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[Reli]

Poor FM reception is caused by these crappy power supplies.

All of you should tune a boombox or a FM tuner on a free frequency ( like 87,5 wich is mostly unused)
You will hear a lot of crap caused by smps in your house . I checked once , and the distance between a boombox and a smps was 10 meters.
So strong are these interference pos. When a box has a built in smps , yeah . FM reception is gone

Do SMPS affect cellular signals too?

 

[billyjoebob007]

I know Techmoan doesn't figure people would want to see the insides of the radios/devices he reviews but that's actually my favorite part. I was disappointed that he was not able to get it apart. I am sure he might have had to send that back when he was done. It was either snapped or possibly glued shut. Either way, if you didn't want someone taking it apart, whatever method they used, worked but I like to see how serviceable (or not) that it is. Hoping if I need to service mine with a new belt, etc. that it comes open once the screws are removed. Another reason is because I might want to adjust the cassette speed and they do not always give you an access hole in boomboxes to do that. Most of these I find are off just a bit. Even if they are accurate at the factory, the belt relaxes and the lube and mechanics wear in. Resistance goes down and speed creeps up. On the plus side, I know what the cassette transport looks like outside of the case but other than that, I imagine it to be surface mount chips like most fo the modern radios such as the aiwa backtrack, etc.. Being a single motor design on the decks, at least you would only need to calibrate one transport and the other should follow.

I service my own electronics and old stuff i buy, i would really hate to have to pay 1k + with accessories i have into the founders edition to not be able to work on the thing . Its a bit concerning that Bumpboxx may have intentionally glued that review unit up they sent to techmoan. Are they hiding an ugly truth of cheap crappy parts inside it or ? I dunno, seems a bit suspect. Maybe its nothing and production units can be disassembled . We now have 9 days before our cards are charged, would like to know about this before then. They should have sent a unit to Adam Savage, he would have got it open, lol.

 

[Eddy]

Do SMPS affect cellular signals too?

Not shure as cell frequencies are higher

 

[Eddy]

Do SMPS affect cellular signals too?

I don't know if one could check the spectrum with a spectrum analyser by putting a wire near a smps.
Spectrum analysers are for checking transmitters to see if they are clean under or above the set transmitting frequency

 

[AT-777]

Born in 1975, this is truly a special Kickstarter campaign for me. Boomboxes have always been a passion of mine, so the BB-777 immediately struck a chord. I’ve pledged, and I think the unit looks absolutely fantastic. It is exactly the kind of design and nostalgia I’ve been hoping for.

That said, I have to be honest and admit I do have quite a lot of cautious optimism. Being in Sydney, Australia, by the time shipping and other costs are included, a single unit + Carry Bag is likely around $1,100–$1,200, which is quite a significant investment for something we haven’t fully seen in action. Techmoan’s excellent review was helpful (and something I had been asking for via the Kickstarter comments), though the fact it was a pre-production unit does leave me wondering how the final product will truly perform.

My real concern is that while it may look incredible, it could fall short in sound, build, or overall finish, which would be quite disappointing. I’m not here to criticise at all, just sharing an honest feeling after reading through the comments here.

With the campaign ending soon, I’m now seriously considering cancelling my pledge, waiting for full reviews, and perhaps purchasing later with more confidence. I may end up paying more, but I would have greater certainty in the product. I’m simply putting this out there to see if others are feeling the same way, as I don’t feel I’ve quite seen enough yet to be completely certain. I would genuinely appreciate hearing your thoughts. Thank you all.

 

[Eddy]

Born in 1975, this is truly a special Kickstarter campaign for me. Boomboxes have always been a passion of mine, so the BB-777 immediately struck a chord. I’ve pledged, and I think the unit looks absolutely fantastic. It is exactly the kind of design and nostalgia I’ve been hoping for.

That said, I have to be honest and admit I do have quite a lot of cautious optimism. Being in Sydney, Australia, by the time shipping and other costs are included, a single unit + Carry Bag is likely around $1,100–$1,200, which is quite a significant investment for something we haven’t fully seen in action. Techmoan’s excellent review was helpful (and something I had been asking for via the Kickstarter comments), though the fact it was a pre-production unit does leave me wondering how the final product will truly perform.

