I want a vintage Ghetto Blaster, AIWA, AKAI, JVC etc...

[allnighter]

So far the Ebay offering is poor to say the least. Any pointers or where to a get a decent one as new with all the needles, cassette mechanism, phono intput/output working etc...

Money is no object.

Cheers.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

New "old stock" still on sale.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00Y2TXAJ8?Subs...

[allnighter]

I had a look at that, and it's not what I had in mind. I am not looking for the detachable speaker type, but the silver big mothers with knobs and adjustments and all sorts. Similar to these:

[Crackie]

You could take a punt on this and see what's wrong with it. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SHARP-VZ2000-vz-2000-vz-...

Ultimate ghetto blaster for some because of its record player which could play either side without having to remove the disc.

[allnighter]

Crackie said:

You could take a punt on this and see what's wrong with it. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SHARP-VZ2000-vz-2000-vz-...

Ultimate ghetto blaster for some because of its record player which could play either side without having to remove the disc.

Thanks, but I think I will give that a miss.

I wonder if there is an Aladdin's cave type of shop somewhere where they stock vintage unmolested pristine examples like the ones above??

[Baz Tench]

If you're on Facebook, join the 'boombox collector' group on there. It's been a bit quiet lately, but you may find a few leads to someone selling one. Worth a shot.

[allnighter]

Baz Tench said:

If you're on Facebook, join the 'boombox collector' group on there. It's been a bit quiet lately, but you may find a few leads to someone selling one. Worth a shot.

Cheers, I will look at that.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

OP, it's absolutely none of my business, and tell me to do one if you wish, ....but why?

[Baz Tench]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

OP, it's absolutely none of my business, and tell me to do one if you wish, ....but why?

I'll add my 2p. For me it's a nostalgia thing, and some of them have real character!

They seem to end up in car boot sales a fair bit, some are obviously very tired, but some are virtually given away as the owner doesn't realise how collectable they are!

[98elise]

Baz Tench said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

OP, it's absolutely none of my business, and tell me to do one if you wish, ....but why?

I'll add my 2p. For me it's a nostalgia thing, and some of them have real character!

They seem to end up in car boot sales a fair bit, some are obviously very tired, but some are virtually given away as the owner doesn't realise how collectable they are!

Agreed. I've still got my 80's one in the shed and its served me well. I'd really like an old sperates system (in silver) for the dining room. Big switches, huge knobs, and a brace of vu meters

[FarmyardPants]

I loved my Philips sound machine. Took a year of saving my paper round money to buy it

[Baz Tench]

I'll never forget one Autumn night in 1983 in a local underpass. We were all 14 years old and one mate who was a bit older turned up with a huge portable stereo (it seemed it at the time anyway, I've got exactly the same one upstairs at the moment).

On went Streetsounds Electro 1. It blew us all away! What a moment, and it was partly down to how loud that thing was!

Oh, and it had VUs and LEDs similar to the Philips above. Happy days!

[allnighter]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

OP, it's absolutely none of my business, and tell me to do one if you wish, ....but why?

Mostly a nostagia thing. I have two 80s classic cars with the original Blaupunkts in them, and I always thought big ghetto blasters sounded great and looked great. I am also looking for a decent Reel to Reel and even a Betamax video cassette player.

I need to find a classic Hifi specialist or a similar vendor who loves restoring these classic icons to their original condition.

[allnighter]

Baz Tench said:

I'll never forget one Autumn night in 1983 in a local underpass. We were all 14 years old and one mate who was a bit older turned up with a huge portable stereo (it seemed it at the time anyway, I've got exactly the same one upstairs at the moment).

On went Streetsounds Electro 1. It blew us all away! What a moment, and it was partly down to how loud that thing was!

Oh, and it had VUs and LEDs similar to the Philips above. Happy days!

Happy days indeed! Love VUs gimme VUs!

[TheExcession]

Wow

I had one of these Hitachi TRK-3D80

I forget what I paid for it new back then (probably lots), but it went to many festivals with us and always performed well. You needed a sack full of 'D' cells to keep it running over a weekend though.

I always used to carry a pack of blank C90s with it because if someone came along with a decent music tape you could take a copy at the same time everyone was dancing around the camp fire

It was ace - such fond memories.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

allnighter said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

OP, it's absolutely none of my business, and tell me to do one if you wish, ....but why?

Mostly a nostagia thing.

Trust me, nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

[allnighter]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

allnighter said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

OP, it's absolutely none of my business, and tell me to do one if you wish, ....but why?

Mostly a nostagia thing.

Trust me, nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

Nothing is what it used be!

[allnighter]

Found one! A good case for divorce at nearly a Grand!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JVC-RC-M90LD-/1418694833...

What do you reckon?

[TwigtheWonderkid]

allnighter said:

Found one! A good case for divorce at nearly a Grand!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JVC-RC-M90LD-/1418694833...

What do you reckon?

I reckon that at anything up to £50, it's a nice curio to have in the home. Beyond that...I'm oot!

[allnighter]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

allnighter said:

Found one! A good case for divorce at nearly a Grand!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JVC-RC-M90LD-/1418694833...

What do you reckon?

I reckon that at anything up to £50, it's a nice curio to have in the home. Beyond that...I'm oot!

Fair enough, some people would not consider an E-Type Jag is worth more than a grand and some would be willing to pay more than that for a piece of history. The RC-M90 is fetching big money but I am not too sure about this one. It's got a few dents for starters...