Did you buy a boombox brand new back in the 70s/80s?
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petergriffin
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The options you have don't apply to me. I did buy one in the early 80's. But didn't sell it. I gave it away. A JVC RCM-90. But I found one 3 years ago for 50 bucks 
Old skewl
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Bought a Aiwa CA-70 new in the 80's with my lawn mowing money.(I think I was about 13 or 14) Used the heck out of it. Sweet sounding box!! Tape deck quit working and started making wierd noises. Made a motor running noise anytime it was plugged in?!?! Cosmetically was getting a little beat. I think I eventially pitched it.
My grandfather loved mine so much he bought one too. Just realized over the holidays he still had his. Been sitting on a shelf in the furnace room. I know the tape deck quit working and I noticed the left woofer surround is gone. Gonna try to bring it back to life if I can next time I see him.
Oh the memories!
My grandfather loved mine so much he bought one too. Just realized over the holidays he still had his. Been sitting on a shelf in the furnace room. I know the tape deck quit working and I noticed the left woofer surround is gone. Gonna try to bring it back to life if I can next time I see him.
Oh the memories!
skippy1969
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Yes I got my Sanyo M9902-2 for Christmas 1982. :santa:
I still have it.......
I also bought a Sanyo M9500 K from my friend back then.
That one got broken,but I was lucky to find another one thanks to member "Doity" on the S2go site.
I also had a couple of GE's I bought back then too,but I don't have those anymore.
I still have it.......
I also bought a Sanyo M9500 K from my friend back then.
That one got broken,but I was lucky to find another one thanks to member "Doity" on the S2go site.
I also had a couple of GE's I bought back then too,but I don't have those anymore.
shane higgins
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Yea 2 but they disappeared
Young people sell sell sell ebay ebay ebay
Remember young man we didnt have the shiaty throw
Away world of shiatty manufacturers
You bought a boombox and it lasted 10 years
Not ebay it 10 months later
Old we are
Young people sell sell sell ebay ebay ebay
Remember young man we didnt have the shiaty throw
Away world of shiatty manufacturers
You bought a boombox and it lasted 10 years
Not ebay it 10 months later
Old we are
hemiguy2006
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Got a Rising SRC 2015 when new in the mid 80's.
It got destroyed in a mugging that nearly left me for dead.
Thirty plus years later I own one again, plus a few others.
I have acquired some other boxes throughout the 3 or so years of collecting
That I would have liked to own back then as well.
It got destroyed in a mugging that nearly left me for dead.
Thirty plus years later I own one again, plus a few others.
I have acquired some other boxes throughout the 3 or so years of collecting
That I would have liked to own back then as well.
What, no category for stupidly throwing it in the trash after you beat the snot out of it? (loved it to death, I mean) 
baddboybill
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woodnbox
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It was 1985 I was 16.
I bought a brand new Philips D8644 from a mates brov in law. Cost me £140 - they where retailing at £200+ back then.
Because I was a friend of the family He let me pay him back £15 a week.
I was a big loud 3 piecer which at about 2ft+ in length & heavy [without the D Cells] wasn't excactly portable
So it lived in my room for about the next 10yrs - I can still hear Dad yelling to TURN IT DOWN!!!
Anyway, it died sometime in the early 90s & I ended up throwing it in a skip when we were having a clearout
Regretted it at the time & ever since :'-( Still on the hunt for one. They just don't turn up in the UK.
Why didn't I fix it?? God knows
Oh & get this - My job at the time......... Electronics Repair Engineer
I bought a brand new Philips D8644 from a mates brov in law. Cost me £140 - they where retailing at £200+ back then.
Because I was a friend of the family He let me pay him back £15 a week.
I was a big loud 3 piecer which at about 2ft+ in length & heavy [without the D Cells] wasn't excactly portable
So it lived in my room for about the next 10yrs - I can still hear Dad yelling to TURN IT DOWN!!!
Anyway, it died sometime in the early 90s & I ended up throwing it in a skip when we were having a clearout
Regretted it at the time & ever since :'-( Still on the hunt for one. They just don't turn up in the UK.
Why didn't I fix it?? God knows
Oh & get this - My job at the time......... Electronics Repair Engineer
The Box of Boom
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Boom Shaka Laka
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woodnbox said:It was 1985 I was 16.
I bought a brand new Philips D8644 from a mates brov in law. Cost me £140 - they where retailing at £200+ back then.
Because I was a friend of the family He let me pay him back £15 a week.
I was a big loud 3 piecer which at about 2ft+ in length & heavy [without the D Cells] wasn't excactly portable
So it lived in my room for about the next 10yrs - I can still hear Dad yelling to TURN IT DOWN!!!
Anyway, it died sometime in the early 90s & I ended up throwing it in a skip when we were having a clearout
Regretted it at the time & ever since :'-( Still on the hunt for one. They just don't turn up in the UK.
Why didn't I fix it?? God knows
Oh & get this - My job at the time......... Electronics Repair Engineer
As you know, i have 2 spare bodys left, to make a good one.
But you would need the speakers....
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