Aiwa Backtrack Retro Boombox

Aiwa's history is confusing, because its name has traded hands multiple times. It was a Sony subsidiary until it collapsed in 2008. And then it was re-launched in 2015 by a team in Chicago who introduced the excellent EXOS-9 bluetooth speaker. But they went bankrupt in 2021, and the trademark was sold to a new owner in New Jersey called Aiwa Acquisitions LLC, an affiliate of Sakar International. This model is one of their offerings. It started selling in Feb 2025 on Amazon and Target.com, but it's not a new design. Several identical products have been on the market for 2 years already. Here's a list of them:

Leotec LT-CD1908BUCT, LT-1909BUCT, LT-MP1908BUFT
Medion Life MD 44238, P66538
MUSE M-380 GB, M-380 GBS
Orion SCR-B9A
Roxel Camden
Soundmaster SCD1980

All of these are manufactured in China by Leotec Electronics. The FCC product code is 2AHW8-LT-MP1908BUFT.

The dimensions are 67 x 27 x 17 cm. Its overall styling was inspired by the Sharp GF-757 from the early 80s. Available colors include black, silver, or yellow (corresponding to the following model numbers: AI7012-BLKGLD, AI7012-SIL, and AI7012-YLW). It has a CD player, cassette player, Bluetooth, FM/AM radio, and USB/SD/AUX inputs. Inside, it has 5.25" woofers and 1.2" tweeters. You can see in the last photo that the woofers are braced against the rear panel. Each side is acoustically separated, and there are two elbow-shaped bass ports. You can also see the large battery compartment to hold 8 D-cell batteries (yes, you heard it right, this unit is NOT rechargeable). According to the manufacturer, the output power is 40 watts. I don't have a sound review for you, but I'm sure someone will soon.