I like them big and flashy but with sound quality....I really dig the ones from the break dance era as they remind me of a much simpler time. I was a little young to partake but very much old enough for it to be relevant and very impressionable. My brother (4 years older born in 72) and I spent a lot of time in the city (Philly) and in dance clubs as well as skating rinks. We would get our weekly allowance and head straight to the city to hit local record shops in search of the latest club and hip hop tracks...music junkies if you will
Being in the record shops a lot put the boombox culture was front and center...tons of street side DJ's for retail promotions and night club advertising as well as street performers and corner dance crews.
I was more influenced by this than even my older brother ? Don't know why ? He loves this stuff and enjoys checking it out when he's over but doesn't participate in the collecting side of things. Having a cool boombox now is a part of life that I missed out on at an earlier stage....don't get me wrong I would of did anything to have one as a child but my parents both worked full time just to make ends meet so asking for a REAL box back then was a little selfish and unreasonable. I had a couple small boxes and so did my brother but I wanted a dream box like everyone else here IE: GF777, C-100F, M-90, blah blah blah Now that I have the opportunity to own a few of these classic treasures I sort of buy all the ones I lusted over as a kid
Fortunately my family gets it and enjoys it just the same...we often crank up the Conion and listen to old school vinyl as we enjoy a sit down dinner or game night. It's also not out the ordinary to make room in the car on family holiday for a Boombox to tag along
they are a big part of our life LOL so are the Records
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But GF-777s are pretty expensive in China even without shipping 
