Retro Boombox CD Player with Cassette Recording, Bluetooth 5.0, FM/AM Radio, USB/SD/AUX Inputs, VU Meter, LCD Display, Dual 40W Speakers, Black/Gold

So 'I've been looking for a decent "real" boombox for a while now. What I mean is, not a Bluetooth speaker. My Aiwa CSD-EL33 quit working some time ago. I've had it since 1999. I took it apart and tried to repair it but it is possessed. I don't know if the caps went bad or if a chip got corrupted. It doesn't respond to the buttons most times, or it does something entirely different. Plus the cassette belts dissolved. I may give up on it. In the meantime while finding out that there are no real brand name boomboxes anymore, I found this. I know this Awia is not the same as old school Aiwa, just the name that some Chinese corporation bought who also makes toasters, but I thought just maybe it would be decent enough. We'll, let me tell you, it is! The only thing that disappoints me is the tape deck. Like all, and I do mean ALL, cassette tape decks in 2025. It's a piece of trash, and the makers should be ashamed of themselves. I could write another thousand words about the awesome technology and quality of tape decks we had back in the 80's and 90's, but it won't change the fact that NONE of them are being made anymore. Just this ONE mechanism in EVERY cassette player made now with its cheap play head and it's permanent erase magnet for recording. It is truly an abomination compared to what we once had, to what is in my 1999 Aiwa CSD-EL33! The tape playback is tolerable and is in stereo, but recording to tape is a nogo. The Aiwa backtrack weighs in at 17.8 lbs with 8 alkaline D cell batteries installed. Its kinda heavy, and its kinda big. It doesn't fit in the front seat of my 1987 Suzuki Samurai big. Which is GOOD! And it sounds good too! Excellent actually. (Except for that tape recording thing) And it's LOUD! On volume 25 with treble set at 4, Bass at 4, and bass boost off from 10 feet away listening to Geddy Lee lament about FM radio on our local FM radio station (Rush-The Spirit of Radio) my free app sound meter on my phone measured 80db. 84db from 5 feet, and 90db right in front of the speaker. Same results from Bono singing In The Name of Love with more noticeable bass of course. That's loud enough for me. The volume knob goes all the way to 32 and still sounds good with no noticeable distortion. The sound is very good, and the bass has an impressive kick for a plastic boombox, a much better frequency response than any medium sized 80's or 90's equivalent that I can remember. The tuner is clear and consice. It tunes in stations very well and 'STEREO' appears on the display when tuned to a stereo station. It also plays in stereo. There is a distinct Left and Right separation and the VU meters coorespond to this as noted by playing Spaced Age Love Song by Flock of Seagulls. CDs sound great also, as does Bluetooth pairing, but the loudest volume I've experience comes from a well tuned in radio station. I have not messed with the SD card or memory stick functions yet. When I do I'll update this review. The microphone inputs work great. The echo effect will make anyone sound like a monster truck event announcer. SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY! A bit of advice if you're going to sing along. Use Bluetooth pairing and the volume from your paired device/phone to adjust music volume while the mic volumes and main volume (I turn the main volume all the way up) can be used for your voice. Otherwise the music will drown out, you. If you are looking for a 'real' boombox. One with a cassette player, CD player, and radio like in the olden days that actually works, and sounds good. Go ahead and buy it. It works pretty good and has the added benefit of Bluetooth plus the SD stuff. Yes its 250 bucks, and while I think its expensive for what it is, so are my groceries! Look at it this way. For the price of half a basket of food you get a rad boombox that will impress the chics, and it won't end up in the toilet in a week. I'll update this review for longevity from time to time.

El sonido es perfecto. Reproduce muy bien tanto CDs como cassettes. La radio también tiene muy buen agarre. Vale toda la pena del mundo.

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In my opinion this is a very good retro boom box with all the features that it has for the price. I reviewed a myriad of boom boxes for months before deciding on this one. The sound is better than some want to give it credit. It does not have BOSE speakers so you can't expect that kind of sound. For the price range I thought the sound was very good, especially with the extra bass boom button. I tried the cassette, cd, AM & FM radio, bluetooth, & steamed SIRIUS XM and they all worked well. I haven't tried the mic feature yet or the USB, SD features. I haven't had it but for about a month but so far, I'm happy with my purchase and would recommend it to others.

O...M...G...!! This thing is HUGE!! I had medium sized boom boxes back in the day, maybe 14 to 19" long,.. this is a whopping 2'4" long. It's about 14" or more high. Weighs almost 20lbs. I figured it was expensive because they just don't make quality cassette players anymore. I've purchased at least 4 cheapo ones the past 10 years. Each progressively more expensive, but shuffling out the same poor quality. So yeah, this is a BOOM Box! As big, as any of the largest ones, back in the day. It gets good FM reception, the cassette player seems to play decently, so far. The sound is actually really good. There is a good amount of bass with no settings applied. Anyone who disagrees with that is just looking for someone to rock the floor. It's not that, it's good sharp quality base, not tinny at all!! Once you apply the bass boost switch, it kicks in a bit more, not a lot. If you use the bass control know, all it does is make it muddy, not a true bass boost, however, if you raise the treble, it cleans it up pretty well and you have some nice heavier bass. With the bass boost on, it does vibrate like it's got it. And with the bass control also. It's just not gonna rock you out of your seat, or, if you've ever heard cholo low riders bass booming in the cars on the street - those, will make YOUR car rock, so yeah, it's not that. And I think that is what some of these people are looking for. So I'm pretty happy with this, I guess,... I mean, I hate that it is so huge. I wanted a medium sized BB, not a humongous one that HAS to be held on the shoulder. If you were to manage holding this by the handle beside you, the handle, being nothing but hollow plastic, is eventually going to break anyway. Not 5 stars due to all the plastic -especially the handle, and probably shouldn't rate it down due to the size, but I am, so there you go. :D