Sounds better than the one that played on an acoustic windup phonograph and one of those Victor Orthophonic models from the 1920’s. I played any 78’s from the 1950’s on both Camp-Fone and Victor Orthophonic windup players and it does sound good, but the issue was it had a heavy tonearm with a reproducer and a steel needle, and it tracks to over 100 grams, but this tonearm track to about 5 to 6 grams compared to the heavy tonearm which track more than this.
That console is the ONLY way to play and hear that excellent music!! Nothing made in the past 25 years or more plays those 78's like that. Fantastic deep, full, rich jukebox type sound. Nothing like tubes and a ceramic cartridge. I was blown away when I restored the amp in my 1959 Magnavox and played a 78, clear and loud at only 1/8 volume. It made me want to grow my 78 collection. Enjoy it!!
Incredible-sounding unit! I would have never guessed that 78s could sound so good! It's no wonder you play your Magnavox each and every night. You got yourself a winner!
Vacuum tubes give such a warmth sound to music. Great sounding console! Once vacuum tubes were replaced by transistors in the mid to later 1960"s music had a "tin" sound. Many recordings equipment also suffered the same dilemma.
I picked up a 1957 Fonovox. I haven't tested the Record Player yet which is a Collaro 457. But even when I turned on the radio to my surprise which still worked, it sounded awesome. Not bad for sitting in a garage for decades. Currently restoring it.
I remember this Type of console and many people don't realize that these require regular maintenance because the tubes sometimes go bad and require replacement. Even in those days some were very expensive!
One of my audiophile neighbors in the early 60's had the lesser model [sans radio]. I LOVED the way it sounded! It's the reason I became an audiophile when I was a boy at the time. I couldn't get enough of it! Thanks for posting this! Brings back a lot of memories!
Ahh!!!! Maravilha!!! Adorei o gabinete valvulado & amei a música que eu já ouvia nos anos dourados a primeira música que ouvi foi quando o meu pai se casou Ahh!!!! Wonderful!!! I loved the valve cabinet & I loved the music I was already listening to in the golden years the first song i heard was when my dad got married
Awesome console, I love seeing these old units brought back to life. These are getting harder and harder to find in this condition. Usually the cabinets are really beat. Thanks for showing this one.
Buddy you have NO IDEA how scarce documentation is for these things. I really really wish you would do the vintage radio community a favor and scan everything in your envelope that is not personal and upload it to the internet so the documents of these babies don't get lost in time. Even if you just make a video showing the documents in detail and upload it that would be fabulous. One thing your brief camera pass showed was, yes, indeed there were made with real Mahogany. That was a question I had about mine.
Raymond, It is great to hear from you. Im glad you enjoyed it. I always enjoy your players as well and record finds. Wish you lived closer. You will have to come up and visit Rich again and we all can get together. I hope you have a great Thanksgiving Raymond. Nice to hear from you friend.
I'm so in love!!!!!! Wow that's such a beauty!! I would play that a lot myself!! Perfect size too. Thank you for sharing. I love seeing beautiful players like this!
That's amazing it has all the paperwork came with it 62 yrs ago! Older than me. Considering that was alot of mula back then. Sounds beautiful like the day it was built!
Very beautiful and when he bought it in 1957 it was real talent I hope you can always keep it up and keep it in a nice place and maybe keep it with your family or a good family that will get it and nothing happens to it it's so nice so clean congratulations👏👏👏
We had a Hi-Fi in music class for music appreciation. I remember how gingerly the music teacher handled the records by wiping them down with a special cloth. He never let any of us touch the unit. Mr Kaltreider would introduce us to the classical music selections . He would exchange the play for a rock and roll number by Elvis.
This is the hi fi I grew up with in the '60s. I can't tell you the hours I spent staring at this piece while laying next to it, running my finger around the grate on the front, listening to records. I remember that light at the bottom, too. PLEASE can I buy this from you?
yeeahh !!!! I loved it!! beautiful Radio pick-up, I even loved the song, the song is from my time !!! very beautiful! I loved this is a beautiful HI-FI
Great 50's selections, and the Magnavox really brings out the full high fidelity sound of those mint 78 records. Late 50's 78 records were capable of having good high fidelity sound, some better than 45's. That Magnavox really has nice sound, especially in the mid-range, nice and full. I don't think you'll find anything better for playing your mint 78 records.
