I found this little beauty... not sure if I shold buy it tho... its a non worker and a bit of an oddity...

is it a briefcase?



or a BBX??

BUY IT, BUY IT, BUY IT.

I WOULD! In fact, I REALLY REALLY Want it!

very cool looking box, thanks for your efforts, I was in Tokyo last month, too bad we could not have met up!

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Originally posted by jameswp67:
very cool looking box, thanks for your efforts, I was in Tokyo last month, too bad we could not have met up!

Well, if you ar ever in the 'neigbourhood' again, look me up! Maybe by then I may know where to get BBX's from aside from Yahoo

Did you manage to find any good palces to look for boxes? If so would ya care ta share?

BUY IT

That would make a great focal item in a music video - and then could be hired out

i would want one

what price was it ?


cheers B

I am just waiting on some more info from the seller so I can determine costs... I'll keep ya posted.

I went to Turbosonic's new space and chatted with them, they have a warehouse with 3000 boomers!

So THAT'S where they all went

Are you kiddin' me??? Even Stevie Wonder could see that's something worth grabbin'!!! If you don't buy it, you may regret it later.

'NUFF SAID

Yeah, true, but I dont have the budget of Stevie at my command

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Originally posted by jameswp67:
I went to Turbosonic's new space and chatted with them, they have a warehouse with 3000 boomers!

This is in Japan? Nevermind... found there website... I dont see 3000 boxes on there tho... Do you have to ask to shown or something?

AFAIR, it has an additional built-in infinite-loop recording unit...

yes, they have a warehouse way outside Tokyo...

Yup that is one sick little number there...never seen one in a briefcase. I wish I could send you the funds so u could buy it.

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Originally posted by jameswp67:
yes, they have a warehouse way outside Tokyo...

How'd ya swing that veiwing? Can anyone get a look?

OK, I bought the RX-9800... I should have it in a few days, give it a good going over and then let you guys know what state it is in.

If you are interested in getting your hands on this box, let me know, as I will be selling this one

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Originally posted by ROM Selecta:
Yeah, true, but I dont have the budget of Stevie at my command

I can Dig that!!! Hmmmm, let's blame it on the Recession!!!

'NUFF SAID

UPDATE!

The briefcase box arrived today... and its in great shape! Another bonus is everything works and it even came with a free set of batteries (I didn't ask the wife to read the ad for it and Google translator got it wrong - again )!

The case seems like it might be made of leather and it is quite clean for 35 years - the tuning knob still has the factory plastic stuck to it! The outer case has no nicks, tears, scratches or noticeable marks and the inside is just as clean (aside from dust)!

I am going to get my wife to translate all the function buttons, but so far I have discovered it has music search up to 9 tracks, Metal Tape, back lit battery/tuning/volume meters, 3 band radio SW/MW/FM (FM is 76-108 MHz), what I assume is L&R mics on the top along with the headphone socket and power button under the handle! Very James Bond!
The antenna ejects up when pushed down and is 112cm long! The outer dimensions are 49.5cm x 30.5 x 12.5cm.

Tape playback is good, music search works well, FM radio tunes in strong and both the sound and volume level is quite good! It has good clarity and nearly no distortion at full volume! The bass level is nothing to brag about but considering its size and age, I think its quite respectable. The volume and balance knobs crackle a little sometimes, but its nothing that a bit of Dioxit wont fix... from what I hear

Power stats are 100v/15w/50/60Hz. I have tested it with batteries (it takes 8 D-Cells) and the mains power cord and both work. It also has a 12V DC input but I don't have a power supply for that.

More pics here

I am pretty impressed with this box and glad I bought it but luckily for you guys, this is not the sort of box I want to keep, so its up for grabs.

I am not sure what the the preferred way to sell on this site is, but I have an eBay account and paypal if that helps. Let me know if your interested!

ROM Selecta,

That`s a real rarity you`ve got there,congrats!
It looks indeed like it is built like a tank,nevertheless the shape is very elegant and unique.
Congrats..!



(original price in Japan was: yen111,000)

Good looking box. Kinda reminds me of the 50's and 60's style of console radios/phono combos of old.

Thats radio is in fantastic looking shape

Congrats ROM

If I'm in your place, I never sold that gold

that's got such a classic cool look to it
very clean an such a long ariel

Found more info on it here!
CRX-9800 at Stereo 80's

It has a Wow Flutter of less than 0.1%!

That's just Too Cool!!! Reminds me of James Bond 007!!!

'NUFF SAID