You can tell it's been made with love by people who knew what they were doin. I do think they maybe missed a trick by not putting a second USB inside the fake battery compartment - would have made it easier to carry about without worrying about snapping off your stick.
True, but I'd just use a low profile drive that barely sticks out. Nice that it plays FLAC though; you could certainly get a few C90's worth of content on with no loss of quality...
@@edwinsalisbury83 Back then it was mostly standard mechanical stuff - belts, motors, gears, etc. Pretty much the same as you'd expect now. There were a fair few of them that had been dropped and damaged too. Not surprising considering their size and weight I guess.
Disappointed that the VU Meters don't work , Being a Teen in the 80's meant that VU Meters were a main part of the "Cool Factor" of any Boombox along with the Graphic Equalisers .
4:20 I enjoy that they made the peels blue, making them obvious to take off. WAY too many manufacturers use clear plastic and end-users end up overheating their products as they're not designed to be used with the plastic!
As a miniaturist I am just as pleased as yourself with the attention to detail, including the "extraneous" packaging and literature. An amazing product - thank you for showcasing it!
The fact they've managed to put two stereo speakers in the Micro is impressive. Honestly assumed it would be one speaker inside, with 2 "prop" speakers
yeah, I've reviewed bluetooth speakers from the dollar store (poundland) that have stereo amplifier chips. some have dual mono it's one feeding each channel.
The Mini version is such a beautiful piece of "nostalgia tech", lots of details and yet actually usable as a good quality FM radio/BT speaker, not just for show. Loved it!
That actualy has all the functionality or at least a decent tape drive with Dolby or illegitimate noise reduction compatible with Dolby. Having a big box of toy knobs is not something I have a particular need for no matter how cool it looks.
Awesome video. Brings back memories to this former Break dancer from back in the early eighties. Back then no sitting on our asses for hours wasting time on a ridiculous expensive cel ph. .. What great times , riding my Schwinn BMX all over town socializing , hanging out at the mall and playing Galaga at the Arcade or anywhere they had a Galaga arcade game, 7-11 or a mom and pops store. Long live Afrika Bambaataa And The Soulsonic Force !!!! To all you millenniums whom do not know what I mean... check them out. Planet Rock ..... Play At Your Own Risk...
I grew up using and loving old speakers, portable radios and even portable dvds. Watching someones video like this one gave me a lot of nostalgia. Thank you.
I'm glad that you've you got a product that you're happy to enjoy and recommend. That must feel nice after the last few duds that you couldn't recommend. I'm actually keen to get one of these because like you say it makes a cool bluetooth speaker.
Really cool to see that they didn't just slap a 'retro' shell on some standard BT speaker guts, but actually went the extra distance to make it literally work as close to the original at those small scales. Not having working VU meters is of course a bit of a loss. Would have been great to see those working too.
I´m not really a boombox guy but those devices really look amazing. However personally i prefer a bluetooth speaker that do not make weird noises when turning it on, off, pair etc.
Same, the length of the startup chime is three to four times longer than I'd be repeatedly comfortable with, and all the loud chimes when interacting with it (particularly the radio 'tuning' sound effect) would drive me up the wall within a day, which is a shame, as that and the non-functioning VU meter are the only dealbreakers for me.
@@AliceHawke Yeah the "mode change" effects seem a bit much, chimes for switching on and successful pairing aren't too bad, though. They at least let you know something happened!
I was excited to hear all the chimes. as someone who is totally blind, it's a great built in accessibility feature having those sounds and knowing exactly what mode it's on. I wish more devices would have that. all the sounds are nice and distinct, too. that was my favourite feature.
Nothing wrong with a chime, helps those with visions issues, tells me that the device is actually on, and it’s about to make noise anyhow so it’s not like you need to be stealth
Woudn't it be amazing, if the little cassete was in fact some sort of SD card adapter? But I guess it would make it way more expensive. Still super cool thing!
The absolute chad move would've been to make it an actual microcassette player, but I get the feeling that it would've been way too niche of a product if they did that.
