This is an AKA Box, i think the main brand of these was Eversonic, i think they did an MC2 and MC3 models, i did a search and someone bought a happytone version as well, so i think they were multi badged. it sounds "ok" but i wouldn't say the bass is devastating or anything, but just average, still a nice radio though..

It was also known as the Radiotone RCX-170 Valencia. They changed the controls and the meter, but beyond that, it's the same box.

Yes i saw those, i would have bought one but they're a bit too expensive for me right now, if you look at the style of them, the body shell is copied from the Sharp GF575

There's Loads of them still around, i own 3, i know a guy that i think has at least 3, and he's a repair guy, he actually repairs electrical stuff, he loves them, i love them, if i had a big house i'd have one in every room.. Just imagine you buy something today, do you really think it will be around 40 years later. No way.. These Amstrads are mint..

@@80s_kid. Alan sugar called them "a mugs eyeful for the truck driver and his wife", my auntie had one until it decided to die after 6 weeks took it back and bought a sony which still works to this day.

Hi, it's no problem at all, the Cassette deck is a X85, and the CD player is a DP950.

@@80s_kid. thank you so much , I'm trying to build something like these, but I need the cassette deck and the cd player , thanks again

@@CISQO23 This HiFi came exactly like this when bought new in the stores, the Stereo Model Number is M85, they were sold from 1991 to around 1992, then they re designed them and released a new one, that model is M97, they are just as nice as these, i've owed one and they are beautiful, people are selling these on Ebay, Just put in Kenwood M85 on Ebay, only problem is if you are in America i don't think these were sold there, which if it is true, that is nuts because America is massive compared to UK, Kenwood would have made a fortune selling these over there.

@80s_kid. I have a good friend of mine he bought his in UK and he brought it here to usa , he let me have it , but it doesn't have the cassette deck and the cd player

Yes my son has a new Kenwood in his car with Touch Screen, Bluetooth, USB, and DAB radio, it's really nice. They are a very Good Brand, Check out my other Kenwood Video of My Kenwood M85 HiFi, I think You would Like that..

Hello, i haven't really thought about selling it, but if i did i wouldn't ship it any way, Too much Hassle involved, and risk of loss or damage is Too High

@@80s_kid. That's ok , i have one but it has stoppedworking , i sent it to a technician but he botched it up

hello, the best place to look is on ebay America, or ebay germany.

Hello, Yes that is correct, they only move to the cassette, not to Tuner/Aux, but this stereo is one of the best sounding stereos i've ever owned, and it weighs a metric ton.

The Rumble and Scratch filter are more for when you play a record that has lots of little scratches on it, the Scratch filter is supposed to mask them out a bit, but basically it's like a Kind of Dolby, that's what it sounds like to me, and the rumble removes bass, or feedback from the record, but i don't get it because all you have to do is turn the bass down and that would do the same thing. i think they were just put there to make it look like it had more functions. most early Amstrad HiFi's had Rumble and Scratch Buttons.

@@80s_kid. Ah ok, kinda like the "hi-cut" switch on some cheap systems, which is silly bc all you need to do is lower the treble

Hi James, No i never had the Sub. i've had a few of these, i had the M56, i bought the M77MG from a friend in the late 90s, he the sub with it but he sold that separate, M97, M65. but i kept selling them, then years later i saw this on Gumtree, a guy in Failsworth in Manchester was selling it, he said it hadn't been used in 27 years so it was sold as is, so i went and grabbed it, wired it up and it worked perfect, i'd say the only thing it could do with is new belts on the tape deck but apart from that it's great., Yes these only came with 1 equaliser, i just thought it would look funky to add another. so i bought another from Ebay for £80. i have the original speakers with it but i'm using a set of Mission 734i with it right now and stored the originals away.

@80s_kid. Hi l have very fond memories of this system it wasn't cheap either back in 1991,l think I paid around £1800 for the system plus 3 surrounds and the subwoofer,l th8nk you should cherish it..unless someone offers you more than what you paid for it...Ps love the 2 Graphic equalisers on it

Absolutely Awesome To See you, I have lots of radios in my collection, all the videos are on this channel. they are great and everything but they can get in the way. Hey i saw a video of Bamberg S.C, it's seeing some hard times right now. seems like a lovely little town though.

@@80s_kid. LOts of the small towns in ZSC, are that way. Loss of the textile jobs make it hard to move ahead .Get your channel name on the Shout Out Wheel, win stickers.

You are not far wrong, i got this from ebay, but i think you can get them on Amazon, alibaba and all those other places, there is variant styles under different chinese brands, they are quite cheaply made but i do like the sound of it, it actually sounds decent for what it is. Definitely cheap though

3000 pounds

I'm sorry i like to keep this radio for now, i have only just bought it and had it shipped from Japan.

i did have 1 8614, but since this video i've picked up another one, so now i have 2, i have many other radios, all of the videos are on my channel

@80s_kid. you have quite a few ha!

Hello.. This radio does not exist anymore, it Broke down, it was dismantled and used for Parts. look at my follow up video of this radio. the casing and speakers were thrown away, the only thing i kept was the cassette decks and boards, and antenna. the rest was thrown away.

This one is actually not my Radio Nicole, i made a video after i repaired it for a Good friend of mine, i replaced the Amp IC's for him, it really is a beautiful Radio, it sounds Awesome..

i ended up scrapping this one, the tapes were completely dead, no power going to the motor, and the cd didn't work, the tuner worked and aux in. but i didn't think it was worth repairing, i kept the bass speakers and Mains Transformer, but the rest of it was thrown away. it was definitely a nice sounding radio though, really nice sound.

Hello, Sorry i do not have an Atari, i do have an Atari 2600 Emulator on my laptop and my favourite game is River Raid, I love that game, I Have Ps1 console, Ps2, Ps4, Ps5, Original Xbox, Xbox360, Sony psp. Nintendo Wii, I used to play them a lot but now I'm getting older I don't play as much these days .

@@80s_kid. wow nice collection :)

Mee too, its the Vu metres, also the speakers and the bars.q

@@80s_kid.lovely😁

I seriously don't know why people keep thinking that, i have spoke to 2 electronics engineers that used to repair Amstrad, they say that apart from worn out cassette belts, these things just keep going and never break down. so they are as good as any other HiFi from back then, and my opinion is, anything that still exists and is still working after 40 is is definitely not poor, Quality, just imagine buying something today, do you think it will still be around in 40 years ? definitely Not ! one of the engineer guys i spoke to own 3 Amstrad HiFi's and he say he loves them. Ok they were cheap, but poverty was Huge back in the 80s, and if it wasn't for the Amstrad brand, they would have had no way of owning a stereo at all.

@@80s_kid. Techmoan did a video on that particular unit. The tweeters are fakes and the electronics inside could fit into a small Sashio boombox. 10 Watts per channel. A tiny motor drives the ejecting turntable and always breaks. Techmoan called it a "mugs eyefull" and made the point that it killed off the mid range market with the likes of Sony and Panasonic giving up on this market. So no, its crap.

The turntable on these are really poor quality, it was in the final years before BSR went out of business, the needle was cheap and nasty and can damage your records, the Off/33/45 speed switch runs on contacts underneath on to a copper track, the copper wears out and the speed goes all erratic, it happens to them all. the deck is removeable, think there is 4 screws that hold it in place., the tape decks are reasonable quality, the only thing i have ever seen go wrong with them is the belts wear out, replace them and they just keep going.