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Telefunken 5094 WK HiFi Stereo

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Hepcats Haven

It even has the original makers tag!

As normal, I was searching through Craigslist and came across this Telefunken 5094 WK for $50! I am a sucker for Telefunken, and this time it was no different. This unit is in pretty great shape for its age but needs a little reconditioning to put her back to normal.

I love Telefunken and with my stereo repair guy Luis keeps telling me, “if I have to buy a German console, only buy Telefunken”. I do like the styling of Grundig units, but as Luis advised me, they are the lower end of German stereo units.

Here she is in all her glory. All I have done to her at this point is oil her to darken the grain and rehydrate the wood. Those are furniture dollies under the legs of the Telefunken. It makes it easier to move around until I find a more permanent place for it.

This unit has a fold out stereo and a lift up top for the record player.

The cabinet is in remarkable shape for being 50+ years old.

This unit has SW1, SW2, AM, FM and Phono. It also has the cats eye, which glows green when the channel is fully in tune.

There is a compartment on the bottom that allows you to store records.

Telefunken record player model TW501/8TS

Here is the original paper instruction label for the record player.

This unit also has the dog ear speakers that pop out from the side to give a more complete sound.

It has the original manual for the record player and the radio and they are in great shape!

Way too cool! Original purchase paperwork. It looks like it was bought on December 5th 1961! Was this possibly a Christmas present?

Plenty of connectivity as you can see.

There is some wear on the top of this unit that I might do a quick restoration on to make it as good as new.

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Telefunken Sonata 5183 WK

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Hepcats Haven

Hey all,

I was sitting around and remembered that I had not blogged about this great little 1960’s German unit. I found this on Craigslist sometime back for about $60. It was a part of a cluster of items a younger man was selling that were part of his late mothers estate. I was surprised to see everything worked when he turned it on. As usual it had that really rich and deep sound. I couldn’t get the $60 out of my pocket fast enough.

The great thing about these units is that they are small but still give the rich sound like the larger units. Also, one person can move them. The sound of these units can get even better if you buy a pair of satellite speakers to play through. I have a pair sitting around that need to be restored so I guess I should get on that.

Here are a couple of photos of my grandparents. The picture of my grandma Troxel is of her in England sometime around WWII. The picture of my grandpa Troxel is soo cool, he looks like a gangster or something. The frames are really cool. I plan to blog about Art Deco frames, there are soo many cool ones out there.

This unit can play all the variety of speeds (16, 33 & 45) including 78! I have a mess of 78’s including about 15 binders like the one below full of one of my favorite crooners Bing Crosby. I must have every song he sang or even hummed.

Since I am on the subject of 78’s let me take just a moment to express to you what a lost piece of treasure these records are. I have seen people throw these records away because they are not in demand anymore. These records are also brittle and can break with very little effort. This is why they need to be appreciated and in some instances there are some really rare recordings on these records. I love sitting around listening to records that range from early Perry Como to country western. Do yourself a favor, get a player that can play 78’s and just kick back and let the music wash over you (stepping down from soap box).

Check out all these cats listening to 78’s! How can all these guys be wrong!? On a side note, this would be a cool way to sample your music, why don’t they do this anymore?

So, if you get a chance to pick one of these units up I would say go for it, especially if space is an issue.