Probably no one make this micro cassete player mechanisms more... BUT, if they plan to launch a bunch of these scaled down versions, they maybe have the volume needed to reopen a line of production for these things... That would be amazing
It's nice to see a company putting that much attention to detail and yet still making a quality product, usually quality is the first thing that gets sacrificed. These are not something I would be interested in myself but I can see it being popular with a lot of people. Let's hope a few other companies go down the same path as I can see many people wanting an old looking radio for example but with new modern features and would be willing to pay for that if the quality was there.
The box that they come in...I LOVE IT. That's how all of that stuff looked. My Dad still has his Pioneer tape deck box in the rafters. Big blue pioneer logo. They made those boxes to last and be re-used. Some of them have plastic knobs and a string that you wrap around to keep them shut.
Definitely surprised at the sound quality coming out of both of those units. I thought the micro wouldn't sound very good, but it seems quite serviceable, let alone the mini, which sounded lovely.
@@jubuttib It’s scary how good the new MBP sounds. It’s still not like a headphone, but it’s so much better than so many other laptops I’ve had. Combine with leaving the fans off, and it’s amazing for basic content consumption to say nothing of trying to do focused work.
I learned how to complete Dragons lair when I was 15 at Camber Sands. I watched someone play it who could also finish it. Over a couple of hours with 70p he told me the moves as I played and went back the next day and completed it on my own. Nuts game. There was a space one aswell but I never bothered with that one and can’t remember what it is called. Dirk the Daring was the name of the cartoon character on DL.
@Bfef They were not fun to play at all, they're barely even games! Imagine explaining to kids today that we spent a fortune on "games" that consisted of 30 quicktime events in a row where it didn't tell you what or when you had to press and the only way to progress was trial and error!
I liked seeing the whole family of them together, pity the VU meter's didn't move and were backlit as well. I purchased this small radio its a HRD 701 , it gets AM,FM shortwave and weatherband although of no use down under. for it's very small speaker it sounds way bigger than you would think. I saw someone review it and went and purchased one myself. it also is a bluetooth and SD card play capacity as well.
YES FINALLY... I have searched for a good quality replica boombox for so long... There are so much junk retro boomboxes and I always wondered, why no one makes a decent one as a nice sounding bluetooth speaker.
Great video and device. The only thing I don’t like is the oversize silver caps in the main speakers, that sort of spoils the look a little for me, also, agree, if the VU meters actually worked I would of made it a must buy.
I received mine a while back, and was amazed at the quality of the devices. Glad you had the guts to explore inside, I would have been petrified to do so! I originally bought my set for the Micro, as it works well with my Sixth Scale collection, but the Mini has become my favourite bonus from this purchase, the sound quality is just astounding!
In my Dutch Home town , in the eighties, we had on Shopping Evening Thursday, 3 Breakdance groups, and each group had like 1 or 2 Ghetto-blasters ! Back then there was a guy who had the Record playing Ghetto-blaster! At the boarding school I also seen so much different types, I was more into Walkmans, had the 1st Sony Walkman back then , amazing sound. A member of my group had a Ghetto-blaster from Philips with a TV in it ! And another one had a Ghetto-blaster with detachable Walkman !
I was really impressed with the Bluetooth range on the M90 Mini as well. I do the bulk of my music listening on a vintage stereo in my basement. I have an MEE transmitter plugged into it the receiver and I can carry the M90 quite a ways with no break in the signal. I can easily take it up two flights of stairs or out in my backyard with no problem.
Fantastic review Mat! I received my Mini and Micro about 3 weeks ago, and I have been listening to the Mini constantly throughout the day! They are great devices, made with very good quality, and look fantastic. My only small issue, is that when you use the Bluetooth function, about a second of the songs get cut off. I believe this to be a software issue that might possibly be fixed in the future via an update. Overall, quite impressive devices from New Wave Toys!
Man, if demand for this guy wasn't already sky high (sold out, as mentioned right at the end of the video), it certainly will be after that glowing review!
I still remember the smell of the Dragon's lair arcade game.. it had a different scent ! I think it was all the plastic or vinyl on it . Very enchanting game for an 8 year old boy - and I was able to work with Don Bluth years later ! Very nice chap - he was 'anti-disney' as he was totally railroaded by them and they stole a bunch of his concepts.
