This one is a monster! Fascinating device! I kind imagine how exciting would be to buy one unit like this back in the 50's and listen to it for the very first time. Thanks for sharing!
That's what blew me away. The entire room looks like 1960 which is awesome! Love the green rotary dial telephone. Nice touch there. This console is amazing, looks like it just left the factory (which in 1958 would be Franklin Park, Illinois if I'm correct and not some sweatshop in China).
Bloody hell that unit can really kick out some sound, I bet it sounds BEAUTIFUL!! if you are in the room, that's an awesome rendition of "Memories Are Made Of This" too, it's in ABSOLUTE TIME WARP CONDITION!! too, 65 years old and it looks the same as it did the day it was made, boy I would love one of these ❤❤
Beautiful clean modern late 50s look !!! Wow Hinsdale, IL my mother in-law lived there for years a few blocks from the C,B&Q mainline. And what a "Retro" room .... you are into it 100% man. : D
What a super find, "drh"! I never understood why this medium fell by the way side....These units had such a full and rich sound like no other! The good news is that vinyl is making another come back these days...Hopefully our kids will be turned onto discovering our sounds from the past! Thanks for this upload and the share! (Mario)
I miss your videos of these treasures. I need to go to more estate sales, but I think this boat has sailed. Probably not much left of this era to be had.
Very nice stereo! I've always liked the quality of those Motorola consoles. I recently picked up a '60 model that has the three channel amp, vibra-sonic reverb, and swing out speakers that close up when the set is not in use.
Increible el sonido que tiene, un aparato de aquella época. Muy buena tecnologia, me encantaría llegar a tener una máquina de esas, no solo por decoracion, si no el gusto de tenerlo, verlo y oirlo sonar. Muy buen vídeo!!!
What a Great Set! Love the Blond cabinet... rare, also the Gold V Of M Turntable you can't beat them, even modern turn tables don't compare... was in Best buy the other day and was suprised by the return of vinyl albums , store employee told me that people are finding out that digital does not sound as good as the analog sound. This is one medium that will make a comeback over today's technology.
Forgot to mention they still had the VM table in 67 fitted with an Ortofon cartridge and stylus and they are still making those wonderful cartridge's today. :)
The tuner in '58 was available as an option-it you wanted it, it would drop into what would otherwise be the record bin on the left as here. Notice how it was switched out before playing the record-beautiful console!
Interesante, bonito diseño de esta consola MADE IN USA. y como nuevo o un estado de conservación increíble. Hace casi 50 años vi en una revista en mi país de Mecánica Popular un diseño DIY con uso de válvulas al vacio de un circuito para adicionar a algo como esto, y convertir el audio de FM Mono, a FM STEREO. Muy buen filme señor su reseña y gracias por su tiempo.
We had one just like it but it was in cherry finish, 1959 model. It was a sonic monster,with big ,open dynamic sound. It filled the whole house with music. To this day it is the best sounding console I've ever heard. I imagine your visitors are shocked by the sound quality of the unit.
what a rare find that was . The finish isn't the imiation blond it is real limed oak, and It is really rare to find a 1950's limed oak anything where the finish hasn't turned yellow., and still has that nice blond look. That Motorola is a real 1950's classic.
Only watched two of your videos so far, and already a martini and lit cigarette have manifested in my hand out of thin air... just need my slippers and broadsheet newspaper now.
@jdollinter This is how it looked when I got it. The original owners just bought it and never touched it. It was in a large wealthy home and was in one of those rooms that was for show that nobody ever went in. I was the first to service it and it didn't need much other than a new idler tire to fix the phonograph. I believe stereophonic Hi-Fi's first came out in 1957, so this is indeed a very early unit of the stereo age.
