Sharp wf939 clone

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systemaddict

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The other day I received my first ever NIB boombox ever, it's no grail but it can thump really hard with great sound :yes: it's a clone of the sharp wf939, model Maxim MX939. I'm guessing made somewhere round 86/87. There's a good number of these floating round on epay UK that was supposedly found in a warehouse somewhere. It's not quiet the quality of the sharp but not far off, for £65 inc postage I had to have one. I am really surprised at the excellent sound quality and loudness of this beast. I had a couple of unopened Memorex DBS C60 cassettes that compliment this box really well with the colours too.

I would recommend this box too anyone it really is a big surprise and even has real tweeters that are crisp as hell. Here are a few rushed pics I took, not the best quality but you can see it's a brand spanker.....enjoy :thumbsup:
 

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goodman

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I saw last week on ebay UK.
This is good price for new boombox.
Looks very good. Congrats!!! :thumbsup:

PS: Is there LINE IN or Mic Mixing to connect portable player??? ;-)
 
systemaddict

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goodman said:
I saw last week on ebay UK.
This is good price for new boombox.
Looks very good. Congrats!!! :thumbsup:

PS: Is there LINE IN or Mic Mixing to connect portable player??? ;-)
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Yeah it's surprisingly very good :yes: there is no true line in it's phono in, but I just use a converter and it sounds bang on :thumbsup:
 
SLO

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Oh man I'm a sucker for a "NIB" :yes: Very cool, and congrats on your 1st. Isn't it nice to get a boombox that needs no repairs? :thumbsup: Just unbox and enjoy.
 
systemaddict

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SLO said:
Oh man I'm a sucker for a "NIB" :yes: Very cool, and congrats on your 1st. Isn't it nice to get a boombox that needs no repairs? :thumbsup: Just unbox and enjoy.
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Yeah it's an awesome feeling, the smell of the 80's gave me a buzz of nostalgia :-D cheers for the comment SLO :thumbsup:
 
retrohead

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great pics bro.theres one in my local cash generators for 49 quid but its out of my price range at the mo,and no room for it now as i got a sony fh7 at the weekend :-) glad it sounds good too,wish we could say exactly where these have come from as it would be cool to know :yes: congratulations on getting it my friend :yes:
 
retrohead

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cheers brother,and the more i read on your post the more convinced im starting to become :yes: theres one in a shop in the city.think its time for a green light situation :yes: put a deposit on it :thumbsup: how does the led meter look?
 
systemaddict

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retrohead said:
cheers brother,and the more i read on your post the more convinced im starting to become :yes: theres one in a shop in the city.think its time for a green light situation :yes: put a deposit on it :thumbsup: how does the led meter look?
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Lol I knew temptation would get a grip soon enough :lol: the led meter is peach bro, it's red and green and is in like a X stretched sideways shape, if you know what I mean. It's quiet a heavy box at around 9/10 kilos so no lightweigh, and it really does sound great with proper tweets for crisp highs and plenty of bass. It goes very loud too with virtually no distortion. For the price it's a must have mate, so that's my recommendation to you :thumbsup:
 
retrohead

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well ive got it bro,bought it yesrteday,mine was £49.99,still sealed in the box.and guess what?its still sealed in the box now :w00t: why you might say?because i dont want to open it :yes: im going to wait till the hype of this model dies down a bit and see if one turns up 'second hand' and a bit battered and just use that instead.just dont want to break the seal on it :-) i guess if one day temptation gets the better of me ill probably crack her open,but for now im determined to keep her factory fresh :thumbsup: and its thanks to you bro i finally decided to get me one :clap:
 
systemaddict

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retrohead said:
well ive got it bro,bought it yesrteday,mine was £49.99,still sealed in the box.and guess what?its still sealed in the box now :w00t: why you might say?because i dont want to open it :yes: im going to wait till the hype of this model dies down a bit and see if one turns up 'second hand' and a bit battered and just use that instead.just dont want to break the seal on it :-) i guess if one day temptation gets the better of me ill probably crack her open,but for now im determined to keep her factory fresh :thumbsup: and its thanks to you bro i finally decided to get me one :clap:
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Nice one mate glad you bagged one :thumbsup: I'll give it until morning and I bet it's opened lol haha :-D don't forget to give a verdict if you do :-)
 
JT Techno

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Hmmmm ... I'm a silver and chrome early 80's box collector at heart ... but tempted all the same ... how do they compare against other more well known makes and models? ... £49 seems worth a punt but I stall due to the look of these ... plus £49 could be used towards another more classic oldie ... I'll probably rain check ... but then ... that old collector's dilemma ;-)
 
systemaddict

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im_alan_partridge said:
Nice catch Lav, I was wondering about these myself :thumbsup:

Looks like Andys got one aswell, well done to you too mate :rock:
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Cheers Dave, they are defo worth the money no question mate :-)

JT Techno said:
Hmmmm ... I'm a silver and chrome early 80's box collector at heart ... but tempted all the same ... how do they compare against other more well known makes and models? ... £49 seems worth a punt but I stall due to the look of these ... plus £49 could be used towards another more classic oldie ... I'll probably rain check ... but then ... that old collector's dilemma ;-)
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I know what your saying here JT, but for the price for a NIB I just had to :-) besides I have a nice 83/84 classic box on the way too :yes: pics and info when it arrives. Back on topic, these sound really good mate and don't half bang, decent quality too for a later 80's box, much better quality than the big empty black boxes.
 
Mystic Traveller

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JT Techno said:
£49 seems worth a punt but I stall due to the look of these ... plus £49 could be used towards another more classic oldie ...
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Recently an authentic Sharp WF-939 NIB (even with old batteries included) surfaced here locally, they asked 1200$, was bought on the same day.
 
JT Techno

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...you are fuelling my addiction ...somebody call a medic ;-)

...although this is not quite as classy looking IMO as the Sharp original ...but for a mere fraction of the Sharp's current street price ...hmmm ...lol :-)
 
systemaddict

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Mystic Traveller said:
Recently an authentic Sharp WF-939 NIB (even with old batteries included) surfaced here locally, they asked 1200$, was bought on the same day.
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That's insane :yes:

JT Techno said:
...you are fuelling my addiction ...somebody call a medic ;-)

...although this is not quite as classy looking IMO as the Sharp original ...but for a mere fraction of the Sharp's current street price ...hmmm ...lol :-)
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Just grab one while there's some left, you know you wanna :-D
 
retrohead

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still not opened mine,its staying sealed up i think,have seen one in the flesh and out of the box (the shop had one out in the window)and it looks superb,but i wanted one that i could put away for the future,my plan now is to aquire another,preferably slightly used,unboxed etc for an even cheaper price that i can use and save the boxed one for posterity :yes:
 
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