@@fixman88 Many people are upset at current Disney for reasons I'm sure you're aware of. But Disney has ALWAYS been a company of S***Bags. My Wife is a Director of Animation at FOX Studios. She's been involved in the industry since the early 1990's. The horror-stories she has heard from & experienced... Yikes.
It’s too bad they didn’t just make an ACTUAL replica just with added Bluetooth to make it more useable for modern purposes. I’d love to be able to play my tapes through a reliable brand new boom box.
I think the problem here, as Matt has mentioned in past videos, is that literally no one makes a decent cassette mechanism anymore. The electronics can be done, the mechanical bits can't; although the tuning dial on the Mini is a great effort.
It would’ve been extremely cool if they made a full sized replica. Made the VU needles function. The tape deck could just be a storage cubby or something. They obviously have the looks and feel down.
@@cyberyoyo7674 Minor objection: it isn't that it CAN'T be done, it is that it can't be done cheaply. Arguably can't be done profitably at all. The compact cassette is not lost technology. We know exactly how they work and have several mechanisms for study and cloning. But the cost of tooling up for large-scale manufacture would be prohibitive, particularly as there isn't large-scale demand.
@@mehmeh5471 They could have used a little OLED display that shows moving VU meters, and when you press the mode switch also the information what mode it's in. If they went through the effort to add a toy cassette I don't see why that wasn't an option (maybe apart from the VU meters not showing when it is turned of and used as decor). Also the toy cassette could have been instead a cassette-shaped USB drive and the socket would be in the cassette slot. With closing being optional in case you want to use a big pendrive. I like the battery door though, you can keep your USB cable in there. And it's not that tiny moving coil meters don't exist. My mum had a Samsung camere with two actual meters that were about 10mm in diameter. But that is probably much more expensive than a generic OLED display.
A real breath of fresh air after the craptastic LED spectrum analyzers from a week or two ago. Pretty amazed by the apparent sound quality! Way better than I was expecting for both the units.
They could do a version which the size of the boom box is exactly proportional of a Compact Cassette to a Micro Cassete and made the tape section functional. That would be awesome. And I would love to hear a direct sound comparison of the three boom boxes. Thanks for posting this video.
Is there anyone still producing Micro Cassette drives? And even if, they probably have the same issue as Compact Cassette drives (i.e. it's the worst of the bunch).
Tapes are cool they sound better than most people think I bet alot of people have tapes from the 90s they wanna play and theres a market for quality players
I bought the complete kit, the blue speaker and the black speaker mini and 2 of the micro on Kickstarter. I am not disappointed. The black speaker mini is in my kitchen so I can look outside and listen to FM radio. The blue speaker mini is in my game room so I can play some Bluetooth while looking sharp. I have 1 of the micros on a shelf just being shelf candy and the other is still boxed up. New Wave Toys has great customer support, both of my minis had flaws and they sent return shipping for them and I got 2 new replacements without flaws. Both sound amazing and no problems at all. From what I heard there could be firmware updates for these as well, I am curious to see what they can do with the software.
For what its probably using, the microphone isnt too bad. Its just limited by the bluetooth's earphone standard that is absolutely awful at ~8 or ~11 KHz that pretty much most devices use.
Love watching your videos especially when you get a non-working gadget working. Oh, you must have a huge attic to store all bits & pieces. Keep making the videos 👍
A quick Google search told me that a real one is 4000$+ for high quality examples. Dang, this is more than my car is worth. And that's not even half the age
Nice video mate. But please don't open your boxes the way you do with the Swiss knife sticking in the boxes.... sometimes you will definitely destroy stuff, not everytime there are cutprotections in the box.
When I saw your link to this episode I thought I wouldn’t enjoy it but I really have enjoyed this and I would Definitely purchase the device if they where in stock, thanks for showing this.
