Wow, this stretches the boombox size limit, literally! Sweet Pioneer with quad speakers and slide-control graphic equalizer! LEDs up top illuminate to indicate function, and there are twin analog meters up on the left. What are those tiny switches above the well door? Those are logic controls for the tape system! We should congratulate Rick in New Hampshire for keeping this in such nice shape.

Sold in Canada at the Consumers Distributing department store chains, these models were sold in 1985 for around $150 Canadian dollars. Not a bad investment, as these models today would easily receive well over $200 US by collectors. Yes, there are collectors out there and the market is hot. You shouldn’t be surprised; just take a look at the junk sold today. A very smart move would be to bring some of these vintage pieces back into production. Sony, Sharp, Toshiba, JVC, are you listening?