Inspired by T-Sters recent acquirement of the ''Le Baron''

http://REPLACEMENT ERROR/topic...5#535126034059536985

and after finding a carcass of a Conion CRC-H76 (Its missing the speakers and its cassette door) , i decided to make a post about the 2 Trident beauties i recently acquired too.

The models are Trident CX-444F and Trident CX-449F . 

About almost 3 and a half years ago i stumbled upon the 444 but didnt know what i was thinking that particular day and didnt get it. 

http://REPLACEMENT ERROR/topic...hould-be-higher-8989

Needless to say that from the very first hour i regretted for not getting it and i was on the lookout to get one. An opportunity arised and got a ''parts''one with the help of member Nevone from Romania. It was a risky decision because the colour looked different but i wanted to get it anyway. Turned out to be a Repaint job from its previous owner which in time i will correct by painting it Blue or Red (any thoughts on this one?) 

So i was back on the hunt for one and this came to an end this morning by purchasing one from a good friend.

For the Trident CX-444F , well i was always amazed by the looks of it from a Jamal Shabazz picture of 2 Guys holding one with taped battery cover probably because its missing and they invented a way to hold the batteries from NYC Subway back from the 1980s  featured at L.O book in 2 pages. 

Its the same machine as the CX-444 only slightly different .

From both i love the speaker grills which are so unusual and i think i mentioned it before (but i cant remember the topic) but the Grills of the 444 remind me of this : 

Now most of you  might wonder whats the connection with the                 Conion CRC-H76 plus the Conion CRC-H58 .

Well , i ve seen all of them models and i believe that the Tridents are in a strange way akas of the Conions because of their design layout . One , by looking at the top and how the knobs and switches are arranged can come to this conclusion.

Here is a pic of the CRC-H76 ''Le Baron'' (nickname coined to Member Hisrudeness) i got : 

The one i got as a carcass, well at some point it will be fixed i guess.

Most Importantly I am now on the lookout for the Trident CX-444 N Version which looks like this for the Reason that Tridents cant be doubles !!  They must always be Triplets ! It looks like this and if anyone has one for sale or trade can contact me straight away : 

What a great thread! Pictures, storytelling and history of the boombox in one. Surely we get a 3x1 cause the topic is Tridents, which as you yourself point out always come in triplets?

I am happy that you too are attentive to questions related to my "What's in an AKA" thread, when you mentioned the similarity of look between Tridents and Conions (http://REPLACEMENT ERROR/topic/what-s-in-an-aka)

AKA have been defined as "same service manual units", with focus on mechanics and electronics. But how do we call "same look" or "parallel design" boxes? That remains a mystery, especially because even textbook similarities in design are not perceived as such by experts (http://REPLACEMENT ERROR/topic...designed-those-boxes | see also this old thread by Redbenjoe, which I discovered after posting mine: http://REPLACEMENT ERROR/topic/design-copyrights-)

I guess boomboxfella like you and me think alike: I cannot stop thinking that the lovely speakers of the CX-444 F, which remind you of the Wolkswagen Beetle, are a variation on a German theme I loved as a kid:

I wish you find the CX-444 N, the most Conion-like of the 3-dents In the unlikely event that I find one before you do, I guess we'll have a trade on the cards!

Hello mate,

I have both the 447N and the 457N,

The 447 is a working box that's missing the tape door, plus someone has changed the tuner inside. Needs belts.

The 457 is a more or less complete parts box, the main board is fried though.

What do you need?

Got mine as a gift from a friend collector...

Love em'.

Good luck!!

Great thread Dench,  those Tridents are unusual and look cool

Nice post and interesting models if you cant find a conion!

Hardmen are you selling it? 

deech posted:

Hardmen are you selling it? 

Mine unfortunately no, because it was a gift.

But I have a friend that have one, and maybe he sell or trade, I couls see with him if you wanted...

Cheers.

Beautiful write up Deech! They certainly do have that Conion look alright!

Although I'm not a huge fan of the plastic, turbine speaker cover I have to admit they work on these models. The CX-444 N is quite the opposite for me. It's just drop dead gorgeous!

Hardman I hope you can help Deech's quest! Good luck gents!