A boombox with incredible build quality is the Sony CF-580 from 1976. It's smaller then most of the units from the 1978-85 period at 16 inches wide by 12 tall, but it's built like a tank - with batteries it is 18 lbs. ! Everything about it says quality - all the materials are top shelf, brushed or polished aluminum trim, die- cast chromed or aluminum toggle switches. The design is conservative, no glitz or gimmicks here.
All of the early Sony's seem like they were designed to last forever.
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