Various boombox designs differ greatly in size. Most units can be powered by AC or DC cables, as well as batteries. Technically a Boombox is, at its simplest, two or more loudspeakers, an amplifier, a radio tuner, and a cassette and/or CD player component, all housed in a single plastic or metal case, often with a handle for portability. This era was prior to the introduction and cultural entrenchment of the Walkman style, personal stereos with headphones which would later displace boom boxes in popularity.įeatures (of Boom Boxes or Ghetto Blasters) As the decade progressed, manufacturers tended to compete more on price (often at the expense of quality), and smaller designs (often designed for simple background listening) became more popular. It was during this time that the major manufacturers competed as to who could produce the biggest, loudest, clearest-sounding, bassiest, flashiest and/or most novel boomboxes. They are often associated with 1980s phenomena such as breakdancing and hip hop culture, having been introduced into the mainstream consciousness through music videos, movies, television and documentaries. More powerful and sophisticated models were subsequently introduced. Designed for portability, most boomboxes can be powered by batteries, as well as by line current.īoom boxes were introduced commercially by various companies in the late 1970's, when stereo capabilities were added to existing designs of the radio-cassette recorder, which had appeared earlier that decade. Many models are also capable of recording (onto cassette) from radio and (sometimes) other sources. A boombox is capable of receiving radio stations and playing recorded music (usually cassettes or CDs), usually at relatively high volume. In contrast to the older radio models with tubes or "discrete circuit technology" (without ICs) these types of radios will often not be repairable - but still worth collecting.īoombox, also known as ghetto blaster, jambox, or radio-cassette. Generally the next generation of collectors will collect what they either admired but could not afford or what parents or grand parents had. I think we have to see also Ghetto Blasters as collecting item. If we find a good way to identify, we might open a new possibility for selection with the " Professional model search". To animate members who know more or can take the time to do a research and analysis I copy here a text from Wikipedia and will then link in an other post some typical Ghetto-Blaster, Boombox, Jambox, "Radio-Cassette" models. We might be able to say:Ī Ghetto-Blaster has to have at least radio and a cassette, two (stereo) loudspeakers, a certain audio power and can be battery operated - often besides mains. It might not be easy to find the first such "Instrument" and it might be hard to decide what was similar before - but not yet the Ghetto-Blaster-Type - and what is not anymore a Ghetto-Blaster today. Before information about Ghetto-Blasters, Boomboxes, Jamboxes or "Radio-Cassettes" will be hard to find, we should care for the history of such radio types.
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