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Conion C-100F (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by aeronmelon@lemmy.world to c/cassettefuturism@lemmy.world

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Widely regarded as THE boombox/ghettoblaster.

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[–] pentastarm@piefed.ca 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

These are listed on ebay for like $1000-$2300. Insane.

[–] bajabound@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

And it needs 36 D batteries.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Sure, but then you're like the coolest person on the block for at least half an hour.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

According to my other link, 10 D batteries.

I'd imagine that one might be better off using a lithium-ion power station with an inverter and just using the power cable.

[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

My math says 3 hours run time at full volume

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

We used to fill entire landfills with batteries, good god.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 6 points 1 day ago

Apparently, they were pretty expensive when new.

https://blog.audiogon.com/2020/08/03/retro-tech-spotlight-conion-c-100f/

The suburbs may have seen the music players of choice — Sony Walkmen and other gizmos of that ilk — growing smaller and smaller, but in the cities, on the streets, size was king. And there was no music player bigger and badder than the Conion C-100F, an off-brand Japanese-made boombox that sold for $450 or so in 1985 (about $1,100 in 2020 money).