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1947 Magnavox Windsor Found in NJ!

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 12:21 pm
by amglow
Found on FB Marketplace in New Jersey! Nice, clean example of the first generation Windsor. No speaker doors and three tweeter array instead of the later horn versions. Even has the original owners manual. Someone needs to save this beautiful Maggie! It even has the FM tuner that was a separate option on the original Windsors.

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Re: 1947 Magnavox Windsor Found in NJ!

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 2:40 pm
by William
Beautiful, and yes, definitely needs to be saved.

Bill

Re: 1947 Magnavox Windsor Found in NJ!

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 6:14 pm
by walyfd
Another beauty. Definitely needs a loving home.

Always amazed by how many of these totl units survived.

Re: 1947 Magnavox Windsor Found in NJ!

Posted: Mon May 13, 2024 12:27 am
by TC Chris
It's a fine unit, to be sure. But the rear photos, showing that big amp and speaker array, left me thinking again: why did Magnavox (and most others) do so little to isolate the changer from the speakers? Really.... what would one more piece of plywood have cost?

Chris Campbell

Re: 1947 Magnavox Windsor Found in NJ!

Posted: Mon May 13, 2024 10:29 pm
by 19&41
With that setup, there was not only the possibility of air movement affecting the changer, but also vibration through the cabinet even with the spring mounts for the changer. It'd be interesting to see how much feedback was picked up at the tonearm?