Never saw a 1960's Magnavox console stereo like this one...

[fonografmaniac]

another custom model

just spotted this too off ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Magnifi...ryZ73382QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[tolivac]

The preamp-tuner looks something like what was in my Mom's unit.The tubed Magnavoxes ROCK!!Cleaner-better sound than many of the early SS ones.The TT was similar as well.Can't get a real good look at it though-they need to get a closeup TT well shot.

 

[fonografmaniac]

i have a 1962 tube portable set with that same tt. amp portable needs rebuilding eventhought it still plays. sometimes i get a tiny zap when touch the connector for cartridge or the hardware around it including the screw on headshell or the amp casing. only new thing i did to it as of right now is rewired and replaced the cart. here a vid of it.

 

[tolivac]

Fonografmaniac-that Maganavox portable record player is pretty neat-it has the same TT as my Moms console.Got pretty good at removing it from the console-cleaning and regreasing the works.did this about every few years.The heat of the tube amps baked the old grease-drying it out-making the changer sluggish.

 

[whirlcool]

1974 was pretty early in the game to be acquired. Most of the consolidation didn't start until 1979-86 or so.
To tell you the truth, I wasn't aware that Magnavox had such a large following. I've always been a components type of guy.

We've always had Zenith and Sony color TV's but when I was growin g up a few people had Magnavox Color televisions. How were they rated amognst the rest?

 

[joeekaitis]

Does it come with its own ZIP code?

 

[fonografmaniac]

tolivac

i think the heat from tubes dries out the caps too causing tube unit to hum.

 

[huggybear]

Capacitors are the #1 problem in old electronics. Some people think tubes are the usual problem, but they actually tend to be pretty reliable. I have a 1937 GE console that has all original tubes (picture enclosed).

Big problem?

1) Bad capacitors

2) lots of rotted rubber covered wire.

If you have one you're getting shocks from, leaking line bypass capacitors are almost always to blame.

There are much better quality parts available today, and the prices are reasonable. If someone needs sources for radio parts, just ask and I can give you several.

Remember - capacitors are cheap to replace and easy to find. Power transformers can be easily destroyed by bad filter caps. They are expensive and usually difficult to replace.

But hey...it's your choice...

 

[fonografmaniac]

i have a 1965 vm tube record player i got off ebay. works, but the volume is weak and tinny. is it a bad cap? itz not the phono cartridge because i replaced it twice. the 1st one had a bad rubber yoke cause the needle to jump tracks and the 2nd is fine.

 

[tolivac]

Yes-heat from tubes will cause caps to dry out-esp electrolytics.In some tubed electronics I have seen electrolytic filter caps mounted right beside hot rectifier or output tubes garanteed to bake the dielectric fluids out of them.also with any caps father time takes its toll-not just heat.also repeated on-off cycles stressess caps-esp electrolytics.I have noticed in commerical radio station equipment and others that runs contuniously-never turned off-the caps last for many years.Many Applianceville folks are correct that running vintage electronics with old caps-esp old electrolytics-causes power transformers to be at risk.And yes-old phono cartridges can age-causing bad sound-the rubber cantelever supports in cartridges age and get stiff-no longer soft or pliable-cuasing the stylus to mistrack or distorted sound.In ceramic and crystal cartridges moisture can deteriate the ceramic or crystal elements.The cantelever is the lever the stylus is mounted on-the other end goes to the cartridge element-transfering vibration from the stylus to the cartridge coils or ceramic elements then making the electrical signal to be equalized and amplified.Yes the record player that sounds "tinny" more than likely has bad caps-warm up the soldering iron and replace them.As HuggyBear pointed out-line bypass caps are important-not only for noise reduction-but for safety.When they age they can cause line voltage to appear on the chassis or other parts you can touch while using the device in question.Replace them.Not only will tingles and shocks go away but same with hum and other noises.also in some Hi-fi and other push-pull amplifier stages-replace the bias rectifier or diode-A bad one will cause your output tubes to run abnormally hot-same with bad coupler caps.Many early amps had selenium bias rectifers or diodes-as these age they get weak-reducing their voltage.A schematic is useful for locating them.Sometimes tubes can be to blame-you need some spares to replace the originals to see if you get improvement.A tube checker can help too.Bad output or rectifier tubes can cause power or output transformers to fail.These trasnformers are more expensive to replace then tubes.In many peices of equipment there is a fuse on the power transformer primary-on the power line side-bad filter caps(shorted)or bad rect tubes can cause the fuse to blow.

 

[fonografmaniac]

old meets modern!

here an old rca stereo/tv console with a model tv set in it well sort of modern whatever happened to the old set

http://cgi.ebay.com/RCA-VICTOR-VICT...oryZ3638QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[jasonl]

That's a 1980 model RCA tv. The original was a round tube set.

 

[fonografmaniac]

fyi

jasonl, actually the tv is a 1985 model