Anyone recognize this?
Estate sale, no info, close but is it worth the trip is my quandry.
Estate sale, no info, close but is it worth the trip is my quandry.
another console ID?
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Motorola?
relaximus
Consoles 'Я' Us
Yep, in a Drexel cabinet. :thmbsp:
orthophonic
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Three Channel tube Motorola
audiomagnate
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Motorola SK32W. I have one. I paid $40. I love it! It has four EL34/6BQ5s. Two drive a 15 inch Jensen in push pull mode that's behind the wood in the center and one each drives each channel. It has 17 tubes total, and a VM changer. The amp and tuner/preamp chassis are solid copper. The amp is not really worth much because you can't use it for stereo, so don't buy it to cannibalize.
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Hmmm, you mean EL84/6BQ5?
audiomagnate
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Yep. EL84s. I was flashing back to my old 8B. I have it on now. It has high level RCA in jacks on the back. The OP should buy it. It has a wonderful FM section.
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chillywilly
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Some great Motorola pictures here.
http://utopianist.com/2011/03/1960-motorola-ads-paint-portrait-of-futuristic-consumers-utopia/
http://utopianist.com/2011/03/1960-motorola-ads-paint-portrait-of-futuristic-consumers-utopia/
fdrennen
Organist in Residence
Anyone recognize this?
Estate sale, no info, close but is it worth the trip is my quandry.
Why the hat over the turntable?
tom3
Super Member
And note the hat over the lamp. Must be hat fanatics? Nice looking console for sure. Worth the trip.
Thanks everyone.
Unfortunatly, I am not able to make it to the sale.
Since is was being handled by a "pro" estate service, there is a good chance it would not have been cheap (enough). Word is out around here that "tube" == $$$. Most have no idea what they are talking about, but the "know" that "those old tube things" are worth big money.
I end up walking away from a LOT of them. If I'm in a "mood" I'll ask them if they tested the tubes or re-capped them or brought them up on a variac or did anything. That usually sets them back a little and then I wish them luck.
I did make it out to a couple close sales and scored a set of Advent Maestos, and a small set of Missions.
Unfortunatly, I am not able to make it to the sale.
Since is was being handled by a "pro" estate service, there is a good chance it would not have been cheap (enough). Word is out around here that "tube" == $$$. Most have no idea what they are talking about, but the "know" that "those old tube things" are worth big money.
I end up walking away from a LOT of them. If I'm in a "mood" I'll ask them if they tested the tubes or re-capped them or brought them up on a variac or did anything. That usually sets them back a little and then I wish them luck.
I did make it out to a couple close sales and scored a set of Advent Maestos, and a small set of Missions.
audiomagnate
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Not here. But I've put at least $100 worth of elbow grease into mine.
audiomagnate
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The finish on yours is beautiful. Did you do anything to it or is that "stock"? It looks like I have more work to do. Wood dries out up here, which is bad, but on the plus side, corrosion is never a problem.
Wigwam Jones
Caesar non supra grammati
Chassis is not copper; it's magnetic, which means not copper.
And who says it can't be used for stereo? It's really very little different from a 2.1 system. Low freqs go to the middle, higher freqs go left and right. I have one and I'm quite pleased with it. No console, just the pre-amp and amplifier.
I'd love to have that Drexel cabinet listed.
icenine
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I have a 2.1 system also...two 6BM8s for the left and right hf and 6BQ5 for the bass channel....does not sound bad at all.....
audiomagnate
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I'm just saying that most people want full range left and right, and that's not the way this amp is set up. They use the output transformers as a form of electronic crossover, which is beyond cool and predates 2.1 and 5.1 systems by about 30 years. Most cannibalizers are looking for full range two channel tube amps. So it's copper plated? I will verify that right now! The Drexel cabinet is a work of art.
Wigwam Jones
Caesar non supra grammati
I agree that most tube guys turn their noses up at the three-channel amps. When I was given mine, I did ask a few basic questions, and had several people assure me they sound like crap. I asked if that was based on personal experience; eh, no, it's just what they think it would sound like. OK then.
I replaced a bad tube on mine and I have been using it. I think it sounds glorious. If everyone hates Motorola three-channel, so much the better. I never liked being trendy anyway.
And I don't even think the chassis is copper plated; I think that's copper-color paint. But it's definitely magnetic.
In any case, I'm not complaining; I think mine rocks. I am considering doing a room at AK Fest next year with that as the centerpiece.
audiomagnate
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Does anybody know where to get a proper replacement for the power light on the front below the subwoofer grille? It's stamped "CM 5847." The little lens would make it look ahead of its time. I can't find it on the schematic. It looks like a generic flashlight bulb, I just want the right voltage and wattage.
