Akai AJ-C1 FS

Mar 29th, 2012 Posted in AJ-C1, Akai | No Comments »

 

Akai AJ-C1FS

 

There isn't a lot of information available on this unique Akai AJ-C1 FS boombox.  It definitely has a nice sleek style to it and as you can see it has a metal door that opens to reveal some of the controls.  The build quality is excellent as is the attention to detail. Akai didn't make too many boomboxes and they certainly didn't build their name selling them either.  But, the boxes they did make were of good quality and performed well.

 

Akai AJ-C1FS

 

The sliders control Balance, Bass and Treble for the two-way speaker system.  It has a digital display that includes a clock, an interesting diagonal volume control as well as 5 station presets.  It has 3 bands FM,MW and SW as well as Dolby noise reduction. The Akai AJ-C1FS will run on AC/DC or 10 D cell batteries. It weighs in at about 24 pounds and is 29 inches long.

Overall the the Akai AJ-C1FS is an interesting box. Definitely something you'd want in your collection. They don't come up for sale very often but when they do they bring a decent price.  This one sold for $400.00 in good working condition in March 2012.

 

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Sony CFS-900

Mar 21st, 2012 Posted in CFS-900, Sony | No Comments »

 

Sony CFS-900

 

This was one of Sony's popular small boomboxes in the mid to late 80's It is the Sony CFS-900. It came in both cream white and black color schemes and was a pretty basic single cassette box. It featured auto-reverse, a telescoping antenna and AM/FM radio bands.  It measures 16.75 x 5.5 x 3.5 and weighs in a around 4 pounds.

 

Sony CFS-900

 

This is a smaller boombox so it's not highly sought after but they are nice examples of the smaller sleek Sony units.  In good working condition they sell for about $50-75.

 

Sony CFS-900

 

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Nippon FS-2424

Mar 20th, 2012 Posted in FS-2424, Nippon | No Comments »

 

Nippon FS-2424

 

You don't see this boombox too often. It's a Nippon FS-2424 which, despite its name, was made in Taiwan. It definitely has a different look to it.  It's all black with gold trim, knobs and buttons.  Not sure when it was made but it looks to be the mid to late 80's.  It's big at 22 1/2" long and 12 1/4" high but weighs in at only 11 pounds which seems a little light.

It features:

 

  • LED Sound Level Meter
  • Dual Cassettes
  • AM, FM, and Tape
  • Extendable Antenna
  • Auto-Stop and Continuous Play
  • 117V and 220V
  • 25 Watts
  • Can run on 8 D cell batteries

I don't see these very often . I'm guessing they would have some decent collector value even if the quality of construction isn't that great as is evidenced by its light weight.