I needed to share this unique mono made from Crown which i found today in a fully working condition. I am sure a lot of you will find it ugly and i can understand that this little fella is not everybodys cup of tea but for me from the moment i saw it i had to have it. Its the mono Crown CRC-464. Pretty good for a mono of this size and has an auxiliary in what more can you ask from a mono? You can take it with youpretty much anywhere which is so handy. After all this is what S2GO motto stands for eh? Only this time its Mono2Go !
What a beautiful VU meter, this box is full of surprises. When I was a kid I used to think that Crown was somehow a "cheap" brand. Yet this is a relative category; I have seen Crowns from the 1970s that are built like tanks and ooze quality everywhere. The CRC-464 is in solid state, so to speak. Also, it looks very original to my eyes. I love the red & blue keys, which together with the red & green meter & the red & yellow radio scale create a little peace rainbow. What else should we ask of a boombox2go, either mono or stereo, I wonder?
It looks great and great condition ! A few like this now and then and happiness is not that difficult to achieve.
Not ugly at all! Very nice and interesting Mono machine from 70s, with nonstandard layout design - do like such types! Thank you for sharing, man!
The styling is just started to go away from the 1970s "Military Style" Given the craze for G shock watches I am surprised that hasn't come round again I wonder if there was a tape only equivalent. To me it looks as if the designer took a mono tape recorder and stuck a Tuner on the side. Interesting though.
@Northerner and @T-ster your comments about the angled VU vertical tuner and the quirkiness and @samovar your comment about the colours were exactly my thoughts when i first saw it out there !! The non standard layout design @Mystic Traveller was what caught my attention. I must say that the ''waffle'' style speaker grill adds to its appeal . Plus as @sotza said it is in great condition which is always welcomed . @Radio Raheem I still cant believe that people throw away as garbage such little diamonds thats why i am uncurable. This one has such a nice sound and the aux in that it beats me to see those being treated as trash. I must save at least those that worth it. @Longman your observation that looks like the designer stucked a tuner at the tape recorder is not far from the truth! Thanks all of you guys for your warm comments. I needed to save this Solid State Crown
Deech i wish i had a 7 bedroom house, id save most boomers lad....you must have a fair few hundred boomboxes now my friend i bought these deech to play about with, yes im as bad as you, i need more speakers like a hole in the head but i couldn't resist my friend, these are what id call entery level speakers but i love the looks http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sony-APM-...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649
