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Old 06-18-2008, 08:11 PM
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Motorolas are interesting with that 3 channel design. It makes sense though, bass is not really directional so there isn't much point in having big woofers on each side. Thats a nice looking console too, appears to be in very nice shape.
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We had the same thing!

We had a Motorola in that very same cabinet, but the platter was white and the tone arm and record changer was gold. It was from 1959.
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Old 06-26-2008, 06:51 PM
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I'd be more interested in that RCA CTC9 color set behind it...
Your right, Zenithfan1 has a really nice collection.
I have 4 tv, Stereo combo sets and hook up the cd player to them all the time. It sounds much better than some of the new stuff they sell today.
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Type of reverberation system in Moto stereo consoles with Vibrasonic?

What type of reverb unit did those Motorola console stereos with Vibrasonic have? I'm guessing they had a mechanical delay line with springs, but I'm not sure. If the delay line was the type with springs (as the old car-radio reverb units had--my dad had one in his 1963 Chevy BelAir years ago), one would have to be careful not to jar the cabinet too hard, lest the springs bounce against each other. The loud "BONG!" one would hear from the speakers when the latter happened is a sound one would not forget in a hurry!

BTW: Hmmm. I don't think the Moto consoles had mechanical delay lines at that. I say this because of the variable "Vibrasonic" control on the stereo control panel; I cannot see how a mechanical delay arrangement could be regulated by such a control, unless the console had some sort of all-electronic reverb system.
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Yes, they DID use spring reverbs... friend has one.
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Yes, they DID use spring reverbs... friend has one.
If the delay line in these consoles was a mechanical arrangement with springs, then where does the "Vibrasonic" control on the stereo component's front panel figure into the system? Hmmm. The only thing I can come up with is that the control adjusted the gain of an amplifier located between the delay line and the speakers.
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