Studebaker CD & Cassette Boombox!

[@keithwhisman]

Old boomboxes sometimes had plastic knobs with a metal veneer glued on. I miss the old boomboxes.

[@steveweinberg462]

About "take it to the beach." I lived in Coney Island in the 1970s, and boomboxes were popular on the boardwalk. Anyway, seems like a kind of fun unit.

[@davefox7516]

So far I love my machine. I was hoping it would be big, and it is! It's very good looking. I bought the red version. The volume is decent. I'm happy with it. Everything seems to work well, including the radio and CD player. It has a digital radio tuner which works wonderful. It's a pretty heavy unit. I will not be carrying it on my shoulder in the subway in New York. One thing I'm confused about the Bluetooth. I have yet to figure out how this works. It's not what I bought it for, but my girlfriend wants it to work so we can see what it can do. Last Christmas, my mother's stereo CD player would not play any longer. It was an old unit. The bummer was we had no Christmas music to be able to play for our Christmas. That was my motivating factor for buying this machine. We will be able to play our Christmas CDs this year! Also it's red and it has flashing light effects, perfect for Christmas. How did the Chinese get ahold of the Studebaker name???? Studebaker is out of business, but somehow, the Chinese are using this name. Maybe it's legal for them to do so? Overall I'm very happy with this machine, and it's what I was hoping for! One final tip, brand new out of the box, the CD player will not work unless you have fully charged the unit, so don't try it and think that it's broken. 👍

[@CounterRhythms]

I think it's pretty cool. Not something that I necessarily want or need but I appreciate the design. I really like the light show feature.

[@FenderTele]

I can remember having one of the Hitachi 3 D superwoofers with the cd player, I only tried batteries in it once and it ate it's way through them in a short time

[@peterjohnpj2778]

plays pretty good as new models come out they will get even better .

[@stevenj2380]

Good evening from NY. There is much pleasure, and some good sound, on listening to tapes, for me. Glad I have a few good chrome and metal cassettes blanks from back then, still, and a few partially recorded mix tapes ( can do-over). Other viewers, do what you can with components or things like this boom box to enjoy tapes. I am trying to finish the first mix tape I've done since the late 90s or so. Dubbing from LP and CD. The cassette I am re-recording on I last started earlier mixtape on sometime back then (I date my finished one.). This is with the vintage deck I sent for repair recently.

[@MandrakeDCR]

The reason 5 or 10W speakers sound so good compared to the old days when we were rocking on our "30, 40, 50, 80W" etc. boom boxes, is that they were marketing numbers. Those were Peak watt, rather than true or RMS numbers. Most of the boom boxes back in the day were running around 3 to 12 watts per line tops, even on the ones touting 80W with Maxx Bass!! lol. The rare, super expensive ones were actually running 40 to 50 watts combined on all channels. Which, is still around 8 watts per line when you figure the expensive ones were running 6 speaker systems. EDIT: Usually the super clear and nice ones you could crank up with no distortion, had two true 15W Low/Full range, two 8W mids, and two 2W tweets.

[@Recordology]

Fascinating! I didn’t know they were pulling this funny business back in the 90’s! Makes sense in hindsight!!

[@stpworld]

@@Recordology ive got a really cool tiney panasonic boombox and itbhas dolby and line in / out and detachable speakeres

[@MrWolfSnack]

The Pioneer SK-750 boombox is one of the few boomboxes that stated its true output power. Pioneer could have been like everyone else and lied, but they did not. They gave you the business, and you know what? It sounds amazing. I love mine.

[@elvis4ever66]

I am a vintage boombox collector and I will say this video is good the sound is good as well as all the functions including Bluetooth I will say old school boom boxes sound better or at least the high end ones bit it's nice to see the company bringing the boom boxes back, cheers 😊

[@bluestaralice3276]

I got this for Christmas and it is soo awesome, I'm happy with it! 😊👍

[@Recordology]

Great to hear!