I'm old enough to have grown up with the great Motorola console Stereo my mother had from 1967. Her first major purchase it was all that and of course by 1967 equipped with FM stereo & solid-state electronic's and quite powerful at a 100 watts per channel. Featured a 12 inch cone woofer's horn loaded midrange, and cone loaded tweeter's and boy she could get up and boogie for the time. I'm an audiophile and into music in big way thanks for your great video's of all thing old. :) Motorola's would
I found a 6K13B in similar condition. I got it recapped and it sounds amazing!!! Im looking for legs for it. I just bought the am/fm tuner that was an option. Awesome stuff. Thank you
Thank you for sharing this. I just bought a 1959 Motorola console 3 Way Stereo..the immediate difference I see is that my turntable is on the left and the AM/FM is on the right...I haven't looked at the specs on it as of yet but i need to do that. My turntable looks just like yours. Thanks again. These consoles are so wonderful to play. I am a late baby boomer so I feel a kinship with them. I loved the Coniff stuff too! So many records to explore!
Beautiful piece of furniture there! I do like the lighter colored wood. I still like the idea of "loudness" control instead of "volume" control used now. I love how you use music from the era's of the tv's and the stereo's you show, really adds more to the pieces you show!
Did they use 12" or 15" woofers/hifi speakers in this? My parents bought a Motorola hifi mono unit about 1957-58 and it had a massive 15" Jensen hifi speaker with 3 midrange/tweeters. My Mom listened to a lot of classical records on it -- what a sound! You need a subwoofer today to come close to the room shaking bass that 15" Jensen produced.
Great Video! It's in perfect condition! I picked up a 1963 Motorola Stereophonic High Fidelity 3-Channel Portable Phonograph. It's true, the sound of the Motorola's can blow you out of the room... Even my portable can hold it's own with (non-Motorola) consoles.
DRH, you sure know how to pick 'em! What a gorgeous piece of equipment you have there! That 1958 Motorola sounds every bit as impressive as the late '50s "Magnificent" Magnavox's. I never thought I would be attracted to the blonde consoles, but after seeing and hearing yours, I could welcome one into my home with no problem whatsoever! Your Motorola looks brand-spanking new! And I can't help but love that shiny, stainless steel tonearm and shiny Motorola nameplate spanning across the front of the phono platter. Congrats on being in the right place at the right time at that estate sale! You did good, Sir! (BTW, gotta love that old-time rotary phone! My aunt still has one, too -- in basic black!)
Hi dougles I see that you have all of those old telephones. If you could make a video on them it would be Super Cool. Great looking, sounding etc. stereo. Retro
Wish I could get my hands on one of these old Motorola tube stereos from the early 60s. I heard a 1960 model with 3 channel stereo and in a drexel cabinet. The audio was awesome. Made old records sound the way they should compared to the way they sounded on decent solid state units where you tended to hear the surface noise and distirtion more.
Nice, we had an Olympic bw TV that had a similar in cabinet design. I understand the light wood color was in style back then, hence a lot of furniture had that style color (light wood) veneer.
Radio stations these days put so much compression and bass in the music it sounds way too boomy on these older consoles. The drivers can't move enough.
Absolutely Superb!! I am looking for this exact model to complete my collection. If I am ever lucky enough to find one, it will go right next to my '58 RCA Victor SHF-5 Orthophonic High Fidelity :)
I have one like that in like a dark cherry finish. It's part of the family estate here in Southern California and if someone is interested in buying it let me know.
When was the "blonde" furniture popular? From when to when? My grandmother has her house built in 1955, and it was totally furnished with blonde furniture. I was always curious as to when it was hip to have "blonde" ??
This one is a monster! Fascinating device! I kind imagine how exciting would be to buy one unit like this back in the 50's and listen to it for the very first time. Thanks for sharing!
Hell I want something like this now! I want some one to make a modern version.
The nice looking chrome accents on the turntable give this the look of a fine classic luxury car.
My HH Scott integrated tube amp has that compensator control on it too. It really comes in handy with 78s. What a beautiful clean unit.
This is an impressive looking Motorola home system. And probably a rarity even in it's time. Wish I was there to hear it.
Has the Conelrad markings on the AM Band at 640 and 1240kc. Always neat to see those on older units
These old consoles have a sound like nothing today. So warm and room filling. Long live analog!
