Magnavox Consoles/Late 50s-Early 60s (Warning: Lg. Files)

[RogerKulp]

I've had this one now for several months, but haven't yet been able to find a positive ID for the exact model name, style, etc. Based on the date codes of the speakers and transformers, it looks to be a 1961.

It seems a little unusual to me, as it is quite small compared to most other models -- approx 40" x 18" x 27". Otherwise, here are all of the specs and numbers I could find:

Model: 1ST278R
Serial: 1269679
Cabinet: JC-1-42, 693898-2, 277/278-MAH
Amp: 8601-10 (SE 6BQ5), 542115
Tuner/pre-amp: 5930-00
12" woofer: 581201-1, 270135
5" mid/tweeter: 580503-1, 575135

Would love to find out anything more I could about it!

Based on my console,it's definitely a '61.Yours is a little more scaled down than mine is.My Maggie,in my avatar,is a '61 Concert Master Provincial style.

Does your console have an FM multiplex ? Mine does.

 

[RogerKulp]

Magnavox trash day on the street find.

Model # 1ST61 4R?
TT Model#R600 Micromatic
Chassis # 636826-6?

Consoles can definitely be put out for the trash.That was how I got my 1962Zenith in 2010.It's probabaly their top of the line model,definitely MCM.One of the last tubed consoles.It's completely dead,and I don't have the skill to restore it.Some idjit took the legs off,disconnected the tuner,and put them all back inside.

 

[M.Yu]

"All Things to All Men"

Magnavox Concert Grand ain't got nothing on this baby

Meet...The Signature V!

Flip through some of the pages for more Vintage Hi-Fi Lifestyle fun.

Check out the Pilot "Poly-Triad" Sound Chamber Console on the next page.

 

[MouseMaster]

Magnavox Concert Grand ain't got nothing on this baby

Meet...The Signature V!

Flip through some of the pages for more Vintage Hi-Fi Lifestyle fun.

Check out the Pilot "Poly-Triad" Sound Chamber Console on the next page.

Check out pg 57. There is a Mac 225 pictured in an RCA record manufacturing ad.

 

[RogerKulp]

Magnavox Concert Grand ain't got nothing on this baby

Meet...The Signature V!

Flip through some of the pages for more Vintage Hi-Fi Lifestyle fun.

Check out the Pilot "Poly-Triad" Sound Chamber Console on the next page.

RE The Signature V
As a general rule,old consoles with TVs are not as desirable as those without one.I have seen a couple of those old Ampex(?) reel to reel video recorders in my time.They are interesting as historical curiosities,but not much else,you can't use them for much.Do they play audio tape as well?Assuming this was state of the art for 1963,it was probably solid state,so it doesn't even have a good amp.I love consoles,but I wouldn't pick that monstrosity up if I saw it put out on a curbside.

 

[FauxHall]

Can anyone give me some info on this console? It's three hours away and the CL seller is a SYT selling it from her uncle's estate.

She does claim it has 11 tubes. The layout looks similar to one or two above but the styling is different so one can't be sure.

I want to buy ONE console and then fix it up, maybe upgrade the turntable, buff up the cabinet finish, etc.

Of course, there's a VoM 816 in town too.

 

[Mazlem]

I can't click the pics but from what I can see I'd guess a late 62 Magnavox with an 8802 amp. Can she get you a model#?

 

[FauxHall]

She said she would. I want that before I drive 3 hours to buy it. How would that compare to the Voice of Music 816? I'd guess they were roughly equal.

 

[smccrary]

Bought this yesterday, picking it up today. Magnavox 1ST 626R. Any idea what is inside? I can't find information specific to this model number.

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[Mazlem]

smccrary I had an identical stereo and it came with an 8802 amp, 12" woofers and two 4" tweeters per side.

 

[smccrary]

Awesome. Just got back with it. It is warming up on the variac now. Guess that $17.50 wasn't too much to pay…

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[smccrary]

Other than dirty controls, it works great! TT even plays well…

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[Mazlem]

Great! Time for a re-cap then! :thmbsp:

 

[jshorva65]

The other real mystery is the empty tube socket, etched with the identification:
"Phono Motor". I wonder how this would be utilized, if some other feature was purchased(?). Facing front of unit, it's on the very top, right corner of the phono-amp. chassis.

You have a different unit that enables stereo (FM-MPX). I don't see the options for any stereo output, unless I am looking in the wrong place. Glad you were able to get the right chassis for FM-Mpx, though.

I'm no where as knowledgeable as you and many others, but have some pretty basic skills. I've got a friend who worked years in the tube/ss area and was thinking of approaching him for help or the work - do not want to mess up a vintage piece, even though I easily built a Heathkit at age 13...(1963).

Thanks for your reply, which helped me "see" a little more into what is possible. I love the MP3 idea - or tape,etc. I hope to do the same.