Great video, As with the VU meters which if working would add to it and probably be impractical but when I saw the dummy cassette I immediately thought Microcassette!
this is how to do it right for copy the look, nowadays full ranger speaker and power amp just so efficient and small at same time, and those all in one bt speaker board so many you can buy,really easy to modify, if you can find a old good looking boombox ,thats good fun little diy project, turn your old broken boombox to a good sounding with modern function classic boombox looking bt speaker,even with tape player function.
A tip to minimize background noise/hiss when in bluetooth mode... your bluetooth device can control the volume of your mini m90 boombox - with this in mind set the volume of your bluetooth device (iphone for example) to maximum/highest level. then increase the volume of your m90 boombox to desired level - this will reduce the noise output as you are reducing the sound produced by the m90 while maximizing the sound from the bluetooth device.
You can tell it's been made with love by people who knew what they were doin.
I do think they maybe missed a trick by not putting a second USB inside the fake battery compartment - would have made it easier to carry about without worrying about snapping off your stick.
My first thought:
"You can put your weed in it" ; )
True, but I'd just use a low profile drive that barely sticks out. Nice that it plays FLAC though; you could certainly get a few C90's worth of content on with no loss of quality...
Good idea.
Use the SD card
Except they ruined it by using a blue LED.
I worked as an engineer for JVC(UK) when the original RC-M90 was still current. Repaired lots of them. Wish I'd bought a few now.
What was the most common fault/failure?
@@edwinsalisbury83 Back then it was mostly standard mechanical stuff - belts, motors, gears, etc. Pretty much the same as you'd expect now. There were a fair few of them that had been dropped and damaged too. Not surprising considering their size and weight I guess.
I owned an M70, M90, PC-5 and PC-55, all bought on London’s Tottenham Court Road. M90 was my favourite followed by the M70.
Hi is possible to buy one ?
Disappointed that the VU Meters don't work , Being a Teen in the 80's meant that VU Meters were a main part of the "Cool Factor" of any Boombox along with the Graphic Equalisers .
It would be cool. They sould make it a LCD display and simulate Vu meter, or equaliser and use it for MP3 navigation option.
I wasn't a teen till the 90's technically but I remember this and you are so right.
Yeah, I'm surprised that they don't even just move randomly.
Would be a fun mod.
Can't believe they did so much great work just to fall flat. VU is so important to the looks and cool factor!
4:20 I enjoy that they made the peels blue, making them obvious to take off. WAY too many manufacturers use clear plastic and end-users end up overheating their products as they're not designed to be used with the plastic!
As a miniaturist I am just as pleased as yourself with the attention to detail, including the "extraneous" packaging and literature. An amazing product - thank you for showcasing it!
@D M Of course it it a thing. People like their model trains, cars, homes, etc.
The fact they've managed to put two stereo speakers in the Micro is impressive. Honestly assumed it would be one speaker inside, with 2 "prop" speakers
It's more common then you think. I have a 808 XS Sport and it has stereo. I also have the original 808 XS, Both have stereo for how small they are.
yeah, I've reviewed bluetooth speakers from the dollar store (poundland) that have stereo amplifier chips. some have dual mono it's one feeding each channel.
Even more than that; for its size it sounds very very good!
It’s refreshing to see such a well designed product from a kickstarter. Even the case really well done!
The Mini version is such a beautiful piece of "nostalgia tech", lots of details and yet actually usable as a good quality FM radio/BT speaker, not just for show. Loved it!
So impressed by the attention to detail. Even the boxes.
Even the yellowed tape!
I like that you've incorporated the little miniature figurine into all your videos now! What was it called, Toney?
those are „Tonies“ or „a“ Tonie. A german physical music medium.
haha, I've noticed that too. i would've been confused if i didn't watch the tonie video
Brilliant, I'd get one in a heartbeat if they made a full size version of this.
Hell yeah!
That actualy has all the functionality or at least a decent tape drive with Dolby or illegitimate noise reduction compatible with Dolby. Having a big box of toy knobs is not something I have a particular need for no matter how cool it looks.
The micro coming in a replica box as well brightened my morning.
Cool device, not really something I'd ever buy but I like it! Shame the replica cassette doesn't move also, maybe an idea for their future devices.