What a beautiful piece of equipment! If these were for sale today, I would buy one. Thank you very much for posting this video :)
That's what blew me away. The entire room looks like 1960 which is awesome! Love the green rotary dial telephone. Nice touch there. This console is amazing, looks like it just left the factory (which in 1958 would be Franklin Park, Illinois if I'm correct and not some sweatshop in China).
Bloody hell that unit can really kick out some sound, I bet it sounds BEAUTIFUL!! if you are in the room, that's an awesome rendition of "Memories Are Made Of This" too, it's in ABSOLUTE TIME WARP CONDITION!! too, 65 years old and it looks the same as it did the day it was made, boy I would love one of these ❤❤
Condidtion like new, beautiful piece of vintage sterero equipment.
Beautiful clean modern late 50s look !!! Wow Hinsdale, IL my mother in-law lived there for years a few blocks from the C,B&Q mainline. And what a "Retro" room .... you are into it 100% man. : D
I'm absolutely speechless! What a wonderful console 😍😍😍😍
What a super find, "drh"! I never understood why this medium fell by the way side....These units had such a full and rich sound like no other! The good news is that vinyl is making another come back these days...Hopefully our kids will be turned onto discovering our sounds from the past! Thanks for this upload and the share! (Mario)
I miss your videos of these treasures. I need to go to more estate sales, but I think this boat has sailed. Probably not much left of this era to be had.
Nonsense
I just picked up a Motorola SK33W yesterday. They're still out there!
Great unit. Sounds like Stravinsky Pulcinella suite for violin and piano at 3:16. Love that piece. Thanks for posting.
I used to party in the 70"s with a Motorola HiFi Stereo with a special Bass mode :they had good woofers for bass: Party would Rock.
My mom had the Three Channel version of one of these in the blonde wood. These have amazing bass power in them!
Very nice stereo! I've always liked the quality of those Motorola consoles. I recently picked up a '60 model that has the three channel amp, vibra-sonic reverb, and swing out speakers that close up when the set is not in use.
Increible el sonido que tiene, un aparato de aquella época. Muy buena tecnologia, me encantaría llegar a tener una máquina de esas, no solo por decoracion, si no el gusto de tenerlo, verlo y oirlo sonar. Muy buen vídeo!!!
What a Great Set! Love the Blond cabinet... rare, also the Gold V Of M Turntable you can't beat them, even modern turn tables don't compare... was in Best buy the other day and was suprised by the return of vinyl albums , store employee told me that people are finding out that digital does not sound as good as the analog sound. This is one medium that will make a comeback over today's technology.
My Grandmother had a Motorola stereo ,tv console. It had the same turntable . Absolutely beautiful !!
This style of record changer was used between 1958 and 1960. Can't beat the golden atomic Jetsons styling.
Forgot to mention they still had the VM table in 67 fitted with an Ortofon cartridge and stylus and they are still making those wonderful cartridge's today. :)
Ohh, I love blonde furniture. Nice music by Ray Conniff, from my hometown of Attleboro, Massachusetts
This is so beautiful!
thats so beautiful somebody took really good care of it sounds great
The tuner in '58 was available as an option-it you wanted it, it would drop into what would otherwise be the record bin on the left as here. Notice how it was switched out before playing the record-beautiful console!
Boy, that's a museum piece quality and the sound is amazing.
Ray Conniff!!!! Perfect choice!
^ Agree 100%!
Too bad it's a mono record.
Interesante, bonito diseño de esta consola MADE IN USA. y como nuevo o un estado de conservación increíble. Hace casi 50 años vi en una revista en mi país de Mecánica Popular un diseño DIY con uso de válvulas al vacio de un circuito para adicionar a algo como esto, y convertir el audio de FM Mono, a FM STEREO. Muy buen filme señor su reseña y gracias por su tiempo.
Completely beautiful stereo, and great looking piece of furniture !!
We had one just like it but it was in cherry finish, 1959 model. It was a sonic monster,with big ,open dynamic sound. It filled the whole house with music. To this day it is the best sounding console I've ever heard.
I imagine your visitors are shocked by the sound quality of the unit.
