jukebox recommendations?

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Hi,

I am doing a proposal for a bowling alley. They want me to do games,coffee
and jukebox however I have no experience with jukebox vending. Can someone
run down the basics for me and give me a good recommendation brand of jukebox.

i have heard ones like touch tunes you need to pay a big monthly fee to the company
in addition to the commission location.

also can anyone give me an idea of what a solid jukebox acct does in terms of revenue
trying to figure out the numbers.

any help greatly appreciated thank you so much in advance
 
Easy:

If you get a CD jukebox, you only buy a yearly COPYRIGHT license from the Jukebox License Office for each jukebox you own/operate.

http://www.jukeboxlicense.com/

Hard:

If you get a "downloader" (a.k.a. "internet" ) jukebox then you get to have additional hands in your pocket so to speak. The jukebox manufacturer gets a percentage each time you collect the money from the machine. This percentage is supposedly to pay the on-going copyright fees. Also, the jukebox must be hardwire connected to a high speed internet connection 24/7 and you pay for that, not the juke manufacturer. You also get to pay for the hard wiring of the internet connection and router box. For security reasons, the router box should mounted inside the jukebox.

In general, if you only operate a few downloader jukes, the manufacturer will take 20% right off the top at every collection. Plus, they have internet access to your jukebox and they poll it at random times to see exactly how much money is in it and how much money they expect you to pay them. Monthly internet bills seem to be in the $80 a month range. Now you also need to pay the location their split of the take. Think hard if this is the type of jukebox you want to operate.

The major manufacturers of brand new downloader jukeboxes are:

Rowe/Ami/Rockola (Rowe bought out Rockola a couple of years ago)

NSM Music (made in Germany, but have a Chicago office)

Wurlitzer

Touchtunes (currently has the world's largest licensed music library)

It should be noted that Touchtunes has an exclusive license for the entire Beatles music collection. No other downloading jukebox manufacturer can get any Beatles music. Also, back in January, Vending Times magazine reported NSM Music lost a copyright infringement lawsuit in England. NSM was found to have not paid their copyright fees for music on their music network.
 
If you go with a standard cd jukebox I like the Nsm Grand Performer and Rowe Cd100, the 100 is a very common player and easy to find parts for when if breaks.

If the place has enough traffic I'd got with the touch tunes. I think they are usually waranteed and also pay for upgrades.
 
If you go with a standard cd jukebox I like the Nsm Grand Performer and Rowe Cd100, the 100 is a very common player and easy to find parts for when if breaks.

If the place has enough traffic I'd got with the touch tunes. I think they are usually waranteed and also pay for upgrades.

Is there an aftermarket upgrade kit for the cd100 to make it a touch screen but keep it using cds I. Don't want to use tfhe digital service but the biggest complaint from the loc is the rowe they have looks old they want something w a touchscreen
 
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