A Look at our Magnavox Concert Grand Console Stereo

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• FI

  @FirstLast-vr7es · 2 years ago

  Stereo MPX is the multiplexer.  It breaks the two channels apart from the broadcast to be amplified independently.  And poly filament fishing line works excellently as dial string.  Restoration suppliers charge a bleeding fortune for basically the same thing.  That is an absolute BEAST of a unit too.

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• TA

  @TastyBusiness · 2 years ago

  I can confirm, this thing sounds pretty spectacular in person.  It's classy looking, and classy sounding.

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• KA

  @kaa522 · 2 years ago

  I own a 1961 Concert Grand that I bought from the original owner.  He gave me all the documentation and the sales receipt.  $1500.00   1961 Dollars,   Oh, and he also gave me the demonstration record.  Spectacular set

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• ML

  @mlprd · 2 years ago

  True bi-amp and those 15" woofers and horn loaded tweeter is still great even for 2023.  Good on your grandfather for knowing what he was doing!

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• JE

  @jeromethiel4323 · 2 years ago

  What&apos;s really cool is a lot of the early remote controls were AUDIO. &nbsp;And the remote itself didn&apos;t need batteries. &nbsp;There were a series of metal rods, and when you pushed the button, a little hammer would hit the selected rod and make a ringing sound (very high pitched). &nbsp;This was picked up my a microphone on the system being controlled, and the individual tones would activate relays, that would, in turn, operate the system. &nbsp;Quite often for things like volume up and down, actually controlled a motor that turned the volume knob. &nbsp;So if you clicked the remote, the knob on the TV would turn.<br><br>I&apos;ve seen one of these still in use by it&apos;s owner. &nbsp;And yes, this was a tube TV. &nbsp;And the remote worked just fine, although the range was pretty limited. &nbsp;Which wasn&apos;t an issue as the picture tubes were small back then, so you usually sat fairly close anyway.

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• MP

  @mpcsmpcs4354 · 1 year ago

  I was born deaf in one ear, I’m a musician, music teacher, and I was enrolled for my masters at American University for their audio technology masters program, you are inspiring! Don’t give up. I also work in IT and have been for 15 years, so your videos are all of the sudden more entertaining and inspiring

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• GI

  @GibbonInAmerica · 2 years ago

  Anyone who has never heard one of these quality console stereos simply has no clue how incredible they are. &nbsp;The sound is like nothing you can create from even the best equipment today. &nbsp;A few years ago, I was present at a storage warehouse where an abandoned storage bay was being emptied out. &nbsp;They cranked up one of these on the loading dock and it filled the entire warehouse with the richest, most beautiful sound you could ever imagine.

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• V1

  @v12alpine · 2 years ago (edited)

  WHAT! &nbsp; Hold on... dual mono and ACTIVE bi-amping? &nbsp; Heck! &nbsp; Did anything else exist like this, at least consumer wise back then? &nbsp; What a beast.

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• TH

  @TheGunnarRoxen · 2 years ago

  I like the magnavox coat of arms. Gives it an classy vibe. I can imagine it looking good in an elegant drawing room in a manor. &quot;Jeeves, please be good enough to turn the wireless on to the BBC. Mr Churchill is about to speak.&quot;

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• KA

  @kaislate · 2 years ago

  All home electronics should come with a schematic like that. Its like they expected you to repair it if needed. What a time.

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• MA

  @matthiasmartin1975 · 2 years ago

  Amazing, active crossovers and dual mono power amps - I&apos;ve never seen a console type stereo executed this seriously. Also the tweeter horns are unusual and rather impressive.

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• WU

  @Wurlyscope · 2 years ago

  This is the holy grail of vintage 60’s hi-fi. &nbsp;Your grand-father knew what he bought, for sure! &nbsp;Very powerful and well designed, he must have been the envy of many! Wow!

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