This is a very pretty Console! I like this one a lot. I've never had a Motorola but only heard good things...
Yes, Don’t you just love blonde furniture?
Simply superb!!
would be fun to visit your house love the retro 60's takes me back
Excelente cosole estéreo. Parabéns ao proprietário. Abraço! Rio de Janeiro Brazil
what a rare find that was . The finish isn't the imiation blond it is real limed oak, and It is really rare to find a 1950's limed oak anything where the finish hasn't turned yellow., and still has that nice blond look. That Motorola is a real 1950's classic.
Only watched two of your videos so far, and already a martini and lit cigarette have manifested in my hand out of thin air... just need my slippers and broadsheet newspaper now.
Beautiful unit! Man, you've got me so jealous!
@jdollinter This is how it looked when I got it. The original owners just bought it and never touched it. It was in a large wealthy home and was in one of those rooms that was for show that nobody ever went in. I was the first to service it and it didn't need much other than a new idler tire to fix the phonograph. I believe stereophonic Hi-Fi's first came out in 1957, so this is indeed a very early unit of the stereo age.
love to retro looking room right down to the carpet and drapes. the spring tension pole lamp is very cool too.
What a beautiful console! Looks brand new!! And sounds great!! A treasure!!
All these videos, help to make the internet a virtual time machine.
Since I was born in 1960, I saw lots of these things over the years.
So beautiful, rare ones these days
Thanks for this. One of the nicest consoles I have seen.
I covet that console! Wow, wow!
My father use to repair TV's and stereo's back in that era and I use to help him in my teenage years.
That is a wicked gorgeous unit -- aesthetically and sonically.
That hi-fi would perfectly compliment the 1950s blonde mahogany bedroom sets my grandmother has. Look at that chrome shine!
What a beautiful console. Well taken care of.
I'm old enough to have grown up with the great Motorola console Stereo my mother had from 1967. Her first major purchase it was all that and of course by 1967 equipped with FM stereo & solid-state electronic's and quite powerful at a 100 watts per channel. Featured a 12 inch cone woofer's horn loaded midrange, and cone loaded tweeter's and boy she could get up and boogie for the time. I'm an audiophile and into music in big way thanks for your great video's of all thing old. :) Motorola's would
wish we had in europe such brands and machines,we only had philips in those days,thank you very much to share video's
i have the same one in the dark cabinet.my grandparents bought it for my moms high school graduation.i still have it
Now all you need is a '58 Plymouth Fury in your garage!
Niiiiiiice! Just had a late 1950s Hi Fi restored myself. Can't beat the beautiful warm sound of those tube amps :-D
I found a 6K13B in similar condition. I got it recapped and it sounds amazing!!! Im looking for legs for it. I just bought the am/fm tuner that was an option. Awesome stuff. Thank you
i like the simplicity of vm changers, someone on ebay has a Magnavox portable with a vm instead of a Collaro.
great console motorola made some great stuff back then and the amps from magnavox and motorola consoles are power houses great video
wow that's a beautiful set 😀
Thank you for sharing this. I just bought a 1959 Motorola console 3 Way Stereo..the immediate difference I see is that my turntable is on the left and the AM/FM is on the right...I haven't looked at the specs on it as of yet but i need to do that. My turntable looks just like yours. Thanks again. These consoles are so wonderful to play. I am a late baby boomer so I feel a kinship with them. I loved the Coniff stuff too! So many records to explore!
Sadly, the record was mono.
Beautiful piece of furniture there! I do like the lighter colored wood. I still like the idea of "loudness" control instead of "volume" control used now. I love how you use music from the era's of the tv's and the stereo's you show, really adds more to the pieces you show!
Did they use 12" or 15" woofers/hifi speakers in this? My parents bought a Motorola hifi mono unit about 1957-58 and it had a massive 15" Jensen hifi speaker with 3 midrange/tweeters. My Mom listened to a lot of classical records on it -- what a sound! You need a subwoofer today to come close to the room shaking bass that 15" Jensen produced.
