Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is a portable cassette and TV from 1986. This type of portable music player is generally known as a boom box, but as we see in the video it does not have a very powerful amplifier. It's from a brand called GPX, or Gran Prix Electronics, which is an importer based in St. Louis. This television was purchased at Walgreens and not used much, because to be honest the sound quality is not very good. But it's actually built with a higher level of quality than a lot of import stuff I see today. In this video we will clean it up, test the major functions, have a look at the inside circuit boards, and see if we can improve on the sound quality by applying equalization on the Kindle Fire using one of those car cassette adapters.
0:00 - Intro
0:40 - Clean up
0:56 - I was a teenage audio snob
1:25 - TV Picture Test
2:36 - Back and Inside
3:53 - Sound Quality Test
5:22 - Conclusion
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This is a portable cassette and TV from 1986. This type of portable music player is generally known as a boom box, but as we see in the video it does not have a very powerful amplifier. It's from a brand called GPX, or Gran Prix Electronics, which is an importer based in St. Louis. This television was purchased at Walgreens and not used much, because to be honest the sound quality is not very good. But it's actually built with a higher level of quality than a lot of import stuff I see today. In this video we will clean it up, test the major functions, have a look at the inside circuit boards, and see if we can improve on the sound quality by applying equalization on the Kindle Fire using one of those car cassette adapters.
0:00 - Intro
0:40 - Clean up
0:56 - I was a teenage audio snob
1:25 - TV Picture Test
2:36 - Back and Inside
3:53 - Sound Quality Test
5:22 - Conclusion
Thanks for watching. If you like technology in general, consider subscribing to our channel. If you'd rather just watch, here's a playlist with all of our old technology videos, including cassette decks, stereo receivers, VCRs, and telephones:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvdr2fcSSucd6hFidGPdOIOYVkEqTTeoA
For more modern technology such as security cameras, video doorbells, and DIY electronics projects, here is a playlist of those videos:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvdr2fcSSucfhZt6xvmWQ0L4zrUuBIeRt
