10 forgotten wonders of 1980s homes

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Interesting  just  brought the old magnavox ghetto blaster I had  in the 
computer room at computer exchange inc... put 4 cells and a jumper to  start 
it in half voltage for a while.... it lives! went to all 8 batteries... it  
peels plaster off the walls! but wait i go to the oldies station and  ..
.
Crowded House- Don't Dream Its Over
Pat Benatar - Love is a  Battlefield
 
 
 
2 of the songs I would crank LOUD! Hey had slick  raised tiles... things 
sounded real loud in there! 
But.... damn these are .... oldies now I remember  when that oldies station 
would just mainly play 60's stuff.... 
Here is someone else's write up on this... for tech  details.. 
<http://www.vintagevolts.com/the-magnavox-d8443-boombox/> 
this thing had set in relatives storage shed for  probably 15 years or 
maybe 22 ..... it had need 23 years since I saw it  last....and storage sheds 
are damn hot here in az.. it looks good... it plays  good! it plays LOUD good 
to have it back!

 
 
In a message dated 12/29/2015 12:23:38 P.M. US Mountain Standard Tim,  
js at cimmeri.com writes:



On 12/29/2015 2:08 PM, Jules Richardson 
wrote:
>  I've wondered occasionally what 
> happened to ghetto blasters - despite  
> finding other audio equipment of the 
> time every once in a  while, I don't 
> think I've seen one anywhere in over 
> 25  years. Were they exceptionally 
> fragile or something, and so they all  
> got tossed long ago instead of finding 
> their way into attics  and garages like 
> everything else?
>
> cheers
>  Jules

I still have mine, circa 1979.  
Amazingly still works --  with no caps 
replacement yet -- except for tape deck 
-- rubber bands  have dried up.

- J.