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Thread Number: 79162
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1964 Magnavox Console Stereo in Ebony, Asian style cabinet |
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| Post# 1030849 4/25/2019 at 22:56 (1,820 days old) by funktionalart (Rison, AR) | ||
Just wanted to share a special (to me, anyway) and somewhat rare/uncommon Magnavox console I've had forever and ever. This is something I was very afraid to unwrap after a cross country move. Finally got to it today after 5 months....movers did it no favours. Scuffs, scratches, a couple nasty cracks in the cabinet. Not happy...BUT it still sounds like a dream. This is a fairly scarce Asian style cabinet model from Magnavox in 1964--perfect fit in the new 1964 house! Camera was messing with me, so some shots are not so hot...will have to photo again when I get the restoration and touchup work done...
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Post# 1030854 , Reply# 1 4/26/2019 at 00:25 (1,820 days old) by Frigilux  (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 1030874 , Reply# 2 4/26/2019 at 09:05 (1,820 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Love it! Magnavox made some good stuff in those days. | ||
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Post# 1030900 , Reply# 3 4/26/2019 at 16:07 (1,819 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK) |
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Was that right? | ||
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Post# 1030901 , Reply# 4 4/26/2019 at 16:16 (1,819 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA) |
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| Post# 1030905 , Reply# 5 4/26/2019 at 18:26 (1,819 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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"oriental" cabinet... ...is really cool and unusual-I have a little 5-tube radio made in Japan in 1962 with similar styling:) | ||
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Post# 1030935 , Reply# 6 4/27/2019 at 00:06 (1,819 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc) |
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Very Cool Magnavox Hi-fi console.I also like the Collaro TT's in the Magnavox sets. | ||
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Post# 1031006 , Reply# 7 4/27/2019 at 18:59 (1,818 days old) by 48bencix (Sacramento CA) |
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Astro Sonic Really nice cabinet design for your Astro Sonic Magnavox. | ||
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Post# 1031043 , Reply# 8 4/27/2019 at 21:42 (1,818 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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That is sure a beauty. It would probably fetch a nice price in SF's Chinese community.
I happen to have a Magnavox console of the same vintage. It came with all the documentation, including a receipt from Capwells for $440, dated May 1964. Owner's manual, warranty certificate, etc. I picked it up off Craigslist about 15 years ago. A few years later the seller called me and said he'd sell my his dad's 78 rpm collection. Some cool stuff. The turntable on mine is "Imperial Micromatic". A little more streamlined than yours. Everything works, although the treble seems to be attenuated on 33 rpm mode. Might be a cartridge issue, don't know. I tried a different one and it had the opposite effect: bass attenuated! LOL. The styling on mine is more Danish modern. Nice to look at, but nowhere near as exotic as your gem. Enjoy! | ||
| Post# 1031307 , Reply# 9 4/30/2019 at 02:34 (1,816 days old) by funktionalart (Rison, AR) | ||
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Glad you guys like...here's a quick vid clip/sound sampl
This is just FM stereo. The turntable sound is really off, so I just grabbed the phone and shot this while oldies 101.3 here was on...
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