Dreaming of a Panasonic RX-5230F that I had in 1980!

[BoomboxLover48]

My brother bought me a new Panasonic RX-5230F back in the early 80s.

It is such a rare box that I couldn't find one anywhere nowadays. Once it popped up on Ebay and was sold for $35, it broke my heart.

It had 18W output and sounded so nice. It is a dream to get one in mint condition.

Here is the one and the only picture I could find on the net.

 

[redbenjoe]

if we ever see one --royce has total dibs --- :judge: :judge:
it sure is a cool looking box

 

[BoomboxLover48]

if we ever see one --royce has total dibs --- :judge: :judge:
it sure is a cool looking box

Thank you Ira! I love that box a lot!

 

[ClaretBadger]

those grilles are DOPE

 

[baddboybill]

Yeah Royce she a beauty and if I ever see one I will let you know buddy

 

[BoomboxLover48]

Thanks Bill!

 

[devol-toni]

Yeah Royce she a beauty and if I ever see one I will let you know buddy

Me too

And here is some more pics for you to enjoyed, from my data base:

 

[BoomboxLover48]

Thank you devol-toni

That is it!

Mine had the red fonts 18Watts sticker also on the cassette door.

 

[Matrixambience]

Very cool looking Panasonic! Bet it sounded terrific!

 

[BoomboxLover48]

Very cool looking Panasonic! Bet it sounded terrific!

It sounded so good! Excellent clarity with decent bass. Power output of 18Watts.
Beautiful design with unique color combination. It has got a powerful radio.
I loved the band switch on the lower right side so tuning.

 

[Reli]

And here is some more pics for you to enjoyed, from my data base:

What database is this?

 

[floyd]

Thank you devol-toni

That is it!

Mine had the red fonts 18Watts sticker also on the cassette door.

beast! love the army tank like looks
sorta looks like the rx 5090 or 5100 those babies sound great , these panny /national smaller than mid sised boxes really lick ass and are loud for such small machines.

 

[BoomboxLover48]

Thank you devol-toni

That is it!

Mine had the red fonts 18Watts sticker also on the cassette door.

beast! love the army tank like looks
sorta looks like the rx 5090 or 5100 those babies sound great , these panny /national smaller than mid sised boxes really kick ass and are loud for such small machines.

This one is a LITTLE GIANT!

I loved those black grills with holes with a plastic mesh inside and you really feel the air column movement through them.

 

[devol-toni]

And here is some more pics for you to enjoyed, from my data base:

What database is this?

I'm Nat/Pan fun, so I have my own data base of matsushita's boombox models which I found on the net over the years.

 

[OmegaAC]

also like to have one of these

 

[The Box of Boom]

scored one of these today

 

[jimmyjimmy19702010]

scored one of these today

Was it this one?
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/barrack- ... 013226853#

 

[The Box of Boom]

yep

 

[The Box of Boom]

it was that one ... but I am a good negotiator ... seeing as its dead and all

 

[BoomboxLover48]

it was that one ... but I am a good negotiator ... seeing as its dead and all

Wow! That is awesome!