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I'd have to agree that Magnavox had no rivals in the console stereo era. It's speaker configuration was way ahead of it's competitors.

We had a 75 Watt Per Channl (RMS) 6 footer Spanish style. It's well dispersed sound got the sound out of the box, and actually was almost Bose-like for its time. Music sounded like it was coming from the entire area surrounding the stereo, and was not localized to the speakers.

Looking back, I'll will admit that it did look sort of like a coffin with its handles and and mostly real wood.
 
GE Colonial Console

Hey has anyone seen a 1965-66 GE Colonial Console Stereo? I had a neighbor friend back in the early 70's that had one. It looked like a hutch/desk and the turntable had a slanted wooden cover over it. Damn, I wish I had a picture. I saw one on ebay once. That stereo also had a wireless extension speaker that worked off of the AC outlet - no additional wires needed! I thought how the heck does that work? I think it used the electrical wiring as an antenna - anyone know about this?

- Mike
 
Another wonderful brochure, 63getelevision! The Danish Modern model in the center looks almost like the GE "Granville" in your GE brochure. I wonder which one is longer, and will therefore hold more woven-wood trays of Martinis on top?

A lot of these console stereos were really nicely made through the early '60s, but then manufacturers started to replace wood detailing with molded plastics and IMO it all went downhill.
 
W.T. Grant

A defunct merchandiser, offered a "Bradford" Javelin, complete with AM FM stereo, 8 track tape, and four speed changer, for several dollars less than GE or Motorola. No doubt the lower middle class clientele offered their guests Ripple or MD 20-20 coolers, made with Canada Dry Ginger Ale, in tumblers from King Korn Stamp Trading centers, on Kromex trays.

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How sad, one can immediately see that the scale is rather less than the gracious size offered by both GE and Motorola. At least with that Azrock vinyl-asbestos tile in the photo a tipsy guest could spill some of his or her Ripple and not ruin some nice sculptured hi-low carpet. Plus, if the Ripple were in the proper plastic tumbler (as noted) it wouldn't even break.

One hopes, though, that the owners of the Javelin could afford some real Gleason on the 8-track instead of being reduced to bargain-bin sellouts of old Mantovani albums. That isn't to say that Mantovani didn't have his moments, but all in all I usually prefer Gleason, or maybe even the Longine Symphonette Society.
 
When selecting music on the Seeburg Home Stereo Console, it&

The Seeburg HSC-1 sold for $1295 in 1968. That's real money, before Nixon took us off the metal standard. Optional Stereo-8 player was extra.

Of course after paying that much for a stereo, the owner might be reduced to drinking Thunderbird.

-kevin

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Size counts! Granville, 61.5", Motorola, 60.5", Javelin, 60". (titter). Host probably sprang about $1.98 a throw for some Tops hi-fi records of European dance bands, or some RCA Camden pressings of Perry Como. This cheapie is worth a mint now, because of the Bettie Page photo gracing the cover.

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Gotta love those Seeburg consoles! How many do you suppose Hugh Hefner bought? Love your taste in music, that would also be Bundtboy's territory.
 
OK Selectomatic . . .

I am now sold on the Seeburg. Not only is it larger than the competition (you get what you pay for there), but the thought of selecting a record via a classy rotary dial is just too cool. I keep my rotary dialing skills up to par with my collection of Ericofons, so I am confidant that operating the Seeburg would pose no problems.

Unfortunately, I don't have clothes, eyelashes, or jet black hair like the model in the photo, so I'd never look as cool. I could dye my hair, but I'd need to dye my beard too and I draw the line at that.
 
Relax, Hydralique. Just take a tip from the model in the pic

If you turn your head away from the camera, they can't see what color your beard is. Simple.

As to eyelashes, I'm sure you could buy some from the same drugstore where she got hers.

I, personally, don't look good in rayon gowns, and I hate wearing my hair 'up' or 'back.' I'm definitely not into piercing, but I suppose some nice, dangly clip-ons would work.

As to Ericofons, I think they're extremely cool, but my dad hates them. He worked in a Ford dealership in the 1970s where Ericofons were used as interdepartmental intercoms. They might be tres chic for lounging and chatting, but when you're busy dealing with hundreds of calls a day, it's a pain in the backside to remember to lay the darn thing on its side when you go to check on something, rather than setting it down on its base. More calls were dropped that way . . .

-kevin

(right now listening to 'Like Wild' by Ray Anthony on the Seeburg Audiomatic Playback unit.)
 
three suns with pipe organ

Yes, I have that Lp. Ray Bohr on organ, and did he ever get ripped off.

I like the record, but it is obviously a studio cut and paste job. The pipe organ seems to be interjected at odd times and was pretty obviously to me dubbed in after the main 3 suns tracks were laid.

It's fun, but not a great example of what a Wurlitzer should sound like. It reminds me of Esquivel in some ways. Very studio generated.

That is a large pipe the lady's seated beside, though. I think even that is a studio mock up of a real pipe.

My ears have become so sensitive to such things that I wish the seeburg console had two things - pitch control, and some way of absolutely centering the playback matrix. Otherwise I'm afraid I'd be sensitive to it being a little sharp and not quite perfectly centered.

But what do I know~.
It's all good.

hugs.

Bob
 
I would have to go for Maganavox,and Fisher,Scott consoles.also Capehart and Packard Bell.Since P/B made such nice Hi-Fi gear,why did they go to their failed attempts at computers?Eddys Garrard TT reminds me of a similar one my Grandmother had-it was sure comical to watch it play 78'sthat was what she mostly had.They were fun to play.Her system had the Garrard TT and a Heathkit mono amp and an unknown brand speaker.Was a large floor mounted one with no brand-probably homemade by my Grandfather years and years ago-the system was mono.-But it sounded really good.Oh yes-the Garrard TT was often called the "umbrella" model because the support in the left rear corner of the TT motorboard supported the loaded records on the changer spindle at an angle.It helpted push the records down to the platter for play.
 
Classiccaprice, the Motorola brochure was printed in the Quadrasonic Era(aka 4 channel), likely 1972, when I was still trying to pick up brochures.
 
Princess Poodlepoo in "Come By Sunday"

The album "Swingin' Dors", Diana Dors' 1960 is responsible for this travesty. I, being the ultimate DD fan, thought this was precious! Sounds great on any large console.

 

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