bigwam Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 I will start a comparison between the Sonix V75 and the NorthStar MT-1809. Based on the pictures, you will see, both Radios are identical. Case, electr. components, Patent Nr. ... all identical. The radio was probably made in license and then sold under different names. But, let´s have a look on the pics (thanks Vincent for your help) The Case: I think, the front plate of the NorthStar is the plate with the real lettering (117V) and they put a sticker with 220V on the 117V print, to use it in other countries. Some pics from inside the Radios: Look at the cuttings on the sides for the sockets. Same components (example the speaker): Same Patent No.: It would be really interesting to find out which company made this radio. You find nothing about the manufactur of Sonix, but for NorthStar you can find this information: Swing Interlectronic Ltd., Hongkong Swing Electronics has handled many OEM orders from their own models, for which they have made their own tools and which were then sold exclusively to department stores / importers in Europe. OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer is a company that produces parts and equipment that may be marketed by another manufacturer. What do you think about this? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hausi Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Thanks for taking the time to start this comparison feature Thomas. Very interesting insight. Hopefully it will help us to find some more of these "unicorns". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knopi Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 wow, that is realy interresting! it seems like the north star is a little bit beter procesed as the sonix... but only at the inner side. maybee sonix bougt them out at the production end and sell the rest under a new name in a other country? or northstar went bankrupt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 I think, Swing electronics (North Star) produced Radios for other companys. They sell them with their own name. Swing electronics stopped production in 1993. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthStevius Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Awesomely helpful. And great to see an alternative to the Sonix too. I wonder if more of those will start to appear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchy Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Thanks for sharing this with us Thomas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4vrick Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 I think it’s great that this similarity (extremely, very) leaves the community with choices. So it’s not a definite must that the Sonix is the one to hunt for. Thanks for this comparison Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkime54 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I have a Sonix Victory 75 in great working condition for sale if anyone is interested. Email me at nkime54@gmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoCKo Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Email sent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 On 10/24/2019 at 6:07 AM, Nkime54 said: I have a Sonix Victory 75 in great working condition for sale if anyone is interested. Email me at nkime54@gmail.com We have a sales area here, please offer your radio with price and pictures there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoCKo Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Unfortunately I has been sold already! And even more unfortunately not to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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