WOW! THIS brings back memories!!! One of my friend's parents had this gem in the early 60's; the model without the tuner. It sounded like a dream come true and it started me on the road to being an audiophile. I still remember hearing the mono version of "Camelot" on it. I wanted to crawl inside that machine at age 7; it sounded so beautiful! Thanks again!!! I just used an Inflation Calculator. That Magnavox would cost $3,200.00 today!
The second one at 7:49 is “This I Promised You” by the Five Keys. I saw this on eBay and Discogs and they only have the 45, not on 78, because the 78 is difficult to find, but the 45 is easy to find.
I have one for sale! An early 1950s upright Magnavox mono RadioVic. The case is beautiful but the electronics need restoring. It's a beauty. E-mail me at malmgrenjeanne @ gmail . com
Sounds amazing without that annoying hiss that you usually get with 78's. Another awesome find. Can you imagine if this quality item was trashed? A tribute to good old AMERICAN quality from back in the day. The incredible thing is they get brought back to life with a little effort. Another great find.
that is so beautiful ! I have an old Magnavox that is the drum console style - Mediterranean .Bought it maybe 10 years ago for $25 at a thrft shop . I have a few other turntables ,Technics, etc - all have issues , either the receivever knobs are stuck , or dials are inoperative , etc. Being a female age 60 , I am clueless how to fix any of this stuff but I love it . My son is about as mechanically (uninclined ) as I am- he is into vintage records . Little interest and little stock around
maaaan is that nice, hah?! Hey, say, Turkeydoodlers if you ever need to get back in there, show us that power chassis.. What a beaut, dude!! an 18" woofer! could fit a 6X9" coaxial in front of that moon crater! so smooth like butta.
Bill Thanks for the comments. I agree. This is my new 78 player. I just played it again tonight for a hour or so. I play it daily since i bought it. I sit and read while listening to it. 78's sound so nice on it i agree
Just fabulous!! I just purchased a mono version of this exact piece! (It works beautifully...but the cabinet is not pristine...I will re-finish) I bought it to make beautiful music in my 1959 Florida ranch home! Would there be any chance you could copy the manual for me?
That just sounds so smooth. I'd be curious to know what the tape output sounds like on it directly into your computer with the audio. From what I'm reading, this is a mono player, if I'm guessing correctly. No matter, the fidelity is just amazing. Thank you for sharing. I actually have a pre recorded stereo tape from 1957 that sounds superb. They used 2 tracks on the entire 1/4 inch tape. For a 62 year old tape that's extemely brittle, it plays exteremely well, but your playing equipment has to be absolutely perfect for that, otherwise, you will have a disaster on that one. Getting back to your hi fi, you're really fortunate to have this and in such good working order. Those old Magnavox record players were just outstanding, and you have the perfect setup for it, as well as it just looks absolutely stunning.
I am impressed. This gem sounds incredible. (And I never have anything good to say about anything... so that alone, is saying something). LOL Great job.
Chomp Hi. To be honest when i bought it from the lady it came with a brand new still in the case pc6, has the odd needle like yours with the thumb screw. But this one was upgraded to a Sonotone 3T. But yes you are correct the pc6 is the original cartridge. If you like you can get a new stereo cartridge and bridge it for Mono and then get a stereo needle. Then you can safely play stereo records but they wont be in stere though obviously.
