The photo looks impressive but it does not show the guts. There was no link to Facebook, were you intending on sending one? I do not thing 100 bucks is too much, but a lot depends on what's in the center cabinet. Bill the Facebook ad had a bunch of items for sale the picture he had only shows the s...

they are asking 100 bucks for it and the matching speakers what do you think of the price? it is just a record player with a VM 1200 changer in it , no idea what the amplifier is

I like the wine color

well the date of 1950 makes sense ...it was when all the Mfgs were trying to figure out which way the record industry was going , Columbia and RCA were pushing 7" records hard .... kinda like the VHS or Beta wars ...it would be cool to have one if anything for a display...

some changers use a by pass cap to bleed off the static pop , just as they use them on power switches to prevent the pop...

Wow, how time flies... why just seems like yesterday was 2024 Happy New Year to all !

Too bad, I have been on that site , and they had a pretty extensive list of manuals , but some you still had to pay to get them, hope they come back , we can always use any resource we can....

its sad how you guys have to police the forum all the time from outside intruders ... we all appreciate what you guys do to keep this thing going.

He makes working with SMT's look like child's play with his microscope.... my eyes are getting so bad now I need one just for normal viewing

wifey to the rescue... she had the right sized stuff , so after numerous attempts I finally got it all stringed up...the problem I always have is the spring termination ... had to re-tie it a few times to get the tension right...that blue tack stuff is your friend because it holds the string while y...

unfortunately the dial cord I have is for old radios .8mm diameter and braided , neither will work , the original measures .05mm and is not braided ...it is almost like a thick thread ... I will have to raid the wife's sewing supplies to see if I can find something similar ... the original on the bo...

I have had this portable sitting on the shelf for a couple years ...it was a great performer until the dial string broke, I took it apart and saw how convoluted the stringing was , I threw my hands up and put it on the shelf where it has sat ...Lately I have been trying to clean out the stuff I have...

Curtis Mathes has the Magnavox look, what year do you think? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 5c8b67756d

Here's wishing all you Forum members a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

IDK if anyone watches this guy , he is a genius at repair, but he recently got a video taken down by a company that makes phono preamps @ $25,000 dollars a piece...and because he fixed it and figured out it was nothing special just a bunch of op amps in parallel , the owner of the company Tom Evans ...

they interviewed him and he claims he is looking for a old man role in a sitcom to keep him busy...

I decided to take the plunge and purchased a decent ultrasonic cleaner ...I have a small cheapo one from harbor freight that is lucky to hold a wrist watch in size .. trying to scrub changer components and other small parts with a toothbrush and harsh chemicals in a old baking pan and making a mess ...

the scary part is , back in the day someone thought these looked wonderful enough to buy them...the plastikon cabinets were made too over the top IMO... embellished grilles and doo dads moulded in everywhere , I have 2 magnavox's with plasiton cabinets ... one from 64 and a late 70's model...it does...

This RCA from late 50's has dropped to 25 bucks ... is only 4 miles from me ... it haunts my dreams , but I know if I got it , it would languish in my basement until I die , I have too much stuff now , I hope someone sees the potential in it..https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/133355551096123...

Really doesn't matter which you pick up, both are worthy of restoration ... both will need a re=cap... yesterday I was playing my Fisher Regent and I could hear the caps failing in real time... one channel dropped in volume , and the FM had a nice hum on signal reception...of course I have never tou...