Boombox with Matrix button

[MattWnAZ]

Hi all. I've been searching high and low for the boombox I had as a teenager. I know I probably won't find one available but I'd really just like to find the make/model and a photo. I've spent hours looking so maybe it was a rare model. Here's what I know...

-Possible makes: General Electric, Realistic, Sharp, Sanyo, JC Penny, or Sears
-It looked a lot like the Realistic 14-782, and the GE 3-5263D
-The most distinguishing feature is that it had a "Matrix" button
-Silver
-Detachable speakers
-Single cassette
-I am sure it didn't have EQ sliders
-I think the handle was gray

Some research shows me that some Sony models had a Matrix button, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't a Sony. Also, I don't see any Sony models that look anything like it. I found that there may have been some other brands that used that nomenclature. The button definitely said "Matrix", "Matrix Mode", or "Matrix Sound", and not "Stereo Accent".

It seems like it might have been one of the brands for which Funai manufactured products.

Just thought I would pick the minds of all you boombox gurus! Don't spend a lot of time on it, but thank you in advance. =)

 

[Tinman]

Yeah, I had a Sony CF-580 with "Matrix" sound but I don't think it had a button.
It had two side firing speakers.
The only one I can think of off the top of my head is Marantz but I feel like I have seen it on other brands too.

 

[MattWnAZ]

Yeah, I had a Sony CF-580 with "Matrix" sound but I don't think it had a button.
It had two side firing speakers.
The only one I can think of off the top of my head is Marantz but I feel like I have seen it on other brands too.

Thanks Tinman! Yes, I see that some Sony's had that feature. I definitely didn't have a Marantz as I couldn't afford one.

 

[Eric]

Could be J.C. Penny 681-3903 Picture is not of mine, but I still have mine, bought from Penny's in 83

 

[Transistorized]

Here is my GE 3-5267A. Internally, it is the same as the JC Penny model above. You can see the similarities between them. There were a few other names such as Readers Digest PB-2. The JC Penny model seems to fit the bill to what you are describing. On the GE they call it stereo accent versus Matrix like the JC Penny model.