Panasonic RX-ED90 Cobra Top
Alright, so I may be pushing it a little here by calling this Panasonic RX-ED90 a vintage boombox. But, it was manufactured in the mid 90’s which is now almost 20 years ago so it …
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Panasonic RX-5250
Introduced in 1983 this Panasonic RX-5250 retailed for $349.99. As opposed to earlier designed boomboxes the RX-5250 had all its controls on the front of the box. It also incorporated red LED meters on the …
Panasonic RX-5040
Most of you are probably familiar with the big Panasonic boomboxes such as the RX-7000, the RX-5600 and the RX-5500. Well, here is their little lost brother the Panasonic RX-5040 which was offered in the …
Panasonic SG-J500
I’ve posted about the Panasonic SG-J555 before so I thought I’d mention the Panasonic SG-J500 here. The SG-J500 was produced in 1984 and, like the SG-J555, featured an expandable tray with a turntable. You just …
Panasonic SG-J555
Panasonic made a few boomboxes that incorporated turntables in the design. This particular boombox is the Panasonic SG-J555. Panasonic called it the Ambience Stereo Music System which definitely sounds impressive though the word Ambience sounds …
Panasonic RX-5150
Introduced in 1982 this is the Panasonic RX-5150 also known as the Disco 50. It had a fairly standard boombox design with some nice chrome trim rings around the speaker grills and weighed in at …
Panasonic RX-5080
This boombox is the Panasonic RX-5080. It’s a mid-80’s mid-sized boombox with a single cassette. It did however have a two color LED meter and what Panasonic called “Ambience Stereo Sound”. It originally retailed for …
Panasonic RX-5500
Here we have the Panasonic RX-5500. This model was issued in 1980-81 and had a single cassette and dual LED meters. It was originally priced at around $749.00. One just recently sold for just over …
Panasonic RX-5350
One of Panasonic’s better offerings in the boombox genre was the Panasonic RX-5350. It was also branded as National. It has an upside down design with the tuning and controls at the bottom of the …