Anyone have French Provincial decor? This would blend right in.
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nice Motorla console stereo
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Guess this is a mono unit.Looks deceptive-the "grills" with the loose cloth grill coverings are not speakers-but doors that cover the TT and tuner-amp.At first thought the tuner dials were a RR tape deck.So the CENTER grill is the speaker!Nice nonetheless.
norgeway
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Nope...
Its a 63 I think, Three Channel Stereo, the center is a bass speaker, then left and right speakers are under the tuner and turntable...these were pretty high end, its a shame its not in a modern cabinet.
Its a 63 I think, Three Channel Stereo, the center is a bass speaker, then left and right speakers are under the tuner and turntable...these were pretty high end, its a shame its not in a modern cabinet.
Now I gotcha--the small speaker grills under the tuner-amp and the TT and the subwoofer in the middle.It would be stereo after all.
firedome
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Yes Motorola 3 channel...
using 6 x 6V6GT, we had one. Some had the 2 channel speakers on the side of the cabinet as well as the center speaker, some 15". Gotta love the 50s's car looking instument panel on these, made of cast pot metal and heavy.
using 6 x 6V6GT, we had one. Some had the 2 channel speakers on the side of the cabinet as well as the center speaker, some 15". Gotta love the 50s's car looking instument panel on these, made of cast pot metal and heavy.
record changer
Can't really identify the record changer. It looks different than the typical "Micromatic" changers they had by the late sixties. At first I thought VM, but the upright levers on the changer controls are reminiscent of BSR. Or maybe their Micromatics just had a different style in the early sixties.
Our '68 combo had the "Micromatic" where the record sensing was done with the tone arm moving off its support "tapping' the record to sense its size then moving back over to the right to allow the record to drop. I always thought it looked a little silly doing this. ...but it worked.
Can't really identify the record changer. It looks different than the typical "Micromatic" changers they had by the late sixties. At first I thought VM, but the upright levers on the changer controls are reminiscent of BSR. Or maybe their Micromatics just had a different style in the early sixties.
Our '68 combo had the "Micromatic" where the record sensing was done with the tone arm moving off its support "tapping' the record to sense its size then moving back over to the right to allow the record to drop. I always thought it looked a little silly doing this. ...but it worked.
VM
So did VM manuacture the "Micromatic" for Magnavox? It is a totally different mechanism than the standard VM that you saw on multitudes of various brands of stereo.
The first photo is of the newer micromatic (late sixties) and the second the earlier version from the early sixties.) The last photo is of the typical VM unit.
To the best of my knowledge VM never produced a unit with tome arm sensing. If you look on the VM picture, you will see the trip between the overarm base and the tone arm base. This sensed for 12" (LP) records. On the changer platform right in from of the metal trip is a small "button" that popped up and measured for 10" records. If neither sensor contacted vinyl, then the tonarm moved to the 7" position by default for 45 rpm records.
The last picture shows the VM produced Cobra-matic with the typical VM trip and sensing button.
Mostr manufacturers either used the VM's outright, or put their own style of overarm and/or tonearm, overarm and knobs onto the standard base mechanism. For example some of you may remember Zenith's Cobramatic. The used a tonearm with the head somewhat resembling a snake. But the main unit was straight Voice of Music.
I have never seen a VM on a Magnavox, although this may have been done prior to 1962 which is the earliest I personally have seen the Micromatic changer, but very well could have utilized before then.
But it is possible that Magnavox contracted VM to produce a changer that was propietarily unique to Magnavox.
So did VM manuacture the "Micromatic" for Magnavox? It is a totally different mechanism than the standard VM that you saw on multitudes of various brands of stereo.
The first photo is of the newer micromatic (late sixties) and the second the earlier version from the early sixties.) The last photo is of the typical VM unit.
To the best of my knowledge VM never produced a unit with tome arm sensing. If you look on the VM picture, you will see the trip between the overarm base and the tone arm base. This sensed for 12" (LP) records. On the changer platform right in from of the metal trip is a small "button" that popped up and measured for 10" records. If neither sensor contacted vinyl, then the tonarm moved to the 7" position by default for 45 rpm records.
The last picture shows the VM produced Cobra-matic with the typical VM trip and sensing button.
Mostr manufacturers either used the VM's outright, or put their own style of overarm and/or tonearm, overarm and knobs onto the standard base mechanism. For example some of you may remember Zenith's Cobramatic. The used a tonearm with the head somewhat resembling a snake. But the main unit was straight Voice of Music.
I have never seen a VM on a Magnavox, although this may have been done prior to 1962 which is the earliest I personally have seen the Micromatic changer, but very well could have utilized before then.
But it is possible that Magnavox contracted VM to produce a changer that was propietarily unique to Magnavox.
Seems like they're asking quite a bit for an item with limited interest.
norgeway
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On a VERY few models
Motorola used a different changer from a VM, but I dont know what is was, Motorola really did make a quality product in the 50s and 60s!
Motorola used a different changer from a VM, but I dont know what is was, Motorola really did make a quality product in the 50s and 60s!