[@jamesdurber88]

love to see the insides too - great vid as always - cheers

[@StephenFinkNRP]

This is the first NEW boombox that would interest me. Although last year I bought a NOS Koss Boombox from something like 1999. It is awesome...

[@greylocke100]

I am still looking for a good portable radio that has excellent AM reception like my old Realistic hand held which had AM/FM and 5 SW bands with a stereo compact cassette. It only had a single speaker, but plugging in my 1/4" headphones was stereo. It ran on 4 "D" cells but it would play the radio at room volume for almost a full week on those 4 eveready's, when Duracell came out they ran my radio for for at least 3 weeks before they finally ran out of power.

[@chuckermatinger3794]

Thanks! I'm itching to buy a teal version of this, but again I'm worried about overall reliability. Especially of the cassette mechanism. Also I don't like that the VU meters are off during headphone use. I can't turn anything up loud here due to close neighbors - does the volume have to be loud for full-range VU meter show?

[@Recordology]

THANK YOU!!!!!!! Like many of these modern VU meters - the sound has to be pretty loud to get much of a reading. I think thats because they are more of a show only feature vs a line level VU metering tool.

[@chuckermatinger3794]

@@Recordology Yes I thought this was the approach they had taken with the VU meters. Still undecided!

[@jamespryor7358]

I like the combination of retro design meets modern features aspect of the unit.

[@maurexretrovision]

At least the VUs are stereo too, although they would have to calibrate them better in future models, since the way they move does not resemble the ones that traditional vintage equipment comes with.

[@mauritsvw]

Seems quite a nice unit. The VU meters, although cool, do not seem to serve any useful purpose other than cosmetic. I bought myself a retro designed Studebaker radio recently, and it also seems quite well made.

[@MrWolfSnack]

I just bought one listed as parts for $50. Seller said it was dead and didn't turn on and CD and tape were also broken. Will see what's wrong with it and hopefully it's something simple. It definitely looks best in silver, the other colors look kind of bad on it. EDIT: I got it and it works perfectly! Seller said both CD and tape were broken and it didn't turn on. But it worked fully and with no problems? It does have something wonky with the tape deck, someone smashed the record button too hard and the cassette assembly is pushed out of alignment stuck halfway in record mode, will have to fiddle with that. The little balls that hold the CD on the hub spindle also are gone and rattling around inside the unit somehow, will try and fix that too.

[@marvinwhittaker]

Wow!! That's a good looking boombox. I had over 30 radios in my life span.

[@raloria9173]

Very cool unit! I like the lights and meters. None of MY boomboxes of the 80s & 90s ever had anything like that! Very impressed by it having a stereo head on the tape deck. That seems like something that's hard to find nowadays. Also I love that you played NKOTB music! I was a huge fan myself (though I was in high school at the time).

[@peterjohnpj2778]

boom box record and cassette player type that would be good to (sharp made one in the 80s) . just a thought

[@BishopEddie5443]

I'm waiting for my red one to ship from Amazon! Great video!

[@ivanignacio3358]

I’ve had my studebaker fir two years, not even a year in my show light of the vu meter stopped my cassette play lags a bit and found two small springs fall from the unit, other then that it sounds good for $195 bucks. I wish someone would come out with a quality built boombox that has a CD player, cassette player, radio Bluetooth capability not too plasticky like this unit, I’ll pay $2k for it!

[@gregsnarke610]

I had a boom box radio 📻 back in the 80’s

[@bluestaralice3276]

Mine is peach pink 😂

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

Yeah PCM wave is sadly only limited to 44,1 Khz 16 bit but hey, at least THAT works. I still don't understand why FLAC is still not included on these onboard decoders but MP3 and WMA still are.

