The 70's, 80's and 90's are long gone. And, we're already well into the 2000's. Of course, times have changed, so too, have the shape (and quality) of things in general. What then, will future generations of boombox collectors hoard (since we've already scooped up about 99% of any boxes, eggs and squeggs worthy of collecting world wide)? Alas, that doesn't leave too much for the up and coming wave of new age portable audio aficionados does it? Imagine, if you will, the prospect of indepth reviews, side by side comparisons, heated forum discussions, and even collector reunions, with the likes of...







...but wait, this is no laughing matter. I know of at least one member here who's quietly accumulating a large quantity of these boomboxes um, things! I'll bet there's even more "closet types" here, doing the same!

My bets would be hedged on the radio's used in High School Musical and all those Bring It movies as being investments.

That's if Breakin' has taught us anything.



Rock On.

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Originally posted by Joe Cool:
I know of at least one member here who's quietly accumulating a large quantity of these boomboxes um, things! I'll bet there's even more "closet types" here, doing the same!

I'm sure I'm not the member you're thinking of, but I do have a modest collection of these sorts of boomboxes... not necessarily because I think they'll be valuable or collectible someday (although that would be nice!), but just because I like 'em! The designs may take some getting used to, especially for '80's-boombox-lovers, but to me they're distinctive and creative nonetheless. I can think of a few reasons why buying boxes like these isn't as dumb as it may seem at first:

1. You have the market pretty much to yourself. Prices are good. Competition is non-existent. And you'll have no worries that you're collecting them "just because everybody else does."
2. They're often colorful.
3. They're plentiful. The selection is endless.
4. They may not always sound like the classics, but they're full of fun gizmos, some of which actually enhance the sound.
5. A collection of these fits nicely in your house.

Two of my favorites are a blue and a white "Slendy" from about five or six years ago. The blue one is a Victor for the Japanese market, and the white one is a JVC for the rest of the world. Notice that, as usual, the Japanese one is the only one that gets the whimsical name. The other version just gets a model number.

Hey Joe, don't tel names anyone for the suspect members who's accumulating thаt kind of boomboxes, someone (of us) maybe has intention for assass*****on.

etc

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Originally posted by baby boomer:
I'm sure I'm not the member you're thinking of,

That's true bb...you're not the one.

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Originally posted by devol-toni:
Hey Joe, don't tel names anyone for the suspect members who's accumulating thаt kind of boomboxes,

No worries d-t, I won't reveal any names!

WOW that is a nice one agentorange.

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Originally posted by Joe Cool:

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Originally posted by devol-toni:
Hey Joe, don't tel names anyone for the suspect members who's accumulating thаt kind of boomboxes,

No worries d-t, I won't reveal any names!

I'll venture a guess: " redbenjoe "

cross me off the list,sorry no coby's for me!

Hi-I have to agree with Jaredscottfla-And no offense-no coby's!
Now the Hello Kitty and now especially now if there is a Hannah Montana boombox-now you're talking!!
That sucker will be a sure collectible.
I'm getting a new Hello Kitty in the box within a month or so!!
These will definately be future collectible boomboxes if not right now!
Have super weekend-Ghettoboom777.

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Originally posted by DecentMan4you:

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Originally posted by Joe Cool:

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Originally posted by devol-toni:
Hey Joe, don't tel names anyone for the suspect members who's accumulating thаt kind of boomboxes,

No worries d-t, I won't reveal any names!

I'll venture a guess: " redbenjoe "

Now, what makes you think it could be "redbencoby"?

I wanted to post this.
Ill post it here.
A BoomBag.
For iPod, has real speakers in there.

There are some here that think it's all about power and high performance.Personally I think that's only part of it.I have a few egg that I personally think are unique.They are not high end models either.Though I relish the old and powerful classics,styling ,controls,etc. are equally important to me and I have an open mind.Though some of the offerings of today have the build quality of Hollywood break-away furniture,they are still boomboxes.Some are unique in their own way.That often times is a highly personal assessment.Besides,I feel anything that becomes dated will eventually be collectible.Personally I welcome collectors of stuff from recent years here in the forum.

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Originally posted by Jovie:
Personally I welcome collectors of stuff from recent years here in the forum.

Nice sentiment Jovie...having an open mind is like thinking outside of the box.

Poor old Ira can't catch a break from you guys.He's already out of the closet with his (not so secret anymore) COBY Super Grails.He even posted a thread to see if we would bite.

By the way Joe Cool are you trying to come out of the closet with your Coby Super Grails too and thus joining the ranks of Ira(Redbenjoe)?He does need company in that department Dont shu Know.

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Originally posted by nelsongf9696:
By the way Joe Cool are you trying to come out of the closet with your Coby Super Grails too and thus joining the ranks of Ira(Redbenjoe.

