Sherwood CRD-350 (circa 1987–1988)

Very little is documented about the Sherwood CRD-350 as a standalone unit. What survives comes almost entirely from Sherwood's own advertising in the late 1980s. The ads promoted the CRD-350 as a stereo cassette receiver designed to be used with the companion EQA-280 equalizer/amplifier. Audio magazine (May 1987, p.119) ran a Sherwood ad claiming the CRD-350/EQA-280 combination delivered "full equalizer control of all four speakers at 20 watts per channel. A total of 80 watts." The same campaign noted that the system was voted "Among the most innovative consumer electronics products of the year" at the 1986 Consumer Electronics Show. A later ad in HiFi/Stereo (April 1988, p.81) called the CRD-350 Sherwood's "Best" level car stereo and pushed pairing it with a 7-band graphic equalizer (HiFi/Stereo, April 1988, p.81).

The Archive's research has turned up no independent reviews, user manuals or service documentation for the CRD-350. Even basic specifications - tuner sensitivity, tape transport details, dimensions - are unrecorded in the available sources. The CRD-350 appears to have been a mid-to-upper-tier model in Sherwood's late-1980s car audio lineup, sold primarily as part of a system with the EQA-280.

Known facts from period advertisements:

• Advertised power: 20 watts per channel into four speakers (80 watts total).
• Received a "Design and Engineering Excellence" award at the 1986 Consumer Electronics Show.
• Described by Sherwood as their "Best" car stereo offering at the time (HiFi/Stereo, April 1988).

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