GUESS WHAT I FOUND ?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!

[toggleswitch]

$435

my parents Maytag washer was around $250 in 1965 which was said to be a week's pay (low to mid-range pay scale).

Can't remember but why does model nuber A206 ring a bell. The console was center timer and had a bluish-turquoise tint.

One cycle on timer, delciate speed was a buton.
three water temps
three? water levels

With two adults and two toddlers, they WAITED for the cash to buy a dryer. (Credit was the devil back then, LOL)

 

[toggleswitch]

Color TV

Ready for this? We got color TV in 1973/74.

(My father was so cheap he was tighter than a clam's A@@!)

It was a SONY Trinitron with those push-buttons that were each individually tuned (not electronic).

OOOH baby... 19 inches diagonally... WOW LOL
Sign along kiddies "Hey Big Spender...." LOL

Still we were THRILLED to have it.

 

[lightedcontrols]

Out OF the Box!!!

Finally got the Motorola to the warehouse and took it out of the box! Here's the photos! Mark

 

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Accessory box

The box unopened!

 

[lightedcontrols]

opening the box

Here I am opening the box. There was a black bag that had two microphones in it, an empty tape reel, and an unopened box of reel tape!

 

[lightedcontrols]

the open box

Here's the goods!

 

[lightedcontrols]

the back of the set

Here's the back of the set. Cord still unwound!

 

[lightedcontrols]

another photo of the acc box

Here're another photo of the accessory box....

 

[lightedcontrols]

Also, Don't forget!!!

Also, don't forget to take a look at the "Imperial" site for some new goodies that we found yesterday!!! MARK, STEVE, GARY, & Roanoke ROBERT (aka. Lady Kenmore)

 

[petek]

That is unbelievable, what a great looking stereo, contemporary cabinet too. It almost looks sort of a Scandinavian modern design.

 

[tolivac]

Really super-the reel of "Scotch" recording tape is now a collectors item by itself-They are rapidly phasing out the making of small reel tapes such as that-now they are primarily making large tape half in and wider for the commercial recording and broadcast industry.
Love the modern style cabinet-would be so cool to listen!!Looks like a Quality built unit.Does it have Aux audio inputs? then you could plug in a "modern" audio component into it such as a CD player,MP3 player-etc,or cassette player.

 

[gyrafoam]

Has It All !!!

This Stereo has all the inputs and outputs that you could want! Can't wait to get it all hooked up and playing....Mark

 

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The Previous Post!

Sorry, the previous post was by lightedcontrols. Steve was using my computer and I forgot to log him out before I posted. Mark

 

[kenmore1978]

cheap

"(My father was so cheap he was tighter than a clam's A@@!)

It was a SONY Trinitron with those push-buttons that were each individually tuned (not electronic)."

But to give your Dad credit, when he DID buy, he went for the expensive brand. I'm sure there were a whole lot of 19" color sets cheaper than a Sony Trinitron at the time.

 

[toggleswitch]

Dad grew up very poor and in a poor neigborhood. One way of his battling the mentality of "the world is out to get me" was to buy decent stuff, and keep it forever. Logic was, buy cr@%, and buy over and over again.

We had a:
Maytag W&D
Lady Kenmore TOL DW
Lady Kenmore TOL sewing machine
Magnavox TOL console stereo
Stiffel brand lamps

..as opposed to my aunt (his sister) who bought based on price.

She once bought a cheap (which actually means bad-quality) & inexpensive lamp. It decided to play 4th-of-July and nearly burned her house down. LOL

She also opted for a Caloric badged D&M portable DW, at the same time I bought a WP I was just coming off being a struggling student. She was DINK (double-income-no-kids) and I was just plain struggling! The diff, in price was not that great, but she cheesed-out!

[I should play the lottery,check out my post number. LOL What do I win, a date? ]

 

[toggleswitch]

post number

.. it's 5 am and I cant sleep,
I need to get back to bed.

Its 35.F out and it's insanely cold for this time of year. [for this area] Just turned the heat up to 70.F

I thought the post # was 00000, but it is for everyone till finalized. LOL

...ZZZZZZZZZZZ

 

[jasonl]

Let's jam

Hook up those rear speakers so we can enjoy some Quad.

Here's what should be on the spindle:

1. Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits
2. The Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers
3. The Beatles: Let It Be
4 & 5. The Who: Tommy
6. Pink Floyd: Dark Side Of The Moon

Follow it up with some Zepplin, Grateful Dead and wind down with some Elvis, Ray Charles, and Frank Sinatra.

 

[jasonl]

I know the stereo was purchased in 71 but it looks very 60s to. That VM record changer looks late 60s. In the early 70s, they went to more of a plain looking changer with manual size selection on the top left corner and a horrible sounding cartridge. My grandpa had one of these and as much as I hold it in sentimental value, the sound really sucked, even when it was new.