My real concern is that while it may look incredible, it could fall short in sound, build, or overall finish, which would be quite disappointing. I’m not here to criticise at all, just sharing an honest feeling after reading through the comments here.

With the campaign ending soon, I’m now seriously considering cancelling my pledge, waiting for full reviews, and perhaps purchasing later with more confidence. I may end up paying more, but I would have greater certainty in the product. I’m simply putting this out there to see if others are feeling the same way, as I don’t feel I’ve quite seen enough yet to be completely certain. I would genuinely appreciate hearing your thoughts. Thank you all.

I will see what the product is like later in production.

 

[AT-777]

I will see what the product is like later in production.

Thank you. That's how I'm feeling also.

 

[Rockin88]

Thank you. That's how I'm feeling also

 

[Brutus442]

Born in 1975, this is truly a special Kickstarter campaign for me. Boomboxes have always been a passion of mine, so the BB-777 immediately struck a chord. I’ve pledged, and I think the unit looks absolutely fantastic. It is exactly the kind of design and nostalgia I’ve been hoping for.

That said, I have to be honest and admit I do have quite a lot of cautious optimism. Being in Sydney, Australia, by the time shipping and other costs are included, a single unit + Carry Bag is likely around $1,100–$1,200, which is quite a significant investment for something we haven’t fully seen in action. Techmoan’s excellent review was helpful (and something I had been asking for via the Kickstarter comments), though the fact it was a pre-production unit does leave me wondering how the final product will truly perform.

My real concern is that while it may look incredible, it could fall short in sound, build, or overall finish, which would be quite disappointing. I’m not here to criticise at all, just sharing an honest feeling after reading through the comments here.

With the campaign ending soon, I’m now seriously considering cancelling my pledge, waiting for full reviews, and perhaps purchasing later with more confidence. I may end up paying more, but I would have greater certainty in the product. I’m simply putting this out there to see if others are feeling the same way, as I don’t feel I’ve quite seen enough yet to be completely certain. I would genuinely appreciate hearing your thoughts. Thank you all.

An entirely understandable position. This is not a small investment and if the final production model fails to meet expected targets, Bumpboxx will either have to make good on the promises or damage their reputation and future projects. NWT had issues with the launch M-90 (granted many do to covid related issues hampering chip production) but it left a bad taste in many backers mouths.
Don't rush if you don't feel confident. It's like cars...never buy the first years production until they've hashed out the major problems realized in actual use.

 

[AT-777]

An entirely understandable position. This is not a small investment and if the final production model fails to meet expected targets, Bumpboxx will either have to make good on the promises or damage their reputation and future projects. NWT had issues with the launch M-90 (granted many do to covid related issues hampering chip production) but it left a bad taste in many backers mouths.
Don't rush if you don't feel confident. It's like cars...never buy the first years production until they've hashed out the major problems realized in actual use.

Thank you, I really appreciate your perspective.
You’ve summed it up very well, especially around the risks of first-run production. That’s exactly where my hesitation lies. Your comparison to first-year releases is a great point and does give me a bit more confidence in taking a step back and thinking it through.
I’m certainly hopeful it turns out to be a fantastic product, as it’s something I’d genuinely love to own.
Thanks again for sharing your thoughts.

 

[dubout]

This Kickstarter will be the cheapest you will get this unit for a while. There might be first-run-problems but many have been sorted out already because bumpboxx listened. Also they are not new to building boomboxes, many issues NWT ran into are no news to them.

Also seeing many of the big names in the boombox collector community saying that ‚this is what they always wanted‘ gives me hope.

There will be details I would have wished were different like that it doesn‘t display the tracktitle from USB for example. But it’s the same with vintage boxes, I never had one that I found perfect.

This box has the potential to be the perfect box for me. That’s why I stay on the kickstarter. If I cancel now and want it later, I have to wait alot longer and pay double the price.

As long as it’s loud, sounds good and plays the media as advertised, for me it’s worth the kickstarter price.

