AIWA CS-J88 краткий обзор

The top boombox model in the Aiwa production line in 1981, one of the best models of monoblock boomboxes of the golden era, Almost 9 kg of crazy design and daring engineering of those years :) The main feature of this model is its acoustics: one of the few tape recorders of those years, where the acoustic part is implemented at a serious level: two-way system with a passive radiator, collected in a separate, acoustically isolated volume. Two woofers with a diameter of 14 cm, two tweeters with a diameter of 5 cm and one passive membrane, 17 cm in diameter. Peers of those years, of a similar level of acoustics you can see probably only at Toshiba RT-S983 WX-1 (aka RT-S98 MacKenzie for the Japanese market), With which it is necessary to compare the sound of this model, but because that Toshiba model already has acoustics is a separate speaker system, this Aiwa model, in my opinion, reserves one of the first places in terms of quality and scale of sound in the form of boombox-monoblocks. The cassette deck supports three types of tapes (Normal, CrO2, Metal), knock coefficient 0.038%, Dolby B noise reduction, soft touch control, search system for 15 fragments, manual and automatic recording level, not all stationary decks of those years of entry-level and intermediate levels, can boast of such an arsenal. Large and beautiful arrow indicators with LED peak section. The classic algorithm for radio tape recorders: in tuner mode, the left indicator shows battery/supply voltage level, right - the signal level of the received station. In tape recorder or external source mode - reproduced signal level. DSL system (dynamic super loudness) - not everyone understands it correctly purpose is to emphasize low frequencies at low volume without disturbing the tonal balance (do not believe me - read the advertising booklet Aiwa on this model). Those. enabling DSL at high volume levels leads only to distortion :) and not to SUPER bass, as many people think :) Digital dual band (AM + FM) tuner with six station memory in each band, with support for auto search for stations. Of the boomboxes of that time, only the Philips 8814 comes to mind. with a similar level of tuner, and receivers of the upper price segment. There is a line input and an input for a turntable with an MM phono stage. Effective and original design, originating from the Aiwa CS-J77/CS-J77Mk2 models, the model for the Japanese market looks much more harmonious than its European counterpart - CS880, which, due to the lack of a "karaoke" section (level control microphone jack) looks like a toothless baby against the background of his fellow. There are two color options for this model: with black and silver scale indicators. Black trim is a much rarer variety. and in my opinion - much more expressive, because on the silver version, many design nuances are lost.