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Lasonic "Ghetto Blaster"

breaksteady — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:08:17 EST

JUST PURCHASED THIS BOX ITS AWESOME BABY.WHATS THE BIG DEAL ABOUT EATING OATMEAL WHEN ALL I FEEL IS TIRED FOR REAL.

breaksteady

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breaksteady — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:00:35 EST

I ALREADY BOUGHT 1 ITS AWESOME.IM SAVING UP FOR ANOTHER 1.

breaksteady

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cynep — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:56:33 EST

BTW, from lasonic website, looks like this is gonna happen:

"Ever since the announcement of a possible return during CES 2006, the highly anticipated retro blaster will finally make its 're-debut' at CES 2008! Further details will need to wait until the anticipated convention this coming January! You don't want to miss the unveiling of the past!"

YAAAAAAAAAAI!!

www.lasonic.com

cynep

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cynep — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:54:16 EST

sheeeeeeeeeeeeeet, I'd love to buy one of these SOB's! Just blast it full volume Herbie Hancock's "Rock it" and do a windmill. If there's a group buy - count me in!

cynep

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GOKOR — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:17:58 EST

@Powers: You'll get took for it on the B-Ball court. Everyone loves ghetto blasters.

As for me, I want one and will probably have it sitting about three feet from a big platform of cardboard as I attempt break dancing once again.

GOKOR

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lowx732 — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:53:56 EDT

I have the Original circa 1985 lasonic "ghetto blaster"
let me tell you when I found it in a flea market I didnt know it was a gold strike just thought it was a friggen cool accessory (for lack of a better word) to own.

I saw it in a Jay and Silent Bob movie so I did some research and priced it as a nice $400+

lowx732

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djdare — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 11:12:26 EST

iPod adapter??? I dont' need a screen and dvd drive taking up space and power, gimme an ipod dock that looks like a cassette deck area, and 2 huge woofers for my boomin, and i'll be straight. And whoever suggested Li-ion batteries above is a genius, someone make this a reality, like 300 watts of boomboxing glory.

djdare

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timchet — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 04:22:07 EST

this + cardboard = breakdance heaven

It's On.

timchet

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deusdiabolus — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:31:50 EST

Oh, you KNOW I want one.

Well, dag, I think this comment thread is probably a good sized preorder demand group...

deusdiabolus

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zbeast — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:03:11 EST

Say did you notice that the Marine types in the gears of war game look like there dressed in a getoblaster.

Just an observation.

http://www.flickergaming.net/wp-content/uploaads/gears1.jp...

zbeast

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dethndrek — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:40:50 EST

Dude...and its the same price as a video iPod. Between the two, I know which one I'd rather have.

dethndrek

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shpe11 — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:58:34 EST

for the Ghetto i think that's cool walking around with it over your shoulder.

but I have no interest in this. if I want music in my room i'll get a 7.1, if I want music on the playground i'll play my player from car, if I want music on walking i'll get an iPOD...

shpe11

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br549 — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:23:57 EST

It's bad, you know it.

I need one.

br549

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StackyBotrus — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:20:52 EST

AMS: automatic music sensor (or search) it detected the gaps in songs on tape, so you could skip songs.

StackyBotrus

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testrack — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:13:53 EST

this needs to have a laptop battery in it or somethin...all those D-cells were the only bad thing about proper boom boxes

testrack

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Powers — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 01:43:58 EST

Seriously I'm going to take it to my B-Ball court.

Powers

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Powers — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 01:43:40 EST

This is perfect! I want one as soon as it is released. I just hope it sounds good on the B-Ball court yo!

Powers

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skierpage — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:26:55 EST

You've forgotten cramming D cell after D cell into the innards to make it go BROONNNNNKKK. 16 batteries cost more than some of the ghetto blasters running full blast at 25% DISTORTZZZZZHION [sic]. The Wikipedia page has links to a forum for boombox fans, and to a history including the golden age

skierpage

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CafeRacer1200 — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:47:06 EST

AMS
Wasn't that Automatic Music Search? This feature allowed you to skip past the crap Debbie Boone song you had to put on your mix tape cause of yer girlfriend and have it stop dead on the beginning of Clash City Rockers

CafeRacer1200

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Namrepus — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:06:18 EST

NickSpatula is right.

This was the same style of Ghetto Blaster from Clerks and Clerks II

Namrepus

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Buford T. Justice — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:55:07 EST

Lasonic? Their boomboxes sucked! All big and ugly and sounded like hell. Gimme a retro Aiwa or Sony or, better yet, a SHARP! They had this wall-of-sound boombox that was GI-FREAKIN-NORMOUS... and loud enough to piss off people for blocks. THAT is what I want. Oh yeah, bonus points to anyone who remembers what the acronym AMS stands for and can explain why it was THE feature to have on yer boombox back in '84 or so.

Buford T. Justice

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strider_mt2k — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:41:34 EST

I applaud your retro mobile multimedia solution!

strider_mt2k

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combat chuck — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:09:28 EST

You had me at "5 band equalizer".

combat chuck

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werk — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:49:06 EST

I want this. Right now.

werk

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middy — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:36:52 EST

Why didn't someone think of this sooner? They're going to sell a lot of these.

middy

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eMadman — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:22:47 EST

That's radical dude!

Seriously. I want one.

eMadman

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thecomputerist — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:59:09 EST

I would buy one of these in a heartbeat.

thecomputerist

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bitboy — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:49:47 EST

this. is. bad. assed.
sign me up.

bitboy

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StackyBotrus — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:29:35 EST

I had one of these back in the mid 80s. It was kick arse. Also, I think this is the official ghettoblaster of Jay and Silent Bob. (CLERKS)

StackyBotrus

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pepe the king prawn — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:01:06 EST

maybe you don't want to go back to '85, but i sure as hell do!

pepe the king prawn

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chrisaroz — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 18:50:17 EST

That is totally bodacious!

chrisaroz