The Newest "Sledgehammer" In Tha' BASSment

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oldskool69

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I should say "THE" sledgehammer. You would be hard pressed to touch it. It will eat an FH-5, make an FH-7 cry, send my 'Funken Studio 1 scrambling, the ISP sliding, the Denon dragging, and the Pioneer peeing. So many others shuttering windows. And yes RimTim...There isn't a JVC in existence that can "handle it" including the M90 and PC-5/PC-55. :-D :lol:

You'd better bring your "A" game with this bad boy. No extra parts (like the FH-7) to run on batteries, it's built in.

You'd better have enough speaker built in. The 'Funken does not. The original square woofers could handle the juice. I've seen these in action overseas. (This one doesn't have em' and the owner junked them believing they couldn't be re-foamed.)

The soundstage in AMAZING!!! And it goes DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPP!!!!!

It even generates it's own weather system!!! Or air conditioning if you will. :lol:

So what is this unicorn of a boombox...

The mighty:

NATIONAL RX-XE520

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And yes, you read those speakers right: 165w

And yes, you read the power consumption right: Capital "TWO" Capital "FIVE" Capital "ZERO". That's 250 watts of power consumption!!!

YES!!! :thumbsup: :rock: :thumbsup: :rock: :thumbsup: :rock:
 
T-STER

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My god that is a beast! I have never seen one before but god damn that is sweet. Love the spectrum analyser and the backlit tuner :drool: :drool:
 
Timecop1987

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Nice!! A new 3-piece added to my wishlist.

What a Great Looker & performer (as you describe)!

Thanks for sharing.
 
MyOhMy

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Fark - this looks serious. I'd like to experience the eye-bulging, wind-rushing, ear-popping effects for myself. One of these has to be on many a wish list but how rare are these? Were they shipped world wide?
 
deech

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Its looks are sweet.
Its performance according to specs and your experience are overwhelming.
Now i d love one of those too. :-D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g93mz_eZ5N4
 
Fatdog

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I was lucky enough to witness this beast in person when the Fredster came to visit. There are no non-obscene words to really describe the sound and power it has, but you could totally use "holy ****", "holy ****", and even "holy ****ing ****". :lol: :lol:

For me, the soundstage of the JVC PC-5 was slightly better - sort of like the difference between a 5.1 surround system versus a 7.1 system.

Freddie forgot to mention the weight. Easily 40 pounds / 18 kilos. You will definitely not be walking down the street to the hardcore beat with this beauty.
 
floyd

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That's a nasty one for sure .
I've seen this model before but only about twice in 20 years.
 
Cpl-Chronic

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WOW!! Would love to hear a comparison with my modded RX-A5 with 8 woofers....15w per channel but very, VERY efficient & lots of bottom end too....

Nice score...I diefinitely would love 1 of my own to experience...
 
ford93

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First time for me seeing this National. :cool:

I think the replacement speakers gives it a better look and better sound.

BTW congrats and where did you find this rare bird Fred?
 
oldskool69

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ford93 said:
First time for me seeing this National. :cool:

I think the replacement speakers gives it a better look and better sound.

BTW congrats and where did you find this rare bird Fred?
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Saw it on the 'Bay. Tried to get original speakers from the seller but he tossed 'em. Saw them as unrepairable because of the square foam requirements.
 
oldskool69

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Today's Tom Sawyer said:
Very nice. I love the number of EQ bands!
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Thanks! I hope to get the RX-XE-550/570 which has the digital tuner, vacuum fluorescent display, and 10 band eq.
 
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