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Damn! You do good work! That component is beyond beautiful. Mine is in the console, but the problem is that I know it is in there, not...

"Spiffed up" is worth it if it's going to be a visable piece on display. But if hidden inside the console, I wouldn't get obsessed with...

I assure you I am not an amateur, but my background is in mobile communications, so I do assume you are correct. But, I love fiddling...

You've got me a bit confused there, I assume you are talking about the HUM balance pot. You say that the balance pot wiper doesn't go to...

After I replaced the capacitors and installed a polarized plug, I had no hum at all. The wiring in my 9301s did not take the center tap...

I recently saw a 60's Magnavox at an estate sale and I was dying to take it home, but alas, it won't fit into an Audi. The thing was in...

1950's Collaro changer However not the original. Changer was missing when I purchased this at a thrift store a few years ago. I...

Since these were made right here in Fort Wayne.. My 1965 Magnavox

VM made many of the record changers used in these consoles including most of the Zeniths and Motorolas. Magnavoxes were usually made by...

Zenith, RCA and even GE had console stereos. What usually happened, in our neighborhood anyway, was that a family purchased their first...

oh-console stereos-where to begin!my Mom used to have a "Magnificent Magnavox -Concert Grand" model.she bought a component system(her...

I typed up a quick article on console stereos that I was going to print in the company's newsletter...see what you all think! The...

Yes, it is a 9301 combination tube amp and system power supply. I did remote the balance control, removed the hum balance potentiometer...

Wow!, how impressive and diverse your interest in music is! I see a lot of people these days that have such a narrow interest in music...

Thanks, Matt, I really appreciate that! And yeah, just like EuGene was saying, the new stuff coming out is so uncreative it’s actually...