 

[lightedcontrols]

HOPEFULLY

Jason, hopefully the sound won't suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!--Mark

 

[jasonl]

Well, we're talking a TOL Motorola stereo vs. a BOL Sears console stereo. big difference there. Maybe the turntable was fine and the amp and speakers sucked.

I would think the word for your system is RULE, not suck.

 

[jasonl]

I should've mentioned that my grandpa had a Sears stereo with a VM, not "one of these" as in what you have.

Sorry if I offended.

 

[toggleswitch]

Sound quality

My parents' Magnavox console form 1973/74 had decent sound and kick-a@@ bass.

But like EVERY turntable (reccord-player)and 8-track player, those devices had REALLY bad sound reproduction as comapared to today's CDs.

My expensive(At the time) component stereo system from the 90's was one I thought decent.

Then bought an inexpensive POS for the basement last year. It was a buck-and-a-quarter or less.

[Well the POS blows away the "Ancient" stereo in terms of sound quality]

 

[kenmore1978]

kick a@@ bass

My Grandparent's 1960 Packard Bell console could rock the neighborhood. 3 big bass speakers, 2 horn tweeters, and 2 regular tweeters. Green "Tuning Eye" and separate tuners for AM and FM, it could be set up to play AM on left channel and FM on right channel

 

[toggleswitch]

Loved those old "simulcasts" weren't they the bomb?

Remember when TV concerts were simulcast (broadcast) over FM stereo to be able to get stereo sound with TV shows?

and I think they would each have separate announcers between segments which was screwy, you could not leave the TV sound a little bit "on" to at least have voices coming out of mouths.

LOL

 

[kenwashesmonday]

Ceramic cartridges

The ceramic cartridges in stereos of the 60s had good sound when they were new, but the cartridges don't always age well and often need to be replaced. Also the coupling capacitors in the amp get leaky and the cartridge is often blamed for poor sound. A properly operating Magnavox console has awesome sound if the cartridge is good, the amp is serviced, and the unit is properly installed against a wall in a room with a carpet. I have impressed quite a few audiophile friends with my 1964 Magnavox. Please don't judge sound using a unit that's run-down, in need of service, and/or improperly installed.

My other half bought (without my knowledge) a top-of-the-line Yamaha A/V receiver with NHT speakers. I have a good turntable with a nice Shure cartridge attached to it. It sounds cold and exibits extreme listener fatugue. The Magnavox sounds much better when playing records of music played by real instruments. The Yamaha system sounds better playing electronic music.

By the 1970s most manufactures gave up trying to sell consoles to true music lovers so the quality and engineering suffered, not to mention the overuse of particle-board in the cabinets.

Sears Silvertone? They made some nice radios in the 1930s, but the stuff they made in the 60s makes a GE stereo sound like a Fisher!

Ken D.

 

[kenwashesmonday]

Jason,

Never saw a Silvertone with a VM changer. They were Crescent, Glenburn, or BSR.

Ken D.

 

[jasonl]

Wasn't Silvertone

My grandpa's console wasn't a Silvertone. I really don't know who the manufacturere was but I'm pretty sure the tt was a VM made model.

But whatever the case. The sound wasn't good.

Now, my parents 1968 Philco on the other hand sound decent. It had two-way speakers, a VM (I know for sure on this one) changer and a solid state amp. Disco records was thumpin' on that thing. I remember being wowed at how I could feel the bass.

 

[rickr]

CD's,old records,and vintage console stereo

I had my Magnavox console amp. worked on in the late 1980's. A couple caps were replaced then.Don't know if those were the ones refered to in your post however.
I have had a CD player hooked up to the aux. ports since 1987.(were on the third cd player now) The CD player is the cartridge type,and it is hidden under the console cabinet. The sound is awesome,but so are the FM and turntable.
I use the phono a lot,and have many old records from big band to 1990's rock. I really don't like heavy metal,or modern "pop" or "rock" and have lost all interest in it.
I do love hip-hop,and most rap however,so I also listen to a lot of that on the CD player. Some of the lyrics are a bit self defeating,but I can understand where it comes from. I love the music and the heavy bass beat is fantastic! 50 Cent,Eminem,Lil'Jon,Ludacris,The Game,and Justin Timberlake all sound awesome on the Magnavox! Now you have to love that..

 

[lightedcontrols]

MAGNAVOX DOES ROCK!!!

This is the first Stereo that I ever bought. I was babysitting and cleaning people's homes and had saved up my money for this. I remember buying it on 90 days same as cash payments. I was SO proud!!! Last year I had the tuner re-capped and the changer cleaned and lubed. My next stereo was a B&O 8000 system with a linear tracking turntable. Needless to say the Maggi sounded SOOOOOO much better! I have a recording of Maria Callas that you can hear her turn the pages when played on the Maggi. On the B&O you lose all of those "real" concert sounds...... and cd's are soooo cold sounding that I'm not even interested in fooling with them. Here's some photos....Mark

 

[lightedcontrols]

Inside shot

Here's that famous Astro-Sonic tuner with the Micromatic changer. Mark