1986 Sony CFS-280 Mini Boombox (pics and video)

[Rob79]

Here is one of my mini boomboxes. Bought it off ebay for a good price.
Comes with box and manuals.
Works and sounds perfect !
Has a mini EQ on front Panel and "Space Sound" adjustment, which widens the stereo sound.
Made in Japan

video: http://youtu.be/9CQGjoCysCQ

[Xyga]

Wow it looks new.
Auto reverse, AMS, EQ, I bet it wasn't a budget model.
What year is it from ?

[Rob79]

What year is it from ?

READ THE TITLE.

[Xyga]

*hitting myself hard*
"use your eyes when reading the thread's title"

Anyway it's really in perfect shape, bet it's been sleeping in some warehouse or attic for the past 27 years or so.

[Rob79]

*hitting myself hard*
"use your eyes when reading the thread's title"

[guigui]

Beauty ! Congrats.

This thing is auto-reverse. I remember, around 12 years old, being the first one in my group of friends to get an auto-reverse Sony walkman ; they were all jealous.

[Ed Oscuro]

It has space sound. This is important because without space, the waves can't travel. It even works in deep vacuum!

[SuperGrafx]

"Space Sound"

[Ed Oscuro]

"Space Sound"

Ponder deeply on its meaning, in the majesty of space.

[guigui]

"Space Sound"

Speakers are far away from each other so that, when you carry it on your shoudler as you are supposed to, you are in the space sound.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

I recall some of those boomboxes had a built-in 5" B&W TV as well with the usual VHF & UHF channels at your disposal. Emerson made sold them in the USA back in the early 1980s, indeed. Not to mention those cool old-school Sony B&W Watchman portable handheld TVs were cool for their time as well. Even Seiko got into the ultra-niche TV wristwatch setup with a tiny B&W TV screen (the TV station reception was alright considering how tiny the miniature CRT TV screen was anyways) -- saw it in action one day at a ritzy jewelry store at the local mall back in the early '80s -- the price tag was around $2,000 USD. It was too rich for my tastes anyways.

I recall winning a Sony AM/FM stereo Walkman that had a cool built-in EQ back in 1990...you could crank up the bass quite easily. It was powered by a mere two "AAA" batteries.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[Ed Oscuro]

It's said that when you put your ears up to Space Sound, you can still hear the echoes of the time PC-Engine Fan X! did went some place and saw some thing.