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Invention of the boombox
The boombox was invented by twin brothers Stacey and Scott Woelfel in 1975. The boom box is a compromise between home stereos and handheld radios or cassette players, the boom box makes it possible to bring the disco with you wherever you go. -
Introduced to America
The boombox was introduced to the American market during the mid-1970s, with the bulk of production being carried out by Panasonic, Sony, Marantz, and General Electric.[3] It was immediately noticed by the urban adolescent community and soon had a large market, especially in metropolitan centers such as New York, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C. -
Hip-Hop
They rose to fame in the 1980s along with hip-hop, flourishing as a tool for sharing and mixing the latest beats. -
New Design
By the late 1980s, many boomboxes included separate high and low frequency speakers and a second tape deck to allow the boombox to record off of both the radio and other pre-recorded cassettes. Equalizers, balance adjusters, Dolby noise reduction, and LED sound gauges were other later additions.[4] -
Introduction of the CD
The introduction of the (CD) in the early 1990s led to the introduction of the CD player in standard boombox design. As the 1990s continued, boombox manufacturers began designing smaller, more compact boomboxes, which were often made out of plastic instead of metal as their counterparts from the previous decade had been.[1] -
Decline
The rise of the Walkman and other advanced electronics eliminated the need to carry around such large and heavy audio equipment, and boomboxes quickly disappeared from the streets. -
modern boomboxes
Most modern boomboxes come with iPod docks to access MP3 technology in place of cassette players. and some even come equipped with integrated or removable satellite radio tuners.
