GE 502

[Motorola minion]

This is pre-musaphonic by a year. Look at that Garrard changer!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/175360164772?_ ... %3A2047675

[Firedome]

Classic RC88, the auto tt that put Garrard on the map in the US. Nice University speaker too, this was a quality mono unit.
But WHY WHY WHY do people call anything that was made in the '40s or '50s "Mid-Century Modern"???
Heavy, dark, over-embellished, this is about as far as you can get from modern!! Sheeesh!

[electra225]

"Mid-century modern" is the buzz word for "Ka-ching" on ebay.........

Kinda like "just needs a needle" or "prolly just needs a tube" are the buzz words for "it doesn't work" or "I just fried the power transformer".....

[William]

That's a deluxe unit for sure, I bet in it day it sounded great and probably will again if someone takes the time to overhaul it. Just about everything listed today states it's MCM. Me thinks they really do not know what MCM is.

Bill

[TC Chris]

Not only did the seller call it "MCM" but also a "stereo."

Chris Campbell

[Firedome]

Or the classic car version: "ran when parked".. .

[Motorola minion]

Oy, I should look at that better! Stereo MCM Here is the 44 Musaphonic which is a step up (more than one?) https://radioatticarchives.com/radio.htm?radio=2913

And here is the 354, a step down. https://radioatticarchives.com/radio.htm?radio=10567 so I took those pictures in an abandoned house west of York on a very early morning work trip. Never found the owner to make an offer. LOL

What I call MCM is anything that was summarily being tossed in the 70s and 80s. It could include light stuff, dark stuff, but mainly American-made stuff before the age of imported anything.

[Motorola minion]

Or the classic car version: "ran when parked".. .

My favorite was "runs and drives", which often threw shade on a rusted-to-holy-"deleted" frame or multiple issues that would prevent a safety inspection. Sure, you could register it but it would be for night runs only like a 68 Fury SW I had once when TV and stuff wouldn't fit in my 68 Mustang.

[hermitcrab]

If you guys are into these late 40's early 50's consoles , I gotta stromberg-carlson with a VM changer in the basement ... come and get it!...

[William]

Don't tempt me Elton, I kind of had my eye on that SC when I was at your house.

Bill

[Ken Doyle]

I believe the original record changher in the GE 502 was a single speed Webster-Chicago changer or perhaps a Milwaukee-Erwood changer, with the early verion of the GE VR magnetic cartridge.

[Motorola minion]

I did not work on that MusaPhonic's changer at all, I just took teh chassis home due to its overall size, but I recall it was a GE mag cartridge needing the extra preamp tube.