Best Sounding Boxes and why? [GF 9000 Question included]

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Kestasme

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Yo there. I've been wondering about which boxes sound the best. So far i heard that the JVC M90 is the bigboy in sound quality, and that the Crown 980 CSC along with the M70 is in the same league. Is that true? or are there any more boxes that could match those 3?


Side question: The Sharp GF 9000, people say it sounds bad. Why is that? It has the power 7.5W per channel (Same as an M70) , it has 8" Woofers coupled with 5.5" Tweeters, and ofc those grills and Vu metter :afro: . So i really dont see how the box could sound bad? :choco:
 
bklyn sound

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dont really know about the gf 9000...i never heard one .....but I can tell you about the m70 and the m 90 either one you can't go wrong i love them both ..the m 70 is smaller but dont let the size fool you it has great high's it really clean sounding...best part is you can put a strap on it and basicly take it anywhere you would like to go...it also is very light on the batterys ...great choice either way :breakdance: :breakdance:
 
Fatdog

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bklyn sound said:
..the m70... also is very light on the batterys ...great choice either way :breakdance: :breakdance:
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I agree. Batteries in the M70 seem to last forever with normal listening.
 
MONOLITHIC

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Toshiba BomBeat RT-S90: not as loud and doesn't sound as dynamic as the M90 but has deeper bass...
[youtube]a_yvmK1yU68[/youtube]
I'd say it's the 2nd best sounding 1-piece classic box ever made.
 
Reli

Reli

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Kestasme said:
Yo there. I've been wondering about which boxes sound the best. So far i heard that the JVC M90 is the bigboy in sound quality, and that the Crown 980 CSC along with the M70 is in the same league. Is that true? or are there any more boxes that could match those 3?


Side question: The Sharp GF 9000, people say it sounds bad. Why is that? It has the power 7.5W per channel (Same as an M70) , it has 8" Woofers coupled with 5.5" Tweeters, and ofc those grills and Vu metter :afro: . So i really dont see how the box could sound bad? :choco:
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Just because a box has watts, doesn't mean it was designed right. The speakers could suck, the crossovers could suck, the amps could suck, and the box's internal acoustics could suck.

And by the way, most of the time, watts claims are total BS anyway. Each company has different ways of measuring them.

The best-sounding boxes, if you are talking about vintage 80's 1-piece boxes, are the M90, MX920, RX5350, and CS-880. I've heard people say that the Crown 970 and the Toshiba S90 are in the same league, but I've never heard those boxes.

The Crown CSC-980 you mentioned is a very good sounding box (better than a GF9000), but it's not in the same league as the ones listed above. I have one, and I would say that it's in the same league as my GF-9696 (but with a little more bass).

Further down the size scale, you have some smaller boxes that still sound great: Aiwa TPR-950, Telefunken CR8200, and Panasonic RX5250. In fact I would say that all of those sound better than a GF9000, even though they're smaller. :lol:
 
Kestasme

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Hmm i have actually been planning to find me 1 of those S90's.
Well i am having high hopes for that GF 9000, specifically for its Bass output.
 
Gluecifer

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Check out my GF-535/9000 review if you're interested.

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Add the Sanyo BigBen to the best sounding list too.



Rock On.
 
Kestasme

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First of, you have a badass accent. Secondly the words Line In in your review made 1 of my problems solve, because most of my boxes have only phono in which doesnt play any connected devices. The review aside, what is your honest opinion of the sound of this box? In the videos i have seen it doesnt differ much from my M70 in sound, heck i have never been a sound hog because even a Panasonic RX CW-31L with only 2 4.8" woofers and no tweeters sounds good to me ^^. Would the GF 9000 have enough bass power to play D&B,Electro,Trance,Jazz,Classic,House at high volumes?

