Hey all, I used to frequently view this forum back in 2007ish and now I'm back! Always drooled over the collections you guys had here and had always wanted to own a really nice box myself as I had never had one. Well I went looking the other day and ended up getting this guy from the original owner. The Sharp GF-800! Let me know what you think! Also I am going to be recording my own cassettes for this box and I'm not sure what I should go for. I've heard metal tapes have the best high range and overall best quality but I'm not super experienced with this stuff. Although I do know those mini reel to reel ones like the ones in the pics with my box look freaking amazing, I don't know if the sound matches lol. Also would you recommend me record the cassette using the box itself? Or would I be best off using something else?
Thank you very much!!! Yes sir it's coming all the way from Russia and this is the current condition of the unit. I should be receiving it in the next week or two
Welcome back! Great looking box, I've got an eye open for one, you never know where they will pop up but it's also slightly rare. I'd try recording on a variety of tapes both in the box and with a component deck to find the best sound. Metal tapes are pretty expensive and if there is a better sound, it might not be worth the upgrade. I used to hang out more in the troll section (Walkmans) but I also liked checking out some of the amazing and unheard of portables. Over the last 10-15 years I've kept looking for the oddball ones and they do come up for sale but you might wait years. Now I think I have more boxes but some of those are minis and even some of them may be considered walkmans.
That looks awesome!!! How do these boxes sound?? I was going for the GF-909 originally but they were quite a bit more and honestly I think the 800 looks cooler.
I've not cranked it up for a while tbh, but the last time I used it I was pleasantly surprised with how it sounds. Mine needs new belts for the decks (obviously!) but line in and the radio work 100%.
