The first - and, ‘til now, only - statements made in this video’s “Comments” section were a while ago. But I’ll say this much: This Philips D8734 is easily one of the biggest boomboxes ever made and sold. The fact that this portable radio dual-cassette-deck recorder is a three-piece unit -- with two big, detachable, suitably angular loudspeaker "blocks" and the clearly quite hefty centre electronics "block" -- essentially guarantees that distinction. I must say that I've looked with some measure of puzzlement and disapproval over the atypical, separate-tuner layouts of the portable stereos of Philips. Unlike the far better-known single-tuner design of typically Asian brands, the bands here seem to be paired per tuner. For instance, an AM/FM Philips boombox will have a physically separate (typically end-to-end) tuner dial for AM (or MW) and for FM, with a physically separate (but usually not independently moving) tuner indicator for each dial. In the case of this apparently four-band tuner, there are two bands per tuner dial. Apparently the pairing is AM and FM for one dial and two shortwave (SW) bands -- or, more likely, an SW band and a longwave (LW) band -- for the other dial. (A design that may have been shared by the analog-display home stereos of that Netherlands-based electronics company; who knows? In any case, fine-tuning control is not expected; that seems to be the province of the Asian brands.) In this video clip, the cassette decks are modelled playing audiocassettes, though Tape Deck B -- frequently the recording deck -- is used a good deal more. The WikiBoomBox.com website amazes users with the data that this huge machine has THREE motors per tape deck and, furthermore, that both cassette decks can be played "simultaneously, mixing their sound together using the Fader control." True, Reli, the compiler of much of the data on the WikiBoomBox 'site (and a prominent member of boombox-fan websites), seems displeased with the audio attainment of that ponderous portable. He states: "Unfortunately, the sound quality of the D8734 is only 'average.' It sounds kind of 'distant'." (Though he soon suggests: "Perhaps [the piezo tweeters of my Philps D8734] have failed?") Yes, in this clip, the simultaneous-playback feature of the super-sized stereo is demonstrated. It happens about five minutes into the video, after Tape Deck B at the 1 minute, 43 second mark and Tape Deck A at the 2 minute, 8 second mark are demoed. Once-blank, home-dubbed audiotapes are used and one sees the black Fader slider moved back and forth with the tapes decks playing at the same time (with deck B playing some kind of hip-hop, I think). I remark that the cassette reels at times seem to turn with a half-jerky, vaguely dream-like quality, though the music seems largely unaffected. Smartphone-camera quality, perhaps. (Shrug) And, of course, one first hears what sounds like an uptempo version of Toni Braxton's "Unbreak My Heart" when that big thing is first switched on. But let me ask: uh, what's with the red stains on that beige, right-hand glove of MrVisioline? Did he raid a jar of red candy (Skittles? M&Ms?) minutes before actuating that dual-deck hulk against the background of that suitably subtle, leaves-and-stripes wallpaper? Did he try rescuing lipstick from a tot? Or did he just finish vivisectioning some twentse landgans specimen and not bother heaving that 'Ove Glove lookalike into the iQ-series Siemens before twiddling the controls of The Netherlands' most angularly pleasing portable hulk of the early Eighties?
I had this machine in the 1980`s. They play one deck after the other automatically with Tape "Multi A + B" Function. But the machine not play both sides of the cassettes. You must turn the cassettes manually to play the other 2 sides.
The first - and, ‘til now, only - statements made in this video’s “Comments” section were a while ago. But I’ll say this much: This Philips D8734 is easily one of the biggest boomboxes ever made and sold. The fact that this portable radio dual-cassette-deck recorder is a three-piece unit -- with two big, detachable, suitably angular loudspeaker "blocks" and the clearly quite hefty centre electronics "block" -- essentially guarantees that distinction.
I must say that I've looked with some measure of puzzlement and disapproval over the atypical, separate-tuner layouts of the portable stereos of Philips. Unlike the far better-known single-tuner design of typically Asian brands, the bands here seem to be paired per tuner. For instance, an AM/FM Philips boombox will have a physically separate (typically end-to-end) tuner dial for AM (or MW) and for FM, with a physically separate (but usually not independently moving) tuner indicator for each dial. In the case of this apparently four-band tuner, there are two bands per tuner dial. Apparently the pairing is AM and FM for one dial and two shortwave (SW) bands -- or, more likely, an SW band and a longwave (LW) band -- for the other dial. (A design that may have been shared by the analog-display home stereos of that Netherlands-based electronics company; who knows? In any case, fine-tuning control is not expected; that seems to be the province of the Asian brands.)
In this video clip, the cassette decks are modelled playing audiocassettes, though Tape Deck B -- frequently the recording deck -- is used a good deal more. The WikiBoomBox.com website amazes users with the data that this huge machine has THREE motors per tape deck and, furthermore, that both cassette decks can be played "simultaneously, mixing their sound together using the Fader control." True, Reli, the compiler of much of the data on the WikiBoomBox 'site (and a prominent member of boombox-fan websites), seems displeased with the audio attainment of that ponderous
portable. He states: "Unfortunately, the sound quality of the D8734 is only 'average.' It sounds kind of 'distant'." (Though he soon suggests: "Perhaps [the piezo tweeters of my Philps D8734] have failed?")
Yes, in this clip, the simultaneous-playback feature of the super-sized stereo is demonstrated. It happens about five minutes into the video, after Tape Deck B at the 1 minute, 43 second mark and Tape Deck A at the 2 minute, 8 second mark are demoed. Once-blank, home-dubbed audiotapes are used and one sees the black Fader slider moved back and forth with the tapes decks playing at the same time (with deck B playing some kind of hip-hop, I think). I remark that the cassette reels at times seem to turn with a half-jerky, vaguely dream-like quality, though the music seems largely unaffected. Smartphone-camera quality, perhaps. (Shrug) And, of course, one first hears what sounds like an uptempo version of Toni Braxton's "Unbreak My Heart" when that big thing is first switched on.
But let me ask: uh, what's with the red stains on that beige, right-hand glove of MrVisioline?
Did he raid a jar of red candy (Skittles? M&Ms?) minutes before actuating that dual-deck hulk against the background of that suitably subtle, leaves-and-stripes wallpaper?
Did he try rescuing lipstick from a tot?
Or did he just finish vivisectioning some twentse landgans specimen and not bother heaving that 'Ove Glove lookalike into the iQ-series Siemens before twiddling the controls of The Netherlands' most angularly pleasing portable hulk of the early Eighties?
philips D8644 lenght 85 cm ,,,,,,,,,, D 8734 lenght 75 cm ,,,,,,,,,,,
I like the ghetto blaster but can you play 1 cassette after the other automatically? Relay play
I had this machine in the 1980`s. They play one deck after the other automatically with Tape "Multi A + B" Function.
But the machine not play both sides of the cassettes. You must turn the cassettes manually to play the other 2 sides.
What is this hand men you have kill someone before OMG