Hi, Yes anything that was made at this time till about 65 in my opinion was quality stuff. Magnavox, Zenith Motorola Fisher all were top brands for sure. This is my new 78 player. The collaro changer plays these so smooth clean and quiet. No surface noise or anything. All i did to this was buy a new needle and service the changer and clean it all, thats it
i did try a sonotone 2t and a 3t and didnt care for either in my magnasonic.the 2t tracks too heavy for the arm and the 3t i dont recall what i didnt like,lol.i wasnt sure about the pc6 at first but its been doing ok for me and i didnt buy the .7 mil stereo friendly stylus.keep that pc6 incase i need a spare!! lol
$350.00 in 1957 had the same buying power as $3,061.64 in 2017,,,, Maybe someone said it but I did again! Wow! That thing is nice! We made good stuff then! But I do think that if you had $3000 today you still buy one made here. sounds good and last 60 yrs? Oh.... and.... not play through a phone or computer? My glass is half full most days! Maybe not today!!
Why the separate RIAA phono-equalization setting? Was it because not all LPs of the time were mastered according to the RIAA curve? Was it for 45-r.p.m. singles? Album-length material for a while was also available as a series of 45-r.p.m. records packaged together, a format which was eventually abandoned.
Hi, I can see you know allot about these classic record players. I found an almost perfect Magnavox Sterophonic from the 60's. Do you recommend these or should I wait for one of these from the 50's? This one you have is a beauty.
Sounds really nice. I have an old suitcase Magnavox. Do you overhaul them? If I send you the system can you get it working ? I'll pay whatever it costs
Congratulations! Beautiful unit & wonderful sound. I have the exact same unit. Unfortunately I haven’t found the manual yet. Quick question: do you know the model number of your Collaro changer and if you have two screws near the back of the tonearm on the base, what is the function of those two screws. I appreciate your help.
This is proof that the audio equipment back in the day was so much better, then the plastic of today. It sounds amazing for playing 78's.
45's sound very good on a Magnavox too
Yes, Sir, Richard! You took the words right out of my mouth! Incredible sound for 78s! Magnificent Magnavox forever!
Sounds better than the one that played on an acoustic windup phonograph and one of those Victor Orthophonic models from the 1920’s. I played any 78’s from the 1950’s on both Camp-Fone and Victor Orthophonic windup players and it does sound good, but the issue was it had a heavy tonearm with a reproducer and a steel needle, and it tracks to over 100 grams, but this tonearm track to about 5 to 6 grams compared to the heavy tonearm which track more than this.
@@51gary51 Me too! Magnavox is way better BSR and other record changers from that time period.
$329 in 1957 is $3,150 in 2022. Of course sounds better than today’s plastics audio equipments.
Fantastic. Thanks so much for letting everyone in on your treasure. abd this truly is a treasure!!
I just picked up a grundig KS732U from about 1968.. yesterday, not quite as old as this one but for being 53 years old the sound from it is amazing.
Best 78 I've listened to.
Holy moly ! That sounds fabulous! That was a very well built piece of work Magnificent!
the depth of the 78 groove is a big part of the beautiful tone
I WAS 18 IN 1957
I JUST TURNED 80...THIS MACHINE IS IN MUCH BETTER THEN ME TODAY...BEAUTIFUL SOUND....
Sweet piece. Awesome sound. You wouldn't know it's a 78. You have some of the best units in your collection.
It's so beautiful!! What a find!! A true treasure!! I love the looks, the sound, everything!!!
That console is the ONLY way to play and hear that excellent music!! Nothing made in the past 25 years or more plays those 78's like that. Fantastic deep, full, rich jukebox type sound. Nothing like tubes and a ceramic cartridge. I was blown away when I restored the amp in my 1959 Magnavox and played a 78, clear and loud at only 1/8 volume. It made me want to grow my 78 collection. Enjoy it!!
Incredible-sounding unit! I would have never guessed that 78s could sound so good! It's no wonder you play your Magnavox each and every night. You got yourself a winner!
Vacuum tubes give such a warmth sound to music. Great sounding console! Once vacuum tubes were replaced by transistors in the mid to later 1960"s music had a "tin" sound. Many recordings equipment also suffered the same dilemma.
Dang that changer is a piece of art! Works so much better than any BSR changer or even the 60's micromatic changers.
I've have a few micromatics too Don and they are also very good changers
I like Magnavox products
I picked up a 1957 Fonovox. I haven't tested the Record Player yet which is a Collaro 457. But even when I turned on the radio to my surprise which still worked, it sounded awesome. Not bad for sitting in a garage for decades. Currently restoring it.
