trance i just dont get it.
people sitting with some kind of multi purpose plastic screen in there hands listening to a song through the built in speaker rocking out to it.
the sound so bad it rivals one of those musical greeting cards for its lack of fidelity.
allthough i think i have said it before and most likely with a equal portion of bad typos and grammar
i would still contend to a large degree the era of the boombox mirrors the golden era of detroit in terms of its evolution and growth and eventual demise.why cant manufactuers and governments just get it.
that era 1950s to 1980s ish really was the coolest era for consumers. products that lasted. people working jobs that paid well and well you get what i am saying.
everything today seems so lightwieght and without any real solid mass.
sad really.
with you both ,i think the looks and variety of designs is the most interesting thing about boom boxes , i mean if a box is ugly it doesn't matter how it sounds to me ,but if it looks good its cool even if it isn't turned on.