Hahahaha...no no no nelsongf9696! I don't need to come out of the closet. My appreciation of highend Panasonic and JVC "eggs" is a matter of public record here. I still have the bumps 'n bruises and battle scars to prove it! I'll continue to defend 'em cuz just as a book can't be judged by it's cover, neither can the performance of certain modern era bbxs (or squeggs, if you will). There are some outstanding products out there, made by only a very few reputable manufacturers whose only crime was to produce superb gear, packaged in the shape of what the world currently dictates as "in".

My collection continues to grow, most recently with sophisticated offerings from the likes of Panasonic and JVC...and I'm lovin' it!

The whole Coby thing was meant as a joke (with no offense to anyone intended). But while we're on the subject of "coming out of the closet", I'll let you in on a little secret...I, Joe-(analog)-Cool, have discovered the joy of downloading music, making my own cd's with said downloaded music, and loving the whole mp3 experience...so much so, that I'm seriously considering the purchase of my very own ipod! There, I've said it...it feels so good to be out!

Why go with an Ipod?
If you can go for the industry leader,the benchmark if you will.The Boodo Khan of MP3's .
The coby...

Well my friend, I may be leaning to "the dark side", but if I'm gonna do it at all, it's gonna be the whole enchallada (maybe even the new ipod touch)!

Kool Joe Cool.Ipod touch if you must.

How does that Coby sound anyways?
Looks like a Kaboom imitation.

hi transwave --
after all my past BS

i finally have to 'come clean' to admit that i have never even had or heard ONE coby -- !!!

however -that kaboomy looking coby in your post --is the only one that looks as though it has some semi-serious potential --

so , i hope some brave member - that will truly own up to owning this model --
will respond to your
'how it sounds' question--

we see them for about $50 NIB on ebay --and they MIGHT be ok

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Originally posted by transwave5000:
How does that Coby sound anyways?
Looks like a Kaboom imitation.

Isn't that just a re-badged Elta?

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Originally posted by transwave5000:
How does that Coby sound anyways?
Looks like a Kaboom imitation.

General s2g consensus: There is yet to be a copycat Kaboom that can hold a candle to the real thing from JVC. You get what you pay for...

JC,
If your getting a Ipod Touch you might consider this accessory.

http://www.sendstation.com/us/products/pocketdock/lineout-usb.html

It allows you to get a true line-out signal from Ipods (excepting the Shuffle) to feed into a boxes line-in.This way you don't have to worry about the Ipods volume control or EQ settings.I'm also downloading to fill up my first generation Touch 16 gig.It's my player of choice for getting MP3s into my boomboxes and out the speakers.For headphone listening,I'm happy that Apple decided to equip the new Touch with a side mounted rocker switch for volume control.Too bad mine doesn't have one of those.

Jovie,

Thank you for the heads up. A very wothwhile accessory. Much appreciated.

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Originally posted by transwave5000:
How does that Coby sound anyways?
Looks like a Kaboom imitation.

If memory serves me correctly, I believe that Jens did a side by side comparison of one of the early Kabooms and an Elta knock off a while back. Naturally, the results were predictable. I would suspect more of the same here too.

In a way, it must be flattering to a manufacturer when others copy (but rearly duplicate) well known models.

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Originally posted by Joe Cool:
Jovie,

Thank you for the heads up. A very wothwhile accessory. Much appreciated.

what eaver yo do jc dont by an ipod touch i cant stress how bad they are, and the software is a total pain in the butt, if i had paypal you could have mine for $200 plus post iv only used it once or twice, there are much better sounding mp3 players too dont let the ipod spoil your experience.

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Isn't that just a re-badged Elta?

kaboomboxthread

elta junk review

Thanks for your advice Tim, it's much appreciated. I'm open to suggestions/recommendations, but rather than hold a discussion here in the boombox forum, I'll start a thread in the "Off-Topic" section...

man , my 32gb ipod touch is the business , i love it , no software issues my end , all minty, i use it for movies mostly ! ! gotta say it sounds great too , although i dont use the white headphones it comes with ! mac attack

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Originally posted by transwave5000:
How does that Coby sound anyways?
Looks like a Kaboom imitation.

in GE they appear as AEG:




sounds like junk -is junk.

Not possible to compare with JVC.

eltas and AEG`s available from 60 euros,

JVC`s 200 eu...

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Originally posted by Jovie:
JC,
If your getting a Ipod Touch you might consider this accessory.

http://www.sendstation.com/us/products/pocketdock/lineout-usb.html

It allows you to get a true line-out signal from Ipods (excepting the Shuffle) to feed into a boxes line-in.This way you don't have to worry about the Ipods volume control or EQ settings.I'm also downloading to fill up my first generation Touch 16 gig.It's my player of choice for getting MP3s into my boomboxes and out the speakers.For headphone listening,I'm happy that Apple decided to equip the new Touch with a side mounted rocker switch for volume control.Too bad mine doesn't have one of those.