[@fel_7264]

How would you compare it to the older model? Debating which one to buy

[@bugstomper4670]

I wish they made this, vut with a renovable battery. Not somethingvyoubhave to do surgury on to change the battery. Lithium is the best battery type, IMO. But it charges about 800 to 1200 times, depending on the type. If it starts charging everytime it is plugged in, then it won't last long enough to be collectable. Unless you repair it. Then, if the charge drops below 3% you risk it not charging again. Also I've heard that 'Studebaker' boomboxes melt in sunlight. Not even on a hot day. Is that true? Otherwise it looks amazing.

[@diamond6256]

I am trying to decide between this one or the Sony Portable Bluetooth Digital Turner AM FM CD Player.

[@Recordology]

This is more of a fun novelty item - but a VERY fun one.

[@mjh5437]

""Wow...this Boombox is huuuge!!"".........1980s:`Hold my beer"

[@hilariocavazos1763]

My Grand Daughter Camila Love Her Studabaker Stereo In Rose Gold . Loves To Stream The Kids Chanels On XM Sirus Stereo Radio .

[@chuckermatinger3794]

Thanks!

[@Recordology]

Wow thank you! 🙏🏻

[@georgebliss964]

The VU meters and flashing lights are fairly pointless. The tape mechanism is at least the right way up, but typically the permanent magnet erase lets it down, and I don't know if the recording bias is AC or DC. Sound wise, the unit sounded brash and shouty, which is good for speech but could grate a bit music wise. No indication as to whether the bass control could be boosted which might improve this. A disappointing test, far too skimpy, as these retro products have good market potential but I really cannot conclude a great deal here. Based on what I did observe, I am thinking not very good compared to the original old boom boxes.

[@jerryspann8713]

Wonder what an Audio Technica ATLP 60 would sound like connected to it. You would just need a 3.5mm stereo to 3.5mm stereo cable.

[@Kapplerartbloomingdale]

This boombpx sounds good but the tape buttons are quite fragile

[@chuckermatinger3794]

This boombox is at the top of my want list, but I'm scared off by the very negative buyer reviews on Amazon. Is yours still fully working? It really is a beauty to look at. And in different colors!

[@Recordology]

It’s great! Works flawlessly!

[@stanleycostello7312]

The Chopin sounds dreadful. I question if the wow and flutter is going to improve over time.

[@Recordology]

Time will tell….I’ve seen it happen

[@stanleycostello9610]

@@Recordology Maybe in six months you could review it then? I realize that most young people don't have cassettes that they want to play, but I would be interested. Have a good week, my friend.

[@rwj777]

I've have this same Sound Station model for over a year now and I've played many tapes on mine heavily, thinking that the chopping sound would smooth out over the course of time. Well I'm just going to say that the cassette playback sound hasn't improved at all.👎 The motor noise is so loud, that you can hear it through the cassette audio playback and when making a recording. I just use mine as a Bluetooth boombox, because of this issue. Whenever I do decide to listen to a cassette on this boombox. I just hook up one of my Sony Walkmans , using the auxiliary cord connection and the playback quality is so much better and easier on the ear.👍

[@AussieTVMusic]

I wonder if there's a version for 240v countries? I'd love one.

[@timothyweers8054]

I still have one in use from the early 1990s. How much bass and treble control do you get from the controls?

[@rabit818]

Even the late 90s smaller boom box has better quality than this. And the retro design?

[@richardwhite2344]

Very cool!!!! Glad to see something new that is made well!!! the only thing I don't like about it is this: I think having the CD player on the front makes it easier to scratch the CD when you are inserting the CD. I like top loading CD players much better, but I realize there is no way they could have mounted the CD player on the top.

[@Recordology]

That’s a good point!

[@jerrymontalbano3222]

Are you saying that the Studebaker will NOT emit Bluetooth sound to earphones and earbuds wirelessly? Who in this decade would create such a radio in this era without support to play wirelessly to Bluetooth earphones/earbuds? Wo! Correct me if there's a method/way to listen to it wirelessly.