 

[Reli]

With the $549 price for early backers, it was a no-brainer to me. Consider that thousands of people pay roughly the same amount for the JBL Boombox 4, which has no style whatsoever, and only plays bluetooth and usb-c. No cassette, no CD, no FM, no flash drive support. It's a joke.

 

[billyjoebob007]

Tomorrows D day, decisions decisions !

 

[squirrel]

I cancelled my pledge recently and there is time for anyone else that has doubts.
I became suspicious when inquiring about shipping because I am in a remote region. I was told amazon fulfillment would ship to my address which means the worst courier in the country. Then someone else expressed their concerns and they were told fedex/ups/dhl (probably the best three couriers in the world) would be delivering. I asked for clarification and was told "we also use Amazon fulfillment in many areas. But Amazon fulfillment uses these services in some areas as well" which didn't make any sense to me but I guessed it would be the dregs. Which exposed a clear pattern of behaviour; the company issuing verbal assurances without any real backing. In the intro video from the founder they claimed it was "audiophile" quality for the "purist". If the original wasn't when Sharp was on top of the golden age of these machines how could this one be? The tape heads (ahem) they claim were reverse engineered from a Sony head and parts were made in Vietnam (possibly Japan if memory serves) and the whole thing assembled in China. Sounds like quite an effort for a company that never made a cassette player before. But is it true? They sent out pre-production units to influencers and, whether spoken or not, the understanding was to not say anything at all negative and that's what they got. But apparently they sent a unit out on popular demand to Techmoan and he went off script and started reviewing it instead. He fed back to the supplier and I imagine they paniced and try to repair what they claimed has passed by FIFTY testers. That to mean seems like a very rounded and large number. How could FIFTY testers have missed all the basic errors Techmoan easily picked up with his unfussy hearing (he tested the unit with MP3's, bless him). He then read the emails to his viewers which they can't have been happy about because that is wasn't they were telling the backers, that EVERY SINGLE ISSUE HAD BEEN RESOLVED. But according to their email to Techmoan "with regard to the click I'm hearing as I jump between tracks on the CD... the operational noise present during CD seek and tracking functions remains as it is a characteristic of the current transport and optical mechanism architecture". Hardly from what Bumpboxx claimed after that video "be assured you are getting an amazing unit free of any and all issues". Also "99% of people are going to fall in love with this unit". They blamed the backers for that review (an assessment according to him as it was so incomplete), three times and were sore about the experience. But there were no complaints from them over the pre-production unit they sent to Flossey Carter who posted a "review" three weeks earlier, I'm sure because he didn't have a single negative thing to say.
They also claimed it was in the hands of a grammy award winning producer and they were "blown away" by the sound. Then there were two but they still remain unnamed. One promotional video features Taboo, 6X grammy winner according to the title, member of the Blacked Eyed Peas' whom, according to Wiki is an "American rapper, musician and actor". No mention of producer so who are these impressed class leading producers that approve and why are they anonymous?
I am now questioning ALL the claims that cannot be verified. Backers are also kicking up a fuss, they want to see videos before they pledge their cash and they were promised that they would, but after several days it's now claimed videos will only be available after the financial deadline when cards are charged. They will allow anyone who cancelled to re-pledge for two weeks, though.
It would make a decent bluetooth speaker at $650 but I find it hard to hand over almost $2,000 to a company that hasn't been honest.
Their product quality nor style look stellar either, they're really imitating Japanese engineering (in the case of the heads) and styling, but what's under the hood?
Just a heads up if anyone is sitting on the fence with this.

 

[IDLookout]

Hey if anyone here is going to cancel their Silver BB-777 Founder's Edition, send me a DM when you plan on doing it, so i can switch from my current Black Founder's to that Silver before someone else grabs it....

I really like the Black, but have been reloading the Kickstarter screen now and then to see if a Silver drops.

The Red Founder's seems to be the most dropped/added, Black is now and then, and Silver is (maybe) about twice a day lol.

p.s. - They've answered all of the questions on the Kickstarter, posted links to 2 videos about the CD player and display, and said they plan on making some more since they are currently in the factory.

