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5 Apr, 12 tweets, 4 min read
Time for another pulp countdown, and today it's my top 10 crazy amazing stereo systems!

For this thread I'll need Earth, Wind AND Fire...
At #10: the Qatron eight track tape carousel!

Now you can listen to your entire Moody Blues collection without ever getting up...
At #9: the Sharp VZ-3000 vertical record player!

Who needs furniture when you've got Kajagoogoo?
At #8: the Rosita Stereo Commander Deluxe!

"I'm afraid I can't play that Dave..."
At #7: the Sharp GF-303 Searcher!

The Darth Vader of boomboxes.
At #6: the Weltron Spaceship system!

Looks like a Van Der Graff generator, plays their albums too.
At #5: the vacuum tube CB portable transceiver!

For the warm analogue sound of a 10-20 eyeball call.
At #4: the Sharp MR-990 boombox drum machine!

You can now add extra hi-hats and snare drums to all your favourite Leonard Cohen tracks.
At #3: the Panasonic Audio Egg!

Caramel leatherette or Go-Go green shagpile? What a choice!
At #2: the Casio KX-101 portable recording studio!

You'll need small hands...
And at #1: the mighty multi-functional Sony Liberty CD system!

Compared to this '80s behemoth your Bluetooth soundbar is feeble! FEEBLE!!
More pulp countdowns another time. Stay tuned...

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