30 cents for the cheapest dc motor, and since it's non-functional, that's good enough.
they should have made it a real cassette and a real head with real playback
Real micro cassettes would have been amusing if the scale was close enough :)
A cassete deck., even a fake, with moves, it will take a lot of parts.
Might be an idea to have an oled or such in the door, navigation when needed, visualization when just listening.
Awesome video. Brings back memories to this former Break dancer from back in the early eighties. Back then no sitting on our asses for hours wasting time on a ridiculous expensive cel ph. .. What great times , riding my Schwinn BMX all over town socializing , hanging out at the mall and playing Galaga at the Arcade or anywhere they had a Galaga arcade game, 7-11 or a mom and pops store. Long live Afrika Bambaataa And The Soulsonic Force !!!! To all you millenniums whom do not know what I mean... check them out. Planet Rock ..... Play At Your Own Risk...
Looking for the perfect beat.
I grew up using and loving old speakers, portable radios and even portable dvds. Watching someones video like this one gave me a lot of nostalgia.
Thank you.
Finally a product that isn’t a disappointment 😂👍
They look really good.
I'm glad that you've you got a product that you're happy to enjoy and recommend. That must feel nice after the last few duds that you couldn't recommend. I'm actually keen to get one of these because like you say it makes a cool bluetooth speaker.
Really cool to see that they didn't just slap a 'retro' shell on some standard BT speaker guts, but actually went the extra distance to make it literally work as close to the original at those small scales.
Not having working VU meters is of course a bit of a loss. Would have been great to see those working too.
I´m not really a boombox guy but those devices really look amazing.
However personally i prefer a bluetooth speaker that do not make weird noises when turning it on, off, pair etc.
Same, the length of the startup chime is three to four times longer than I'd be repeatedly comfortable with, and all the loud chimes when interacting with it (particularly the radio 'tuning' sound effect) would drive me up the wall within a day, which is a shame, as that and the non-functioning VU meter are the only dealbreakers for me.
@@AliceHawke Yeah the "mode change" effects seem a bit much, chimes for switching on and successful pairing aren't too bad, though. They at least let you know something happened!
I was excited to hear all the chimes. as someone who is totally blind, it's a great built in accessibility feature having those sounds and knowing exactly what mode it's on. I wish more devices would have that. all the sounds are nice and distinct, too. that was my favourite feature.
The chime seems to be OK for me, unlike those "dah Bluetooth device is connected uh successfulleh. " at full volume.
Nothing wrong with a chime, helps those with visions issues, tells me that the device is actually on, and it’s about to make noise anyhow so it’s not like you need to be stealth
These are very cool! I really wish more companies would take this much and attention to detail in their products.
Woudn't it be amazing, if the little cassete was in fact some sort of SD card adapter? But I guess it would make it way more expensive. Still super cool thing!
The absolute chad move would've been to make it an actual microcassette player, but I get the feeling that it would've been way too niche of a product if they did that.
Or if they had put a micro cassette deck in it for those dictaphone cassettes
@@Ranger_Kevin bet no one makes them anymore
Probably no one make this micro cassete player mechanisms more...
BUT, if they plan to launch a bunch of these scaled down versions, they maybe have the volume needed to reopen a line of production for these things... That would be amazing
I imagine that door being able to open and close is more of a thing to adjust for display, it probably wouldn't tolerate too many opens and closes
It's nice to see a company putting that much attention to detail and yet still making a quality product, usually quality is the first thing that gets sacrificed. These are not something I would be interested in myself but I can see it being popular with a lot of people. Let's hope a few other companies go down the same path as I can see many people wanting an old looking radio for example but with new modern features and would be willing to pay for that if the quality was there.
I love it when the replicas have lots of functioning parts. Seems like they did a great job with that mini
So cool how much they paid attention to details but also made things functional.
Very cool! Can't wait for the Conion CF100
The box that they come in...I LOVE IT. That's how all of that stuff looked. My Dad still has his Pioneer tape deck box in the rafters. Big blue pioneer logo. They made those boxes to last and be re-used. Some of them have plastic knobs and a string that you wrap around to keep them shut.
