aiwa Retro Boombox BackTrack CD Player with Cassette Recording, Bluetooth 5.0, FM/AM Radio, USB/SD/AUX Inputs, VU Meters, LCD Display, Dual 40W Speakers (Black and Gold)

This reminds me allot of the Sharp Sharp GF-575Z from back in the days. I am not going to sit there and bash this boom box for not being exactly like an 80's boom box , because I feel that for a company to go through the trouble and manufacture a product like this with modern tech is awesome. There is no one making the old-school cassette mechanisms like those of yesterday year. But remembering how I used to record cassettes from the FM radio using cassettes that fit my budget, yeah those Maxwell UR series tapes or even cheaper no name tapes back then. Man this sounds great when playing tapes that I recorded using higher quality equipment then playing it back on this AIWA.Thankfully I have not had any of the issues others have mentioned in their reviews with my copy and I have been putting this boombox though its paces. CD plays with no issues and sounds pretty decent. The cassette player sound pretty decent depending on the quality of the recording and tape. There are sometimes I noticed the wow and flutter minute speed differences (If one pays really close attention.) But hey. Did we really pay attention to that as kids walking our boxes on the streets? Not this guy........ FM radio receives station very well in my area AM stations came in as well but in my area there is allot of interference on that band , this is not the fault of the radio but my are.USB and SD card recored lengthy audio mixes from my computer and had no issues. It does how ever only seem to record MP3s at 128Kbps so there is a noticeable difference from the original when paying close attention but again at a party or walking the streets who will really notice.Build Quality: To me I think they nailed it, styling and feel just like those budget friendly boom boxes of yesterday year.It is not an M90! lol but looks just like a modern take of a SHARP GF-575-Z and that was nice radio for its time.Volume: I compare it to some boomboxes of the 80's it gets loud but it will never compare to a modern BIG USB speaker with plenty of power. It depends on where you are actually , indoors it has nice volume, outdoors its like a typical boombox of the 80's. (AGAIN not comparing to those boat anchor class boom boxes) :-) Taking 8-D Cell 12V boxes of the past.Over all I love it. I would definitely recommend just keep in mind , it will never be the early 80's again.. :-)

I was just browsing amazon one day and came across this boombox. I definitely liked the looks of it and watches a few videos and read some reviews. Then it came to which one do I want so I tossed it around for awhile and thought the silver to me looks the part sp I ordered it first. Not saying the other two are not nice looking boomboxes. First off its heavy. With 8d batteries in it its almost 18lbs because I put it on the scale. The plastic is thick the knows are smooth and tight when using. Bluetooth or at least from my phone isn't the loudest but is clear. The tape deck to me sounded just fine and it was able to get pretty loud. The cd player works just fine and it will track forward and stop spinning the disc for a few then fire back up again that's just how it works. The tuner picks up plenty of channels with no issues. I ordered the black one second and let me say the black and gold looks killer. Those are the only options I have tried on it so far. I ordered 8 rechargeable batteries for it and they do just fine I haven't played it long enough to see how long they last. If I could change a couple things it would be i really wish the tuner was back lit because that would look so good with the vu meters back lighting. One more thing. If you want the most out of your sound place it near the back of a wall because the back is ported a it helps a ton on volume and overall bass. I have a few other modern day boomboxes that are ok and do what they suppose to do but they are not anything like this one. I know everything is made in China and this boombox is branded under many different names but it seem to be a good solid unit. I like to call it my fine China, lol.

Need a flashlight and magnifying glass to find the on off radio button and to read the instruction booklet. Decided to keep this as the sound is so good but they need to redesign the layout of the fragile, cheap-quality controls.

Absolutely amazing boombox, volume is loud, sound quality is clean, no distortion, took it to volume 25 but backed off because i felt no need to keep pushing it, it already filled the dinning room and living room with more than enough volume as if we were having a party, unit is thick and heavy and feels SOLID just like an 80's style boom box. It says its 40W peak total but i am going to say that it might be more because we have the Brookstone Big Blue Party 120W bluetooth speaker and this Aiwa is right behind it in volume, its really good !!The fact that it has seperate bass control knob to trim the bass as you crank the volume UP to make sure the woofers dont distort out is also a PLUS. Even at volume 25 with bass at +3 of +6 the woofers did NOT distort, it was still clean.If you put this radio against a wall and get a good bass song with the rear bass ports, wow.This is actually my 1st actual boombox since my last one i had in the 80's made by Sharp and it brings back the memories and the sound quality and volume had me concerned when i purchased it but this radio def lives up to its hype !!Might be buying a 2nd one but the black/gold trim model because i was so impressed with this one. Also noted that you cannot make everyone happy and you will find some to complain about something in this radio, just a fyi