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I thought that was strange to see the amplifier still intact. It seems when these turn up, the amp is usually pulled. The record changer is a massive unit that you would really want a second person's help to remove.
I did get a chance to see one of these working- the owner spent years working on it-I believe the amp and maybe the changer were missing when he bought the cabinet. It sounded okay-but even the electrolas produced the next year sounded so much better than that thing. I guess the quality could edge out an acoustic orthophonic Victrola, certainly having a volume control would have been a plus.
I kind of like Truetone's idea- pick up a beat-up RCA Victor RE series electrola. You'll have plenty of room for a single play unit like that in the cabinet, and the audio from the 245 amp will be much better.
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