Whenever you review something good, it sells out. These are great - now on waiting list to get one.
Has a really nice sound. Honestly would use the larger one as bedside radio
Definitely surprised at the sound quality coming out of both of those units. I thought the micro wouldn't sound very good, but it seems quite serviceable, let alone the mini, which sounded lovely.
@@jubuttib It’s scary how good the new MBP sounds. It’s still not like a headphone, but it’s so much better than so many other laptops I’ve had. Combine with leaving the fans off, and it’s amazing for basic content consumption to say nothing of trying to do focused work.
I learned how to complete Dragons lair when I was 15 at Camber Sands. I watched someone play it who could also finish it. Over a couple of hours with 70p he told me the moves as I played and went back the next day and completed it on my own. Nuts game. There was a space one aswell but I never bothered with that one and can’t remember what it is called. Dirk the Daring was the name of the cartoon character on DL.
@Bfef They were not fun to play at all, they're barely even games! Imagine explaining to kids today that we spent a fortune on "games" that consisted of 30 quicktime events in a row where it didn't tell you what or when you had to press and the only way to progress was trial and error!
Space Ace. I think they were by Don Bluth studios?
@@havoctrousers the game play was very rigid but the graphics were insanely good. That was the selling point. And the princess was rather attractive
Many thanks, Matt, for the demonstration. The Mini unit seems to be astonishingly good.
I liked seeing the whole family of them together, pity the VU meter's didn't move and were backlit as well. I purchased this small radio its a HRD 701 , it gets AM,FM shortwave and weatherband although of no use down under. for it's very small speaker it sounds way bigger than you would think. I saw someone review it and went and purchased one myself. it also is a bluetooth and SD card play capacity as well.
Ah yes, I'd wondered about those tweeters too - thanks for the additional section!
YES FINALLY... I have searched for a good quality replica boombox for so long... There are so much junk retro boomboxes and I always wondered, why no one makes a decent one as a nice sounding bluetooth speaker.
Great video and device. The only thing I don’t like is the oversize silver caps in the main speakers, that sort of spoils the look a little for me, also, agree, if the VU meters actually worked I would of made it a must buy.
The microphone sound quality is surprisingly good on both of them
I received mine a while back, and was amazed at the quality of the devices. Glad you had the guts to explore inside, I would have been petrified to do so!
I originally bought my set for the Micro, as it works well with my Sixth Scale collection, but the Mini has become my favourite bonus from this purchase, the sound quality is just astounding!
There are always design trade-offs and it looks like they did a good job in making this!
The "battery compartment" on the back isn't "just there for show". It's for the charging cable to be stowed away.
In my Dutch Home town , in the eighties, we had on Shopping Evening Thursday, 3 Breakdance groups, and each group had like 1 or 2 Ghetto-blasters !
Back then there was a guy who had the Record playing Ghetto-blaster!
At the boarding school I also seen so much different types, I was more into Walkmans, had the 1st Sony Walkman back then , amazing sound.
A member of my group had a Ghetto-blaster from Philips with a TV in it !
And another one had a Ghetto-blaster with detachable Walkman !
I was really impressed with the Bluetooth range on the M90 Mini as well. I do the bulk of my music listening on a vintage stereo in my basement. I have an MEE transmitter plugged into it the receiver and I can carry the M90 quite a ways with no break in the signal. I can easily take it up two flights of stairs or out in my backyard with no problem.
Fantastic review Mat! I received my Mini and Micro about 3 weeks ago, and I have been listening to the Mini constantly throughout the day! They are great devices, made with very good quality, and look fantastic. My only small issue, is that when you use the Bluetooth function, about a second of the songs get cut off. I believe this to be a software issue that might possibly be fixed in the future via an update. Overall, quite impressive devices from New Wave Toys!
would love to see the Sharp GF-777 and the Aiwa CS-880 replica in the future! ♥️🔥🔥🔥
Those are really awesome. I'm not a Bluetooth audio fan, but I genuinely want to get a Mini at some point.
