Telefunken Hymus 5658 console

[oneinchside]

Telefunken Hymus 5658 console <edit- better photos>

The owner lives about a 1/2 hour from me and I haven't seen it yet. They want more for it than I can afford (which ain't much) but I sure would hate to see this one go to the landfill or to somebody thats just gonna wreck it.

I've heard that the tuners/amps are more complicated than say, a Fisher or Magnavox, but they look so darn cool. This one has the reel to reel, phono and tuner/amp. And something like 10 drivers in the console!

These are the pics from the CL ad, the owner said he'd send some more over to me. Maybe I could sell one of my kidneys...

sheesh, he even has the mic for the RTR

I wonder if I could sell some of my TT's or solid state stuff quick enough to nab it.:scratch2:


<edit> better photos below

 

[ferninando]

you failed to say how much he wants and how much you want to pay. I wouldn't give more than maybe 50. but thats me. people drag these things home for near nuthing.

 

[oneinchside]

you failed to say how much he wants and how much you want to pay. I wouldn't give more than maybe 50. but thats me. people drag these things home for near nuthing.

That's about what he wants sans mic, or withing shooting distance of what he wants, but money's tight, yada yada yada. I've never paid that much for one either, I just think the TFKNs are cooler than most of the Magnavox/Silvertone cabs that I've come across so far. Nice clean lines in the cabinetry.

 

[ferninando]

if you got a wife and kids and $ is tite then pass. else if you got just you and $ is tite then nobody suffers but you. IMO

 

[gadget73]

50 for that would be a fair price, if it is indeed tube. heck, the tubes inside are worth that. Complexity is sort of an eh. Circuit wise, not really, but physically they are more complicated to work on. 10 lbs of **** in a 5 lb bag is the phrase that comes to mind.

 

[Phototone]

Looks like the rubber mat is missing from the turntable.

 

[oneinchside]

if you got a wife and kids and $ is tite then pass. else if you got just you and $ is tite then nobody suffers but you. IMO

'tis why I consider funds to be short-- If it was just me, no big deal. But with 3 kids this time of year? Yeah, funds are short.

 

[oneinchside]

Looks like the rubber mat is missing from the turntable.

My first thought too. I'm willing to bet it's around somewhere though, just from talking to them.

 

[pete1729]

Unless you strip it and flip it, buying toys for yourself at Christmas time is never going to feel right.

 

[Phototone]

Unless you strip it and flip it, buying toys for yourself at Christmas time is never going to feel right.

I beg to disagree. I always buy myself toys when I can afford them and they become available, regardless of the season.