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One of the most coveted and desirable boomboxes from Toshiba, and even among all boomboxes, is the rare Toshiba RT-S913 (Bombeat 40). Featuring a 3-way speaker system anchored by huge 8-inch woofers, it is the quintessential boombox. Its design is the ultimate meld where beauty and beast peacefully coexist at the same time. Its rarity, combined with its good looks, makes it sell for prices approaching the stratosphere on Ebay, even broken ones with lots of cosmetic problems.

It wasn't the top-level Toshiba. It's not as advanced as the WX-1 or the RT-S90 or the RT-S931. It doesn't have autoreverse, soft-touch controls, ADRES, or even a tape type selector. And the eraser head is just a simple magnet, lol. But it does have MQJS (Music Quick Jumping Selector), which was Toshiba's version of tape track search.

Specifications:
Year of introduction: 1981 (service manual)
Output: 2x10W @ 10% distortion (service manual)
Amplifiers: Toshiba TA7205AP (two)
Woofers: 20cm, 2.5 ohm, concave surrounds, Toshiba part number 22152361
Tweeters: 6cm and 5cm
Dimensions: 23.6" wide, 13.75" tall (handle down), 5.5" deep
Power source: 10 D-cell batteries, or 110-120/220-240 volts AC.

The author of this page has had the pleasure and priviledge of experiencing both of the examples depicted below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR9XXO6XQoM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWVU5cQnBPs

NOTE: There is an even more rare gold version called the RT-S913G, shown below: