Magnavox people re these little speakers

[panthera]

Rex,

I have seen two mid-60's Magnavox consoles with reel-to-reel tape decks that were obviously installed either by the dealer or the manufacturer, both in the area otherwise used as LP storage...and both of a level of quality out of tune with the rest of the console. One my parents owned, but, silly them, they didn't think to ask six year old me for my opinion before buying it.
I know from reparing them that VM (still a player at that time) and GE did offer R-R as built-ins, as, unsurprisingly, did Motorola (which once competed directly with the TL Magnavox! wow!) so I can't imagine Magnavox not doing it.
Two consoles do not an entire brand over 50 years make, but it does give a sense of direction. I personally remember that they did offer 8-Track and cassette units which were built in and did match the same general level of the console.
Gosh, when you look at Magnavox today...

 

[tolivac]

Yes-is sad-Maganavox seems to be the "low" end brand with Philips.Maganavox used to be a HIGH end brand!At my place I will ALWAYS have room for a "Maggie" console or two!Would like to look into Fisher and Scott consoles too-they were truely High End brands-the Fisher and Scott Consoles contained the same components that they sold as separates.also the Fisher and Scott consoles had Dual or Garrard TT's.

 

[petek]

Now that's a beautiful console. Exactly my taste. I found this chair a couple of months back at the ReStore and it would look perfect alongside that console, the legs are similar but not quite

 

[whirlcool]

Yes, Dual did OEM turntables for quite a few manufacturers.

That Danish style GE console reminds me more of a Telefunken console than a GE. I also think it's interesting how they "split" the control console between the two GE's, One is vertical and the other horizontal. Were these solid state units?

Didn't Magnavox use the tagline "The MAGNIFICENT Magnavox" for their products?

 

[gewa1054wguy]

GE Tape Deck

Good day,

Yes, for the GE model I posted, the tape deck is standard. It is a VOM (Voice of Music) tape deck. The turntable is a GE tonal 1 unit and of course, the amp and tuner are solid state by this time. There are tubes in this unit! The porta fi unit installed uses tubes. The solid state porta fi transmitters do not have the vented mesh that the tube units use.

I hope someone can save it. If I was close by, I would get it. My father lives about 3 hours away but his wife would never let anything OLD in their house.

Mike

 

[tolivac]

yes-the Maganavox folks used the "Magnificent Maganavox" on many of their consoles and other equipment-seen that on their TV's too.the Magnificent Maganavox was on my Moms unit on a big metal nameplate on the front-"Magnificent Maganavox-Concert Grand"Truely nice peices of equipment.