Yo, is there an AKA of this?

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ralrein1

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Oh wow,hey reli.I don't know if there is, at least I've not seen any.Very cool looking box with what appear to be good features.Nice score,give us a review when you get it.Oh and lots of pics too.👍👍
 
redbenjoe

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Philips had the most numerous range of boxes -
they may be the original - and yours is the aka -
cool looking box
 
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ralrein1 said:
Oh wow,hey reli.I don't know if there is, at least I've not seen any.Very cool looking box with what appear to be good features.Nice score,give us a review when you get it.Oh and lots of pics too.
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Heh....that IS my review and pics!!
 
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redbenjoe said:
Philips had the most numerous range of boxes -
they may be the original - and yours is the aka -
cool looking box
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Yeah Readers Digest didn't make their own radios, that's for sure :lol:

I doubt it's Philips though, since it was made in Taiwan. Probably some no-name manufacturer.
 
Mystic Traveller

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Yes, Reli, should be really rare, an interesting 3-piecer,
I am just wondering why Reader's Digest needed such a thing?

Was it a sort of usual practice for such magazines?
I also tend to think that this radio was OEM made by one of numerous
Taiwan electronics manufacturers.

Many thanks for sharing! :yes:
 
Lasonic TRC-920

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Interesting box for sure.

I would have to think, with all the hype and money being generated by the boombox fad back in the day, that everyone wanted in.

I bet Readers Digest sold that through the magazine right next to the Franklin Mint and other advertising items they sold.

But think of the age group that would have been subscribers to RD. I bet not that many were sold!
 
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Yeah Readers Digest was one of those things your grandmother gave you a subscription to for Xmas :lol:
 
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check tha bass

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i'm not sure but that looks a bit fisher-ish,which is shared by sanyo,and that has Ams search which is also used mainly by sanyo,it looks nice i like it.
 
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check tha bass said:
i'm not sure but that looks a bit fisher-ish,which is shared by sanyo,and that has Ams search which is also used mainly by sanyo,it looks nice i like it.
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You might be right (although Sanyo called it AMSS, not AMS)


ralrein1 said:
Oh,I thought you said you picked it up off of eBay.?.Am I missing something here?
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Yeah got it off Ebay, but then took photos and posted it on Wikiboombox
 
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ralrein1

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Oh,I get it now.Very cool.Just goes to show you how in uncomputer savey I am lol,hope you enjoy you new box.
 
ZacMac

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Gosh I was expecting to click on this and laugh at some terrible little plastic piece of junk but that's actually a very nice looking rig, Cannot believe Readers Digest had that, I imagine it was part of their bookclub deal, get a boombox with signing on for book of the month plus magazine for a year, Maybe? Or a prize!
 
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VERY distant! :lol:
I have that model too (Hitachi TRK-9900), and it is a true hi-fi unit, with tight bass and clear treble. Much heavier and more powerful too.
 
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