What's wrong with the GPO Brooklyn Boombox?

I'm finally taking a good long look at the GPO Boombox. Is it really worth £250?
My modern-day boombox recommendation remains the Panasonic RX-D50
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Start
01:40 GPO?
03:29 Box anomalies
04:18 Here it is
07:09 RADIO
09:34 Call this a tape counter?
10:49 TAPE
12:21 Flashy lights
12:57 CD
16:12 TAPE RECORDING TEST
17:00 MP3
18:07 BLUETOOTH
18:19 AUX IN
18:51 Wow & Flutter Tests
19:54 Unexpected distortion
22:00 Frequency Response
22:35 What’s inside?
25:06 Summing it up
27:33 Alternative 1
29:12 Alternative 2
31:02 What about old ones?
33:09 Credits

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[rangerkasdorf]

Gotta love that “counter”. It’s like the people who designed this didn’t know why one would want a counter on a tapedeck and just thought people liked watching a number go up while listening to music.

[startedtech]

8:40 "Why do the Belgians have a greater love of mussels than the British"

Absolutely riveting.

[captainsergeant]

"Who wants to play cassette tapes anymore?" I recently came across several tapes that were stashed away in my deceased father's possessions. Many of them contained the Christmas music I heard around the house as child, and it was great to hear those tapes again.

[Epinardscaramel]

They got their quote for next box:
“It’s not quality, but at least it’s stereo” –Techmoan

[StormcloudLive]

13:28 you know it's been 1, 166, 832, 000 seconds in my life and I finally find a CD player that tracks time like I do, just had to wait 808 seconds into this 2, 039 second long youtube video, .

[adriansdigitalbasement]

Awesome thorough review. I'm shocked they wanted £250 for that thing! Even at £100, that feels like too much. I really felt like you were more positive about the GPO Brooklyn than it actually deserved! I would have been much more harsh :-)

[insanebase]

Oh, you didn't even buy the 1000 Dollar Yves Saint Laurent special edition. (I am not kidding, there is a mega expensive YSL version of this.)

[FerHivore]

Been looking for a premium stopwatch. Might give this a go.

[adamgh]

3:12 I love the "add to trolley" instead of "add to cart." It makes me feel like my order comes with hot buttered toast with Marmite.

[brpadington]

This is why thrift stores are better for tape decks. I found an old Technics tape deck that had never been used. The tape counter actually works too.

[freesaxon]

Let's face it Matt you were so diplomatic reviewing this you should work for the U.N. So I will say it for you " this is a pile of plasticly crappy overpriced trash"

[scofab]

The 80's boy in me is sad... in those days we really worked and saved for our JVC/Victor/AIWA whatever, adjusted for today's dollars they were really quite expensive.
A sad shadow of what we had... or still have. My RC-M70 and -60 are still near-mint and fully serviced and functional, and still worth every penny I've put into 'em.
Thanks again as always.

[dcflake]

Techmoan going into the history of the general post office is the most british thing I'll experience today.

[wal]

So many of these Alibaba, generic Chinese audio devices out there. Too bad quality is a thing of the past for these devices. The retro styling is interesting and the included speakers are almost impressive (big magnets). As usual, very thorough review...great job!

[rubberonasphalt]

I think a boombox that actually does what this one says it does would sell quite well. I'm getting nostalgic for original 80's/90's electronics, but it's hard to find one in good condition

[naotak]

That "tape counter" is hilarious. It's like the designer had seen something incrementing numbers on an old deck at his gran's house, so decided to implement it without understanding what it was/how it works.

[Spaniard]

I love how serious and thorough of a review this is for an item we all knew was utter trash just from looking at the thumbnail. Love this channel lmao

[CandyAppleBlue]

One million subscribers can't be wrong. You, Techmoan, are the YouTube king of technology! We are so grateful for your kindness in choosing our new album, Second Sight, to demonstrate the compact disc and cassette recording features of the GPO Brooklyn Boombox. Although this device misses the mark in build quality, it does seem to hit the bullseye for being a cool-looking new retro portable paperweight. Thank you, Mat, for another informative and thorough product review video. Signing off with massive love, respect, and appreciation. Sincerely, Candy Apple Blue

[Steve-GMHUU]

The best thing about the GPO Brooklyn Boombox is Techmoan's video 😄.

[SFSVHS]

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