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We have some #boomboxes that are older than some of your adult children 🎶💛🎶😆
Still in mint condition & works perfectly well👍

#GenX #retro #StereoSystem #Sony #CFS930 #Ghettoblaster #boombox #80s #90s #MusicPlayer #CassettePlayer #PortableStereo #MadeInJapan #Nostalgia #electronics #WaterResistant #MadeInThe80s #technology

I am about to receive an old Philips D8623 ghettoblaster/boombox (almost exact same model as D8614, and also sold under the Magnavox and Radiola brands). You know one of this early 80's classic looking ones made of brushed metal. This one will need to be restored (I already ordered replacement belts and plastic gears for the cassette deck) but is a great choice because it has an Aux In. So even if the cassette deck and radio aren't functionnal it could still serve as bluetooth speaker with an adapter. I am wondering if it would be sacrilege to paint the speaker covers in a very bright blue, green or yellow neon color to differenciate it from others. I mean I like the original look with black speaker over brushed metal but it is a very common model and there are so many of them like it already...

Also, it would be a totally reversible change as I could still scrub back the paint and repaint them black anytime.

#boombox #ghettoblaster #vintagehifi #vintagehighfi #philips #cassette

Hintergrundinformation:

Große Radiorekorder mit leistungsstarken Verstärkern und oft auch abnehmbaren Boxen wurden umgangssprachlich als #Boombox oder #Ghettoblaster bezeichnet. Das leitet sich zum einen ab von Englisch to blast, hier: „Krach machen“, zum anderen von Ghetto als den Wohngebieten meist sozial benachteiligter Afroamerikaner und Hispanics in den USA.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghettoblaster
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiorekorder

Took me a while to find the one from Beat Street (1984):

Magnavox D8629 "Phase III"

http://wikiboombox.com/tiki-index.php?page=Magnavox+D8629

#BeatStreet #movie #Boombox #Ghettoblaster