rare gorgeous design // sounds like shitte ?
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Lasonic TRC-920
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OK, it sounds like what you're talking about are systems built before BIG BASS dominated the scene. I have some classic Toshiba's that sound real nice, but no bass at all and it you push them in the bass department, they break up real easy.Superduper said:
IMHO this 8600 is one of the prettiest radio's out there.
It's not always about BASS you know!
Never owned any Hitachi's. Tried to buy a few Perdisco's in Japan, but could never win the auction.Reli said:
Hisrudeness
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You are right Chris, not everyone listened to rap on our radios. I was listening to Maiden, Metallica, Crüe, Van Halen, Anthrax and so on so the sounds of my Hitachi TRK 8190 were spot on to what I was listening to. Even today it sounds good for an everyday machine to listen to the radio for background noise or crank up the occasional metal song! And the Hitachi always have the classic look in my opinion.
caution
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Amen brother. I really miss "the look." The attention to the smallest bevel, boss, bend and detent.Lasonic TRC-920 said:
In an alternate universe I am in a warehouse with a 3D printer, SolidWorks, an injection molding machine, a chrome plating line, a paint booth, a metal trim stamping room and a board assembly and wiring station.
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Oh Yeah! These reproduce the fuzz of an electric guitar perfectly! Countless hours pumping metal for sure!Okelly said:
If your hiring I'll send over my resumecaution said:
The original post asked if the 8600 normally sounds like the example shown in the video. Somehow then, the original intent of the question has degraded to a perception of this model being a crappy sounding boombox. I've always said that it is a mistake to categorically blanket declare any model based on one example. While it is true that this model is a bit on the brassy side, still it is not at all like it has absolutely no bass. In fact, many years ago, it was widely accepted that Sharps in general sounded very...... sharp (brassy). Suddenly, folks have started making statements that the GF-9696 is a bass monster. No one I know is unhappy to any appreciable degree with the Sharp GF line up. Also, the JVC M-70 is also not known for deep bass when in low volume mode. The reason is that this model does not have a loudness button, which refers to bass-compensation circuitry. The reason it is needed is not because bass is actually any less when in low volume, it is in how our ears perceive bass. Thus, the inclusion of loudness buttons to shape the sound (distort) in order to compensate for the human ears lack of sensitivity to bass frequencies in low SPL's.
This model is one of the better sounding one-piece hitachi boomboxes. It is not at all a crappy sounding boombox and I don't think you'll find any owners wanting to chuck or cull these from their collection due to poor sound. It sounds very much like many of the other one piece Hitachi's, if anything better sounding and more powerful, than the 80xx, 81xx, 82xx series boxes. So before coming to any conclusions about this model, I suggest that one should instead rely on experience. The TRK-8600 is a decent quality boombox with the same primary output amp setup as the GF-777 which are common to many other boombox models of the era.
This model is one of the better sounding one-piece hitachi boomboxes. It is not at all a crappy sounding boombox and I don't think you'll find any owners wanting to chuck or cull these from their collection due to poor sound. It sounds very much like many of the other one piece Hitachi's, if anything better sounding and more powerful, than the 80xx, 81xx, 82xx series boxes. So before coming to any conclusions about this model, I suggest that one should instead rely on experience. The TRK-8600 is a decent quality boombox with the same primary output amp setup as the GF-777 which are common to many other boombox models of the era.
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Norm, you own one of those blue models, and played it for me at your storage unit. I remember it being pretty nice sounding. Kind of like an Aiwa TPR maybe.
Even my 8180 is very nice sounding. Even Melly said so when he heard it.
By the way, I can think of many radios with less bass. Like an RX-5150, RX-5500, JVC RC-636, GE 3-5286A, etc.
Not every radio has Lasonic-style bass. Those that do usually don't produce good mids.
Even my 8180 is very nice sounding. Even Melly said so when he heard it.
By the way, I can think of many radios with less bass. Like an RX-5150, RX-5500, JVC RC-636, GE 3-5286A, etc.
Not every radio has Lasonic-style bass. Those that do usually don't produce good mids.
Hisrudeness
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I agree. I've no issues with the way these sound. They're also bigger, heavier and stronger than they appear on photo's.
For me the styling is spot on.
Norm you have a blue one? Oh Lawd!
For me the styling is spot on.
Norm you have a blue one? Oh Lawd!
No, I have the red one. Wish I also had a blue one. Also wish I had the chocolate US version with the led meters (8610).
BoomboxLover48
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BoomboxLover48
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Proud Collectors of this brand of Hitachi beautiful boomboxes like poor me are so much ....really hurt ....by your post....\\redbenjoe said:
You are a PRO....
How could you do this Ira?
You hurt my long feeeelers.............feeeeeelings...
Northerner
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I have the bottom version and I think it's a real beauty...but then I see the top version and that's even better looking!BoomboxLover48 said:
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