Made for Sears-Roebuck

[OCDAudio]

Hope this is the right forum...Just found this huge reciever labeled LXI,made for Sears,model# 564-92581050. Anybody offer any info.? Doesn't respond to electricity and gentle coaching. But it's just so big......

 

[fredmetz3]

i dont know but it may be old

 

[mhardy6647]

does it look like this monster-osity?

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=94675
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=52253

 

[OvenMaster]

Hope this is the right forum...Just found this huge reciever labeled LXI,made for Sears,model# 564-92581050. Anybody offer any info.? Doesn't respond to electricity and gentle coaching. But it's just so big......

The first three digits tell the original OEM. In this case, 564 is Sanyo.

Tom

 

[OCDAudio]

No ...Wow Man,A Beast...Bet it makes toast too,,,Is there a data-base for stuff made for Sears ? Mine just says LXI. Haven't googled yet.

 

[larryderouin]

LXI was the Brand name for Sears Electronics beginning in the Early 80's. It replaced the "Silvertone" brand name IIRC. LXI was put on Pocket Radios to Video Camera's and everything in between.

Larry

 

[OvenMaster]

No ...Wow Man,A Beast...Bet it makes toast too,,,Is there a data-base for stuff made for Sears ? Mine just says LXI. Haven't googled yet.

Ask and ye shall receive:
http://www.owwm.com/craftsman/manufacturers.aspx?sort=1

I also have a list that I found off a now-dead website as an attachment for anyone's use

 

[KingBubba]

Cogsinister has one like you described and has it as his avatar. I think it will be worth getting if it is not too much. Service manuals etc may be impossible to find and info will be scarce.

 

[OCDAudio]

Cool, Ask and Ye...yadayada. Thanks, both refs. from Oven call it a Sanyo.Is that good or bad ? And As usual KingBubba,I Found it at the recycling yard,they wouldn't take it as scrap. Been thinking of building a Stereo System Display Rack out of Dead Stereo Stuff...It's Just So Big...

 

[Cogsinister]

Cogsinister has one like you described and has it as his avatar. I think it will be worth getting if it is not too much. Service manuals etc may be impossible to find and info will be scarce.

This is the LXI i have.........

Mine was made for Sears Canada....by Sanyo...its about 50wpc, sounds fantastic and is built like a tank !!!

I had to clean the relay to get it to work, and add a heatsink to the large STK voltage amp to get it to stay on without going into protection......now it will run all day long (awesome phono section )

 

[OCDAudio]

Hey Cog... Identical Front as this one, Back of mine has big black folding Ant. and the wording on yours is different,other than that, identical. Is it Worth getting estimate to repair ? If so, how much is too much,if you can say... "It's Just So Big"...

 

[Cogsinister]

Hey Cog... Identical Front as this one, Back of mine has big black folding Ant. and the wording on yours is different,other than that, identical. Is it Worth getting estimate to repair ? If so, how much is too much,if you can say... "It's Just So Big"...

Mine has the massive antenna as well....

Does it power up ?

Any lights, does the relay click ?

Check the fuse (i cant remember where it is) check the line cord.......

Try to see if it will at least do somthing when you apply power......

 

[OCDAudio]

The only thing that lights up is the AM/FM Scale Indicator... (and I heard a small voice saying fix me fix me)...JB

 

[Cogsinister]

The only thing that lights up is the AM/FM Scale Indicator... (and I heard a small voice saying fix me fix me)...JB

Well at least you have power to something.......

The dial lights on mine, well one of them will only come on with a thump to the casing.......and a few lights ....like the stereo light the aux light and the aforementioned one dial light are burned out.....

My amp seemed to slowly come to life bit by bit as i messed with it....

One thing that is prone to failure on theses amps is the STK made voltage amp.........worth checking out....

Neil.

 

[OCDAudio]

Only Thing I'm Good At Is Turning-Them-Up...Got A Bunch of Stuff needs repair,when something breaks I end up with something better for free or Cheap...My humble way of up-grading...JB

 

[Cogsinister]

Only Thing I'm Good At Is Turning-Them-Up...Got A Bunch of Stuff needs repair,when something breaks I end up with something better for free or Cheap...My humble way of up-grading...JB

Same here for the most part........if you cant get it working i wouldent go spending any money on it......i only paid $7 for mine......

 

[OCDAudio]

Yeah Dammit...Wish I could be that crazy rich guy that just collected the stuff for the sake of posterity and art...I could live in an 'Audio Graveyard'...Hey,wait a minute, I do................and I 'aint rich.................so I must just be crazy........JB