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Voice of Music Tri-O-Matic Model 560A

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Hepcats Haven

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For a while now Mel and I wanted to set up an area in our living room to listen to records. I love my library of digital audio files, but there is something about listening to a record that allows you to feel the music. I love how every single record is an event….heck some records are an experience. I love the visuals of the album cover and the back story that’s written on the cover.

We were out looking around at antique shops and came across this really nice The Voice of Music record player. I was drawn to it because of its hairpin legs and I am a sucker for blonde finishes.

The cabinet is in great shape for its age. I will leave it as it is for now, but might restore it later.

It even had the original plater disc!

Looks like you can hook up an external radio…..maybe I can play my iPhone through it too?

I am currently looking for a matching tension pole record stand so it looks more balanced.

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It came with its original operating instructions and…..

a record that is supposed to help you adjust the tone to maximize its audio quality.

This will get a lot of use. It is so nice to listen to my favorites like Marty Robbins, Jim Reeves, Patsy Cline, Lena Horne, James Brown and so many others.

Posted in The Makin's Of Our Pad and tagged 1950's record player, 1960's record player, 50's record player, 60's record player, atomic electronics, atomic record player, fifties record player, mcm electronics, MCM record player, mid century electronics, mid century record player, Midcentury electronics, midcentury record player, retro electronics, retro record player, sixties record player, vintage electronics, vintage record player, Voice of Music record player. Bookmark the permalink.

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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