This is cool,but what's up with the added on stickers over some of the original tags???? Aiwa CS660

I think, James will buy it for $3k

LOLOL!!!!!!!!!

it looks good,, notice it does not have that chrome piece above the woofer inside the grill like my 660e has

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Originally posted by skippy1969:
This is cool,but what's up with the added on stickers over some of the original tags???? Aiwa CS660

Maybe it is fake ????

i am watching this one it's gonna creep up,count on it.

I'll Pass it to Ira & let Him Spend the 3K on it as He seems to Have More Of a History of These than I do, I have a AIWA CS-660H that Ira Sold to me that suits me Just fine in the world of Aiwa's.

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Originally posted by sikorsky:
I think, James will buy it for $3k

I was ready to BIN it when it came out but all the add on stickers gave me pause. Anybody know what that's all about?

i will also 'step aside' for any member who wants it -- they do sound GREAT --
but if you read the above post by Ramon -- this one is DIFFERENT than the good one james (dm4u) has or ramon has --
i do have a few mini-bids on it already --
but sort of dont know if we can 'trust it'

I want to express my personal opinion. I looked up at this boombox and my conclusion is that this is a fake boombox. if it's real is real. if it;s fake then it's fake. I honestly believe that something that is fake cannot be real and something that is real cannot be fake.. please don't take my opinions for granted after all . I;m just a newbee here and most of the times newbees are either completetly wrong or completely right..

Huh, say that again.

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Originally posted by ramon:
it looks good,, notice it does not have that chrome piece above the woofer inside the grill like my 660e has

Yes that's very odd!

well - i just checked the bbdb --and could not find a 660 that looks like this ebay model --

and i know for certain that the 660 models that ramon , dm4u and skippy now have --do have that chrome bar -and look different than this one--

all that does not imply thats its no good , or that its a fake --

but , to me , it only means that i wont be bidding too much

there were a lot of different stereo660s,all mfr`d in Singapore:

the cs660 without suffix,
u suffix-120v/220v(like the auction)
e suffix- 220v/240v
hg suffix (Xv)
k,g,
.....
and the same box wth various voltage and on front side:stereo660-but on the back side-id tag:tpr660


...


(I guess the just run out of aluminum stripes)

also differences in reception:
fm,lw,mw,sw.
fm,mw,sw.

also there have been color differences:
light to dark grey backside housing sides appeared at this model.
and:grills in dark and silver(rare).

skip-you still like to listen Michael Jackson on yours?

nah-you sold it to Jeff!

well i had a look again i would think thats its legit, the backing sticker are the aiwa factory ones it just has the small added ones and it could be a late model maybe the real last ones produced before dicontinued with these boxes

Ira sold to James this Aiwa CS 660 date 31 May 08
100_3556 Aiwa CS660 front

100_3557 Aiwa CS660 back no extra stickers !

They sound good too,gave one away a while back that deck was a pain to work on and i decided i wasnt messin with tinker toy decks anymore.

Aiwa's are the biggest pain in the *** to work on.

Well, the condition WAS exquisite until he laid the back of it on concrete. I absolutely hate it when people are so un-thinking. There's no way he's going to pick it up again without making a mark.

I never understood that RA.
Some one claims something is mint, babied, well cared for or whatever but the pictures demonstrate a lack of care like laying the 660 on cement. How about at least laying it on a towel or something soft.

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Originally posted by Jaredscottfla:
Aiwa's are the biggest pain in the *** to work on.

not that bad to be honest id rather have a 660 all day than a sanyo 9998 thats a real pain but after you do it a few times its not that bad after all

I agree,but they are not too bad if you work on them enough"like me" LOL !!!

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Originally posted by Jaredscottfla:
Aiwa's are the biggest pain in the *** to work on.

well james did not win it for 3k
sold for $510

Congrats BB looks like a sweet 660.
I hope this doesn't break your heart but the BIN with free shipping was $300 and I almost did it, kind of wish I had.

I'll probably kick myself in the morning for spending so much, but I saw the 660 during one of my regular "Aiwa" searches and wrote it down on my "what the heck, throw in a bid at the last minute and see what happens" list.

When I first saw this bbx, the BIN and free shipping were already gone... but only by a few hours. I hate when that happens! I sort of knew that, if I won it, I'd end up spending more than the original asking price.

The really frustrating thing is that it would've gone for a reasonable price if the second highest bidder hadn't bid it up by $100 three times in the last minute of the auction. But that's all it takes: one person who's determined to outbid everyone else, and suddenly the price goes through the roof! Like Jared said, at least it wasn't $3,000!

But for me this 660 was irresistable, what with the strange, "revised" stickers and the original box and packing. As for the cassette belts, well, I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. I'm just hoping the cement didn't leave too many marks on the back of the unit when it was photographed.

Hey, a win is a win. I should sleep happy tonight... if I can just forget the original BIN!

Congrats BB

Whoa!, a new radio

Congratulatiosn BabyBoomer

Congratz BB.She's a beaut.
When you receive the package you will forget very fast how much you have spent.

Well, it's morning, I slept great, and I don't even have an Aiwa hangover... yet. Thanks MB84, Jared, Nicolle & Eddy for your support. It makes me think that maybe I did the right thing after all!

Plus, when I was at Circuit City yesterday, I passed up some really nice digital cameras that were on sale. So, the way I see it, I've already saved the $200 I overspent on the 660. Amazing how I can make the math work out in my favor!

BB don't think of it as overpaying, you just didn't snag it for the underpriced BIN. Enjoy the 660, the physical condition doesn't get any better than what your going to have.