Fantastic review, thank you
Nice to hear a happy Mat with a “remake” or tribute product.
the moment you realise that even the m90 Micro has more RMS power and better Sound then the recent Panasonic Radios youve tested.
I believe that the M90 Mini can also be used as a power bank if I remember correctly from the Kickstarter and their product page online.
I have these and they’re great. As a 70s kid and 80s young adult I fully endorse them.
Man, if demand for this guy wasn't already sky high (sold out, as mentioned right at the end of the video), it certainly will be after that glowing review!
I still remember the smell of the Dragon's lair arcade game.. it had a different scent ! I think it was all the plastic or vinyl on it . Very enchanting game for an 8 year old boy - and I was able to work with Don Bluth years later ! Very nice chap - he was 'anti-disney' as he was totally railroaded by them and they stole a bunch of his concepts.
Wow!
@@fixman88 Many people are upset at current Disney for reasons I'm sure you're aware of. But Disney has ALWAYS been a company of S***Bags. My Wife is a Director of Animation at FOX Studios. She's been involved in the industry since the early 1990's. The horror-stories she has heard from & experienced... Yikes.
It’s too bad they didn’t just make an ACTUAL replica just with added Bluetooth to make it more useable for modern purposes. I’d love to be able to play my tapes through a reliable brand new boom box.
I think the problem here, as Matt has mentioned in past videos, is that literally no one makes a decent cassette mechanism anymore. The electronics can be done, the mechanical bits can't; although the tuning dial on the Mini is a great effort.
It would’ve been extremely cool if they made a full sized replica. Made the VU needles function. The tape deck could just be a storage cubby or something. They obviously have the looks and feel down.
That what I've been saying if lassoic did it they can too
@@cyberyoyo7674 Minor objection: it isn't that it CAN'T be done, it is that it can't be done cheaply. Arguably can't be done profitably at all.
The compact cassette is not lost technology. We know exactly how they work and have several mechanisms for study and cloning. But the cost of tooling up for large-scale manufacture would be prohibitive, particularly as there isn't large-scale demand.
@@mehmeh5471 They could have used a little OLED display that shows moving VU meters, and when you press the mode switch also the information what mode it's in. If they went through the effort to add a toy cassette I don't see why that wasn't an option (maybe apart from the VU meters not showing when it is turned of and used as decor). Also the toy cassette could have been instead a cassette-shaped USB drive and the socket would be in the cassette slot. With closing being optional in case you want to use a big pendrive. I like the battery door though, you can keep your USB cable in there. And it's not that tiny moving coil meters don't exist. My mum had a Samsung camere with two actual meters that were about 10mm in diameter. But that is probably much more expensive than a generic OLED display.
Very interesting products. If those models were made in the 80's, the mini model might have a micro cassette deck.
A real breath of fresh air after the craptastic LED spectrum analyzers from a week or two ago. Pretty amazed by the apparent sound quality! Way better than I was expecting for both the units.
I really love when you peel the plastic off haha.
Those are F'N........ AWESOME!!!! I want both!!!
I noticed the dust covers on the speakers are just about the same size on all of them! what a touch!
Amazing you actually bought this. I'd have thought 'no vu meters, no sale', considering your taste for these things.
What a beautiful combination! Enjoy it Matt!
impressive quality. i hope these guys stick around.
Retro boomboxes are always going up in value
Very cool! With original M-90s going from 3-5000.00 USD, this makes nostalgia much more affordable!
wow, however most in the UK seemed to end up on building sites covered in brick dust and cement
As someone that grew up in the 1980's and had the Lasonic 975 this is awesome! I wish they'd make a full size replica. I'd be all over it
They could do a version which the size of the boom box is exactly proportional of a Compact Cassette to a Micro Cassete and made the tape section functional. That would be awesome.
And I would love to hear a direct sound comparison of the three boom boxes.
Thanks for posting this video.
Is there anyone still producing Micro Cassette drives? And even if, they probably have the same issue as Compact Cassette drives (i.e. it's the worst of the bunch).
