Same as it ever was.
Added 2025-09-08 17:40:49 +0000 UTCAs I am sure you’re all aware, any new cassette boombox isn’t going to be ‘good’. However do I still regularly get asked ‘what about this one’ or someone will send me a link to a new one because it comes from a name familiar to them and it ‘looks like this one could be better than the others’.
I decided it might be time to take another stab at elaborating on why the latest and greatest boombox from Aiwa will be exactly as good (or bad) as the one from the Aldi supermarket in-house brand Medion.
In order to do this I bought a big new boombox and made this video about it.
Due to postal delays I’ve been forced to shuffle videos around. This video was supposed to be the one after the next one but that one was taking too long. I’ll get back to it tomorrow. Oh and I have to apologise to David H. who signed up for the ‘name in the outro’ tier mere seconds after I compiled the new credit screens. You’ll be on it the next time I do the update in a few weeks.
Anyway, I hope you’re all doing well. I feel that I should make a quick Patron video to elaborate on what’s going on here behind the scenes - no health updates to share yet (still pending) - but there are a couple of other things to talk about.
Take care until next time.
UPDATE: - Re-uploaded with a few corrections/snips, no significant changes.
UPDATE 2: A few postulated that the CD to Tape recording had been done via the mic, so it seemed wise to add an overlay stating this wasn’t the case, prior to the video being published.
Added an explanatory overlay, hence another re-up.
Comments
Wow, a decent
Richard R.
2025-09-14 16:45:07 +0000 UTCI liked this video a lot. I am liking the techmoan after the illness. And he is looking sharp. I also liked the camera 1 framing. Good colours, 1A production. I liked a lot the way you supported your points about companies integrating the cheapest component that can barely pass a function test. I am a bit baffled about the suspension on springs of the cd player unit. If I had to bet, I'd presume it is because of the cd falling off if you put it down hard.
Raul Ramos
2025-09-12 15:29:08 +0000 UTC*Very* interesting bit of analysis there at the end, Mat - thanks! Also, I noticed the VU meters seemed considerably more active on the second CD you played, which had a lot more bass? That didn’t seem to be the case with the other inputs though. That thing is quite the dog’s breakfast of audio engineering
Listener Bob
2025-09-11 14:38:39 +0000 UTC