The earlier Magnavox-Collaro TT is fitted with the round plug that fits that phono motor socket (I scored an orphan earlier Magnavox-Collaro TT on fleaBay not long ago), later versions used a 3-pin Molex style connector. The round motor power plug seems to have been used on the ones wired for a mono pickup, Molex style seems to correspond to the ones with stereo pickup wiring.

The separate stereo speaker cabinet contained its own power amp chassis & may have utilized a cable connecting to that phono motor socket for power or at least remote switching of power from the main console if it had its own AC line cord. The (tuner)/preamp chassis likely had dual-ganged Loudness & Tone controls & stereo preamp stages as opposed to sending the Ch2 signal to the other cabinet directly from the source & fitting the stereo add-on with its own controls & preamp. The Balance pot on the one I have (chassis mounted, Power/Amp chassis, & hidden inside) is actually wired as a Ch2 attenuator adjustment instead of being wired like a conventional Balance pot. There may have been a jack panel & wiring harness to the chassis for Tape that could be fitted into the cabinet back after cutting a hole for it sold as an accessory. I saw photos of a Zenith recently with R/R tape built in & the deck mounted upright as a pop-up configuration with what looked like a drawer pull handle on top. That style of deck mount would have fit nicely into the space used for record storage on my unit & allowed power & signal wiring harnesses to remain completely hidden inside the cabinet & connect to the deck chassis from below. Probably used springs and/or some kind of latch to hold up the weight of the tape deck when in use. Think of something like the spring assist on an overhead garage door scaled down to supporting a 20 pound tape transport instead of a 400 pound garage door.

Yes, that MPX unit was an awesome fleaBay score & works great after recapping & touch-up alignment.

 

[jshorva65]

Magnavox Concert Grand ain't got nothing on this baby

Meet...The Signature V!

Flip through some of the pages for more Vintage Hi-Fi Lifestyle fun.

Check out the Pilot "Poly-Triad" Sound Chamber Console on the next page.

There are lots of Color Roundie enthusiasts who would grab that Ampex unit in a heartbeat & clear a whole room to display it. Looks like a roundie from that angle, anyway, 21FJP22 CRT perhaps. Early home videotape technology is big over on VideoKarma too. Wondering now if there's even one surviving example. If so, I'm sure a future ETF Convention will feature a Presentation detailing its discovery & restoration.

 

[Stevel]

I have owned many wonderful Magnavox consoles, and could always find some info connecting the model number to the console name/model.

I recently acquired the unit shown -- model #1ST218H. It looks like the Imperial model in the Danish cabinet, but I want to be sure. It is powered by AMP182.

This is a great thread, but no reference to model 1ST218H.

What do you think?

 

[Aerobat]

That's a beaut. What year? Stereo?

Here's my latest acquisition, a '56 Berkshire, model 270c.

 

[jeffhamman]

very nice magnifecent magnavox

very nice consoles guys I especially like the mono berkshire, I have a 57 brochure that shows it!! I assume they made it in 56 too.

 

[jeffhamman]

No catalogue. The envelope has the manual & gold seal certificate. No mention of stereo capability. Here's some pics of the amp also extension speaker. Last is the main speaker set.The two horns are Jensens', the 12" and 15" are Magnavox. The remote speaker is powered by the little amp. The turntable isn't a Collaro. It's a 4 speed with a lightly built arm. Looked for schematic-no joy. 162BB and 101AA amps . I'll have to ask over at the digital docs forum. I'll be happy to scan any of the docs I have with it. I'll PM you once that is done. Thanks for hard your work. This is a good reference thread. Cheers, Bob

1sk297f with extension speaker model s-33 this has twin amp169bb 10 watt 6v6 pp.

 

[jeffhamman]

These are a couple of my Magnavox consoles. The 228 H I think is a 1959 Magnificent Magnavox Belvedere. Mono Bi-amped 162 with 15in woofer and 15in horn (I am looking for this horn!) The 3rd pic is from an AK thread, not my unit, but shows the horn I am missing.

The other is a model SK 297, 1961, a single of a pair. This one has the record changer, no tuner. Not sure the model name the amp is 169BB. This cabinet has a 4-way speaker system with 2 4in tweets, a 7in mid and a 15inch woofer.

I am looking for another 162 mono and 169BB amp. I have almost all the drivers to make a matching pair of either except the 15 inch horn.

The 228 has a relay box that says Amp 177 AAA with a 12AX7 in it that plugs into the main amp. Any ideas about how this works? I have yet to see it anywhere else.

I am in need of an eye tube for the Magnificent's receiver as well

I have the same blonde unit you have sk297f with s33 speaker....I you could buy it just like you have it. and add the other amp and matching cabinet/speaker.Its called the magnasonic special from 1958 only they modified the ampwith a stereo and called it a sp290 for 59..see my pics above....the gold changers last year was 1960. they switched to silver color for 61 fwiw