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Phonola was the trademark of the FIMI company, one of the most important all-Italian radio manufacturers since the early 30s
during the 50s and 60s their products were a serious match for Grundig and telefunken (and Philips) in terms of quality, but they costed much less, so they were extremely popular here.
They were also particularly good at making great sounding fullrange speakers, such as the ones in this TV, using big powerful magnets with tight gaps and kurt-mueller cones,
FIMI was bought by Philips in 1969 and abandoned the consumer electronics market in 1974 to concentrate on professional monitors (industrial, medical...) and still exists today as FIMI-Philips
The Phonola brand was then slapped on a line of Philips-made consumer electronics, only for the italian market, until the mid-late 90s when it finally faded into obscurity.
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