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Originally Posted by radiotvnut
This has been going on for years and all I can say is people have more money than brains. I'm sure some of it is due to people, with deep pockets, who feel they must own their childhood record player at any cost. Then, there are others who are probably not aware of how these things sounded when new and end up paying out the rear end for one because they want to get into records or think the record player looks cool. Then, I'm sure they are very outdone once they get the thing and discover that it sounds like crap.
Believe it or not, there was a lower end model under the Wildcat line. It was a cheap mono player that had a small front firing speaker with only a single volume control. The changer was basically the same as the one used in the Wildcat line. I've also seen these mono cheapies go for big money.
What amazes me is that many of the cheaper low end record players often sell for more money than the better quality units.
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I know about the mono GE one. I sold one of those too a few years ago. It worked perfectly and I think it brought around $50. Funny thing is I just picked up a Mickey Mouse player I owned in childhood for $10.50 on ebay. I will make it work properly but probably just display it as they really don't sound great. I bet those mono Wildcats share the same amp circuit as GE made the Mickey Mouse record player around the same time period(Early-mid 70s). I took apart the Wildcat stereo I had as a kid and the amp didn't have any transistors bigger than a TO 92 case. Not much power there for sure.Sadly that one never got put back together and it went to the dump.
On the other hand I have a Magnavox suitcase solid state stereo micromatic changer from the 60s I got dirt cheap at an auction. It has nice rich full sound and will blow a GE Wildcat out of the room.
On the other hand it's heavy as lead and ain't exactly as portable as that GE.