EDIT: so far the top sounding box list that i amased is: JVC M90, Aiwa 880?, Toshiba S90, Conion C-100F, Sanyo Big Ben.
 
stormsven

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A lot are saying that GF 9000 have a bad sound. No idea why, but my was sounding not bad at all. All this "sound" thing is pretty subjective. It depends of the kind of music too. Some boomers tend to sound different with the styles of music put to them. Some people prefer hifi sound, some (like me) more PA sound.Some love tumping tide bass,some soft ,deep bass. And the speakers are not all. the dynamic of the amps is important IMO too. Lot of the 3 piecers are kickin any one piecer. It is long , long and subjective. For that reason we collect and have lot of them. And we love em all :-P . When you have many boomers, get a good FM transmitter< put all boomers in one wall. Switch em all together. The sound is really dope. All those playing in stereo mode , and at the same time no way to hear proper stereo,because of the displacement of boomers.....It is something that can't be heard everywhere. It is strange. Strange but really cool. And i love this sound more than my 4 active massive pa speakers :thumbsup:
 
Kestasme

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Exactly, i really dont think any box sounds bad, some people preffer different sounds, like some think alot of highs is great sound quality, some think(like me) that a box has to be very punchy and have decent(not alot) of mids/highs.
EDIT: The boxes i currently have are Sanyo M-W25F, Sharp GF-7(the small 1), JVC M70, Panasonic RX CW-31L, Crown 980CSC and a sharp GF 9000 currently being fixed by a friend. Out of all of them i'd say the Crown 980CSC has the Deep bass, The M70 has the punch and the Sanyo has overall clean sound. Now i have to wait for the GF 9000, which i think will be the best bass box out of all 6.
 
Gluecifer

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If it's got white woofers it won't sound as good as the models with black speakers.

However, replacing the speakers with modern ones will give this radio the power you're after.
It's a big box and has a powerful amp, but the stock white speakers are the weak link, replace
them and you'll be very happy.

On this note, one should never expect portable audio produced in the early 80s to have what is considered
'good' bass reponse by modern criteria. These weren't made to play bass heavy music, the rubbish that comes
out these days with the bass-for-bass sake style production was unheard of back then and expecting anything other than
this from the highest end flagship models from the leading manufacturers is opening yourself up to a world of disappointment.
And these models are by far the exceptions and not the rule for boombox sound performance.

Just so you new collectors know what to expect.



Rock On.
 
Kestasme

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Yah, i have read several topics conserning White vs Black woofers. Most of the time people come to this conclusion: White woofers look better and sound pretty much the same, however the black woofers allow for more cone movement therefore increasing the amount of Low or Deep bass it can produce. I dont really listen to music like LIl Wayne or smnth that is supposedly made for systems with subwoofers, no i listen to punchy bass music that actually makes these Woofers shine.
 
retrohead

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ive had two gf 9000's and one was significantly better sounding than the other-ill go as far as saying it actually sounded very nice,and the bass was fairly warm,not masses of it,there was still a bit of a bias towards treble but hell-who can ignore those awesome looks?and just for the record the best sounding box?its the jvc m70 :breakdance:
 
BoomBoomBlaster

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:agree: with Reli

Top midsize box soundwise is the AIWA TPR 950/955 unbeaten master of it's size. It has a superduper Tapedeck and sounds warm with nice deep bass.
 
Reli

Reli

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BoomBoomBlaster said:
:agree: with Reli

Top midsize box soundwise is the AIWA TPR 950/955 unbeaten master of it's size. It has a superduper Tapedeck and sounds warm with nice deep bass.
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Agreed, so far it's been the best sounding midsize I've owned. It's not one of the loudest, but the warmth and clarity is amazing for such an old (1978-79) radio. And its Wide setting is one of the best.

The Telefunken CR8200 (aka Universum Super Sound 16000) is just as nice.....But its styling is rather boring.
 
Kestasme

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Hmm, dont wanna spam with more threads so ill just ask here. Does the Ring size have anything to do with bass output? I mean the White ring in the middle of the cone. As i understand the magnet hits(or the other way around) the ring to create a beat.So generally bigger ring = bigger beat? ( and ofc more wattage = more beat).
 
stormsven

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More air moved without a resonance = better bass sound. But is not so easy. It depends from a lot of factors. And one of the most important in our passion is the condition of all electronic components and the material of the speakers on those old warriors..... So all is so subjective here.... And IMHO some boomers/parts tend to survive the years better than others. And thats the reason some are saying that some are way to good. but recapping, refoaming, change of speakers can make some miracles to some boomers. All this "sound" theme is way too subjective for me...All old boomers are just splendid in own way. So get as much as you can in your own way and enjoy them :dj-party: . Your own joy from your boomers is most important.
And how i love to say - Its the music, not the Dj.
 
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