Our friend Tim in south Florida has an affinity for walkmans, but he appreciates the larger audio devices too, like this JVC PC-DC33. It a very cool 4-band system with a slide-out turntable! The cassette recorder and line-out function makes this incredibly useful for dubbing bulky LPs and 45s. The detachable speakers and equalizer make this an adequate all-purpose stereo system, for home and on the go. Thanks Tim!

A B&O boombox? Sure, if your ghetto happens to be Beverly Hills or St. Moritz. Indeed, audio snobs will scoff us for placing this on the site, the BeoSystem 10 stereo cassette recorder merits notice. The sleek, minimalist design and hefty price tag is typical Bang & Olufsen, but very much unlike any other portable stereo of the period.

Crown is a long time audio component manufacturer. Rumor has it they may even be responsible for selling the very first boombox back around 1971 or so. Our friend Jens from Germany was nice enough to send us a pic of his massive mid ’80s Crown SZ-5100, laden with graphics and LEDs. Check out the tiny condenser microphones mounted up top!

There’s no doubt that Jens is a devoted boombox enthusiast. We must thank him for his terrific additions to the site, including this Tecsonic Mach8800. The chrome trim, six speakers and twin cassettes make this model pleasing to the eye.

What a shame–Dave found this defaced Helix for cheap, but will require great effort to restore. We’re guessing this was modified for some sort of theatrical production, as the lower cassette has been covered and painted. The Helix name is a well-known one for boomboxes, but we have yet to find the brand on anything except portable stereo.

Another Crown courtesy of Jens, this one is the SZ-8801. It certainly has all the inklings of a “decline era” ghettoblaster with its detachable speakers, tiny tuner indicator and blase looks.