[marmul]

I searched the forums and did not find any info on Boombox suggestions. I am in the market for a mid to high level boombox for vacations and other portable applications. Are there any sold that focus on quality sound? I am looking for a unit that will play mp3 discs and has an aux in. Again, sound quality is most important.

I am not sure I will even use my headphones with this boombox so the headphone section in not that important. (ducking)

Thanks in advance.

Marc

 

[LFC_SL]

people still buy these?

sorry, but I haven't had one for like 5 years. I guess they're not so popular as MP3 players are they? have you tried sites like cnet?

 

[abitdeef]

The big tube shaped jvc is probably one of the best sounding , but is a monster and heavy as hell. I suggest you try audiocubes. com(look under home audio - then boomboxes), maybe they have a nice sharp or high end sony or such. Sharp digital amps sound nice!

 

[notnormal]

Boombox without the boom -> oxymoron

Last year when I was searching for a decent sounding boombox, I quickly discovered that there were none.

 

[gshan]

How about a $40-50 Sony MP3 PCDP + ~$50 Logitech 2.1 with narrow sub model? I can see this still taking up less space than a boombox. Don't know about Aux in. This setup = lots of wires though

 

[marmul]

This has proven more difficult than I expected. I looked at the JVC model and it is a monster, I have not yet heard it though.

About 15 years ago I bought an "audiophile grade" boombox made by panasonic. This thing rocked. It had a remote control (cutting edge then) it was a 2 way four speaker design that was actually biamplified. The thing sounded fantastic, I was really impressed that all this sound came from such a radio. It was one of the first radios that sported the "new" elongated egg shape. I recently pulled it out of the attic only to find the (cheap) batteries that were left in it leaked all over the inside of the radio. It was toast.

 

[seeberg]

I thought Jeep came out with a few quality ones, as well as those ultra rugged ones for use on the worksite(can't remember the brands, but I do know what they look like). If one of them played mp3 CD's and run off a rechargeable power cell, I'd so be on it after changing out the stock drivers to really nice ones, but alas, I don't know. I should do more research on the matter, because where I live it's most likely a better idea to have a good boombox than a car stereo. Salem, OR is full of thieves(car and otherwise) and meth heads, can't be too careful around them.

For more compact portables though, there's always Caimbridge Soundworks- they sell a line of Henry Kloss and Tivoli Audio radios geared toward the audiophile market- I think.

,
Abe

 

[seeberg]

Ah, just found it: DeWalt, Milwaukee, and Bosch all make high end "Jobsite Radios", and the first two have aux input for a CD/mp3 player or whatever, and the Bosch model plays CD's with mp3 encoding- all three are also supposedly VERY rugged, and have other built-in features. Now that I'm aware, I'll definitely keep my eyes open for one of these at a discount!

,
Abe

 

[marmul]

Abe,

Thanks for the heads up. I will look into these radio's.

Marc

 

[marmul]

Check this out.

http://bosch.cpotools.com/reconditio...tml?src=google

 

[seeberg]

The Bosch system for under $100? Not bad! Of course, I'd get one with an extended warranty and ditch the stock drivers. I'll be looking for a used Jobsite Radio, or perhaps even one of those Jeep ones. But at present, despite its size, the Bosch unit seems like a better deal, it's $30 less than a Jeep system and supposedly plays mp3's on disc, although I'd rather line out from a DAP given the option, so I may look for a Milwaukee or DeWalt first.

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Abe