VICTOR RC-M90 Stereo Radio Cassette Recorder

Sound-wise, the M90 most definitely deserves high price, but that’s to be expected, being VICTOR’s top of the line model. Even the next lower model, the M70, is no slouch either, being in the opinion of many the ultimate mid-sized top dog. Bass is mellow and deep even at fairly low volumes, especially with the Loudness feature enabled. Highs are crisp and well defined, with excellent projection. The sound clarity is amongst the very best in boombox, and this model has power to spare. It is powered by two Matsushita/Panasonic AN7156N amplifier chips. Output is a claimed “2 x 20W Max”, and “2 x 30W Music Power”, although no testing parameters were given. While that might technically be true (we are unaware of any head to head SPL measurement tests), those models simply can not match the sound clarity and/or volume at any competing output level when distortion levels are kept at or below levels deemed acceptable by serious audiophiles.