1980s Magnavox D8443 Boombox score!

Today's Boombox Mail Call Cheapo but it's what us poor kids had lol. Enjoy!

[@edwardgiovannelli5191]

I bought one of those in 87 but it got stolen about a month later. Got another 8 or 10 years ago for damn near nothing, maybe $20. Silver, not the gunmetal grey you have there. Nice radio, I listened to it a lot for background music while doing other stuff until the amplifier went. Radio works, tape was OK, but something lat ein the signal path is out. So now I'm trying to decide whether to splice a new amplifier board in there or try to repair whatever component burned up. I've made bluetooth boomboxes out of the little chinese amplifier boards and they sound GREAT, way better than the 8443 ever did, but I'm afraid I'd feel stupid afterwards for making it no longer stock. And if I did change the amplifier... I'd probably want to replace the speakers and on and on...

[@KnivesSurvival]

I had that same radio.

[@LoweredCongress]

omg this is the one i cut up for my car audio , hopefully it sounds good ,. i bought a broken one

[@namjanamja747]

Now you can rap bro😂

[@Metaltrippin2]

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[@danielknepper6884]

The box is more rare than the boombox. You will be changing out the gears as well on this model as the plastic disintegrates it's probably not just the belt. I have restored these quite a bit.

[@whoisrubyroom]

Any tips on restoration? Or sites I can go to for help? I have my Dad’s from when he was a teenager and I would love to fix it and give it to him. He loved it so much and he often brings it up when we listen to music. The only working speaker is the far left speaker and the cassette player doesn’t work at all.