[@83Roboto]

The VU meters on this are just for show. Didn't expect anything more then that. The "light show" is just OK. Would have been nice if it was more then one color and different effects. It's a real plus that the cassette deck is actually stereo. One thing to test is if they wired the channels properly. With some of these units they wire them backwards for some reason. One thing to note is that when recording from the built in mics, there is a lot of internal electronic interference in the recordings. So it makes it a pretty useless feature. Other then that it seems to be a decent unit for what it is.

[@MandrakeDCR]

All of them are for show these days, but they are responding to loudness levels if you watch the video. So they are at least responding to something and not just randomized ticks like some super cheap ones are.

[@arnoldtolker3505]

Eine tolle Boombox in einer fantastischen Farbe und Ausstattung, die ich gerne hätte! Schwierig zu bekommen in Germany!😭 375,- Euro plus 16,- Euro Versand aus U.S.A.!

[@WARNING-1gv7ej2j]

I prefer playing Cds on a movie player or a xbox one Because I had 2 boombox players And the freaking disc Kept Stopping the music track on the middle of the song like the disk was in, but it said no cd on the bombox In my opinion, buying a bombox ox is not worth the money.

[@barrythielke4871]

Love it boss 😊

[@0386rm]

I really really love it. I’m passing on the light show though. I personally see no use at all for it. Not a fan of the red color either but would definitely buy it in black.

[@graboid116]

I have the silver one and yes the cassette player does improve over time. Mine has one strange issue after playing a cd a while it glitches and distorts like pausing and playing fixes it. Plz let me know if yours has this issue

[@erikarabie]

Does this unit have built-in microphones?

[@Seekthetruth3000]

I wish it had a shortwave band.

[@MannyMoto1]

This thing looks pretty cool.

[@SANDY-dr1db]

I like the features on the schedule Blaster but it doesn't have enough Bass sounds a little bit like a tin can

[@jamespryor7358]

Does the cassette deck recording head use ac or dc bias technology?

[@Recordology]

EVERYTHING new today is DC bias unfortunately.

[@plan7a]

Let's hope the speakers are wired round the right way - and nobody has goofed up with this. (Just saying!). Other than that it seems to be a decent enough machine based on your review of it!

[@ErnestoMr13]

What's an Excelent Boombox, I'll really love them.

[@Brian.8272]

I’m going to buy one

[@JessicaFEREM]

I have Bluetooth speakers with more power, 30w. They were pretty cheap too

[@SONIC-BOOM-TV]

Man how did you not know about the CD sticker hack?

[@Recordology]

I had seen it along the way at some point.

[@dasdenkenland]

I never had anyone show me that. Could have saved me from having several adhesive residue-covered cd jewel cases. 😆

[@SkiBumMSP]

Not a bad unit. Seems much better than that one that Techmoan reviewed a little while ago (which even had a fake tape counter). At least this one appears to have actual, functioning tweeters instead of fake ones, and it actually does seem to sound decent, although tough to know as listening through KZbin. I'd have to hear one in person myself to make a true judgement as to how it actually sounds. Not being able to use BT for both transmit and receive at the same time would make sense. Bluetooth is actually fairly limited in bandwidth thus not likely to be able to support streaming audio in both directions at the same time, plus would be pretty pointless anyway. After all, just send the audio stream directly to the device you wanted it to receive instead of trying to do it through this unit. I would also imagine that using BT with the FM radio would cause to much interference, thus why that feature is also limited. As for the trick on unwrapping/opening CDs, I've known that for years. I do remember showing it to a women while in Best Buy a few years ago (when Best Buy still sold CDs). She was trying to unwrap a CD right there in the store after she bought it as she wanted to listen to it in her car. I saw her struggling trying to get that label off. I then went up to her and politely said to her, "Let me show you a neat little trick for getting those labels off". She handed me the CD and I showed her the trick of gently unsnapping the jewel case cover off just as shown in the video. She responded how cool that was and that she'll have to remember that the next time she needs to open another CD. Also to add. The New Kids on The Block? Okay, I will admit to feeling a little bit of nostalgia as I've certainly have heard plenty of them. However, never was a fan, though as I was into things like Rush, Pink Floyd, Styx, Asia, Kansas, and Yes as well as into Iron Maiden, Ronnie James Dio, Metallica, Judest Priest, Queensryche (Friggan "Operation Mindcrime" for the WIN!), and the like during that time.

