[ATTACH] The HS-P08 is a really nice player... I have only one, and it has some wear. From the case you can already tell this is not just any...
Nice Emiel! Thanks for the hint about the replacement batteries, don't have them but will order. The JX929 is fantastic indeed! I don't have...
Well, I remembered having some lower end models with asticker too, so I laid them side by side: [ATTACH] These are the stickers: "Aiwa's Best...
Unfortunately it runs on the proprietary 2V lead acid battery, but it also takes regular battery power through the box. Mine is in very nice...
The HS-JX705. A high end Aiwa you don't see so often. It's a fully featured model with tuner, recording and a lot of buttons: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
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[ATTACH] After the repair it plays very well and sounds quite good. I must say that the "hyped" DOL is, in my ears, actually real overkill. I...
[ATTACH] Very clear crack in the center wheel.
[ATTACH] Servicing the Boodo Khan so that not only the outside is new-like, but it will also play that way. The mechanism itself is fairly...
[ATTACH] It's an interesting stack of PCBs with - fairly novel at that time - SMD only with PCB interconnects at the side. No PCB vias, just...
[ATTACH] The small PCB on the bottom left is the DOL circuit that set the DD-100 apart at that time.
[ATTACH] And yes, even though this DD-100 is in new-like shape, it cannot escape the cracked center wheel problem. It's just age that results in...
[ATTACH] The shielded wires from the head were fed through a hole in the PCB, then soldered individually with great care.
[ATTACH] Inside, it's obvious how much work it was to manufacture these devices in this era. A lot of manual soldering and routing of wires.
[ATTACH] Unique case for the DD-100 with DOL switch hole
[ATTACH] Not so special from the back, basically no difference at all between the DD-100 and DD-II
[ATTACH] Even the original stickers are in perfect shape
[ATTACH] If you look at it rationally, it's not very different from a regular DD, however it's pretty iconic as it was the first one to feature...
[ATTACH] Very happy with this WM-DD100, I got it recently and it's the nicest one I've ever seen. Really 100% mint, cannot find any imperfection...
[ATTACH] Yes, the Boodo Khan text is really embossed in the aluminum
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