Well you could buy a cheap all in one stereo. But the sound quality of those are abysmal, and at higher volumes the sound quickly becomes distorted. You could get better earphones for your MP3, but they your friends couldn’t enjoy the music. You could outfit your MP3 with speakers, but again the quality is limited, and not nearly full.
The choices on a limited budget is far from thrilling, luxurious, or quality. Unless you own a JVC Kaboom. This is the answer most are looking for.
The Kaboom box starts at about $275, but can be found on the internet (eBay) from reputable sites for about $210. At either price it is affordable and worth every dime. The Kaboom Box RV-NB1 is unique in several ways. It is powerful, compact, portable, and versitle.
The Kaboom Box weighs about 20 lbs. So it’s not exactly light, yet it is very easily moved or taken on the road. You will need about ten D batteries, which will add to the weight, but portable is an option if there is no outlet.
The reason so many batteries are needed, and why the weight is high is because this has 52 Watts of total power. Now I know you might wonder how powerful is that. Well to give you an idea, imagine this. At full power you can place this in the basement of a 2 story brick house of decent size, and hear the music in the attic. I kid you not. I own this and at full power I cannot hear my doorbell standing next to the ringer. It’s loud enough that you can have a block party with this, or be heard outside your house with all the doors and windows closed.
But there is an added bonus. This is not just loud, it is clear sound. At full volume the distortion is minimal to the average ear. That is playing rock, or classical, or jazz. And then there is the bass.
The Kaboom Box comes with a Super Bass Exciter and sub-woofer controller. So you can add extreme bass if you wish. At full volume with a bass heavy song you can vibrate everything in a room, even if that room is over 15 feet long. There is no question that everyone out of earshot will know the music you like.
But the Kaboom box also supplies another bonus. It has the ability to play AM/FM radio, CD’s, and has a connection for an iPod MP3 and/or an electric guitar. No let me be clear, when I say Ipod I mean just that. There is no universal connector, so if you have a different MP3 player it won’t work, I tried and the connection is wrong. And if you are old fashioned and own cassette tapes, you are in luck it will play them too.
But if you have the right connection cords you can hook up your Kaboom Box to your computer and run music streaming from the internet through your Box. Which can be huge fun and allow for an awesome collection of music.
Some of the exact stats are as follows:
- 2- 3 3/16" Front Firing Full Range Speakers and 2- 6 5/16" Subwoofers
- 15 AM and 30 FM Station Memory
- Full Function Remote Control
- Width: 27 3/16"
- Height: 9 7/16"
- Depth: 11 11/16"
- 52 Watts Total Power, Bi-Amplified
- Active Clear Sound (ACS) to improve clarity for better balance with deep lows
- Carrying Strap with Remote Control Holder
Full-Range: 6 watts per channel, min. RMS, driven into 4 ohms, from 150Hz to 15kHz; Super Woofer: 20 watts per channel, min. RMS, driven into 4 ohms, at 60Hz
I own a Kaboom Box, and I recommend them to anyone that wants to have quality sound at reasonable prices.
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