Funny, I own the same monitor speakers they show on this page. They are cheap m-audio´s and are not the best example for "great sound". I just use them for my dj-set but wouldn´t trust them for producing and for HiFi a bad choice =)

Collectable...maybe.

They look good 10 feet away but dont get any closer.

Many are going MP3 dock and radio only.

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Originally posted by Jovie:
JC,
If your getting a Ipod Touch you might consider this accessory.
http://www.sendstation.com/us/products/pocketdock/lineout-usb.html
It allows you to get a true line-out signal from Ipods (excepting the Shuffle) to feed into a boxes line-in...

Now this is a very good idea.
The headphone output from an iPod is significantly worse quality than the line-out, even with the EQ switched off.
My car stereo has a 1/4" Aux In in addition to proper iPod connectivity (though the dock connector - controlled from the car stereo head-unit), so I was able to directly compare the two. I set the volume on the headphone output to the same level as the line out.
The line out was... "clearer" is the best way I can describe it. The headphone output sounded good enough, but the line out was simply a bit better.
Might be worth mentioning here that my car stereo is good enough to tell the diffreence - it isn't some stock gear from Ford (although their stuff isn't too shabby these days). I do most of my music listening in the car, so I installed a grand's worth of Kenwood & Kicker kit in there... I didn't pay that much for it, however

Anyway, I had a look at that website & I really like these:
https://www.sendstation.com/us/products/earbuddy/
So I've ordered one

From Utopia in the future:



...and can be used in your car iso...

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Originally posted by enskanker:
From Utopia in the future:



...and can be used in your car iso...

There's an airbags joke in here somewhere, struggling to get out...

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Originally posted by Jovie:
JC,
If your getting a Ipod Touch you might consider this accessory.

http://www.sendstation.com/us/products/pocketdock/lineout-usb.html

It allows you to get a true line-out signal from Ipods (excepting the Shuffle) to feed into a boxes line-in.This way you don't have to worry about the Ipods volume control or EQ settings.I'm also downloading to fill up my first generation Touch 16 gig.It's my player of choice for getting MP3s into my boomboxes and out the speakers.For headphone listening,I'm happy that Apple decided to equip the new Touch with a side mounted rocker switch for volume control.Too bad mine doesn't have one of those.

I guess I'm confused here. Don't most people use the headphone port to connect their iPod or MP3 player to their bbx? I do, and yeah it is kind of a pain to have to match the volume between both devices, but otherwise it sounds fine. When you say "true" line-in signal what do you mean?

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Originally posted by Reli:
...Don't most people use the headphone port to connect their iPod or MP3 player to their bbx? I do...

Yes.
The iPod's headphone output is good, however, the line out is a bit better.

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Originally posted by Reli:
...When you say "true" line-in signal what do you mean?

This is a line level signal.
In home stereo it's what a audio component, such as a CD or DVD player, etc. will output to an amplifier. The audio signal is at a fixed level.
On an iPod, a line level audio output is available via the iPod dock connection (not the headphone socket).
This line level audio output hasn't been through the headphone stage of the iPod (which is not the iPod's best feature). So, if you switch the iPod EQ off, the line level audio output from your iPod will be as pure as it can be (without major iPod surgery).

It is a fixed level, so the iPod's volume control will not affect it & it's arguably better for a b-box's line in.

...hope this helps

In another post,it was mentioned the Creative Zen line was available with a similar docking piece to get video out.If this also works with audio only,it might be a preferable player.This is because I believe the Creative player supports "drag and drop" if I'm not mistaken.

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Originally posted by isolator42:

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Originally posted by Jovie:
JC,
If your getting a Ipod Touch you might consider this accessory.
http://www.sendstation.com/us/products/pocketdock/lineout-usb.html
It allows you to get a true line-out signal from Ipods (excepting the Shuffle) to feed into a boxes line-in...

Now this is a very good idea.
The headphone output from an iPod is significantly worse quality than the line-out, even with the EQ switched off.
My car stereo has a 1/4" Aux In in addition to proper iPod connectivity (though the dock connector - controlled from the car stereo head-unit), so I was able to directly compare the two. I set the volume on the headphone output to the same level as the line out.
The line out was... "clearer" is the best way I can describe it. The headphone output sounded good enough, but the line out was simply a bit better.

Anyway, I had a look at that website & I really like these:
https://www.sendstation.com/us/products/earbuddy/
So I've ordered one

I was recently explaining to my brother that i lose volume and quality when running an mp3 player through line-in so he brought his ipod around with this accessory and it made a huge difference. I didnt realsie just how much i had been missing out on. Definately well worth getting.
Unfortunately my cheap mp3 player does not have this option, only headphone out.