what is this jukebox worth, fully working?

That is actually not a bad looking jukebox. I think if you are going to get a CD jukebox, I would consider this model. Not sure about how reasonable the price is, but it looks like a nice machine. I personally think many of the jukeboxes from the 70's and 80's are ugly as hell. Jukeboxes from the 50's are my favorite.
 
CD = digital
45 = analog

I chose a 45 juke over a CD juke because, well, a CD "juke" can be had for $40... one that attaches to your stereo and plays 200 CD's... big whoop. There's something "alive" in an analog juke IMHO... the sound of the needle touching the vinyl... the warm sound of the tone.

CD's represented the end of era for me... my juke is a reminder of that era.
 
That price is outrageously high. A nice, working SCD1 is more like $350-$500 range at best. Don't go by their over-hyped sales pitch they are spewing. Almost all commercial sellers spout that crap on eBay. Yeah, yeah, yeah... They cleaned this, rebuilt that, spat on this, wiped that... It still doesn't add up to $700 above average cost.

As an example, I've seen some VERY nice, fully working Rockola CD jukes not sell for $500. A couple years ago, they were hitting $800+, but now they sit for $500. The economy is still sour and people aren't spending their money as freely. In other words, there will be more supply than demand. That lowers prices.

I had a 45 juke and "upgraded" to a CD juke. I will agree that, for some reason, I think my old 45 juke sounded richer and fuller. Don't get me wrong, the CD juke sounds awesome, but the 45 juke just had a little more.

But... I won't go back. My old 45 juke held 200 records and took a solid 2 hours to change the records out. (I'm anal and cleaned all the records before they went into the juke). Out of those 200 records, *if* you had the 45 that had a hit on both sides, you'd only have 400 songs total. That gets old kinda quick. On average, you will only have a solid 300 songs you want to hear, if that.

With the CD juke, it holds 100 CDs. Each cd has, on average, 10-15 songs. (Heck, some of my oldies CDs have 23 songs!). The best part is that I made my own CDs. Start off with a group's "Greatest Hits" CD and add on songs that were missed. I loaded the juke a good 4+ years ago and still haven't heard every song. I also made some Christmas CDs for the season. Three to four Xmas CDs, about a good 60 songs, and it takes 2 minutes to change. When I had less than that on the 45s, it took a solid hour to change them around.

For sound, there are some 45 jukes that just can't be beat. For almost as good sound and a LOT easier to deal with, CD jukes are the way.
 
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...or if you really are looking for selection, build an MP3 jukebox. My cocktail is a MAME and an MP3 jukebox... all controlled by the joystick/buttons. I am up to over 2,000 albums on the MP3 juke and still have over a gig to add more.
 
there is the same juke I listed locally for $299.

I have a guy who wants to trade me his wurlitzer americana III for my off road challenge, fully loaded with 100 45's already. I may just do that.

thanks for the opinions
 
If that juke still has it's original computer board, it could have problems. Ron Rich over at the jukebox forums of www.phonoland.com manufactures a modern replacement computer board that does a lot more things than the original, plus it's reliable.
 
If that juke still has it's original computer board, it could have problems. Ron Rich over at the jukebox forums of www.phonoland.com manufactures a modern replacement computer board that does a lot more things than the original, plus it's reliable.

Ken do you mean the 40 year old wurlitzer I am considering or the cd juke that I initially started this post with?
 
This juke was one of the first to have a CD. This box looks clean and prices do vary regionally but WOW this is overpriced!
 
Cd Juke

I have one of the Seeburg SCD1's and I picked up a MP 3 kit from http://www.cdadapter.com/
They also included a wireless remote with the kit.
I found a 40 gig laptop hard drive at a swap for $20.

This easey to use free cd riper that makes the folders of the CD's you are copying for you as requested in the instruction manual from cdadapter fokes.
http://www.freerip.com

The kit is pricey but I still can use all of the features on the juke box and still have the Great sound.
I am working on mounting a Digitial Picture frame in the Juke box to display the album covers along with the Song list. Also install 2 buttons to scroll back and forth threw the albums.
I ended up with a 100 plus albums verses only 60.

I do love the sound of a album/45. But all of the different music I enjoy is not allways on 45's

The CD players are hard to find parts for and finding someone reliable to repair it is another story.

I only payed a $100 for my SCD1. I repainted the grid, starting to replace the bafflling and the crumbling black foam on the inside of the doors.

RJ
 
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there is one of these relatively locally (near Portland, i believe) on CL fully working for $300... been listed several times so it obviously isn't moving fast at that price. personally i think it's pretty ugly but i won't judge anyone else's taste.

to give you an idea of more reasonable prices, i'm picking up a Rowe R-91 45-only (they also made a version that includes a six-disc changer) from a guy next week for $250 in working order and loaded with mostly country 45's. he's got a couple of those (he let me pick the nicest,) plus an older NSM Satellite 200 for the same price; it's really cool but has some quirks and needs more work than the Rowe. i listened to CDs on the Rowe R-91 w/changer that he also is selling and the 45's definitely have a distinctive sound beyond just the hiss and pops, one that i really like.

he also has a crapload of Rowe 100-disc CD-only machines for $300 fully working with no music or $400 loaded with CDs. i decided to pass on these since i'm going for a more vintage look (though the R-91 isn't all that vintage,) and i want the sound of vinyl. after a couple of months watching CL and eBay locally, i'm pretty sure that his deals are at least decent if not better.

that being said, if you don't care about a vintage look or sound the convenience factor of CDs is high. being able to throw full albums, compilations and soundtracks on that you already own or burn new ones will greatly expand your music choices without adding much to the budget. 45's on the other hand aren't the easiest to come by these days, though if you can find a local shop that specializes in vinyl they aren't too expensive (anywhere from 50 cents to a couple of bucks usually,) unless you want something collectible.

and if anyone is in the Seattle/Tacoma area, reads this soon and wants to get a hold of the guy i'm buying my jukebox from please hit me up. he wants to sell 'em as quickly as he can get them ready for eBay.
 
jukeboxes

I have over 40 jukeboxes at my warehouse. I just sold a working scd-1 for 450
I have rowe cd and record boxes. Also have wallboxes let me know if interested
 
I have over 40 jukeboxes at my warehouse. I just sold a working scd-1 for 450
I have rowe cd and record boxes. Also have wallboxes let me know if interested

I"m interested, but you'd have to sell me something for $50 to make the total price reasonable with shipping. :)
 
i repair jukes and late vinyl/early cd boxes are a pain in the ass.....mostly because of the control pcb's. in fact we have maybe 200 or so broken/swapped out pcb's (mostly msn and rowe) in our warehouse in the UK. we are getting round to repairing them as good ones are getting rare. if getting a vinyl box i would certainly go for an e/m machine. if CD, a sound leisure, in the UK at least...due to plentiful parts. their 21st century mechs are beautiful and reliable. a friend of mine has a 21st C. mech in a restored 50's rock-ola cab and it is awesome...you have to look twice to notice it is a CD player and not vinyl. add a ipod dock and you have it all...including the looks and nostalgia.

nick
 
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