Wow! What a RICH & FULL sound ! And this is coming from 78s! Love it!
I remember this Type of console and many people don't realize that these require regular maintenance because the tubes sometimes go bad and require replacement. Even in those days some were very expensive!
Beautiful cabinet AND sound! They don't make such 'things of beauty' anymore....sad to say. Thanks for sharing your treasure....
Thanks Beautifully done restoration . WOW
I too have been playing 1950s 78s on a Magnavox 1960s stereo and they sound like they are on LP!
One of my audiophile neighbors in the early 60's had the lesser model [sans radio]. I LOVED the way it sounded! It's the reason I became an audiophile when I was a boy at the time. I couldn't get enough of it! Thanks for posting this! Brings back a lot of memories!
Sounds fantastic. Lovely Tone as my old Dad would have said.
Ultra Hi Fi 10/10 that was the best playback ever of a 78.
i like the way the coollaros with the drop sensor work ,very accurate set down placing
It is just lovely. What a find!
Ahh!!!! Maravilha!!! Adorei o gabinete valvulado & amei a música que eu já ouvia nos anos dourados
a primeira música que ouvi foi quando o meu pai se casou
Ahh!!!! Wonderful!!! I loved the valve cabinet & I loved the music I was already listening to in the golden years the first song i heard was when my dad got married
Awesome console, I love seeing these old units brought back to life. These are getting harder and harder to find in this condition. Usually the cabinets are really beat. Thanks for showing this one.
That is so sweet... even my wife said she'd let me put one in the family room :)
That's the music I grew up with.
I'm so glad she has allowed you to do that she'll never regret it
Damn you are lucky to have this. It is magnificent. The sound quality is so amazing.
Buddy you have NO IDEA how scarce documentation is for these things. I really really wish you would do the vintage radio community a favor and scan everything in your envelope that is not personal and upload it to the internet so the documents of these babies don't get lost in time. Even if you just make a video showing the documents in detail and upload it that would be fabulous. One thing your brief camera pass showed was, yes, indeed there were made with real Mahogany. That was a question I had about mine.
I hope you still have this...What a beautiful unit. Sounds amazing!
Raymond,
It is great to hear from you. Im glad you enjoyed it. I always enjoy your players as well and record finds. Wish you lived closer. You will have to come up and visit Rich again and we all can get together. I hope you have a great Thanksgiving Raymond. Nice to hear from you friend.
YOU are truly Blessed !!! Continue to take care of and enjoy your Magnavox !!
I'm so in love!!!!!! Wow that's such a beauty!! I would play that a lot myself!! Perfect size too. Thank you for sharing. I love seeing beautiful players like this!
What an incredible treasure.
Beautiful. I'm looking to buy a 1958 AMI Model I or J Jukebox for my dining room as a restoration project.
That's amazing it has all the paperwork came with it 62 yrs ago! Older than me. Considering that was alot of mula back then. Sounds beautiful like the day it was built!
Absolutely Beautiful
Very beautiful and when he bought it in 1957 it was real talent I hope you can always keep it up and keep it in a nice place and maybe keep it with your family or a good family that will get it and nothing happens to it it's so nice so clean congratulations👏👏👏
We had a Hi-Fi in music class for music appreciation. I remember how gingerly the music teacher handled the records by wiping them down with a special cloth. He never let any of us touch the unit. Mr Kaltreider would introduce us to the classical music selections . He would exchange the play for a rock and roll number by Elvis.
playing this via Bluetooth thru my ‘60 Magnavox - sounds fantastic.
I just dropped off my turntable to get it unstuck.
That is one gorgeous Magnavox! Nice!!
Wow superb superior quality than crap available now a days
I love the songs you are playing. I am much familiar with 78's myself. I love 'em!
Thanks Johnny
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Paul,
It is great to hear from you, Hope you have been well
This is the hi fi I grew up with in the '60s. I can't tell you the hours I spent staring at this piece while laying next to it, running my finger around the grate on the front, listening to records. I remember that light at the bottom, too. PLEASE can I buy this from you?
yeeahh !!!! I loved it!! beautiful Radio pick-up, I even loved the song, the song is from my time !!! very beautiful! I loved this is a beautiful HI-FI
Wow!! Nice find...
