Comments on: Philips Magnavox D 8300 Boom Box From The Late 80’s http://earthtodavid.com/2008/06/12/philips-magnavox-d-8300-boom-box-from-the-late-80s/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:55:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: kat http://earthtodavid.com/2008/06/12/philips-magnavox-d-8300-boom-box-from-the-late-80s/#comment-630 kat Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:46:48 +0000 http://earthtodavid.com/?p=153#comment-630 I have the yellow one. It's an awesome boom boom that's why I haven't gotten rid of it. Just pulled it out of a box to see how it sounded with my mp3 player. Can you believe this thing has aux inputs on the back of it???!!! By the way, you can use them by plugging in whatever you need to, then you have to trick the cassette into thinking it's recording to hear the sound. You do this by opening the right cassette deck, pushing the little doohicky down in the bottom right (the one that keeps you from recording onto a prerecorded cassette) and hitting the record button. If you have a trash cassette around with the tabs still intact or tape over them, it would work too. I'll have to take a pic for you. Funny thing is that I ended up with this one accidentally, I had another Magnavox model from about the same time that had a cd and cassette, I knew someone with this one and since it had dual cassettes, said I wanted to trade him. I didn't care much or cd's anyway and I had all of my music on cassette at the time anyway (it was around 1990). I have the yellow one. It’s an awesome boom boom that’s why I haven’t gotten rid of it. Just pulled it out of a box to see how it sounded with my mp3 player. Can you believe this thing has aux inputs on the back of it???!!! By the way, you can use them by plugging in whatever you need to, then you have to trick the cassette into thinking it’s recording to hear the sound. You do this by opening the right cassette deck, pushing the little doohicky down in the bottom right (the one that keeps you from recording onto a prerecorded cassette) and hitting the record button. If you have a trash cassette around with the tabs still intact or tape over them, it would work too.

I’ll have to take a pic for you. Funny thing is that I ended up with this one accidentally, I had another Magnavox model from about the same time that had a cd and cassette, I knew someone with this one and since it had dual cassettes, said I wanted to trade him. I didn’t care much or cd’s anyway and I had all of my music on cassette at the time anyway (it was around 1990).

]]> By: jahnner http://earthtodavid.com/2008/06/12/philips-magnavox-d-8300-boom-box-from-the-late-80s/#comment-566 jahnner Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:00:35 +0000 http://earthtodavid.com/?p=153#comment-566 Believe it or not I am sitting right here next to my yellow magnavox - it works as well today as when I got it for christmas in 1986 or 87 - It must have 10,000 hours on it. I would turn it on in my dorm room when I got to school in the fall and turn it off when I moved out in the spring. I have the strap but the antenna is long gone. I found this because I can't remember how to use the inputs on the back I want to use it for my projector and screen I am building in my backyard. Any help would be appreciated Believe it or not I am sitting right here next to my yellow magnavox - it works as well today as when I got it for christmas in 1986 or 87 -

It must have 10,000 hours on it. I would turn it on in my dorm room when I got to school in the fall and turn it off when I moved out in the spring.

I have the strap but the antenna is long gone.

I found this because I can’t remember how to use the inputs on the back

I want to use it for my projector and screen I am building in my backyard.

Any help would be appreciated

]]> By: Mike http://earthtodavid.com/2008/06/12/philips-magnavox-d-8300-boom-box-from-the-late-80s/#comment-507 Mike Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:09:42 +0000 http://earthtodavid.com/?p=153#comment-507 just bought one just bought one

]]> By: David http://earthtodavid.com/2008/06/12/philips-magnavox-d-8300-boom-box-from-the-late-80s/#comment-415 David Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:51:46 +0000 http://earthtodavid.com/?p=153#comment-415 Haha @ John. I just mentioned my Tayler Dayne tape because it was one of the ones I had that I remembered playing so much when I had that boom box. Haha @ John. I just mentioned my Tayler Dayne tape because it was one of the ones I had that I remembered playing so much when I had that boom box.

]]> By: john http://earthtodavid.com/2008/06/12/philips-magnavox-d-8300-boom-box-from-the-late-80s/#comment-414 john Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:42:25 +0000 http://earthtodavid.com/?p=153#comment-414 cool thanks. but i aint got no tayler dane cassettes. lol cool thanks. but i aint got no tayler dane cassettes. lol

]]> By: David http://earthtodavid.com/2008/06/12/philips-magnavox-d-8300-boom-box-from-the-late-80s/#comment-409 David Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:49:47 +0000 http://earthtodavid.com/?p=153#comment-409 John thanks for submitting your picture. I like the bumblebee's you stuck on your radio. Pretty cool. I'm gonna add your picture to the post since it didn't show up in your comment. John thanks for submitting your picture. I like the bumblebee’s you stuck on your radio. Pretty cool. I’m gonna add your picture to the post since it didn’t show up in your comment.

]]> By: john http://earthtodavid.com/2008/06/12/philips-magnavox-d-8300-boom-box-from-the-late-80s/#comment-408 john Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:05:23 +0000 http://earthtodavid.com/?p=153#comment-408 [IMG]http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/jwhizzy75/DSC0003.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/jwhizzy75/DSC0003.jpg[/IMG]

]]> By: David http://earthtodavid.com/2008/06/12/philips-magnavox-d-8300-boom-box-from-the-late-80s/#comment-396 David Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:21:15 +0000 http://earthtodavid.com/?p=153#comment-396 Steve, you can find these on ebay every now and then. The black one's seem to be easier to find but yellow ones pop up every now and then. Most of the time they are usually in pretty good condition considering how old these boom boxes are. A lot of times though on ebay the straps will be missing so make sure you look at the pictures in the auction to make sure the boom box has the strap included. This radio would not be complete without it's strap. I have not yet found one on ebay yet that I cared to bid on, but I have been looking quite often. Steve, you can find these on ebay every now and then. The black one’s seem to be easier to find but yellow ones pop up every now and then. Most of the time they are usually in pretty good condition considering how old these boom boxes are. A lot of times though on ebay the straps will be missing so make sure you look at the pictures in the auction to make sure the boom box has the strap included. This radio would not be complete without it’s strap. I have not yet found one on ebay yet that I cared to bid on, but I have been looking quite often.

]]> By: Steve http://earthtodavid.com/2008/06/12/philips-magnavox-d-8300-boom-box-from-the-late-80s/#comment-395 Steve Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:01:49 +0000 http://earthtodavid.com/?p=153#comment-395 I had one of those! I was searching google for a "yellow magnavox boombox" and came upon your website. I remember the big shoulder strap. I loved mine but I eventually took it to the beach and it got sand in the cassette players and they quit working. I eventually took it apart for some reason. I need to find another one on ebay! I had one of those! I was searching google for a “yellow magnavox boombox” and came upon your website. I remember the big shoulder strap. I loved mine but I eventually took it to the beach and it got sand in the cassette players and they quit working. I eventually took it apart for some reason. I need to find another one on ebay!

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