Really sorry to see it end up like that. Too many of the rare consoles to begin with and another one bites the dust. Sad, usually it is someone parting to sell the guts out of. I acquired my Ampex console 1960 model cabinet is pretty nice although I have the lowly 6973 mono blocs and I could never do that. I guess the day will come when a complete console will buy a pretty decent house at the rate they are going off into oblivion . It would be comforting to know that the cabinet was junk. There are a lot better tube components than the Ampex but not a better console stereo. Normally I bite my tongue but YA killed it!
F.P. ain't my favorite either. Looks like a couple of nice flat slabs of quality wood on that cabinet for other purposes though.I hate FRENCH PROVINCIAL and I like it better my way
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1961 AMPEX Model 5202 Stereo with early JBLs completely refurbished using NOS tubes. Been offered ten grand...
Pretty Sweet considering the 1963 the Ampex Signature V sold for $30,000.00 That's an Amazing Price.
The Ampex Signature V was offered in the 1963 Neiman-Marcus catalog at a price of $30,000. This behemoth was nine feet long and weighed 900 pounds. It was affectionately called "Grant's Tomb" after Gus Grant, the marketing manager who came up with the idea. The video portion of the system included the Black & White reel-to-reel video recorder with TV tuner and automatic timer as well as a home television camera.
The cabinet also housed a complete audio system including an AM/FM tuner, stereo amplifier, record player, reel-to-reel audio recorder, and stereo loudspeakers. A color TV was viewable from the front of the console, while all other components were accessed from the top. The $30,000 price tag included a personalized plaque and installation by an Ampex service engineer.
Sorry for the Derail just had to Share this when I saw it........
@Omegamen: Thanks for Sharing Your Rebirth of a Classic
,Mike.