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"This is a true music collectors piece. I acquired it from an estate sale and to my surprise is was a brand new, never used CX5M FM Synth computer form 1984.No only is this a very rare piece, but finding one new? Even Yamaha contacted me about it.
Not only is the core unit brand new, it also comes with two brand new cartridges which are very rare as well.
This is essentially an MSX computer with a synth added inside. Before you ask, yes you can play old MSX game cartridges on it.
It has stereo audio outs, midi in/out and comes with the proprietary keyboard that only works with this. I'm unsure whether the keyboard is new but it looks unused.
The two carts it comes with are a midi multitrack that allows recording multiple tracks and the other cart is very sought after as it's the DX7 voice editing cart that allows you to directly edit your dx7 voices and save them.
This isn't something you'll likely see again brand new from 1984.
I opened carefully only to test it as it's really old. It works perfectly like new. The monitor in the last picture IS NOT INCLUDED and is only to show it's working.
The cable inside is still sealed so I bought a special 5din to rca cable to test with my tv/monitor which I'm throwing in.
I'm also throwing in an upgrade chip that upgrades the firmware which you can install if you choose.
If you're a synth/computer/music collector or enthusiast, don't let this pass you by."
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