Sadly here in the USA, AM radio stations (middle-wave) broadcasts are mostly talk radio. There are a few exceptions in some localities though. This radio's quality of construction reminds me of Capehart and E. H. Scott radios of the 1930s and 1940s. The DRG radio's high quality construction allows for restoration that works well and will survive for decades to come. It would probably be a good idea to acquire some replacement tubes and store them in a box inside the cabinet for the future. Congratulations on a great job of restoration!
DRG name still carries the catchet of a quality brand for those who remember them of old, this clearly demonstrates that quality both in sound and construction. Truly superb
Great job , I have a very late one of these , a 1046G/3 which indicates the final version from around 1950 , to incorporate a Garrard deck with 3 speeds so it didn't become obsolescent overnight with the recently invented 33 1/3 and 45 vinyl discs in The States.
Fantastic sounding gram, nice work! Though that mid-70s BSR P128 deck looks awful, it doesn't match. Plus, if the owner has 45s and 78s, an autochanger is pretty much essential or you'll be standing next to the thing to change records the whole time. If it were mine, I would put in a Garrard RC120 or BSR UA14 if height allowed.
I got an RGD 1046 tuner section if anyone's interested.unfortately the cabinet was beyond repair. I own the super rare 3 in 1 system with 1050c radiogram unit,deck and extension speaker. I was fortunate to find another extension speaker and they sound Fabulous.
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That is one of the most beautiful pieces of audio preservation I have ever seen. The cabinet alone is priceless!
Wow, quality! The sound is superb and the way that amplifier looks underneath, neat tag boards instead of the usual tangle of components.
They are a delight to look at and work on! 👍👍👍
What a beautiful machine ❤
Sadly here in the USA, AM radio stations (middle-wave) broadcasts are mostly talk radio. There are a few exceptions in some localities though.
This radio's quality of construction reminds me of Capehart and E. H. Scott radios of the 1930s and 1940s. The DRG radio's high quality construction allows for restoration that works well and will survive for decades to come. It would probably be a good idea to acquire some replacement tubes and store them in a box inside the cabinet for the future.
Congratulations on a great job of restoration!
A pleasure to see one restored and not fall into the hands of those who would gladly butcher it for the amplifier and output triodes.
DRG name still carries the catchet of a quality brand for those who remember them of old, this clearly demonstrates that quality both in sound and construction. Truly superb
Great job , I have a very late one of these , a 1046G/3 which indicates the final version from around 1950 , to incorporate a Garrard deck with 3 speeds so it didn't become obsolescent overnight with the recently invented 33 1/3 and 45 vinyl discs in The States.
What a beauty.
You can't beat the old valve equipment, they built equipment to last, today it is a throw away world
Awesome 👍 radiogram.
Great job. I am the kind of person that loves a magic eye tube, so I am sad that was not working better. I bet it has some volume :)
I recently built a 6 valve am radio from scratch and included a magic eye because I too love them.
Fantastic sounding gram, nice work! Though that mid-70s BSR P128 deck looks awful, it doesn't match. Plus, if the owner has 45s and 78s, an autochanger is pretty much essential or you'll be standing next to the thing to change records the whole time. If it were mine, I would put in a Garrard RC120 or BSR UA14 if height allowed.
A great record player
I'm totally thrilled to hear this RDG; the bass is killer, even on my $15.oo "Voz" headphones I got at C.Crane Radio in Fortuna, California 😍
She really is a wonderful sounding beast!
I got an RGD 1046 tuner section if anyone's interested.unfortately the cabinet was beyond repair.
I own the super rare 3 in 1 system with 1050c radiogram unit,deck and extension speaker.
I was fortunate to find another extension speaker and they sound Fabulous.
Wow what a beast! Even on RUclips the sound is awesome! I’ve never seen one of these before. They probably weren’t exported to Australia.
It sounded fantastic Don. You can't beat a huge speaker in a heavy, solid wooden case! Love your channel by the way.
Cheers 🍻
Hi the sound is fantastic what is the name of the record playing please
Enjoy this video very much indeed 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Glad you enjoyed it
what a beast
amazing, but I wish the original gramophone was still there, the one that used now is not the original.
Beautiful. Although an electrolytic may reform ok the ESR at higher frequencies is almost certainly lousy.
Ah shucks, I haven’t heard ‘Whiskey in the jar’ for ages, but you changed radio stations !!
Aarrgghhh......bloomin copyright issues, spoils many a good song on RUclips! Sorry. 👍
How much would a completely restored one cost with an original deck ?
(Were the original ones a steel needle on the tone arm pick-up) ?
Excellent video. Do you have a website where people can contact you about vintage electronic restorations?
Don't worry. I just googled you and found you.
Being a mono machine, how do stereo records sound on this?
Just fine....it had a stereo compliant cartridge fitted, wired for mono.