That sounds amazing! those were the times...
ohh my god!! I love it .
Great 50's selections, and the Magnavox really brings out the full high fidelity sound of those mint 78 records. Late 50's 78 records were capable of having good high fidelity sound, some better than 45's. That Magnavox really has nice sound, especially in the mid-range, nice and full. I don't think you'll find anything better for playing your mint 78 records.
WOW! THIS brings back memories!!! One of my friend's parents had this gem in the early 60's; the model without the tuner. It sounded like a dream come true and it started me on the road to being an audiophile. I still remember hearing the mono version of "Camelot" on it. I wanted to crawl inside that machine at age 7; it sounded so beautiful! Thanks again!!!
I just used an Inflation Calculator. That Magnavox would cost $3,200.00 today!
i bought a three speed that was similar to that last summer, it had been re-wired for stereo
Great stuff! Thanks for sharing!
What a wonderfully designed machine!! Thanks for sharing!! ☺️☺️
looks very well cared for and sounds good
The second one at 7:49 is “This I Promised You” by the Five Keys. I saw this on eBay and Discogs and they only have the 45, not on 78, because the 78 is difficult to find, but the 45 is easy to find.
I LIKE THE STEREO NICE FIND SCOTTIE COCHRANE
Would LOVE to find a vintage Magnavox like yours,..that is cool,...sounds great,too!
Check Craigslist and eBay
Estate sales
They are out there
I have one for sale! An early 1950s upright Magnavox mono RadioVic. The case is beautiful but the electronics need restoring. It's a beauty. E-mail me at malmgrenjeanne @ gmail . com
Sounds amazing without that annoying hiss that you usually get with 78's. Another awesome find. Can you imagine if this quality item was trashed? A tribute to good old AMERICAN quality from back in the day. The incredible thing is they get brought back to life with a little effort. Another great find.
sounds greet! better than cd's
I agree Miguel
Thank you :)
that easily sounds as good as your continental
Love that big chunky arm and the SLOW change cycle!
Love this! I want one just like it.
that is so beautiful ! I have an old Magnavox that is the drum console style - Mediterranean .Bought it maybe 10 years ago for $25 at a thrft shop . I have a few other turntables ,Technics, etc - all have issues , either the receivever knobs are stuck , or dials are inoperative , etc. Being a female age 60 , I am clueless how to fix any of this stuff but I love it . My son is about as mechanically (uninclined ) as I am- he is into vintage records . Little interest and little stock around
Hang on to it for as long as you can.
That really sounds magnificent!!
That DOES sound fabulous.
Absolutely beautiful!
maaaan is that nice, hah?! Hey, say, Turkeydoodlers if you ever need to get back in there, show us that power chassis.. What a beaut, dude!! an 18" woofer! could fit a 6X9" coaxial in front of that moon crater! so smooth like butta.
Magnificent.......
it certainly is!!
Teriffic sound....best 78 sound I've heard. I have my parents Voice Of Music console from the late 50's it too is hi fi. Enjoy!
Hi
Thanks for the comment. Would love to see your voice if music in action
J K I bet many youtubers (including myself) would love to see it in action too.
Can U Play Stereo LPs on This...?....A Beautiful Set!!!...U A Lucky It Is In Good Condition!!!👍... Very Cool 😎
the AstroSonic receiver i just bought sounds at least as clean as things made 20 years later,Magnavox can't be beat
Beautiful.
what a beauty
Bill Thanks for the comments. I agree. This is my new 78 player. I just played it again tonight for a hour or so. I play it daily since i bought it. I sit and read while listening to it. 78's sound so nice on it i agree
Just fabulous!! I just purchased a mono version of this exact piece! (It works beautifully...but the cabinet is not pristine...I will re-finish) I bought it to make beautiful music in my 1959 Florida ranch home!
Would there be any chance you could copy the manual for me?
