black plastic crap

English

Noun

black plastic crap (plural black plastic craps)

1. (audiophile, informal) Low quality mass produced A/V equipment made primarily of black plastic.
   • 2011 October 20, Duffster, “Sansui S-X900 Receiver”, in Audio-Ho-Ho‎^[1]:

     To the receiver: OK, for a start, let me address something that I come across often in audio forums, namely that much of the 1980s was characterised by BPC, or Black Plastic Crap, as it is called.

   • 2016 June 28, JohnVF, “My Latest Diversion. 80's Sony ES Equipment.”, in Hi-Fi Haven‎^[2]:

     The TA-f808es seems to be relatively unknown and many assume it to be just 90's black plastic crap (unless they try to pick it up).

   • 2022 September 18, moseskriebel, “Cassette Decks”, in vinylengine‎^[3]:

     In general, most dual well deck are BPC (black plastic crap) with lots of issues.