They still make boomboxes. They just don’t CALL them boomboxes (or ghetto blasters) anymore. Google PORTABLE STEREO to find them now. Some still use the boombox label, some don’t.
People who whine about idiots using the speaker on their phones, need a short trip to the 80s, in a subway, with 20 boomboxes. I remember some of them were so big people carried them on their shoulders.
My first boombox had built-n mics to record in stereo. It really made remarkably clean recordings. Sometimes consumer-grade electronics can surprise you.
After all, the Battlestar Galactica (the newer one, not that 70s schlock) survived the initial Cylon attack because its analog systems could nor be hacked
I still have audio cassettes and players. I’m still buying new CDs. I hate relying on the Internet. I love using the net, but want my own tangible, keepable copies too! Just because there are new ways doesn’t mean we should abandon the old ways too. Use them all . Out of curiosity, I just looked to see if they still made new piano roles for player pianos, and they do! YES!
i just recently unpacked my vinyl records in anticipation of returning to doing radio. i’ve rediscovered albums i’d forgot i had. Now, to get the turntable set up!
jimmjonzz Premium Member 4 months ago
Don’t throw the past away
You might need it again someday!
Dreams can come true again—
When everything old is new again….
Enter.Name.Here 4 months ago
Richard Howland-Bolton Premium Member 4 months ago
Vinyl?? I prefer Shellac!
The Humanist 4 months ago
I think most of them are second hand.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace 4 months ago
Old school, new school.
crookedwolf Premium Member 4 months ago
Vinyl Beach Boys, to be clear..!
j_m_kuehl 4 months ago
Playing a 33 rpm at 78 rpm. . . Chipmonks forever
Ellis97 4 months ago
Vinyl is back and here to stay.
goboboyd 4 months ago
What? No Bluetooth!? Can’t use my ear buds?
david_42 4 months ago
People who whine about idiots using the speaker on their phones, need a short trip to the 80s, in a subway, with 20 boomboxes. I remember some of them were so big people carried them on their shoulders.
cabalonrye 4 months ago
What’s a cd? Something that allows you to play music when you don’t have internet.
LONNYMARQUEZ 4 months ago
new hi-tech only has one good thing, the memory’s that you had with your old low tech, and they were the good old days
mourdac Premium Member 4 months ago
Burned my music collection to lossless digital files.
The Wolf In Your Midst 4 months ago
“What do you mean, you don’t still sell a fifteen-year-old product?! You’re supposed to have everything I want!”
Droptma Styx 4 months ago
My first boombox had built-n mics to record in stereo. It really made remarkably clean recordings. Sometimes consumer-grade electronics can surprise you.
GaryCooper 4 months ago
Why not shellac?
ajr58(1) 4 months ago
After all, the Battlestar Galactica (the newer one, not that 70s schlock) survived the initial Cylon attack because its analog systems could nor be hacked
BeniHanna6 Premium Member 4 months ago
Walmart still sells CD boomboxes.
sugordon 4 months ago
I still have audio cassettes and players. I’m still buying new CDs. I hate relying on the Internet. I love using the net, but want my own tangible, keepable copies too! Just because there are new ways doesn’t mean we should abandon the old ways too. Use them all . Out of curiosity, I just looked to see if they still made new piano roles for player pianos, and they do! YES!
djtenltd 4 months ago
That’s cute! And vinyl has made a strong comeback over the last 10 years or so!
gigagrouch 4 months ago
i just recently unpacked my vinyl records in anticipation of returning to doing radio. i’ve rediscovered albums i’d forgot i had. Now, to get the turntable set up!
Ukko wilko 4 months ago
Jumped from CDs to Spotify.
DKHenderson 4 months ago
I picked up my current CD player at Best Buy. I was going to browse through their CD collection…but they no longer had one. Pfui.