Philips AZ797T Portable CD Player with Cassette, Aux in, FM Radio MP3 unboxing, test and review.

Thanks for watching my review of the Philips AZ797T Portable CD Player Bluetooth with Cassette All in one Powerful Stereo Boombox for Home with mega Bass Reflex Speakers, Radio/USB / MP3/ AUX Input with Backlight LCD Display
Here is where it can be found on Amazon: www.amazon.com...
Philips 7000 Series CD Sound machine
Artist: Spencer Morris
Track: Living in a flyover state.
I own the rights to use this track on my KZbin channel with permission from the writer and performer, Spencer Morris.

[@coffeecomputersandmore2300]

I should probably mention that the display is at an angle on the boombox so you cant see it well straight on, hence, it did not show up in the video but from an angle it is sharp and easy to read.

[@DJPLAYNICE]

Whenever I go thrifting, legacy electronics are something I always look for. A few years ago, at the peak of boombox archeology & mania, the sales prices were riddicamus for even the Realistic(Radio Shack) units. Thanks for the review, man. And.....I'm not old....I'm vintage 🤘🏼😎🤘🏼

[@coffeecomputersandmore2300]

You age like a fine wine DJ! Thanks for watching, brother and man, those vintage boom box prices are nuts anymore.

[@dorinciobanu33]

Very nice. I love 90's. Stereo cassette music was great and still is. Digital music is crispy..

[@coffeecomputersandmore2300]

I agree. It’s missing an element that was there on vinyl and cassette

[@jmialtacct]

Duplicator factories of the 1990s - at least in the "first world" countries - used mostly digital sources. But for some time even these digitally-sourced cassettes sounded reasonably smooth. Then, in the late 1990s, they simultaneously dropped the Dolby encoding and "compensated" for it with extra-crispy EQ (also in digital), probably overloading the tape in the treble. To me, such cassettes recorded and published in late 1990s and the 2000s sound as "digital" as it gets...

[@mimsmango]

Just bought myself one of these for my vintage birthday gift 🎁 still boxed up saving it for my special day next week. Thank you for the review! 🎊

[@coffeecomputersandmore2300]

Thanks for watching and while the audio quality isn’t as awesome as that old JVC or Sony you rocked back it the 80s or 90s, the ability to push one button and enjoy the radio certainly is!

[@GUNMETALGUYUSA]

What a cool video. Nostalgia 101. Also in need of a play option for old media . That Jodeci CD just upped your cool factor with me brother. I've outgrown my casanova days but it's still cool. Great Job 👍🏽

[@coffeecomputersandmore2300]

Thanks for watching. I just can't bring myself to lose the CDs or Cassettes. I spent a boatload of the few pennies I made during my formative years on that audio collection and I plan to take them with me to the grave, LOL. As for music I listened to everything as MTV played a good variety of genres in the 90s so I grew up with everything from classic rock, to reggae, punk, ska, hip hop, R&B, gangsta rap, rock, grunge, you name it...I probably have a CD of it. Now if you will excuse me I'm gonna go play some Nemesis, Droppin' the bass and see with the speakers on this boombox can do!

[@GUNMETALGUYUSA]

@@coffeecomputersandmore2300 Totally Awesome & Totally RAD brother. Ditto on all of the above. Wow, that term "brother from another mother" may actually have some weight. Take care 😎✌🏽

[@Portuguese-linguica]

Thats a nice little radio. Back in the day i had a JVC PC-X130 really loved that thing . Still have the manual for it lol.

[@coffeecomputersandmore2300]

Right on! I forgot to mention JVC and Aiwa made some awesome stereos and boomboxes back in the day!

[@defensedad]

Been a while since I've seen an old school Ghetto Blaster. Spent many the Friday night as a kid making requests to the radio station and trying to record songs. Don't forget to keep a #2 pencil handy to fix your cassettes.

[@coffeecomputersandmore2300]

I have plenty of those and about 3 blank cassettes I have yet to open. I dunno, those may have some eBay value these days!

[@daverowley2013]

Nice review! No great loss having no recording facility on that cassette deck as they are that cheap and nasty Tanishin mechanism which would make very average recordings on a setup like that.Otherwise a decent unit.

[@coffeecomputersandmore2300]

Thanks for the info and thanks for watching!

[@trr5291]

I saw this on ebay and almost bought it. My 1996 Sony isn't going to last forever. Phillips is a pretty reliable brand. My Philips dvd/Blu-ray player has given me no issues. I also have a Philips electric shaver.

[@jmialtacct]

Good to hear this, but Philips cassette recorders, in my experience, are best avoided. Their transports aren't much better than the reviled Tanashin mech, and their geared (not belt) drive fails quite often. Aliexpress still offers replacement cogwheels, but it's still quite a work to put it all back together. One such newly-made cogwheel died in my Philips 8444 after two years, and took another one with it.

[@kimbelleville4596]

That's a knife 😂 Thanks for the review. Gonna buy one of these tomorrow.

[@michaelweston1042]

Nice review.

[@coffeecomputersandmore2300]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Squib1911]

The one at the end was a ghetto blaster.

[@coffeecomputersandmore2300]

“It’s something we are making for the Americans!” Q from The Living Daylights.

[@Scottyman99]

You didn't mention the "tweeters". The specs mention only 2 speakers. I'm assuming those are fake tweeters. How's the sound quality in the upper frequency range? I can't imagine those speakers getting above 10-12khz if that.

[@coffeecomputersandmore2300]

Good point on the tweeters. While I wouldn’t say that this boombox plays exceptionally crisp high tones, according to the Amazon Q&A the tweeters are functional. The manual may mention the htz coverage of the speakers and I didn’t check the range. I will say that the sound is clear and fairly crisp. I listen to a lot of jazz CDs and they sound pretty good. May not as awesome as some of our Sony, Aiwa or JVC/Panasonic boomboxes from back in the day but the sound is acceptable by my standards. It also depends on the media you are playing from. My 30 year old cassettes sound decent.

[@mgabriel2636]

What is a CD player?

[@coffeecomputersandmore2300]

5:55 will answer your question, LOL!

[@zangl2955]

This sounds philosophical almost

[@WilliamSwartzendruber]

I would buy this now if it had AM radio.

[@coffeecomputersandmore2300]

I’m surprised they didn’t include it

[@naranara1690]

I didn't know only having FM was a thing 😂

[@mimsmango]

Currently unavailable from Amazon.

[@coffeecomputersandmore2300]

Hopefully it comes back soon!

[@PeteUSA44]

@@coffeecomputersandmore2300 Its back on Amazon! Just got one for my birthday! I'm a bit disappointed with the sound thus far, kind off mushy/tinny a bit like when the speakers are shot! A bit poor for me particularly with CD's. I've been playing the Everly Bros quite a bit, which is pretty high on treble as it is! I've I turned the volume up with that, which is pretty awful. I'm still tinkering though, hopefully I'll sort it?

[@latman1]

Does it have a line out that you could play the cassette to a home stereo if you wanted to connect it?

[@coffeecomputersandmore2300]

You could use the headphone out jack

[@Harshpb]

I need yhis model of philip boombox. Please guide me how can i get it in india

[@UrbanoDagrippino]

Philips made better devices in the past..,...get it second hand may be worth it new no

[@ranger6447]

Great video, great product but missing AM radio 😞

[@coffeecomputersandmore2300]

I hear ya here in Lincoln, Nebraska. We have great a.m. radio stations that I still like to listen to.