Tapes are cool they sound better than most people think I bet alot of people have tapes from the 90s they wanna play and theres a market for quality players
Love this! Glad to see a review of something that's nice. You find some really cool stuff. Thanks for the review.
I looking forward to their 'M90 MACRO' model. It'll feature 12" speakers and will play Elcasets!! :)
I bought the complete kit, the blue speaker and the black speaker mini and 2 of the micro on Kickstarter. I am not disappointed. The black speaker mini is in my kitchen so I can look outside and listen to FM radio. The blue speaker mini is in my game room so I can play some Bluetooth while looking sharp. I have 1 of the micros on a shelf just being shelf candy and the other is still boxed up.
New Wave Toys has great customer support, both of my minis had flaws and they sent return shipping for them and I got 2 new replacements without flaws. Both sound amazing and no problems at all.
From what I heard there could be firmware updates for these as well, I am curious to see what they can do with the software.
Although I have gave up long ago trying to find an old school Boombox, ended up buying a Bumpboxx Flare 8. But these reproduction M90's are so cool
For what its probably using, the microphone isnt too bad. Its just limited by the bluetooth's earphone standard that is absolutely awful at ~8 or ~11 KHz that pretty much most devices use.
Love watching your videos especially when you get a non-working gadget working. Oh, you must have a huge attic to store all bits & pieces.
Keep making the videos 👍
That Micro is really quite good for the size, I was impressed for sure
I love my mini. Thank you for sharing your review.
wow, they look amazing..!
Gosh darn it! I need them both!
WOW! I stopped what I was doing to watch this - thanks!
8:30 had me on the floor. Wonderful.
Thanks again for great video.....I enjoy watching....greetings from Serbia !
A quick Google search told me that a real one is 4000$+ for high quality examples. Dang, this is more than my car is worth. And that's not even half the age
Well designed and they sound nice! Amazing really! Cool concept!
Nice video mate. But please don't open your boxes the way you do with the Swiss knife sticking in the boxes.... sometimes you will definitely destroy stuff, not everytime there are cutprotections in the box.
Neat idea
Going over to the site to see what else they have and maybe some future products.
That M90 Micro is a surprisingly good little pocket speaker to just throw in a bag or a jacket and take tunes with you on the go.
Great video of a cracking item. I’ve just purchased one of the minis off Sideshow. £150 delivered to the UK 👍🏻
When I saw your link to this episode I thought I wouldn’t enjoy it but I really have enjoyed this and I would Definitely purchase the device if they where in stock, thanks for showing this.
Who doesn't love an amazing peel moment!! 😂😁👍
Thanks for the review!
Good to see Tonie Matt make an appearance
Great video, As with the VU meters which if working would add to it and probably be impractical but when I saw the dummy cassette I immediately thought Microcassette!
this is how to do it right for copy the look, nowadays full ranger speaker and power amp just so efficient and small at same time, and those all in one bt speaker board so many you can buy,really easy to modify, if you can find a old good looking boombox ,thats good fun little diy project, turn your old broken boombox to a good sounding with modern function classic boombox looking bt speaker,even with tape player function.
What an awesome idea!
If one could bring the Gumi Birb to Matt's collection of audio oddities... this would be the collaboration of the decade.
I love that they've taken so much effort to replicate the original - completely bonkers, but great!
I would love for them to reissue the original RC-M90. I'm sure there would be a sufficient demand for them.
YES! ordered mine (blue) today!!
Made with love amazing
Wow ... it''s very nice , very different system , Thanks for share this video , Great job
A tip to minimize background noise/hiss when in bluetooth mode... your bluetooth device can control the volume of your mini m90 boombox - with this in mind set the volume of your bluetooth device (iphone for example) to maximum/highest level. then increase the volume of your m90 boombox to desired level - this will reduce the noise output as you are reducing the sound produced by the m90 while maximizing the sound from the bluetooth device.
the full size one looks like the one used in star trek 4 for the song "I HATE YOU!!!!" lol
The peeling and the tune at the end still gets me.
Shame the M90 mini doesn't play micro cassettes.
it was fun that they included a micro cassette (used in old answering machines and memo recorders) to complete the look