Philips Le Cube D-8080/02. Portable Radio, Cassette Tape Player, Vintage Boombox. 1985. Serviced, memphis design icon.

Philips Le Cube D-8080/02. Portable Radio, Cassette Tape Player, Vintage Boombox. 1985. Serviced, memphis design icon.The Philips Le Cube D 8080 02 is what happens when the 1980s decided that sound should look like sculpture and maybe hide a secret compartment on top for your soda can. Bold yellow body, black speaker grills, sharp geometry: this thing could sit next to a Sottsass lamp and hold its own. Its playful, graphic, and gloriously overdesigned just as it should be. This unit has been professionally serviced: full check up, new tape drive plastics, and fine

The Philips Le Cube D-8080/02 is what happens when the 1980s decided that sound should look like sculpture — and maybe hide a secret compartment on top for your soda can.
Bold yellow body, black speaker grills, sharp geometry: this thing could sit next to a Sottsass lamp and hold its own. It’s playful, graphic, and gloriously overdesigned — just as it should be.
This unit has been professionally serviced: full check-up, new tape drive plastics, and fine-tuned performance (€100 service included in the price). It works flawlessly, with that warm analog sound only real cassette decks can deliver.
Visible in the photos: a faint mark on the top where a square sticker once lived, and a slightly uneven tone on one speaker side — purely cosmetic and honest signs of its 40-year journey.
A collector's piece that actually works — and looks like it could start talking at any minute.
Condition: Very good vintage condition. Fully serviced and working perfectly. Minor cosmetic marks as described.