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Old 04-16-2011, 02:30 PM
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'56 Magnavox

I just bought this '56 Magnavox record player at the flea market. One unusual thing that I see is that it uses a VM changer. I've only seen one other VM changer in a Magnavox and it was in a lower end portable from the late '50's. I thought the medium and higher end stuff used Collaro and Webster-Chicago changers.

The amp uses a power transformer and uses the following tubes: 12AX7, 5Y3, and 6AQ5 x 2. There are controls for bass, volume, and treble. Upon power up, I find that the changer is gummed up (no surprise) and the amp is totally dead (no tube filaments). Overall, the case is in decent shape and should only need cleaning and polishing.





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