Yes, most of our Bboxes are vertical. And the horizontal players were normally mono with the speaker after the cassette compartment...

This one is nice (stereo):

http://cgi.ebay.de/Loewe-Kassettenrecorder-Radio-SU-30_...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

YAP -- its not vertical

and ac only...

Nope, definately NOT my thing sorry. Vertical is THE shape for boomboxes.