[@70mustang302]

10:34 digital tuner?

[@Recordology]

Yes indeed! Hear that clipping sound as I tune the dial? Sure sign that it’s using a digital tuner - almost everything does now. And yes a digital tuner can still make use of an analog tuning dial like this one.

[@70mustang302]

@@Recordology Good to know, thank you

[@UrbanoDagrippino]

Came out good

[@genemorgan9742]

Is there a function where you can turn the light off?

[@Recordology]

Yes indeed!

[@Debbie-q5m8z]

How to hook up iPhone to boombox

[@why-why-whywhywhy]

Pros: The *colour* Cons: *Everything* else Good review as usual though. Cheers!!! 😉

[@stanleycostello9610]

😏

[@MichaelYates]

Great video, unit looks very plasticy and the silver buttons look cheap. But as always you get what you pay for. I susspect a decent boombox these days would be around £300 or £400

[@JxT1957]

The smaller Studebaker has a nicer light show, only thing i wish the blue speaker lights blinked on and off. The GPO Brooklyn looks more like an early 80s boombox and looks and sounds better than these Studebakers.

[@richbursary9053]

If only it had an AC connection. Nice presentation. Thank You.

[@Recordology]

Well it does via the adapter

[@Pinwormx]

New Kids for life!

[@patriciacecchin7773]

I have the silver box..best sound

[@thomasball3658]

That's cool and just a little flutter on the cassette deck but other then that it's cool.

[@mihaill1978]

it feels like the Tanashin company is sponsoring all these new tape recorders because it doesn’t know what to do with millions of its tape drive mechanisms🤦💩😄😄😄

[@peterjohnpj2778]

would be better with batteries . After a while the rechargeable batteries degrade start loosing their charge .

[@xaenon]

With a design like this, it should be possible to open it up and replace a failed battery pack, and/or even upgrade for higher capacity.

[@Sandoz-tq7qj]

Good 👍

[@herby4215]

Not bad machine

[@mrnobodytheuser2950]

It would be nice if battery's were replaceable

[@jro7075]

I remember having in the 70's a radio I never liked calling them boom boxes with cassette decks they were well built they were a GEwith a 8-track at the time they were popular then I went to a sanyo cassette deck then my last was a sharp with 6 inch spealers with mid range and tweeters this was a heavy thing but its what we did to bring music when we would go out ,this is not bad but i cannot get used to the namebrand of studebaker I don't care for that name makes it sound cheap ,that name was named after a car not audio equiupment and I do not think it would last or quality would be good now a days the way these copy cats of the b-o-o-m box era are made I could not tell on how it sounded cause you did not play with the bass or treble controls at least that would give me more info ,thats how we rated our equipment in the 70's the more power you had and greater sound you were considered cool then where i grew up , I remember sharp as being the brand you would get they made them really good powerfull ,heavy but they were tough and rugged and even you could get a strap to help carry it for walking around even when the unit would have 6 or 8 size D batteries wow they were heavy but I did not mind and you would get used to it not a fan of the lights on speaker but on the dial is ok ,I love flashing lights but on speakers makes it look cheesy to me at least JRo

[@binakolass504]

tolles gerät nicht in deutschland zu bekommen schade

[@MrGhostown81]

New Kids? No way man! MC Hammer was the real sh** in the early 90s!

[@CBT5777]

This doesn't look like anything I remember from the 80's. I was born in 77 so I should. Aren't they supposed to look retro authentic?

[@705johnnyboy]

not bad

[@mkuskam1]

no quality no way. Quality is made to 80th

[@Hogstuff]

This video was only in 360p when I posted this comment

[@Recordology]

Higher def versions become available after an hour or so.

[@mauricespence3660]

Yt