r/boomboxes

Interesting pickup this week. I wasn't familiar with the model but the Silver version seems well received. Unbelievable tuning options, almost comical. Needs belts and the grills touched up (a bit of rust). This thing is huge and easily equals the size of my JVC M90C but is still dwarfed by the Clairtone 7980. Sounds very nice on the tuner. Best $80 I've spent in a while.

The radio works, the cassette part doesn’t I’m guessing it’s the belt thats wore out or it’s cracked. Got it untested.

Picked this up today along with some other vintage audio equipment (I've been into LPs and vintage receivers for a bit), never heard of lasonic heck, never owned a cassette (borrowed one from a neighbor). It seems like it's in perfect condition both cosmeticly and in function. Anything I should know about it, the brand and how to keep it in the best condition possible? Not that it makes much difference to the topic but I paid a whole 10 bucks for this thing so I'm stoked it works even if it's not the greatest box.

P.S the fact that the speakers break off for "surround sound" is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. 80's teens had it made

Thanks for the info, looking forward to learning more about this awesome area of audio

Found at a flee market. Sounds amazing but Needs maintenance. Will need an rf encoder for gaming 😀

Everything works except sound comes out low at full volume . Im hoping it’s an easy fix . Are these worth restoration ?

Hello! I am looking for some advice about the feasibility of my scheme. I have this beautiful Toshiba Sugar boombox, but as it's a Japanese domestic product the radio only picks up FM radio between 76 - 90 Mhz. When researching this I found out that this is a common problem in car stereos and you can buy cheap converters, e.g. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/318177171232 . Since these are designed for a 12V car setup I was planning to get one of these and also a small 9v -12v step-up ( https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174123815317 ) . I am fine with the soldering etc. but just wanted to check if i'm missing something.. do I need to worry about interference and placement of the components? There's not a lot of room in there!

Thanks in advance!

The radio and everything is working fine