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Very Cool Electrohome Console

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she says Solid State fragger, I'd pass(unless someones stuck a couple PA-100's in her after the fact!)
 
I like the Dual, but to me, that Dial is not worth $300......even if it worked perfectly.

Pass.
 
i think my boss had that setup (looks familar but in a different cabinet) and nothing to write home about.

I'd pass(unless someones stuck a couple PA-100's in her after the fact!)
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well someone might of:scratch2:(so that'd make what? 22 ehome pa100's in existence?:D) seems the number of those dang things keeps increasing and not as rare as you think :lmao:
 
It really is a hard question to answer clearly. On one hand, this is a high-end piece from ~35-40 years ago, from a truly Canadian company that was a leader in home hifi during that period. On the other hand, it is a huge piece of furniture that really only functions as a radio now, since vinyl is long gone as a popular medium.

I would agree that it's not really worth $300, and unless you are looking for this type of thing and have l-o-t-s of space I really wouldn't pay more than $50 to $100 for it. They are very often put out for trash collection and therefore free, since the market for them hasn't existed for at least 25 years.

It was one of their top units back in the day, but don't expect real hifi performance, since no big investment was made in speakers or the chassis, and even the Dual very likely (almost certainly) has a crystal or ceramic cartridge. That could be upgraded of course, as could the speakers, but...

You really just have to ask yourself if you want a "coffin" eating up a good chunk of space in your home.
 
A toughy, absoutely mint, some one really loved her:yes: I have 6 foot of mahogany and tubed '58 Pilot in my dining room, one of gramps baby's, I've also been toot'n the "save the console's" horn. I've got/made the space. $300 is way to much and, they know this. If you play the I'd take care of it(and you would, wouldn't you!)and cherish it as much as you did card. I'm sure they're getting offers in the $50 to $100 range.
I didn't know Electrohome was a Canadian co. Very nice Dual, and the receiver is very Star Trek:thmbsp:
These were not made for critical listening but, to fill your home with pleasant sound:thmbsp:I think every home should have one! Almost everyone on this site has seen, heard, remembered, coveted, :drool:'d over, but, very few have. Sounds like you've got the space and are takin' a sniff around, It's Canadian!! It's cool:D It might go into your coulda, woulda, shoulda's or It might be a Damn, I'm glad I got this:sigh: Sorry, that's all I can say, Good Luck!!
Craig
 
Uh-uh. A solid state Electrohome is nothing that you want to spend even near $300 on -- I'll be surprised in the end if it doesn't go for free. I don't think that they were ever a leader in home hifi, unless I missed something along the way...
 
titanstats said:
Uh-uh. A solid state Electrohome is nothing that you want to spend even near $300 on -- I'll be surprised in the end if it doesn't go for free. I don't think that they were ever a leader in home hifi, unless I missed something along the way...
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Perhaps I should have said "home entertainment", since they weren't into the audio components that we think of as hifi today. Back then though, a piece like this WAS hifi to the average Canadian.

Oh, and Electrohome knew how to make hifi: ask Bolly about the PA-100.
 
I love consoles. They're loaded with so much character and if they break down, it's a place to stack your new equipment on top of... with the mandatory doyley underneath the new stuff, of course.

I picked up a nice little 2.5-by-2.5-by-3 foot Philips record player with a tubed amp at an estate sale for a woman in my neighbourhood who lived to be 100 years old. I talked to her son and he recalls that it justs stopped working one day, so they put a doyley on top, then a lamp on that and used it as an end table.

The culpret? the arm that holds the next record that you want to play. This little guy works find with that arm swung out of the way. I've had it for a few months now but I haven't gotten around to getting any good photos of it.
 
bolly said:
the mighty :king: Electrohome PA-100 mk-1... some say rival the best mc's and marantz ever built!

these, plus me avatar :cool:

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Nice! Say, they clean up good, don't they, Greg?

I bought a book about Electrohome's history on ebaY recently, and when I get it I'm going to be especially interested in seeing what they have to say about the PA-100.
 
One of things that's forgotten is the fact that during the '70's, the general public wasn't aware of audiophile equipment that's available now. In actuality, the '70's was the beginning of the "Golden Age" of audio consciousness to the public. I remember buying a large stereo cabinet similar to the Electrohome; but had a 7" RTR built into the cabinet.The build quality of the console was fantastic. Something you don't generally get with with wood furniture.

Another factor that people took into consideration was the "furniture factor" of integrating & fitting into the overall look/s of their chosen room.

Also consider the fact that it took over 30 years to integrate the present technology that you enjoy right now on your HT systems.

Also, consider that most living spaces are much too small to even consider having a stereo console of this size, and also the build quality that they used back in those days.
 
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