Hi
It may not be the same exact manual
They had many different ones
Unless it's the same exact model and radio
That just sounds so smooth. I'd be curious to know what the tape output sounds like on it directly into your computer with the audio. From what I'm reading, this is a mono player, if I'm guessing correctly. No matter, the fidelity is just amazing. Thank you for sharing. I actually have a pre recorded stereo tape from 1957 that sounds superb. They used 2 tracks on the entire 1/4 inch tape. For a 62 year old tape that's extemely brittle, it plays exteremely well, but your playing equipment has to be absolutely perfect for that, otherwise, you will have a disaster on that one. Getting back to your hi fi, you're really fortunate to have this and in such good working order. Those old Magnavox record players were just outstanding, and you have the perfect setup for it, as well as it just looks absolutely stunning.
definatly cool for sure
I am impressed. This gem sounds incredible. (And I never have anything good to say about anything... so that alone, is saying something). LOL Great job.
That collaro sure beats the changers they made after Philips bought Magnavox
Magnavox discontinued the Collaro changers from about 1978 when BSR took over. The last Collaro changer was from about 1977 or 1978.
@@Musicradio77Network Philips bought Magnavox in 1974
So good!
Capitol used such pretty colors on their labels
Chomp Hi. To be honest when i bought it from the lady it came with a brand new still in the case pc6, has the odd needle like yours with the thumb screw. But this one was upgraded to a Sonotone 3T. But yes you are correct the pc6 is the original cartridge.
If you like you can get a new stereo cartridge and bridge it for Mono and then get a stereo needle. Then you can safely play stereo records but they wont be in stere though obviously.
song that played on movie star (American Graffiti) ❤
Hi, Yes anything that was made at this time till about 65 in my opinion was quality stuff. Magnavox, Zenith Motorola Fisher all were top brands for sure. This is my new 78 player. The collaro changer plays these so smooth clean and quiet. No surface noise or anything. All i did to this was buy a new needle and service the changer and clean it all, thats it
a SAD day when Philips told Magnavox Bsr would replace collaro as the company that would make their changers
i did try a sonotone 2t and a 3t and didnt care for either in my magnasonic.the 2t tracks
too heavy for the arm and the 3t i dont recall what i didnt like,lol.i wasnt sure about the pc6 at first but its been doing ok for me and i didnt buy the .7 mil stereo friendly stylus.keep that pc6 incase i need a spare!! lol
$350.00 in 1957 had the same buying power as $3,061.64 in 2017,,,, Maybe someone said it but I did again! Wow! That thing is nice! We made good stuff then! But I do think that if you had $3000 today you still buy one made here. sounds good and last 60 yrs? Oh.... and.... not play through a phone or computer? My glass is half full most days! Maybe not today!!
You can connect your phone through the tape input and for the same money today will get you tons of plastic
Great!!
Why the separate RIAA phono-equalization setting? Was it because not all LPs of the time were mastered according to the RIAA curve? Was it for 45-r.p.m. singles? Album-length material for a while was also available as a series of 45-r.p.m. records packaged together, a format which was eventually abandoned.
Carl thank you, Thanks for stopping by. Check back i will feature it again soon
Should have used the "78" position on the compensator!
Hi, I can see you know allot about these classic record players. I found an almost perfect Magnavox Sterophonic from the 60's. Do you recommend these or should I wait for one of these from the 50's? This one you have is a beauty.
45's also sound great on a Magnavox
Looks like the original warranty card was never sent in. I think it's out of warranty by now. Just a guess lol
I wonder if any of this type have been converted to stereo. i'm sure they would sound amazing
Was there a separate speaker input connection allowing the speakers to be used as part of a stereo system? (RCA had this in its monophonic systems.)
Sounds really nice. I have an old suitcase Magnavox. Do you overhaul them? If I send you the system can you get it working ? I'll pay whatever it costs
Congratulations! Beautiful unit & wonderful sound. I have the exact same unit. Unfortunately I haven’t found the manual yet. Quick question: do you know the model number of your Collaro changer and if you have two screws near the back of the tonearm on the base, what is the function of those two screws. I appreciate your help.