It's looks like maybe 8"or 10"
That's a beautiful unit. No FM stereo until 1961 but the mono FM sure sounds good. What kind of cartridge did these originally come with? :) JC
I love the compensator.
Absolutely GORGEOUS blonde console!!!!
OH that sound on records sound sooo good and very clean!
Great Video! It's in perfect condition! I picked up a 1963 Motorola Stereophonic High Fidelity 3-Channel Portable Phonograph. It's true, the sound of the Motorola's can blow you out of the room... Even my portable can hold it's own with (non-Motorola) consoles.
Tuning eye's are sooooo cool.
that sounds brill and the hifi is well nise looking
Very nice tv,
DRH, you sure know how to pick 'em! What a gorgeous piece of equipment you have there! That 1958 Motorola sounds every bit as impressive as the late '50s "Magnificent" Magnavox's. I never thought I would be attracted to the blonde consoles, but after seeing and hearing yours, I could welcome one into my home with no problem whatsoever! Your Motorola looks brand-spanking new! And I can't help but love that shiny, stainless steel tonearm and shiny Motorola nameplate spanning across the front of the phono platter. Congrats on being in the right place at the right time at that estate sale! You did good, Sir! (BTW, gotta love that old-time rotary phone! My aunt still has one, too -- in basic black!)
The sound quality is VERY good! I love all of this retro electronics stuff!
Hi dougles I see that you have all of those old telephones. If you could make a video on them it would be Super Cool. Great looking, sounding etc. stereo.
Retro
Wish I could get my hands on one of these old Motorola tube stereos from the early 60s. I heard a 1960 model with 3 channel stereo and in a drexel cabinet. The audio was awesome. Made old records sound the way they should compared to the way they sounded on decent solid state units where you tended to hear the surface noise and distirtion more.
A little of that ultra rich Motown sound would be all powerful apropos. You know? PWG
I was impressed by its condition even before you opened the lid!!
I have a 1957 Motorola non-stereo. The one in the video really looks great. The dials look very much like my unit, but I only have 3 lighted dials.
What a true beauty!
Lovely bit of Kit looks new!
Wow. Unbelievable condition! The only thing I wish it had was an auxiliary input.
@thelazycomic Blonde furniture goes back to the 40's and was popular up into the early to mid 1960's
I wish I could find one again. My Dad had one then something broke and he threw it into the dump. Tragedy.
Looks like the original owners took very good care of it. Beautiful.
Wow, what a beauty.
Nice, we had an Olympic bw TV that had a similar in cabinet design. I understand the light wood color was in style back then, hence a lot of furniture had that style color (light wood) veneer.
That's very nice Doug, geesh I thought my motorola's I own look great I love the blonde cabinet
Radio stations these days put so much compression and bass in the music it sounds way too boomy on these older consoles. The drivers can't move enough.
True too much bass can drown out the highs bass has it's place but not all over the place
FM Stereo was not introduced until 1961, so that's the one thing I'd miss, but this definitely sounds great!
That's another good one Doug, I like it too! I also like Zenith !
Absolutely Superb!! I am looking for this exact model to complete my collection. If I am ever lucky enough to find one, it will go right next to my '58 RCA Victor SHF-5 Orthophonic High Fidelity :)
@batterymaker Thanks much! You are indeed correct on the radio. It's a 1955 model.
Gorgeous!
@BadEditPro These came with the Astatic 13T stereo power point cart when new.
i would love to have something like this its vary nice and sounds great
I have one like that in like a dark cherry finish. It's part of the family estate here in Southern California and if someone is interested in buying it let me know.
I'm interested, still got it? Is it a model SK13 like this one? What sort of condition? Thanks
OMG that is beautiful
When was the "blonde" furniture popular? From when to when? My grandmother has her house built in 1955, and it was totally furnished with blonde furniture. I was always curious as to when it was hip to have "blonde" ??
Back when things were made in royal style even for the average man.
Wow, that's in incredibly pristine condition or the last owner have done a pretty good job taking good care of it.
@rivest266 Its a 1955 Telefunken Bajazzo portable AM FM tube type radio.
I’ll bet Doug still has this to now that’s it’s 2022