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The Boomcase© Vintage Suitcase Custom Boomboxes
The Original Rechargeable Vintage Suitcase BoomBox.
The BoomCase works with any device with a headphone output. Simply plug your phone, iPhone,iPod,computer etc. into the BoomCase AUX port and play your music for over 18 hours on a single charge. We also offer Bluetooth Connectivity for wireless play! Each BoomCase is a one of a kind piece. No two BoomCases are the same.
The BoomCase Story:
The BoomCase was born in the Inner Sunset District of San Francisco, CA. Discouraged from always having to buy 12 “D” batteries for my BoomBox (which didn’t sound that great), I decided to build my own.
I have been building portable battery powered speaker systems since 1999. When it came time to make my own Boombox I had two goals: 1.) It had to have a built-in rechargeable battery. 2.) It had to sound great.
In the Summer of 2010 I decided to put pictures up of a new “BoomCase” on my artist website www.MrSiMo.com and My Etsy Store. Soon After ChipChick.com blogged about us. Engadget.com re-blogged ChipChick.com’s post and the rest is history.
The BoomCase is currently Hand-Made in Sacramento, California. We are opening a new shop in Oakland, CA in late 2013. The BoomCase is sold in select retailers in the USA, the UK, France, Italy, Switzerland,the Netherlands,Hong-Kong and South Korea. To see a continually updated list visit here – Retail Locations
Our Current team consists of Dominic Odbert, JP Odbert, Mary-Anne Sarao, May Sarao and Josue Palos. To learn more about our team scroll to the bottom of the page. Read a recent Interview here to learn more: cNet Interview
Sound Quality:
Each BoomCase is built using quality drivers, a unique handmade crossover and each acoustically designed to compliment the speakers used. The BoomCase team has over 40 years of combined audio building experience. Every BoomCase is rigorously tested for 2+ days to audiophile sound quality standards before shipping out.
Check out more at theboomcase.com
SalvageAudio.com
Check out the beautiful wood creations at Salvage Audio. Great work, Friends!
TIMES HAVE CHANGED…
It’s obvious everywhere. Some change has been welcomed, new technology has made our lives more convenient and more productive. On the other hand, changes to product production and design, for the majority, has left us with cheap, plastic mass production, products with a lifespan closer to carnival gold fish, than a heirloom.
THIS DECAY OF THE UNIQUE…
It’s amazingly apparent in the home audio industry. The good brings amazing tech to the table, with wireless Bluetooth, internet radio, and compact systems that sound as good as our parents “entertainment centers” that filled a quarter of the living room. The bad substitutes quality for profits, producing an army of basic & cheap, molded plastic repetition. But worst of all, stripped of individuality. Something that reproduces one of the most individual & unique forms, music.
WE ARE NOT BASIC OR FOR THE MASSES…
We remember what quality craftsmanship means. We strive to blend the unique character of old wood and modern design, with the sound quality and convenience of new tech. Each of our speakers is handcrafted at our shop, here on the Central Coast of California, just for you.
More at SalvageAudio.com or Facebook.com/SalvageAudio. Excellent. ~L
RIP Edgar Froese, Tangerine Dream founder
We’ve lost some good ones this month.
Pioneer – Onkyo – Avid – Scott – Akai – Advent
New items in stock this week, all VG to excellent condition.
Please message RevolutionSounds@outlook.com for details and pricing. Thank you for your continued support of quality refurbished vintage audio. ~L
- Pioneer SX-820 receiver
- Onkyo A-5 integrated amp
- Avid Model 103 loudspeakers (currently recapping)
- Scott 375 R receiver
- Akai AA-1150 receiver
- New Large Advents
The above photos are representational and not of actual units for sale.
RIP Kim Fowley
Remembering Kim Fowley: Genius, Asshole, and His Own Worst Enemy – Flavorwire
Check out a November 2014 Fowley overview on Pitchfork.
Sansui – Pioneer – DCM – HPM
Busy week.
Pioneer SX-1000TA – Rare, 1968-vintage, solid-state receiver with TUBED tuner section. Very clean. Amazing sound. Please message for pricing and availability. Photo: vintageelectronics.com
Pioneer HPM-500 loudspeakers – Original graphite drivers in excellent condition. Legendary HPM quality. Photo: canuckaudiomart.com
Sansui 5000a – nice unit from this well-respected series. 55 wpc and upgraded f-6013 driver boards. Photo: vintageelectronics.com
DCM CX-17 monitor series bookshelf speaker. One of the best post-Time Window DCMs.
Pioneer SX-880 – Solid, good-looking, mid-powered Pioneer. Photo: articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar
Pioneer SX-626 – “A medium-powered stereo receiver with up to 110 watts of music power, low-noise FET, and high sensitivity FM tuner section. The SX-626 stereo receiver is one of Pioneer’s great stereo values. In one attractive, well-designed package…”
Sansui 661 – An excellent, clean little receiver. 20 wpc of classic Sansui sound. Photo: audiokarma.com
Thanks for looking, ~L
60’s Allied/Jensen
I picked up some great-looking 60’s vintage Allied cabinets a while back with nice 15″ woofers, a damaged crossover and two bad Jensen Sonodome tweeters. Wanted to get them working again, but didn’t want to drop a lot of cash on components, so the project kept getting pushed aside. Well, sometimes the Universe gives you a gift. The other day, I found a pair of beat up little Jensens at a thrift store for two bucks. Didn’t know what they had in them, but for the price… Turns out these ugly cabs held a pair of pristine, fully-functioning Sonodomes and nearly identical crossovers to the Allieds. Didn’t take long to decide to sacrifice the two-dollar Jensens for the greater good. Was even able to use the 10″ Jensen woofers to restore some solid Pressage 2-ways that had also been collecting dust. Coming soon. Cheers, ~L
SOLD.
John Cale, Nick Cave & Chrissie Hynde – Songwriters Circle – BBC ’99
John Cale, Nick Cave & Chrissie Hynde – Songwriters Circle – BBC ’99
Recorded live for the “Songwriters Circle” program at the Subterania Club, London UK, May 12, 1999. Broadcasted by the BBC September 7, 1999.
John Cale: vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
Chrissie Hynde: vocals, acoustic guitar
Nick Cave: vocals, piano
Adam Seymour: additional acoustic guitar
Underneath a Transmission Tower
Photograph by SirSaucySquid on reddit
Reddit user SirSaucySquid lay directly underneath a transmission tower to capture this hypnotic photo. The dizzying array of steel is reminiscent of a sort of giant kaleidoscope pattern. The photo was taken on his phone and edited using the VSCO Cam app.
A transmission tower is a tall structure, usually a steel lattice tower, used to support an overhead power line. They are used in high-voltage AC and DC systems, and come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.
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