Todays crap

Its a classic !

Some TLC and it will be back in

its previous glory.

Couldnt resist its beauty.

very nice sanyo Deech, looks very similar to the m9990 and if it sounds half as good as the m9990 then you,ve grabbed a beauty. congrats mate

cheers Az

Here is a scan (from a sanyo catalogue maybe )

I think this model was produced 1979 or 1980

i think it would be 79/80, same as the m9990, nice brochure pic

It's not fair, you pick up new boxes seemingly every week!! Well jealous!!

Is fair Just go to your storage  and get One out  Like deech did

these are cheap rubbish and sound poo

sorry - but that's the truth

I bought this mint one for 4.99

very surprising that is

It is an average box indeed

(in terms of sound)!

You cant say its totally crap

but its looks are nice !

I  ve got to give mine a good cleaning too.

Claret yours looks so fresh.

It looks like its in top condition

and for 4.99

i think its a very good price

I ve got to say i love the Vinyl LP

Collection below the 9930 also.

the cheaper Sanyo's look so good in pictures

but in the "plastic" - they only have simple controls

and the "VU" is only for tuning

the tape deck mech is cheap

it really is awful

now the bigger M series are something else

It is a basic average box 

Its features are limited.

For a box of this category and for this size

is pretty ok.

The M9990 or the M9994 is a completely

another level , you cant  compare them with

basic boxes like  the 9930.

I think all sanyos like this

are meant to be used everyday

from the average customer

of that era 1978-1980.

It is a kitchen , workplace, pic-nic bbox

I guess that Sanyo might targeted

this group of people who didnt want to spend much on a box

anyway and didnt mind using it all the time !

The M9930 is pretty similar with the M9922 box i got also

they even have similarities in how the tape deck works.

I dont know why but this little box just growed on me

the minute i got my hands on it !

Ever got this strange feeling to from a box not so

big or sought after??

Here is a pic i found surfing on the net(from a movie)

and a pic showing it fully cleaned and

needless to say i love it also because as strange

as it sounds its cassette deck is fully working !!

After all those years !

i have a few cheap boxes which i love more than some high ends. one of them is my all time fav -- my one and only grail. so go ahead with your passion my friend, there's nothing wrong with it! 

Yes I have...my little Candle box. Crap sound, but I've never painted a room, worked on a car or done yardwork without it...it just resonates "nostalgia"

Yours is a sweetheart Deech! Nice condition to boot!

Thank you Brutus.

Always with a nice word my friend !

I really cant help it with this box

Its the star of the month .

Hello! 

this model have a light?  in the tune, for night, i mean.

just wondering.

Hello, 

  Didn't mean to necro this thread, but I have a specific question on the m9930 box. I picked one up at a garage sale for $3.

I cleaned the pots and it works great.

  My question is, I want to run my turntable in my garage (a technics sl-1500) into the m9930. I see it has line inputs, so I have my phono pre running in the line inputs.

 So How do I change the input ? Or is that only for tape recording ?

   Thanks for any help,  David

I know this thread is old, but I've just landed in this forum and want to defend the Sanyo M99xxK series.

I own a M9940K and a M9930L and they are great. They are portable stereos and because of that reason they are cheap, average sound quality and really strudy. What do you want, a 100$ monster to play in your house, or a cool stereo to carry wherever you go? I agree with deech about the goal of the M99xxK series: to be used in everyday's situation.

Well, that's my point, and I like popular items like these stereos. 

Sanyo M9930 in old shape I just played my example

I cannot tell as mine is in horrible barely making any sound condition  

if I can ever rip myself away from the computer and finish What I started yesterday - this morning, then later, I will allow myself to start making video's again (my personal goal) yesterday I got 2 thirds done with many interruptions.  I will make a before and after video soon. G'day