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philips D8444

oldschoolfool - 2011-06-18 03:56

my very first box.used ,then abused.cant even remember what happened to it in the end!

looking to find another in good working order,or at least so i can play an ipod through it.

just in case you want a pic of it,heres a link,http://www.stereo80s.com/bbx.cfm?id=995

can anybody help

 

cheers

dave

lav.loo - 2011-06-18 09:48

not sure where you are OSF but there,s one on ebay uk right now.

subbo - 2011-06-18 11:10

just been on fleabay superflyguy, theres a sharp 575e on auction its £41.00 bar at the mo what do you reckon it wud go for?? i have my eye on it

lav.loo - 2011-06-18 11:15

it,s hard to say phil,it all depends on the day, maybe about a ton, but i could be way out, it could go a lot less or abit more

subbo - 2011-06-18 11:19

no worries, ile keep my blinkers on it its got a day to run

lav.loo - 2011-06-18 11:21

are you after it? sorry for going off topic here OSF

subbo - 2011-06-18 11:57

yeah depends how much it goes for what wud you stop at??

lav.loo - 2011-06-18 11:59

iv,e not checked it yet phil but would defo pay a ton if it,s in good order, it,s a real nice box

oldschoolfool - 2011-06-18 14:58

Originally Posted by SUPERFLYGUY:

not sure where you are OSF but there,s one on ebay uk right now.

top stuff SFG.just seen it.many thanks for the heads up.

whats the top line for this do you think??

oldschoolfool - 2011-06-18 15:05

haha.winning bidder at the mo.

my dad bought me this back in 85.used to take it to school on the front of my burner where the art teacher,(old school hippy)used to let me and my mate(oldschoolers)play it.bang out the hip hop for recreational purposes ,good times.

i hope i'll bag it.

peace 

ghettoman - 2011-06-18 15:23

You did'nt go to a school in manchester did you mate ? i used to take my sharp to school with me,and a guy used to have a D8444,we used to have music battles n stuff just to get on the teachers nerves,one day we were outside at dinner time,and it started lashing it down with rain,i ran under cover with my box,but he and a few others stayed outside,his 8444 got soaked,the speakers got soaked,i remember him wrenching the speaker grill off,he left it off aswell,it ended up wrecked,but we were only kids back then,we all did crazy stuff back then..i actually knew another guy who had a GF9000 that he got for chritsmas,i was going out with his sister and saw it in his bedroom,it was mint brand new,he never ever took it outside,it just sat on a table next to his bed..one day he got his sisters boyfriend to spray it all different colours,he sprayed over the text aswell,i almost died when i saw it,it looked rubbish,totally ruined !!

oldschoolfool - 2011-06-18 15:34

haha,just read what happened to the 9000.i was going to do the same to the speaker grills to the philips.didnt bother in the end cos i thought i'd ruin it.ended up ruining it any way!twat!

nah,im from plymouth.the art teacher was sound.she just let me carry on with it.i do remember playing cool j's album on it .lol.good times

oldschoolfool - 2011-06-21 13:12

hey,guess what??its mine!

£70.a bit rich maybe?,thought i was shill bidded against though.another bidder was against me and matched mine at the end.always find that abit suspect.

 

it'll be like old times again,haha

davebush - 2011-06-21 13:53

well done OSF

ghettoman - 2011-06-21 14:17

Well dont mate,i bet you cant wait to see it in the flesh..

sometimes money does'nt matter too much when its your personal grail..i think i would pay that extra bit if it ment gettin my filthy paws on my all time wanted box

bison - 2011-06-21 14:46

nice one,had my eye on that on ebay myself,bit pricey for me at the minute though.

oldschoolfool - 2011-06-23 13:43

bloody hell,you wait for a bus ,then two come along at the same time!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RETRO-PHILIPS-D8444-STEREO-BOOM-BOX-GETTO-BLASTER-/140568032469?pt=UK_CE_Portable_Audio_Portable_Stereos_ET&hash=item20ba81f4d5#ht_500wt_1287

 

please let this go for more!!!haha