What're some of the cleanest boomboxes out there?

[Madadh]

Clean - as in, little to no distortion or amplifier clipping at (or close to) Max. Volume. Not appearance, not features, but distortion-wise.

I know the JVC RC-M90 produces no distortion at even ear-piercing outputs, but I'm sure y'all know that already. So what're some other boomboxes with relatively clean output levels?

 

[BoomboxLover48]

Ref: Clean - as in, little to no distortion or amplifier clipping at (or close to) Max. Volume

I will never go higher than 1/3 or 1/2 of the volume on boomboxes. Only very few people might have checked at max volume, which can kill some components of the 80s boxes.

 

[Reli]

Leave the bass up, and any box will distort eventually.
The true measure is not what the volume dial says, but how far away you can hear it without distortion.
The M90, M70, GF-9696, Panasonic RX-5350, National RX-7200, Aimor ST-808 all have some of the best amps ever put into an 80's 1-piece, allowing them to avoid distortion longer.
I would add the GF-777 too, but only if you keep the "subwoofer" dials well below 50%, otherwise you get a bunch of muddy, distorted pseudo-bass.

 

[brovKO]

Hello! The Toshiba 913 is the clearest of all I've heard at high volume, I never would have thought that the 913 would beat the M90. But when I got the mint 913 Toshiba, I just couldn't believe my ears, how balanced and clear the sound was at high volume. Very unexpected

 

[floyd]

Toshiba S 90 is a badass boombox and with sound to match.

 

[floyd]

Sanyo mx920 it might not be the loudest but it has one of the clearest sounds.

 

[floyd]

Also the Panasonic RX 5500 and the aiwa tpr 950.

 

[floyd]

Also for three piece boxes the Telefunken studio one and the Fisher pH 480.