 

[Eddy]

It took a long time but heck , someone is selling air on epay and someone paid 2500 $ for that

https://www.ebay.com/itm/178111751114?itmmeta=01KRCV8ZBAJ2ZCCERQWNPVT6HP&hash=item297849a3ca:g:Yz8AAeSwOhNp-80m&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA4DKQclQvzFwZQpmMrsO4Luq4%2F2vqkF5B4jT3da%2Bd1Lkj046YTIro9LNCfgT8ZIF4eCbCzUIwCk8Rvxi%2BhUs1dGk3n3d%2B%2Bp4MjOY0vdWHyS4EFPNxilxb5%2BU2teMMb5vFxcQMuDl6AMELdbof%2BJkvPEbY06xc4VQagADQLEO%2FYdgQF9%2FF3vVcpeY551XEkvP22YwBpY5PKhGKcFAiUZ%2FDOrbTviHNR26tvylHOLF8yV79%2F0%2Falw3iLUc%2FjY%2BN0jIE7VbPRKlO0foxxG7QRPtOxbUCA0Hf5Rvv%2FVIrQ37FpT0F%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-D1o5vDZw

I'm gonna keep my trap shut

 

[IDLookout]

That's absolute Insanity to pay $2500 for that.

 

[Eddy]

That's absolute Insanity to pay $2500 for that.

Will the buyer get what he paid for? 95 % feedback seller???????????

 

[squirrel]

It took a long time but heck , someone is selling air on epay and someone paid 2500 $ for that

https://www.ebay.com/itm/178111751114?itmmeta=01KRCV8ZBAJ2ZCCERQWNPVT6HP&hash=item297849a3ca:g:Yz8AAeSwOhNp-80m&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA4DKQclQvzFwZQpmMrsO4Luq4%2F2vqkF5B4jT3da%2Bd1Lkj046YTIro9LNCfgT8ZIF4eCbCzUIwCk8Rvxi%2BhUs1dGk3n3d%2B%2Bp4MjOY0vdWHyS4EFPNxilxb5%2BU2teMMb5vFxcQMuDl6AMELdbof%2BJkvPEbY06xc4VQagADQLEO%2FYdgQF9%2FF3vVcpeY551XEkvP22YwBpY5PKhGKcFAiUZ%2FDOrbTviHNR26tvylHOLF8yV79%2F0%2Falw3iLUc%2FjY%2BN0jIE7VbPRKlO0foxxG7QRPtOxbUCA0Hf5Rvv%2FVIrQ37FpT0F%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-D1o5vDZw

I'm gonna keep my trap shut

Could've got a Sharp GF-777 for that!

 

[Reli]

I am now questioning ALL the claims that cannot be verified. Backers are also kicking up a fuss, they want to see videos before they pledge their cash and they were promised that they would, but after several days it's now claimed videos will only be available after the financial deadline when cards are charged. They will allow anyone who cancelled to re-pledge for two weeks, though.

What kind of videos are they wanting? Myself and others have already made videos of the sound. For hiphop and electronic music it will blow most people away. More bass (and deeper bass) than any other "retro style" boombox thus far. Is it good with classic rock or jazz or classical? I don't know, I didn't test those forms of music. But even if it isn't, I'll still be happy. Who uses one device for all their audio needs?

As for the issues related to the CD player, I agree it's concerning that it skips the first half second of songs. Hopefully they will fix that. But as for the mechanical noise? That's a cost issue, not a quality control one. Generic mechanisms make noise. Could they have found a better mech that still fit the box? Maybe, but you can bet it would have cost more. At this price point and volume, we're just going to have to accept the idiosyncrasies that come with off-the-shelf parts. Same with the tape deck.

I'd also like to point out that even big brands like JBL and Harman Kardon have known issues with background noise and premature Bluetooth muting in their boomboxes.

It would make a decent bluetooth speaker at $650 but I find it hard to hand over almost $2,000 to a company that hasn't been honest.

What country are you in? Here in the US the basic unit without any options costs $669 US dollars, not $2,000