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Mid 1960's Magnavox Console
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 3:44 am
by Hi-Fi-Mogul
It looks like this is from around 1966-67 ?
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This Micromatic 600 didn't go much farther past
those years as I understand it, before the W700/800
series came onboard.
Looks very clean.
Re: Mid 1960's Magnavox Console
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:39 am
by electra225
I understood that the 600 series changers ended with the 1964 model year. I have been wrong before....
Re: Mid 1960's Magnavox Console
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2023 2:28 pm
by 19&41
That's interesting, I'd never seen that style of tuner minus a tuning indicator meter before.
Re: Mid 1960's Magnavox Console
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 1:43 am
by electra225
Rex, I didn't notice it didn't have a tuning indicator. Good eyes....
I can't see the front of the cabinet, but that thing looks a lot like my '63 model 2ST253. It doesn't say Astro-Sonic anyplace. It might be a tube model.
Re: Mid 1960's Magnavox Console
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 3:19 pm
by Motorola minion
Im willing to bet this is solid state. Don't bother, I have found these "Magnasonic" to be troublesome compared to more expensive Astro-sonic models of those same years 63-66. I have had to replace all the caps AND some transistors on these
, which is a sign the originals weren't good RCAs like the Astros used.
TOO many low end Magnavox sets having 5 knobs and no CD marks on AM dial weren't obvious enough clues, were bought by yours truly
then handed off to Habitat as working donations after I have done enough to cut my losses.
I just picked up another console that from the picture on FB, I thought had the AMP 93, BUT only had the single ended AMP86 with RCA 6BQ5s
, an even tamer version of the AMP96, which used Mullard EL84s as OEM.